Elderly woman dies after casting vote in Patan A 68-year-old woman died of cardiac arrest shortly after casting her vote in the ongoing local body elections in Patan town of north Gujarat on Sunday. Kamla Solanki, a resident of Mayanagar Society, collapsed inside the polling station at BM High School after exercising her franchise. She…
Rajkot: A mix of apathy, determination and frustration marked the civic body elections in Rajkot on Sunday, as sluggish voter turnout through the first half contrasted sharply with the resolve shown by sections of the electorate who braved multiple hurdles to cast their ballots.Polling stations witnessed early morning queues of senior citizens, local political figures,…
Rajkot: Four children drowned in Bakhavad lake in Jasdan taluka of Rajkot district on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Ramu Rathod (14), Kalu Rathod (10), Rajveer Rathod (15), and Kishan Rathod (15).ASP Naveen Chakravarthy Repudi of Jasdan division told TOI, “Bodies of all four children have been recovered from the lake. The preliminary…
Rajkot: Five persons, including a former Congress corporator and Ward No. 15 candidate, were booked by Thorala police for allegedly violating election norms after being found with campaign materials within 100 metres of a polling station.The complaint was lodged by Mayur Bhaliya, a zonal officer deputed in the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) area. The accused…
Rajkot: A new book titled “Trees of Kachchh” challenges the common view of the Kutch district as a barren, arid expanse. Published by the Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (GUIDE), the book is a carefully researched field guide that offers a detailed look at the region’s vegetation and plant life.Shaped by tectonic movements since the…
Rajkot: A new book titled “Trees of Kachchh” challenges the common view of the Kutch district as a barren, arid expanse. Published by the Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (GUIDE), the book is a carefully researched field guide that offers a detailed look at the region’s vegetation and plant life.Shaped by tectonic movements since the…
Rajkot: A father-son duo was booked for allegedly beating a stray dog mercilessly with a stick and a plastic pipe in the Ghanteshwar area on Friday night. The University police registered a case against Mahendra Jadeja and his son Abhiraj, residents of Ghanteshwar Park, under provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act on…
Rajkot: A blistering heatwave swept Gujarat on Saturday, sending temperatures soaring across the state and pushing several cities past the 40°C mark.Surendranagar, the home to Little Rann of Kutch, recorded the highest temperature 44.4°C, followed by Rajkot and Bhuj at 43.3°C, Gandhinagar at 43.2°C, and Amreli at 43.7°C.The searing conditions are keeping the political parties…
Palanpur: Banaskantha police seized charas worth Rs 34.5 lakh, a country-made pistol and 16 live cartridges from a Bihar man travelling by bus to Patan.As part of intensified checking because of local body elections, police stopped a private bus at the Amirgadh check post on Friday. They allegedly found 13.78kg of charas and weapons in…
Rajkot: Relentless harassment and threats from a loan recovery agent allegedly claimed the life of a young man in Rajkot district. An FIR was registered on Friday at Bhayavadar police station against an unidentified employee of the Ahmedabad-based finance firm, Finstars Capital Limited, for allegedly driving the youth to suicide.The FIR filed by 55-year-old Vinod…
