Rajkot/Morbi, June 19 (IANS) The Special Monitoring Cell (SMC) of Gujarat Police seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth more than Rs 1.26 crore and recovered vehicles, mobile phones and cash valued at more than Rs 1.81 crore in two separate prohibition operations conducted in Rajkot and Morbi districts. In the first operation, the SMC conducted a prohibition cutting raid at a premises in the RK-9 Industrial Area of Kuvadva in Rajkot.During the raid at Shri Ramdev Plot No. 5, police recov…
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Rajkot, June 18 (IANS) A consignment of suspected adulterated spices worth over Rs 1.11 crore was seized during a raid conducted by the Food and Drugs Regulatory Department in Rajkot district’s Gondal, as part of a statewide drive to strengthen food safety enforcement in Gujarat, an official said.Acting on instructions from the Health Minister Praful Pansheriya, the department carried out an inspection on June 17 at M/s Satyam Masala, located in Bhimwadi of Gondal.Officials said the operation fo…
Gandhinagar, June 18 (IANS) Gujarat has secured national recognition for 15 schools under the Centre’s Swachh Evam Harit Vidyalaya Rating (SHVR) 2025-26 programme, with each selected institution set to receive a certificate and a grant of Rs one lakh to continue environmental and sustainability initiatives, government officials said on Thursday. The programme, launched by the Ministry of Education as part of the fifth anniversary celebrations of the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020, assesses…
Rajkot, June 12 (IANS) A solemn remembrance programme was held in Rajkot on the first death anniversary of former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who was among the victims of the Air India Flight AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad that killed 241 of the 242 people on board, making it one of India’s deadliest aviation disasters in recent years. According to officials, the London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed shortly after take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12…
Gandhinagar/Ahmedabad, June 11 (IANS) Nearly a year after former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani died in the Air India AI-171 crash, state Health Minister Praful Pansheriya has described the late Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader as a widely respected public figure whose loss continues to be felt across the state, particularly in Rajkot and the Saurashtra region.Rupani was among those killed when the London-bound Air India flight crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on June 12 las…
Gandhinagar, June 11 (IANS) Solar-powered irrigation is reshaping agricultural practices in Gujarat’s tribal and remote regions, with thousands of farmers in districts such as Narmada, Dang and Tapi reporting improved access to water, reduced dependence on diesel and electricity, and the ability to cultivate multiple crops annually under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme.The programme has gained significant scale in Gujarat, where 256 solar power p…
Mehsana, June 10 (IANS) The Gujarat State Monitoring Cell (SMC) seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and other property worth more than Rs 1.26 crore during a prohibition raid on the Ahmedabad-Palanpur Highway near Mevad village in Mehsana district on Wednesday, officials said. The raid was carried out by an SMC team led by PSI V.K. Rathod. A case was registered at Mehsana Taluka Police Station under Sections 65(A)(E), 81, 83, 98(2) and 116(B) of the Gujarat Prohibition Act, along with Secti…
Ahmedabad, June 10 (IANS) The Gujarat State Monitoring Cell (SMC) seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth more than Rs 1.49 crore during a prohibition raid on the Vadodara-Ahmedabad Express Highway near Bibipura village in Ahmedabad Rural, officials said on Wednesday. The operation was carried out during the night of June 9-10 near Bibipura in Daskroi taluka.Acting on specific information, an SMC team led by Police Inspector Y.J. Rathod intercepted a Tata truck allegedly transporting a la…
Rajkot, June 6 (IANS) A consignment of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth more than Rs 63 lakh was seized from a truck parked at a hotel on the Rajkot-Bhavnagar highway during a prohibition raid conducted by the State Monitoring Cell (SMC) on Saturday, officials said. According to the SMC, the raid was carried out at the parking area of Tulsi Hotel near Halenda village under the jurisdiction of Aji Dam Police Station in Rajkot city.During the operation, officers recovered 5,280 bottles of I…
Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at 21 locations across Mumbai, Surat, Ankleshwar and Rajkot in connection with a “Trans-national Organised Narcotics Trafficking Syndicate” operated by Salim Ismail Dola, an alleged drug trafficker associated with the Dawood Ibrahim gang who was recently extradited from Turkey, and his aides, seizing currency and gold bars valued at around Rs 1.33 crore, an official said on Thursday. The ED’s Mumbai Zonal Office, conducted…