Rajkot: A complaint has been lodged at the Porbandar Cyber Crime police station against one Natha Odedra for allegedly posting a video on Facebook containing objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and language hurting religious sentiments. The complaint was filed by 57-year-old Praveen Khorava, general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Porbandar district unit….
Rajkot: The department of business management of Saurashtra University (SU) and the Industries Institute Interaction Cell (IIIC) hosted an expert session featuring renowned Japanese researcher and family business expert, Professor Toshio Goto on Monday. The event focused on teaching sustainable business models for Indian family enterprises, drawing heavily on the success of Japanese enterprises.The 94-year-old…
Rajkot: Wildlife activists have strongly opposed a proposed mining lease for a cement company in the Babarkot reserve forest in Amreli district, warning that the project could severely damage wildlife habitat and the ecology of the Gir region.Wildlife photographer and former member of the State Board for Wildlife, Bhushan Pandya, has written to chief minister…
Rajkot: A 72-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run near the Mahila College underpass on Kalawad Road early Monday morning, after a car struck him while he was cycling to a temple.The deceased, Natwarlal Rathod, was on his way to Sankalp Siddh Hanumanji Temple when a black car hit his bicycle around 5.15am and sped…
Palanpur: Two persons were killed and another sustained serious injuries after a high-speed motorcycle collided with an autorickshaw near Shankeshwar-Ratanpura Patia in Patan district late on Saturday night.The accident took place around 10.30pm near Sakthi Ma Na Mandir. According to police, the rickshaw was transporting vegetables, while the motorcycle riders were reportedly on their way…
Rajkot: A Rajkot couple was arrested for allegedly murdering the woman’s lover and dumping his body in a forest stretch near Naranka village in Kotda Sangani taluka, police said on Sunday.The crime came to light on Saturday when a farmer spotted the body of an unidentified man lying beside the road in the forest area….
Firing clash incident spot near Nageshwar on Rajkot-Jamnagar highway Rajkot: A firing incident near Nageshwar on the Rajkot–Jamnagar highway triggered heavy police deployment and led to the arrest of a history-sheeter and an alleged photojournalist on Saturday evening.The incident took place around 4.30 pm inside the compound of a commercial premises in the area. Following…
Rajkot: A 28-year-old import-export trader from Rajkot has filed a complaint with the B Division police, alleging he was cheated of Rs 18.53 lakh by a man who promised to import machinery components from China but failed to deliver the goods.According to the complaint, Sagar Patel, who has been in the import-export business for the…
Rajkot: A special Pocso court in Visavadar sentenced a man to rigorous life imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl after blackmailing her with secretly captured nude screenshots, holding that he exploited her age and trust to satisfy his lust.The judgment was pronounced on April 30 by special Pocso judge H V Joshi. The court convicted…
Rajkot: A man accused of eloping with a 16-year-old girl from Dwarka in 1994 was detained in Kerala after 32 years, after a cold case review by Devbhumi Dwarka district police traced him to Alappuzha.Local crime branch (LCB) sleuths detained Venu D Damodharan, 59, from Cheppad village in Alappuzha district. A case under Indian Penal…
