Palanpur: A first-year nursing student allegedly ended her life by hanging in her hostel room at Merchant College of Nursing on the Mehsana–Visnagar road on Friday.The deceased, identified as Asmita Patel, was a native of Rumla village in Chikhli taluka of Navsari district. She was staying alone in her room in the college hostel.“No suicide…
Rajkot: Villages in the Gir and Greater Gir region are accustomed to lion sightings, usually without conflicts.However, a recent encounter turned tense when a full-grown lion caused panic in Ratang village in Visavadar taluka, near the Gir Somnath–Junagadh border, after it suddenly charged at a young girl.The lion entered the village on Wednesday night and…
Rajkot: Just as campaigning for the local self-govt elections wound down, a controversy broke out in Una town of Gir Somnath district with the arrest of an Aam Aadmi Party candidate for allegedly staging an attack on himself to implicate political rivals.Ajay Bambhaniya, 38, the AAP candidate from Ward 5 of the Una municipality, was…
Rajkot: In a judicial crackdown on cross-border drug smuggling, a special NDPS court in Bhuj sentenced six Pakistani nationals to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for attempting to smuggle nearly 77kg of heroin into India.The contraband, valued at Rs 384.68 crore, was seized during a joint mid-sea operation by the Gujarat anti-terrorist squad (ATS) and…
Rajkot: The bodies of two minors who had gone missing on Wednesday were recovered from Lakhota Lake on Thursday, police said.The deceased were identified as Jenish Nanda (13) and Harshil Dangar (11), residents of the Kisan Chowk area. According to police, the two friends had left their homes around 1pm on Wednesday to play but…
Palanpur: The Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Mehsana police has detected a Rs 64 lakh robbery and arrested two accused who carried out the heist of cash from the victim who had fell into their overseas job promise trap. . Police arrested Vishansinh Rathod of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, recovering Rs 14 lakh and the car used…
Rajkot: The Rajkot district administration has finalized preparations for the elections to the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC), Gondal municipality, taluka panchayats and the district panchayat. Voting will be on April 26.Arrangements cover voter rolls, candidate details, deployment of polling staff and infrastructure to ensure a smooth and accessible election process. In the Rajkot Municipal Corporation,…
Rajkot: Rajkot city recorded the highest maximum temperature in Gujarat at 42.7°C on Thursday, as the state braced for a heatwave-like weekend.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), several cities across state crossed the 40 degree mark. Amreli followed closely at 42.5°C, while Surendranagar recorded 42.1°C. Ahmedabad logged 41.5°C, Bhuj 41.2°C and Vallabh Vidyanagar 40.1°C.The…
Rajkot: Two men who publicly murdered a 19-year-old student outside her college in Kutch last year were sentenced to life imprisonment by a sessions court in Bhuj on Thursday.The murder was committed by the victim Sakshi’s jilted lover Mohit Siddhpura (22) with the help of his friend Jayesh Thakor on Aug 28, 2025. Mohit pulled…
Rajkot: The Kesar mango has arrived early this season in Gujarat’s markets, ushering in the first auctions at Talala market yard in Gir Somnath a week ahead of schedule. While arrivals are lower than last year, steady prices and strong export demand have set an optimistic tone for what farmers expect to be a longer-than-usual…
