Rajkot: A male Eurasian whimbrel named Mat, currently undertaking an extraordinary transcontinental migration, has been recorded near Ghoghla in the Union Territory of Diu, reaffirming the ecological significance of Gujarat’s coastline as a crucial stopover for migratory shorebirds along the Central Asian Flyway.The bird was spotted by Jigar Patel, a field biologist at the Fudam…
Rajkot: A 70-year-old woman, who claims to be the legally wedded wife of former Porbandar MLA Bhura Munja Kadchha alias Jadeja, has filed a complaint under the Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, alleging that a history-sheeter illegally occupied her family’s properties worth around Rs 1.20 crore for nearly a decade.The complaint was lodged at Kamalabag…
A planting drive in progress in the Aravalli hills Palanpur: Banaskantha Dairy on Monday announced ramping up its six-year-old afforestation campaign by sowing over 10 million seedballs over the next 15 days with an aim to rejuvenate the depleted hills of Aravali around temple town Ambaji and Danta.Shankar Chaudhary, Gujarat Legislative Assembly and the dairy…
File photo of Nasir Nagar after the demolition Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court on Monday sought a reply from the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) on suspended executive engineer Sujal Prajapati’s allegations that he was ordered to remove encroachments in Nasirnagar by the municipal commissioner.Prajapati was suspended after an inquiry into the May 30 demolition of…
Rajkot: More than four years after a woman died following childbirth at Bhavnagar’s Sir Takhtsinhji (Sir T) Hospital, Nilambaug police registered an FIR against two women doctors and other unidentified persons on the orders of a special court.The case was registered under IPC Sections 167 (public servant framing incorrect document), 304 (culpable homicide not amounting…
Rajkot: Four police personnel were suspended and five others were transferred on Sunday following an attack on a State Monitoring Cell (SMC) team during a raid on an alleged gambling den in Veraval town of Gir Somnath district earlier this week.The action comes after the SMC raided an alleged gambling den operating from the house…
Rajkot: Vinchhiya police in Rajkot district seized Indian-made foreign liquor, beer and two trucks, total worth Rs 1.1 crore, during a raid near Mota Hadmatiya village on Saturday. Four persons, including the alleged kingpin Uday Khachar, were booked under the Gujarat Prohibition Act.According to police, the raid was conducted after officers received a tip-off that…
Rajkot: A 52-year-old businessman in Talala town of Gir Somnath district was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing his two daughters, one of them being a minor, and his two underage nieces, over a period of four years.The complaint was filed by the 50-year-old wife of the accused at Talala police station on Saturday. Based on…
Palanpur: Banas Dairy has announced the setting up of a new bio-CNG plant at Dhanpur in Banaskantha district, marking another step in its efforts to diversify farmers’ income and promote sustainable agriculture.The announcement was made during the foundation stone ceremony on Saturday.The proposed plant will convert cattle dung into bio-CNG, creating an additional source of…
Rajkot: A 46-year-old man lodged a complaint alleging that his 15-year-old daughter was repeatedly raped over the last three months by a neighbour, in the Jamnagar Road area of the city.University police station registered a case against the accused under Sections 351(3) (criminal intimidation), 64(2) (rape under aggravated circumstances) and 65(1) (punishment for rape) of…
