The GIB is on the verge of extinction Rajkot: The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) soft-release centre in Naliya, being developed by the Gujarat Forest Department to revive the critically endangered bird’s dwindling population in Kutch, is nearing completion.The forest department plans to bring GIB chicks from Rajasthan and rear them at the centre during the…
Mavjat Food Products was allegedly manufacturing and selling suspected ghee Palanpur: The Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA), Palanpur unit, seized 434kg of loose ghee worth Rs 2.49 lakh during an inspection of a unit suspected of manufacturing and selling adulterated ghee in Deesa.During the inspection, officials found that the unit at Mavjat Food Products…
Rajkot: A routine exchange of jokes between an uncle and nephew took a deadly turn on Sunday evening at Padvala village of Upleta taluka, leaving a 35-year-old casual labourer dead after he was allegedly stabbed by his nephew.The victim, Adreman Noida, succumbed to a fatal knife wound in the upper-left side of his chest, police…
Rajkot: The ancient town of Dwarka, revered as the kingdom of Lord Krishna, is preparing to receive a massive influx of devotees during the five-day Janmashtami festival. The highest footfall is expected on the main day of Janmashtami day on Sep 4, when lakhs of pilgrims traditionally visit the town to offer prayers at the…
Rajkot: A 28-year-old man was allegedly kidnapped on Sunday along the Rajkot-Bhavnagar highway and rescued late at night by Aji Dam police after a swift search operation.The victim, Parth Limbani, was intercepted near Aniyala village by two men in a car after an altercation. Preliminary police inquiries revealed that the alleged abductors are the brother…
Rajkot: The removal of photographs of Scheduled Caste students from a notice board at the library of Krantiguru Shyamji Krishna Verma Kutch University in Bhuj has resulted in a police complaint, with a 28-year-old computer science student accusing a few persons of deliberately targeting the students because of their caste.The complaint was filed at Bhuj…
Rajkot: A six-year-old girl was rescued within two hours of allegedly being kidnapped from near her home in the Metoda GIDC area on Saturday after her mother immediately alerted the police through the 112 emergency helpline. Police arrested a 36-year-old man, Vikram Gaur, who allegedly lured the child with an ice cream and took her…
Rajkot: Acting on intelligence inputs about preparation and sale of synthetic milk, the Rajkot Range police team raided the premises of six traders and nearby dairies in Haripar village of Kalavad taluka in Jamnagar district and seized 7,150 litres of suspected adulterated milk.The operation also led to the seizure of 120kg of vanaspati ghee and…
Rajkot: The Kutch West special operations group (SOG) arrested a 30-year-old man from Punjab with 185g of heroin worth Rs 37 lakh from Mundra taluka.The accused was identified as Karaj Singh Manish of Moga district in Punjab. An FIR was registered at Pragpar police station under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act against…
File photo of those affected by the spurious liquor receiving treatment at a hospital in Bhavnagar Rajkot: The death toll in the Bhavnagar spurious liquor tragedy climbed to 13 on Sunday after another victim succumbed during treatment, officials said, even as three others remained hospitalised. Five deaths were reported in the last two days alone,…
