The Harappan site of Dholavira in Kutch Rajkot: One of Gujarat’s greatest archaeological enigmas is set to be studied further as Kachchh University and the University of Oxford embark on a joint three-year research project to unravel how Harappan communities flourished in the shifting landscapes of Kutch more than 4,000 years ago.Krantiguru Shyamji Krishna Verma…
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is forecast for isolated places across the state till Aug 3 Ahmedabad: While the rain battering has eased across Gujarat after days of intense downpours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that the respite may be short-lived.Heavy to very heavy rainfall is forecast at isolated places across the state…
Rajkot airport was informed about the emergency at 2.45 pm, following which a full emergency was declared. RAJKOT: An IndiGo flight from Dubai to Mumbai made an emergency landing at Rajkot Airport on Monday after smoke was detected in the aircraft’s cargo hold.According to airport authorities, Flight IGO1452, operated by an Airbus A321 aircraft, was…
Ahmedabad: The Amreli cybercrime police recovered Rs 11 lakh for a Sydney-based Indian within weeks of receiving his complaint, drawing appreciation from the victim for the team’s prompt action and coordination.Saurabh Jolly, a native of New Delhi who now lives in Sydney, had transferred Rs 11 lakh in April to a person in Amreli to…
A village in Santalpur taluka of Patan district Ahmedabad/Palanpur: Even as downpours, which claimed 31 lives in Gujarat, considerably eased, three days of rain bashing caused widespread devastation across Kheda and Patan districts, inundating villages and leaving thousands of acres of farmland under water.In Kheda, the worst-hit was Ramol village in Vaso taluka, where flood-like…
Rajkot: For the first time in decades, Saurashtra’s two major cities – Rajkot and Jamnagar – are grappling with a major drinking water crisis in peak monsoon.The situation has forced both municipal corporations to seek water from Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI) Yojana. The scheme was primarily conceived to divert surplus Narmada water for irrigation…
Rajkot: Malaviyanagar police have booked a couple who operated a travel agency in the city for allegedly cheating a professor and eight others of more than Rs 50 lakh after promising international holiday packages.The FIR was registered on Saturday against city residents Abhinav Patel and his wife Dhara Patel. They operated a tours and travel…
Rajkot: A newlywed woman was allegedly murdered by her husband with a sharp weapon on Thursday night, following a domestic dispute, said police.The victim, Varsha Kachetiya, was alleged attacked by her husband, Manish Khachetiya, at their house near Mahaprabhuji’s Bethak in Jamnagar. According to the complaint registered by the Varsha’s brother Parsottam Sonagara at Jamnagar…
Water inside a house in Radhanpur in Patan district Rajkot: The much-awaited monsoon finally arrived in Saurashtra on Thursday night, bringing widespread rainfall across the region. But the long-pending showers disrupted life to a great extent with two rain related deaths reported from Amreli district.In a tragic incident, a three-year-old girl drowned in the floodwaters…
Deesa town in Banaskantha Palanpur: Rain-starved North Gujarat finally witnessed a proper onset of the southwest monsoon on Friday, with all districts receiving significant rainfall that brought much-needed relief to farmers but also triggered flooding, waterlogging and rescue operations in several areas.Patan, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha and Aravali recorded intense downpours that inundated towns, submerged fields and…
