Anand/Gandhinagar, March 7 (IANS) Police in Gujarat’s Anand district have secured convictions in all seven cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act between March and December 2024, with six offenders sentenced to life imprisonment and another awarded a 20-year prison term.Two additional judgments delivered on Friday sentenced the accused in both cases to life imprisonment.With these verdicts, six of the seven convicted offenders have received life terms …
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Anand, March 6 (IANS) Govind Parmar, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from the Umreth constituency in Gujarat’s Anand district, died on Friday while undergoing treatment at a hospital.He was 82. Parmar had been unwell and was receiving treatment at the hospital in Anand, where he breathed his last, according to party leaders.News of his death prompted condolences from political leaders and BJP workers across the state, particularly in Anand district and the Umreth region he represented in …
Vadodara, Feb 3 (IANS) More than eight passengers were rescued after a boat carrying daily commuters capsized in the Mahisagar river near Padra in Vadodara district pf Gujarat on Tuesday morning, narrowly averting a major tragedy, officials said.The passengers had boarded a small private boat from the Padra side and were travelling towards Gambhira when the incident occurred midstream.Preliminary information suggests that the boat lost balance, possibly due to a strong current, causing it to ove…
Anand, Jan 30 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday laid foundation stones and inaugurated 49 public welfare development projects worth Rs 234.01 crore in Khambhat, giving a fresh boost to infrastructure and social development in Anand district. Addressing a public gathering at Chakdol Ground, the Chief Minister said the state government is committed to ensuring development reaches the last citizen.“These projects are not merely buildings or structures, but milestones that wi…
Ahmedabad, Jan 8 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached a resort and other properties valued at around Rs 4.92 crore of a former field supervisor of the Gujarat Land Development Corporation in Gujarat’s Anand district, in connection with allegations of possessing illegal assets, an official said on Thursday. The ED’s Ahmedabad Zonal Office said that it has provisionally attached properties to the tune of Rs 4.92 crore of Dhirubhai Bababhai Sharma under the provisions …