A devastating drought has crippled Gujarat’s organic farming belts Rajkot: For years, Rajkot homemaker Dipti Santoki has built her family’s kitchen around organic produce sourced directly from farmers, turning their harvest into flavourful meals while ensuring that her family of five eats healthy, pesticide-free food. This year, however, she is having to make a difficult…
Rajkot: A 27-year-old married man was arrested in Upleta for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl repeatedly after trapping her in a relationship and later uploading an objectionable video of her on Instagram after she ended their relationship.According to the complaint lodged by the girl’s mother, the accused allegedly obtained the minor’s Instagram password and…
In Rajkot district, a man’s house was attacked after he eloped with a woman RAJKOT: A young man’s house was allegedly attacked and a hay shed outside it set on fire after he eloped with a woman in Gujarat’s Rajkot district, police said on Tuesday. Eight people have been arrested in connection with the incident.The…
The inspection was conducted at Super Namkeen in Sherpura village Palanpur: The Food and Drugs Control Administration (FDCA) in Palanpur destroyed 185kg of burnt cooking oil and unhygienically prepared savoury snacks worth Rs 24,300 during a surprise inspection of a namkeen manufacturing unit in Vadgam taluka of Banaskantha district ahead of Diwali.The inspection was conducted…
The two victims were sleeping inside the vehicle when the accused set it ablaze. Rajkot: Two youngsters, including a 16-year-old boy, from MP were burnt alive after two men allegedly set fire to a Trax Toofan multi-utility vehicle (MUV) in which they were sleeping on the outskirts of Gundaran village in Liliya taluka of Amreli…
Rajkot: Recognising the ecological vulnerability of the salt desert, the Kutch district administration has introduced a series of stringent restrictions across major tourist destinations, including Dhordo and the iconic Road to Heaven, ahead of the annual Rann Utsav.The administration has announced four key prohibitions covering spitting, plastic waste, unregistered animal rides and private vehicular access…
Times News Network Rajkot: The carcass of a sub-adultlion was recovered from the seashore near Pipavav port in the Rajula taluka of Amreli district on Tuesday.According to forest department sources, the big cat is believed to have sustained injuries during an intense clash involving three lions. Officials suspect that the injured lion subsequently fell into…
The police have arrested two men in connection with the double murder. RAJKOT: Two farm labourers, including a 16-year-old boy, were burnt alive after two men set a pick up van on fire on the outskirts of Gundaran village in Liliya taluka of Amreli district early on Tuesday.The police have arrested two men, including the…
Rajkot: A 70-year-old man was murdered after he rushed to rescue his son, who was being brutally assaulted by a group of men over a financial dispute, in Timdi village of Morbi taluka on Sunday evening.The victim, Khoda Muladiya, died while his son Jignesh sustained critical injuries.Morbi Taluka police have booked seven people in connection…
Rajkot: A police raid on a high-profile alleged liquor party on Saturday night reignited the debate over Gujarat’s prohibition law, with prominent businessmen divided over whether the decades-old legislation should continue.The party, at a banquet hall of Kalavad Road, was attended by prominent people from Rajkot and Morbi, including developers, industrialists, jewellers and financiers. The…
