Rajkot: A 59-year-old woman was murdered at her residence in the Joshipara area of Junagadh on Tuesday evening, after unidentified assailants slit her throat while she was alone at home.The victim, Sunita Raija, was found in a pool of blood in her house after repeated phone calls from family members went unanswered. Her son, Dilip…
19 Kutch farmers lose Rs 47 lakh to a wheat procurement fraud Rajkot: A wheat procurement scam in Kutch’s Abdasa taluka has left 19 farmers allegedly cheated of Rs 47 lakh, after traders reportedly vanished after initially making partial payments to gain trust.The complaint, filed by 36-year-old farmer Jagdish Jadeja at Jakhau police station, names…
Rajkot: Two youths drowned in a pond at Gajanvav village in Dhrangadhra taluka of Surendranagar district on Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Rachit Parmar (20) and Mohit Chhasiya (19), both residents of Amraiwadi in Ahmedabad. Police have launched an investigation.According to police, a group of nine friends had travelled from Ahmedabad on Monday…
Rajkot: A 30-year-old businessman filed a complaint with Junagadh City B Division police on Tuesday alleging that he and his two friends were cheated of Rs 45.55 lakh in the name of cryptocurrency investment.According to police, Vanraj alias Pintu Khakhdiya stated that his relative, Gautam Suresh, a native of a village in Visavadar, convinced him…
Rajkot: Amreli district, known for having the highest population of lions along with a significant number of leopards and other wild animals, has long lived under spectre of wildlife attacks. However, stray dogs are increasingly emerging as a major threat, with children frequently being attacked by them.A seven-year-old girl was mauled to death by three…
An industrial tribunal in Rajkot granted Rs 2.5 lakh in compensation to a former bank peon, who had worked for 358 days continuously, 22 years after his services were abruptly terminated Rajkot: An industrial tribunal here held the 1994 termination of a daily-wage bank peon illegal and ordered Rs 2.5 lakh compensation, ending a legal…
TNNRajkot: Forest officials in Amreli district arrested two persons who allegedly harassed lions by chasing them, a video of the disturbing incident sparking outrage last week.The accused, identified as Shivraj Manjariya and Ranjit Vala, are residents of Nani Dhari village in Khambha taluka of the district. Both have been booked under various sections of the…
Rajkot: A complaint has been lodged at the Porbandar Cyber Crime police station against one Natha Odedra for allegedly posting a video on Facebook containing objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and language hurting religious sentiments. The complaint was filed by 57-year-old Praveen Khorava, general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Porbandar district unit….
Rajkot: The department of business management of Saurashtra University (SU) and the Industries Institute Interaction Cell (IIIC) hosted an expert session featuring renowned Japanese researcher and family business expert, Professor Toshio Goto on Monday. The event focused on teaching sustainable business models for Indian family enterprises, drawing heavily on the success of Japanese enterprises.The 94-year-old…
Rajkot: Wildlife activists have strongly opposed a proposed mining lease for a cement company in the Babarkot reserve forest in Amreli district, warning that the project could severely damage wildlife habitat and the ecology of the Gir region.Wildlife photographer and former member of the State Board for Wildlife, Bhushan Pandya, has written to chief minister…
