Rajkot: Targadi village in Paddhari taluka of Rajkot district will mark Kali Chaudas at its crematorium on Nov 7 with a series of unusual activities aimed at dispelling fear and superstitions associated with black magic, ghosts and spirits.The event, organised by the Gujarat Vigyan Jatha, will begin at 8 pm and continue until late at…
The forest department retrieved both carcasses from the well Amreli: The carcasses of a lioness and a female nilgai were found in a well on a farm in Fatsar village of Amreli district on Wednesday evening, prompting the forest department to launch an investigation into the deaths.According to forest officials, the incident was reported around…
Rajkot: A sessions court in Junagadh convicted a State Reserve Police (SRP) constable of deserting his post and disobeying repeated reporting orders, sentencing him to 20 months of rigorous imprisonment in a 14-year-old case.Additional sessions judge C K Pipliya found 45-year-old Vikramsinh Jadeja guilty under Section 14(g)(1) and 14(g)(2) of the Gujarat State Reserve Police…
Rajkot: Jamnagar City ‘A’ Division police have rescued a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped after being befriended and lured through the mobile gaming application Free Fire. A 24-year-old man from Assam has been arrested in connection with the case, police said.According to police, the incident took place on Oct 8 at around 4:45 pm…
Palanpur: A special Pocso court in Patan sentenced a 47-year-old schoolteacher to four years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually harassing a minor student, after luring her to his home on the pretext of checking her Class XI Gujarati answer paper.The court also fined him Rs 25,000 and recommended compensation of Rs 50,000 for the victim.The…
Rajkot: A popular favourite on street-food menus and in countless kitchens, noodles have come under the scanner after civic health officials uncovered unhygienic production practices at a manufacturing unit.In a crackdown on food adulteration and unhygienic food-handling practices, the health branch of the food department of the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) inspected 30 commercial food…
Airport authorities claimed the video does not reflect present conditions Rajkot: A leaked video depicting severe water seepage inside the basement of the terminal building at Rajkot International Airport has sparked fresh controversy, with cargo handlers claiming routine disruptions to freight operations, even as airport management dismissed the footage as old.Airport authorities, however, contested the…
Abdul Sattar Mohammad Habib Qureshi Rajkot: A 27-year-old cold case involving the alleged embezzlement of 600 bags of cement culminated in the arrest of a 54-year-old fugitive traced from Gujarat to Maharashtra through extensive scrutiny of voter registries, family records, and vehicle data, officials said.Abdul Sattar Mohammad Habib Qureshi, a native of Uttar Pradesh listed…
Two Accused Loansharks Still At Large Rajkot: Three of five accused persons have been arrested after a garlic-processing unit owner and his wife were found dead in the Atika industrial area early on Sunday, after allegedly facing months of harassment, threats and steep interest demands.Bhaktinagar police arrested Gogan Bandhiya (42), Kafrunnisha Bukhari (36) and Nizam…
Rajkot: A 21-year-old driver was brutally assaulted, held captive for nearly four hours and had his hair forcibly cut after one of the accused mistook him for someone who had hurled abuses at him. Adipur police in Kutch have registered a case against three persons in connection with the incident.The victim, Vikram Bhil, stated in…
