Rajkot: A 34-year-old married woman lodged a complaint with Aji Dam police, alleging that a local imitation jewellery trader repeatedly raped her and blackmailed her, after promising to give her employment. Police registered an offence against the accused.According to the FIR, the woman was seeking work in the imitation jewellery sector to support her family…
Rajkot: Rajkot: The Forest department has captured six lions over the past three days in the Shetrunji division, spanning parts of Amreli and Bhavnagar districts, following two separate incidents in which humans were killed and partially consumed.The latest incident came to light on June 17 when scattered human remains were discovered on a privately owned…
Rajkot: The reported incident of ragging at Govt Medical College in Bhavnagar has triggered a sharp response from the Indian Medical Association (IMA), with its local branch demanding immediate action and stronger safeguards to protect students amid growing concern over campus safety in medical institutions.The IMA Bhavnagar branch submitted a representation to the dean of…
Citizens will get yoga sessions with certified instructors for free Rajkot: The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) will establish India’s first permanent, technology-enabled “15-Minute Yoga City”. The project adapts the “15-Minute City” urban planning model — which ensures essential services within a short walk from home — providing residents access to professional yoga facilities within a…
Rajkot: Thirteen days after a 20-year-old rape survivor died by suicide in Morbi district, her mother has filed a police complaint naming the rape accused’s wife, her brother and his wife for relentlessly threatening and mentally torturing her daughter to force her to withdraw the rape case, ultimately driving her to take the extreme step.The…
Rajkot: Seven second-year resident doctors of Government Medical College, Bhavnagar, who were suspended for ragging 13 juniors, were booked by the Nilambaug police on Saturday, with the FIR revealing shocking details of extreme physical and mental torture.The victim doctors were ragged in the Trauma Centre of Sir T Hospital during the four months, spanning from…
Rajkot: In a daring late-night robbery, five masked men armed with iron pipes stormed a bungalow in Shapar Veraval, near Rajkot, and assaulted a 77-year-old businessman man and fled with cash, gold jewellery and a licensed firearm worth over Rs 2.49 crore.The robbery took place around 1.30am on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday…
Rajkot: In a major crackdown on illegal mining, the Rajkot Range police team seized machinery and vehicles worth approximately Rs 2.5 crore during a raid in Surendranagar district.The operation was conducted in the jurisdiction of Dhajala police station, where illegal extraction of minerals was taking place from govt wasteland near Gudiyawala village.Rajkot Range DIG Nirlipt…
Palanpur: The Modasa police have arrested two alleged moneylenders accused of trapping a former BJP corporator in a usurious lending racket and extorting Rs 91 lakh after initially advancing him a loan of Rs 16 lakh.According to the complaint filed by Priyank Patel, owner of Atlanta Theatre, he borrowed Rs 16 lakh from Vijay Desai…
Rajkot: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall in several districts of Gujarat on Friday, with isolated areas in central Gujarat likely to receive intense showers.On Thursday, Nadiad witnessed a spell of heavy rain, recording 53 mm of rainfall in just two hours between 4 pm and 6 pm. Heavy rainfall was also…
