Rajkot: A birthday party-cum-pre-Diwali bash attended by prominent industrialists, builders, jewellers, financiers and doctors from Rajkot and Morbi ended in a police raid late on Saturday night, with 38 people booked under the Gujarat Prohibition Act for drinking liquor. The gathering, hosted at Saraza Banquet Hall on Kalavad Road, was reportedly organised as an early…
Rajkot: Several parts of Saurashtra received unseasonal rainfall in the 24 hours ending 6am on Saturday, with Visavadar in Junagadh district recording the highest precipitation at 58mm (2.28 inches).On Oct 30, a woman was killed after being struck by lightning in Sakrava village of Khambha taluka in Amreli district. In Gondal, strong winds brought down…
Rajkot: A 22-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping a 16-year-old Class XI student three times over the past year, after befriending her.The accused allegedly raped the girl when she was home alone.The crime came to light after the girl went missing from her home on Oct 30. While her family was searching…
Rajkot: A 16-year-old Class XI student was allegedly raped 22 times over a period of one year by a youth who befriended her last Navratri, according to a case registered at University police station. Police have arrested the accused.According to the complaint filed by the girl’s mother, the accused, came in contact with the girl…
Rajkot: City crime branch seized 22kg of ganja, worth Rs 10.94 lakh, from an Eicher truck near Bamanbor village on the Rajkot-Ahmedabad highway and arrested three men. The contraband was concealed beneath sacks of groundnut.The three men arrested are Farid Baloch (27), Mehbub Dodhiya (58) and Hasmukh Agrawat (46), all residents of Gondal. Police seized…
The coastal districts of Amreli and Gir Somnath bore the brunt of the turbulent weather Rajkot/Palanpur Normal life was thrown out of gear in the coastal belts of Saurashtra on Friday as unseasonal rain accompanied by strong winds lashed several areas under the influence of Cyclone Arnab. The coastal districts of Amreli and Gir Somnath…
Rajkot: Police registered a criminal case against a resident of Jamwadi village in Jamnagar for allegedly confining, assaulting and committing an unnatural offence against a disabled 28-year-old man.The incident took place on Thursday evening, leading to the registration of an FIR late that night at the Jamjodhpur Police Station under Sections 115(2), 127(2), and 351(3)…
BJP supporters at the PM’s rally venue Palanpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said a combination of direct financial assistance, fertiliser subsidies, minimum support prices and crop insurance had helped farmers across the country receive or save more than Rs 50 lakh crore over the past several years.Citing five key govt schemes, Modi said…
PM Modi in Gujarat on Friday Gandhinagar: With parts of Gujarat facing water scarcity following deficient rainfall, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appealed to people to use water and electricity judiciously, recalling how collective efforts had helped the state overcome severe shortages about 25 years ago.Referring to the acute water and power crisis that…
Rajkot: In a crackdown on black-marketing and unsafe handling of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), the State Monitoring Cell (SMC), Gandhinagar, raided several residential premises and godowns across Rajkot and busted multiple illegal refilling operations.Seven people were arrested and more than 500 gas cylinders, along with specialised refilling equipment, collectively valued at over Rs 11.4 lakh,…
