Rajkot, May 2 (IANS) Four members of a family drowned in Aji Dam in Rajkot on Saturday after a visit to a riverside temple ended in a fatal sequence of rescue attempts, police said. The deceased have been identified as rickshaw driver Bharat Jadav (42), his sons Dhaval (18) and Rohit (26), and his wife’s nephew Dhruv Makwana (15).Three bodies had been recovered by late evening, while one person remained missing at the time of reporting.According to police, the incident occurred betwee…
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Gandhinagar, May 1 (IANS) Gujarat has begun enforcing helmet rules within its own government offices as part of a month-long statewide drive aimed at reducing road accidents and improving compliance with traffic laws.The ‘Helmet Enforcement Special Drive’, running from May 1 to May 31, marks a shift in strategy by placing initial responsibility on public servants, with traffic police deployed at the entrances of government offices to check adherence.Officials and employees arriving without helme…
Rajkot, April 29 (IANS) A trap operation by the Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Rajkot has resulted in the arrest of a Central GST (CGST) superintendent and a tax consultant for allegedly accepting a Rs 20 lakh bribe, officials said on Wednesday.Mukesh Kumar, 43, a superintendent posted with CGST Division-1, Range-5 in Rajkot, and Akash Kaloliya, 33, a tax consultant, were caught on April 28 during a planned operation at Creative Complex located near the city’s ST bus station.According…
Gandhinagar, April 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has recorded a sweeping victory across Gujarat in the local self-government elections, retaining control of all 15 municipal corporations and securing an overwhelming majority across municipalities and panchayats, according to results declared on Tuesday. Polling was held for 15 municipal corporations, 84 municipalities, 34 district panchayats and 260 taluka panchayats. Even before counting began, the BJP had won 732 of the 10,005 …
Gandhinagar, April 22 (IANS) More than Rs 622 crore linked to cyber fraud has been detected and 40 people arrested in the past month under Operation Mule Hunt 2.0, the Cyber Centre of Excellence of Gujarat’s CID Crime said on Wednesday, outlining the scale of a network that used mule bank accounts to move illicit funds. Police said the operation also identified 1,039 cyber fraud complaints and exposed a wider network involving over Rs 288 crore.According to the officials, the accused opene…
Ahmedabad, April 18 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday unveiled a nine-point “rights-based” manifesto for the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), setting out commitments on governance, infrastructure, and public services ahead of the local body elections. The manifesto, titled “Adhikar Patra”, was released in Ahmedabad by AAP state in-charge Gopal Rai, Central Zone Working President Jewel Vasara, and State Chief Spokesperson Karan Barot.Rai said the party aimed to deliver …
Ahmedabad, April 16 (IANS) Narcotic substances and liquor worth Rs 16.51 lakh were seized from a residential flat in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad by the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Crime and Railways, leading to the arrest of one individual, officials said on Thursday. The operation was carried out at a flat of Aarohi Viviana apartments in Bopal locality, following specific intelligence inputs.Acting under the supervision of senior officers, a team from…
Rajkot, April 13 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Monday said that skilled and socially conscious doctors can bring about “profound change in society”, as she addressed the first convocation ceremony of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Gujarat’s Rajkot. Addressing graduating students, the President said that several AIIMS institutions have been established across the country to provide world-class tertiary healthcare at an affordable cost.She said they are playing a pivot…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that the dates of IPL 2026 fixtures between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have been swapped due to municipal corporation elections in Ahmedabad and other regions of Gujarat, slated to be held on April 26.Apart from Ahmedabad, municipal corporation elections will also be held in Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Karamsad-Anand, Gandhidham, Nadiad, Navsari, Porbandar, Mehsana, …
Gandhinagar, April 9 (IANS) The Gujarat government has announced key amendments to the rules governing the supply of bulk non-domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to industrial units, officials said on Thursday. According to the Department of Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs, industrial units in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, food processing, polymers, agriculture, packaging, paint, steel, ceramics, glass, and aerosols can now receive up to 70 per cent of their pre-March 2026 consu…