Rajkot: A 64-year-old man was killed in a quarrel over children playing outside his house in the Saitawad area of Jamnagar on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Ibrahim Chaki. According to police, Chaki had returned home after offering prayers on Saturday evening when he saw children playing in front of his house.His neighbour, Hava…
One of the injured at GMERS Medical College and Hospital Palanpur: At least 17 people were injured after a wild animal, suspected to be rabid fox, attacked residents sleeping outdoors and near their homes in Vouva village of Santalpur taluka in Patan district after midnight on Saturday. Three people with severe bite injuries remain under…
Rajkot: A farmer has been arrested for allegedly allowing passing electricity through a wire along the boundary of his farm, resulting in the electrocution of a lioness in Bordi village of Mahuva taluka in Bhavnagar district.The incident came to light on Aug 27 on agricultural land owned by Nandlal Jani. The land had been leased…
Ahmedabad: Two RTO inspectors helped save the life of a seriously injured accident victim on the Limbdi-Ahmedabad Highway near Katariya village by ensuring he received medical attention during the crucial golden hour.RTO inspectors N D Upadhyay and S B Vaghasia were on duty when they came across the victim, who had suffered severe injuries, including…
Rajkot: Dwarka police have booked a local resident for allegedly duping devotees of Rs 1.02 lakh by issuing forged receipts for Dhwaja (flag) offerings at the famous Shree Dwarkadhish Temple.The accused, identified as Shivam Thakar, allegedly collected Rs 51,000 each from two devotees, Puja Mewada and Deep Mer, by issuing fake receipts for Dhwaja bookings….
Rajkot: A man allegedly grabbed an on-duty head constable by his uniform collar, shoved him against a wall and threatened to kill him inside Nilambaug police station in Bhavnagar on Friday night, police said.The accused, Mihir Tank, was booked after the incident, as he entered the police station in an agitated state around 9pm and…
Rajkot: A surveillance and enforcement drive conducted by the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) across food establishments led to 154kg of stale and inedible food being seized and destroyed.The drive focused on checking the quality of raw materials and the use of approved starch in farali items, including farali pattice, which are in high demand during…
Rajkot: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Rajkot (Additional), has directed the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to pay Rs 40 lakh to the widow of a policyholder whose death claim was rejected on the ground that he had suppressed a pre-existing hypertension condition.The commission passed the order on July 30, 2026, in consumer…
Rajkot: A 70-year-old man was mauled by a wild animal, suspected to be a lion, in Una taluka in Gir Somnath district in the early hours of Saturday.The victim, Bhupat Gohil, was sleeping in the open on his farm in Nandrakh village when the animal attacked him. Gohil resisted, causing the animal to flee.He taken…
Rajkot: A 46-year-old man was stabbed to death on the Ugamedi-Ningala road in Gadhada taluka of Botad on Thursday over suspicions that he was having an affair with the accused’s wife.Police arrested the 39-year-old accused within hours of the murder.The deceased was identified as Dinesh Sagathiya, a resident of Bhimdad village and a labour contractor…
