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A total of 113 couples were cheated out of Rs 24.86 lakh by a man who promised them a community wedding that never took place. Amraiwadi police registered a case against Prakash Parmar, trustee of the Hindu Jan Vikas Seva Sangh Trust for collecting Rs 22,000 from each couple by fraudulent means. The complaint was […]
The fire incident at a gaming zone in Gujarat’s Rajkot, in which at least 27 people were killed, also claimed the lives of a newly-married couple and the woman’s sister. Akshay Dholaria, who was studying in Canada, and his wife Khyati Svaliwea were celebrating their court marriage at Rajkot’s TRP Game Zone on Saturday evening, […]
A video grab has come up showing how the fire started at the gaming zone on Saturday in Gujarat’s Rajkot, that left 33 dead, including nine children. The CCTV camera footage shows the massive fire at TRP Game Zone started from a welding spot. In a 40-second video posted by news agency PTI, a massive […]
Mundra Port, the flagship of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), created yet another record as it welcomed the largest container ship ever to call at an Indian port, the company announced. The docked vessel, MSC Anna, has a length of 399.98 metres – roughly the length of four football fields – and […]
Following a massive fire that claimed 33 lives at a gaming zone in Rajkot, police on Sunday said they had registered an FIR against six partners on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and had taken into custody two individuals. Rajkot Police Commissioner Raju Bhargava told reporters that the gaming zone had been […]
Around 4.30 pm on Saturday, fire broke out in the TRP Game Zone in Rajkot and within minutes at least 30 persons, including children, were charred to death. The gaming zone did not have the requisite No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Fire and Safety Department. The gaming zone had inflammable substances and tyres. The […]
The Gujarat High Court on Sunday took suo moto cognizance of the fire tragedy that claimed 33 lives at a gaming zone in Rajkot, saying that it was a “man-made disaster” prima facie. It was observed by the bench of Justices Biren Vaishnav and Devan Desai that gaming facilities and recreational amenities had been built […]
At least 33 people, around 10 of them children, have been killed in a major fire in an unauthorised TRP Gaming Zone at Rajkot in Gujarat. The Gaming Zone did not have a No Objection Certificate (NOC) or any fire safety equipment at the spot to meet eventualities like the one that happened on Saturday […]
Atleast 24 people, including 9 children, have died after a massive fire broke out at the TRP Game Zone in Rajkot, Gujarat, on Saturday. The entire gaming facility was engulfed in fire, leaving many people—including children—fearfully trapped. Rajkot Police Commissioner Raju Bhargava confirmed that around 20 bodies have been recovered from the gamezone facility. “We […]
In the grips of a blistering heatwave Ahmedabad has recorded 16 heatstroke incidents this month, with 13 of them reported on Thursday (May 23) alone, according to EMRI 108 data. Across Gujarat, 38 per cent of May’s total heatstroke cases, or 22 out of 57, were recorded on Thursday — the season’s hottest day, with […]
A sessions court in Jamnagar has rejected the bail pleas of two farmers in a lioness electrocution case. The two were arrested after the feline was reportedly electrocuted on their agricultural farm in Hansthal village of Jamnagar earlier this month. The court of additional sessions RV Mandani rejected bail applications filed by Hussain Noyda (53) […]
The Gujarat government has contacted the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to find out what arrangements have been made to bring back students from Gujarat who are in violence-hit Kyrgyzstan. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday asked state chief secretary Raj Kumar to coordinate with the MEA to ensure safety of students, according to a […]
After receiving a directive from the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), the Gujarat education department has identified over 7,000 children enrolled solely in madrassas. As mandated by the Right to Education Act, they should also be part of the conventional schooling system. A statewide survey of 1,300 madrassas revealed that over 80,000 […]
A 40-year-old man was allegedly lynched by five people in Aagthala village of Banaskantha district on Thursday morning around 5.30 am. The violence was reportedly due to an ongoing dispute over the transportation of buffaloes. Hussain Khan Baloch, a close friend of the deceased, Mishrikhan Baloch, and the complainant in the case, told the police […]
The Delhi unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has issued summons to an angadia (courier) firm based in Ahmedabad in relation to the seizure of synthetic drugs in Sirohi district of Rajasthan on April 27. Earlier, raids by CID (crime and railways) and the income-tax department were conducted on at least 12 angadia firms […]
A major scam has broken out in Gujarat University (GU). A committee appointed to look into the Computer Concepts Course (CCC) exam is believed to have submitted a report exposing a Rs 18 crore scam. Officials said GU is believed to have slapped a show-cause notice on Kamaljeet Lakhtaria, former in-charge of the exam as […]
A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Gujarat High Court over the alleged embezzlement of 130 kg of gold and crores of rupees from the Shri Ghantakarna Mahaveer Mandir, a pilgrimage site in Mahudi, Gandhinagar. The petition, filed by Jayesh Mehta, has sought an audit of the accounts and the formation of […]
Bharat Doshi, 62, who retired from the Institute of Plasma Research (IPR) in Ahmedabad as a scientific officer, filed a complaint with Adalaj police on Tuesday against four members of a Gota family for cheating him out of Rs 4 crore. The complaint is for breach of trust, cheating and abetment against the accused Chandrakant […]
After the arrest of four Sri Lankan nationals with alleged ties to the terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS) at Ahmedabad airport on Sunday, the hunt is on for local collaborators. The four suspects are in police custody for 14 days. The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) is looking for those responsible for planting weapons hidden under construction […]
Ahmedabad, along with several parts of Gujarat is experiencing a severe heatwave. Heat is not only uncomfortable and exhausting, high temperatures can also lead to fatalities. This is highlighted in a study carried out by international researchers, including those from Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Gandhinagar. According to the study, when Ahmedabad experienced sustained […]
