Amreli/Surat, July 9 (IANS) The Surat City Cyber Crime Cell on Thursday arrested a 29-year-old software engineer in connection with an alleged online investment fraud in which a complainant was cheated of over Rs 72.73 lakh after being lured with promises of high returns from cryptocurrency trading.Police said the accused, identified as Divyesh Patel, was traced and arrested following a technical investigation into the case.He is employed at a software company, holds a B.Tech degree in Electrica…
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Gandhinagar, July 6 (IANS) The Gujarat government has invoked the Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities (PBM) Act, 1980, against four persons accused of selling counterfeit and substandard fertilisers, with Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani saying repeat offenders involved in the sale of fake fertilisers and seeds will now face imprisonment in addition to cancellation of their licences. Announcing the action on Monday, Vaghani said the four accused ha…
Amreli, July 6 (IANS) Heavy rainfall continued to affect large parts of Gujarat over the past 24 hours, with Rajula taluka in Amreli district recording the state’s highest rainfall of 10 inches, while authorities evacuated 777 people from vulnerable areas and rescued 60 people trapped in floodwaters as intense showers swept across Saurashtra and South Gujarat. According to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) in Gandhinagar, Dhari taluka in Amreli received more than 9 inches of rainfall, …
Ahmedabad, March 22 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday dedicated and laid the foundation for 24 development projects worth over Rs 707 crore in Amreli district, emphasising the state government’s focus on infrastructure expansion and rural development.Of the total, 14 projects worth Rs 681.78 crore were inaugurated, while foundation stones were laid for 10 projects valued at Rs 25.23 crore.Addressing a gathering at the Amreli APMC, Patel said the state government would ensur…
Gandhinagar, Feb 25 (IANS) A total of 629 offences were registered and 1,810 people were arrested over the past two years in a statewide drive against illegal cow meat and cattle trafficking, the Gujarat Legislative Assembly was informed on Wednesday.Replying to questions concerning Mahisagar and Amreli districts as well as the wider state, Minister of State for Law, Kaushik Vekariya, said the government had intensified enforcement under cattle protection laws and taken both punitive and prevent…
Gandhinagar, Feb 12 (IANS) As many as 70 gardens across Gujarat’s municipal areas have been developed under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0, with work on 61 more currently underway, as part of a wider plan to expand green cover and improve urban infrastructure, officials said on Thursday. According to official details, a total of 131 gardens are being developed in urban local bodies across the state at an estimated cost of Rs 117.56 crore.The initiative for…