Gujarat: Fire breaks out in firecracker company

20 Apr 2023

On Thursday afternoon, a massive fire broke out at a firecracker company in Gujarat's Aravalli district. Upon receiving the information, two fire tenders were rushed to the spot and started the operation. No casualties or injuries have been reported in the incident so far. More details are awaited about the...

Rahul gandhi defamation case : Surat court said ‘Statements made only for seeking political gain’

20 Apr 2023

A Surat court on Thursday rejected Rahul Gandhi's plea seeking a stay on his conviction in the 2019 criminal defamation case on the 'Modi surname' remark. Mogera said the surname of the complainant in the case, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Purnesh Modi, is also Modi. "...the complainant is [also...

Gujarat: 4.3 magnitude earthquake hits Rajkot

26 Feb 2023

On Sunday afternoon, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 jolted the Rajkot district area of Gujarat, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The earthquake struck at around 3:21 pm local time with a depth of 10 km. The NCS, took to their Twitter and revealed, "Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.3, Occurred...

Gujarat Public Examination Bill, 2023 passed to prevent paper leak

24 Feb 2023

The Gujarat Vidhan Sabha on Thursday, passed a bill to prevent unfair means and leakage of question paper in public examinations with the provision of a fine of a maximum fine of Rs 1 crore and maximum imprisonment of 10 years. The first bill of 2023, named 'The Gujarat Public...

Gujarat: 7 killed as jeep carrying 18 persons rams into truck in Patan; driver absconding

16 Feb 2023

Seven people were killed in a road accident near Varahi in the Patan district of Gujarat after their jeep rammed into a standing truck on Wednesday noon, Gujarat police said.According to the police, the accident occurred on Wednesday and they have registered the First Information Report (FIR) in the matter...

Gujarat ATS arrests 15 in Gujarat paper leak case

29 Jan 2023

The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Sunday arrested 15 accused from Vadodara with question papers after the Panchayat Junior Clerk recruitment exam which was scheduled for 11 am today was postponed due to a paper leak in Jamnagar. Sunil Joshi, the Gujarat ATS's superintendent of police, said: "Gujarat ATS was...

Arrest warrant issued against Jaysukh Patel in Morbi bridge mishap

24 Jan 2023

In the Morbi bridge mishap, an arrest warrant has been issued by a Gujarat court against Jaysukh Patel of the Oreva Group. Earlier on 30 October in Morbi, the bridge collapsed and 134 people were killed. Meanwhile, the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Morbi, MJ Khan issued an arrest warrant on...

Azur Air flight makes emergency landing in Uzbekistan

21 Jan 2023

An Azur Air chartered flight from Russia’s Perm International Airport to Goa received a security threat on Saturday after which the flight made an emergency landing in Uzbekistan with 232 passengers. "According to available information, the plane made an emergency landing in Uzbekistan after a report of an alleged bomb...

Forensic experts from Gujarat reached Sultanpuri to examine Anjali’s death

12 Jan 2023

In the Kanjhawala death case, a team of five forensic experts from the National Forensic Science University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat is visiting Sultanpuri on the request of Harendra K Singh, DCP, Outer District to examine the unfortunate incident of Anjali’s death.

Amul MD RS Sodhi quits; Jayen Mehta takes charge

09 Jan 2023

Amul's managing director RS Sodhi stepped down from his post at the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), also known as Amul on Monday. Talking to the media Sodhi confirmed the news and said, "I was on extension. The board has accepted my resignation." However, Jayen Mehta, COO of...