Ahmedabad, Feb 12 (IANS) The political row surrounding the resignation of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raju Karpada intensified on Thursday after party MLA Gopal Italia alleged that Karpada held a “secret meeting” with the Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi in Gandhinagar and had contact with an IPS officer while in jail. Responding to allegations earlier made by Karpada against the AAP, Italia claimed that the former State President of AAP’s farmer wing had acted under pressure linked…
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New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) India’s left-handed batter Tilak Varma has cautioned over underestimating any opponent at the Men’s T20 World Cup, saying the tournament’s short format means “any team can defeat anyone” and that one has to come up with their A game in every match. Defending champions India will take on Namibia in their second Group A clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday evening.”You can’t take any new team lightly, especially in a World Cup. You have seen it in the last mat…
Ahmedabad, Feb 10 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has made a significant breakthrough in the high-profile silver heist in Rajkot, recovering a second consignment of stolen silver and arresting a key suspect, police officials confirmed on Tuesday. The development follows the theft of approximately 120 kg of silver from the premises of a trader in Rajkot, in the early hours of February 4.According to police, unidentified individuals broke into the property and fled with silver valued at over R…
Ahmedabad, Feb 9 (IANS) The proposed staging of the play ‘I Am Nathuram Godse’ has been cancelled in Ahmedabad following protests by the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) and the Youth Congress, extending a controversy that has already led to cancellations in Rajkot and Jamnagar. The play was scheduled to be performed on Monday at the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium in the Bodakdev area.Organisers decided to cancel the show after protests escalated in different parts of the city, c…
Rajkot/Ahmedabad, Feb 8 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has recovered 40 kg of silver and arrested one person in connection with a major silver theft in Gujarat’s Rajkot, in which nearly 120 kg of silver was stolen, officials said on Sunday. The theft was reported on February 4 from the Champak Nagar area of Rajkot.According to the police, unidentified persons allegedly broke into a residential premises in the early hours of Sunday and stole silver worth more than Rs 1 crore.Officials said the…
Gandhinagar, Feb 6 (IANS) India’s cooperative sector has marked a significant expansion with the rollout of “Bharat Taxi”, the country’s first taxi service operating on a cooperative ownership model, which has already seen more than 50,000 drivers from Gujarat enrol, officials said on Friday. The service has begun operations in Ahmedabad and Rajkot, along with Delhi, and will be expanded nationwide in phases.The initiative is being implemented under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Mo…
Ahmedabad/Rajkot, Feb 3 (IANS) The recent trade deal between India and the United States has contributed to improved sentiment in domestic equity markets and renewed optimism among exporters, particularly in Gujarat, market experts and industry representatives said on Tuesday. The agreement comes amid ongoing efforts by both countries to ease trade frictions, rationalise tariffs and strengthen bilateral economic ties across key sectors.In Ahmedabad, share market expert Jitendra Vyas said t…
Rajkot (Gujarat), Feb 2 (IANS) Two men were killed, and another was critically injured after a high-speed Vande Bharat train struck them near a level crossing in Gujarat’s Rajkot on Monday, officials said.The incident occurred near the Maldhari level crossing close to Gondal Chowkdi between Bhaktinagar and Ribda railway stations in the Bhavnagar division when the Vande Bharat train was travelling on its scheduled route.According to preliminary information, three men came onto the railway track a…
Rajkot, Feb 2 (IANS) A 27‑year‑old man suffered a fatal heart attack moments after completing the physical test for Gujarat police recruitment at the SRP ground in Gondal, Rajkot, on Monday morning, officials said.The deceased has been identified as Nitinbhai Chauhan, a resident of Malarwadi in Kodinar (Gir Somnath).Police said Chauhan completed the stipulated 5 km run in 23 minutes, ahead of the prescribed qualifying time, as part of the physical endurance test. Immediately after leaving th…
Gandhinagar, Feb 2 (IANS) Over the last 10 years, more than 1.18 lakh birds injured largely during the Uttarayan kite-flying season have been rescued across Gujarat under the state’s Karuna Abhiyan, according to official data of the Forest and Environment Department. The campaign, launched in 2017, has provided medical treatment to over 1.29 lakh injured birds, achieving a recovery rate of more than 92 per cent.Forest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia said the sustained outcomes reflect…