Succumbed Weeks After Suffering Burns At Practice Session In Talala Dhamal, a Siddi traditional dance, often has fire breathing Rajkot: A 10-year-old boy from Talala in Gir Somnath district died at Rajkot Civil Hospital on Wednesday, nearly four weeks after suffering severe burns while practising a traditional Dhamal dance performance involving fire antics.The deceased, Mujahid…
Palanpur: Two days after a speeding Scorpio killed one pilgrim and injured 11 others near Himmatnagar, another incident involving devotees going to Ambaji was reported in Sabarkantha district.At least eight pilgrims returning from the Bhadarvi Poonam fair in the temple town were injured when a car rammed into the chhakdo rickshaw in which they were…
A video grab of the recovery operation near Kuwadva Road Rajkot: Three men drowned while immersing a Ganpati idol in a check dam near Khodiyar temple on the Kuwadva–Wankaner Road under the limits of Kuvadva Road police station on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Dhiru Chauhan (60), Narendra Chauhan (30) and Nayan Chauhan (23). All…
Rajkot: A 65-year-old retired Kandla Port officer was allegedly tricked into sequestering himself for 12 days by the “digital arrest” ruse and cheated of Rs 42 lakh by cybercriminals who posed as Mumbai crime branch officers.Ram Ashray Dubey, who is from UP and has been living in Gandhidham for many years, lodged a complaint at…
Rajkot: An audit and financial consultant, Paresh Menpara, lodged a complaint against two persons, alleging that they defrauded him of Rs 71.89 lakh by promising monthly returns of 4% and a bank guarantee for his investment.The complaint accuses Amardeep Singh Thakur of Hyderabad and Rajiv Sharma of Junagadh. Menpara met Sharma while auditing a company…
Rajkot: A Rs 5.50 lakh loan led to a trader having to pay Rs 1.07 crore to recover his land in Paddhari taluka of Rajkot district.A 25-year-old trader from Sarpadad village lodged a complaint against five persons, alleging they fraudulently obtained a registered sale deed for his nine-bigha plot by promising a loan and later…
In Rajkot, a customer recorded a video of two rats in a McDonald’s outlet. RAJKOT: A video showing two rats running across tables and chairs inside a McDonald’s outlet in Rajkot has gone viral on social media, prompting the civic action.The video, recorded by a customer, shows the rats moving across tables and seating areas…
Rajkot: A traditional boat procession at Gopinathji Temple in Gadhada, Botad district, turned tense on Tuesday when a boat carrying the idol of Lord Krishna, along with several monks and devotees, lost balance during the Jal Jilani Ekadashi celebrations.The annual procession, a tradition spanning more than 200 years, was being held on the Ghela river…
Rajkot: Gondal Taluka police in Rajkot district have initiated proceedings against a 26-year-old man for allegedly setting his overturned car on fire to fraudulently claim the insurance payout.According to police, Deep Virdiya, a resident of Patidad village, was driving from Gondal towards Patidad on Sept 4. Around 5pm, he lost control of the vehicle while…
The abandoned vehicle in which police found 278kg of poppy straw near Dhansura in Aravali district Palanpur: Aravali special operations group (SOG) personnel seized 278.77 kg of poppy straw worth Rs 41.81 lakh after a late-night vehicle chase near Navi Shinol village in Dhansura police station limits on Tuesday. Two suspects escaped after abandoning their…
