THE STEEL BALLS CAME FIRST, all five of them, one after the other. Then came bits and pieces of steel, including one that looked like a “ruler.” The sky is falling — literally — in a slew of villages in central Gujarat. On Thursday night, three steel balls were dropped on the Continue Reading
Gujarat Animal Welfare Board and Jain community leaders have written to Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia seeking a ban on serving meat to passengers on domestic flights. The letter states that meat should not be served on domestic flights and that vegetarians should avoid accidental serving of meat. Animal Welfare Board member Rajendra Shah said […]Continue Reading
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Indian government agreed to establish a WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar, Gujarat, on Friday. The Indian government has invested USD 250 million in the centre, which aims to create a solid evidence base for policies and standards on traditional medical practises and products. Evidence and […]Continue Reading
Six Pakistani nationals have been identified in connection with the discovery of Pakistani boats off the coast of Gujarat. The BSF, Gujarat Police and the Air Force conducted a joint search and arrested six persons in two phases. Eleven boats were spotted in the Gulf of Bhuj during a routine BSF patrol around midnight on […]Continue Reading
A Dalit family who visited a temple in Gujarat was allegedly assaulted. The incident took place in a village at Kutch district. Police said the 20-member gang attacked the Arang family in Gandhidham town in Kutch district. Govind Vaghela and his family were attacked. The incident took place in a village within the limits of […]Continue Reading
Investigative agencies are investigating whether the Taliban was involved in the smuggling of Rs 21,000 crore worth of drugs seized at the Mundra port in Gujarat yesterday. Investigators say the drugs may have been smuggled into India after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is considering taking over the case […]Continue Reading
Former Congress legislator Alpesh Thakor, who was one of the three star campaigners of the faction led by the Grand Old Party against the saffron faction during the 2017 Assembly Election in Gujarat, is set to contest in the BJP ticket from Radhanpur in the upcoming By-Election in the state. Mr Thakor resigned from the […]Continue Reading
A deep depression, which was formed in the Arabian Sea, has transformed into a huge storm, named as the Cyclone Hikka. The cyclone is likely to move towards the coast of Oman. It is expected to reach the Oman coast by Today night. An alert has been sounded in the country. Similar alert has […]Continue Reading
All major ports in the Indian state of Gujarat have been put on high alert. The alert has been sounded after the intelligence agency informed the state about the possibility of Pakistan-trained commandos having entered the Gulf of Kutch situated near the state. Notably, the Border Security Force has found nearly two boats abandoned in […]Continue Reading
Prominent Patel community leader Hardik Patel, who recently joined the Congress Party, and two Congress MLAs have been detained by the Gujarat police. The leaders were on their way to meet dismissed IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who was sent to the Palanpur district prison recently as he was sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with […]Continue Reading