Gandhinagar, March 18 (IANS) The Gujarat Legislative Assembly was placed on high alert on Wednesday after an anonymous email threatened to detonate bombs at the complex and other key locations across the state.The Assembly session, which was underway at the time, was suspended, and all MLAs, ministers, and staff were safely evacuated.Security agencies, including the police, Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), bomb disposal squad, and dog squad teams, immediately cordoned off the premises and conducted a…
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Ahmedabad, March 12 (IANS) Authorities evacuated the Ahmedabad Metropolitan Court on Thursday after a bomb email threat was received, leading authorities to carry out an extensive search operation.The email was received at around 4 a.m. but was noticed by court officials at about 10:30 a.m. when the court opened for the day, according to police.The message warned that the premises would be blown up and instructed people present in the complex to evacuate.Following the alert, lawyers, litigants a…
Ahmedabad, March 9 (IANS) Security agencies conducted extensive searches at court complexes in Ahmedabad on Monday after bomb threat emails targeted the Gujarat High Court and the Ahmedabad Rural Court, prompting evacuations and suspending court activities. Officials said threatening emails warning of a bomb attack were sent to the High Court located in the Sola area and the rural court in Navrangpura.Following the alert, police deployed tight security at all entry points, while bomb dispo…
Ahmedabad, Feb 28 (IANS) The foundation stone of a new building for the Gujarat High Court Arbitration Centre was laid on Saturday by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel at the premises of the High Court.The programme was organised jointly by the Gujarat High Court Arbitration Centre and the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority under the guidance of the High Court.Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi and Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, Sunita Agarwal, …
Rajkot, Feb 24 (IANS) The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has so far demolished 1,504 illegal constructions in the Jangleshwar area along the Aji River and the adjoining town-planning (TP) road, officials confirmed on Tuesday evening. The officials said that the five remaining structures will be removed on Wednesday.The operation, which began on Monday, is part of a large-scale anti-encroachment drive launched by the civic body to clear unauthorised buildings that authorities say are ob…
Ahmedabad, Feb 6 (IANS) A government-run Seventh Day Adventist School in Ahmedabad has once again come under scrutiny after a Class 7 student was allegedly assaulted by three of his classmates inside the premises.Police have registered a complaint in the matter, while the Ahmedabad city District Education Officer (DEO) Rohit Chaudhary has ordered a departmental inquiry and issued notices to the school management over alleged negligence in ensuring student safety.According to the police complaint…
Ahmedabad, Feb 5 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court on Thursday allowed the state government to resume possession of around 45,000 square metres of land linked to jailed self-styled godman Asaram in Ahmedabad’s Motera area, bringing an end to a long-running legal dispute over the property near the Narendra Modi Stadium.The court upheld the government’s decision to reclaim the land, holding that the original conditions of allotment had been violated and that unauthorised constructions raised on the si…
Gondal, Jan 24 (IANS) A court in Gujarat’s Gondal has granted bail to Rajdeepsinh Jadeja, the prime accused in the high-profile Amit Khunt suicide case. Rajdeepsinh Jadeja, who had been in judicial custody for 84 days, will now be released from Junagadh Jail following the Gondal Additional District and Sessions Court’s judgment on Friday.Rajdeepsinh Jadeja, son of Aniruddsinh Jadeja, had been absconding for nearly six months after being named in the suicide case.According to police records, he m…
Ahmedabad, Jan 23 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court on Friday sharply criticised the former management of Seventh Day Adventist School in Ahmedabad, citing serious lapses in student safety, admission procedures and overall governance.The observations were made during the hearing of a petition challenging the state government’s decision to place the institution under administrative control. The state assumed control of the school in December 2025 following sustained scrutiny after the murder of a s…
Ahmedabad, Jan 6 (IANS) A series of bomb threats targeting courts and government offices across Gujarat over recent days have prompted heightened security measures, temporary suspension of court proceedings, and intensive searches by security agencies. In all cases so far, authorities have reported no suspicious objects, terming the threats as hoaxes, even as investigations continue.In Ahmedabad, the Ahmedabad City Civil and Sessions Court received a bomb threat, following which court proceeding…