The incidents were reported from Gir Somnath and Amreli districts Rajkot: Forest department teams carried out successful midnight rescue operations across Gir Somnath and Amreli districts, saving a young lion cub and two adult lionesses trapped in open wells.In Gir Somnath’s Bodidar revenue area, a male lion cub aged around 1.5 to 2 months fell…
Rajkot: Gujarat, India’s largest tea-consuming state on a per-capita basis, accounts for an estimated 8-10% of the country’s total tea consumption. The state’s tea market is valued at around Rs 3,000 crore annually.Gujarat has hundreds of tea brands that procure leaves from tea-growing states, particularly Assam, and blend teas from different gardens to maintain a…
The accident took place on Bhavnagar-Somnath National Highway Rajkot: In a tragic morning crash, seven employees associated with the Alang Ship-Breaking Yard were killed when their vehicle rammed into a trailer parked by the roadside near Trapaj village on the Bhavnagar–Somnath National Highway on Tuesday.The accident occurred around 8.30am when the victims were travelling to…
Rajkot: In a horrifying case of vigilante brutality, a man was allegedly forced to perform sexual acts with a married woman with whom he was in a relationship and made to drink her urine as “punishment” in public glare as a so-called “purification ritual” in Surendranagar.The woman and her partner were allegedly subjected to the…
Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Art Gallery, refurbished at a cost of Rs 6 crore and reopened in June 2025, is being used as a bazaar Rajkot: Art galleries are meant to offer an immersive aesthetic experience where every canvas tells a story, connoisseurs linger over creative works, and conversations revolve around imagery and creativity.That was…
Rajkot: A 19-year-old newly wed woman allegedly died by suicide by jumping into the Aji Dam on Sept 27, allegedly due to persistent harassment from her husband and in-laws over wedding debts and demands to sell her personal jewelry, police said.The incident came to light after the deceased Sangeeta Karodiya’s mother lodged a complaint at…
Rajkot: The surveillance team of Rajula police station nabbed a listed fugitive who had been evading arrest for over 23 years.The accused, identified as Prakash Badhani (Badani), had allegedly fled in 2003 after stealing the salaries of security staff at Pipavav Port. The police tracked down Badhani, now 60, in Morbi.Badhani, originally from Malad in…
Rajkot: City crime branch registered a fresh case in the alleged land-for-loan scam that has already seen several complaints registered, after a farmer accused a group of loan operators of retaining control of his land despite full repayment of a Rs 9 lakh loan and later demanding Rs 1 crore to return it.The latest complaint…
The incident took place on Vadva Panwadi Road in Bhavnagar Rajkot: Two people were trapped under debris and had to be hospitalised after a two-storey house collapsed during repair work on Vadva Panwadi Road in Bhavnagar around 1 pm on Monday.The injured have been identified as 85-year-old Rajendra and Rajesh Chauhan. Preliminary investigations revealed that…
The lions reportedly climbed to a height of around 3,200 feet Amreli: Tense moments were witnessed on Datar Hill on Junagadh early on Monday morning when devotees spotted a pride of five Asiatic lions on the steps leading up the hill.The lions reportedly climbed to a height of around 3,200 feet, prompting forest officials to…
