Gujarat

CBI Conducts Raids At 76 Locations In Operation Against Child Sexual Abuse: Investigations in Jamnagar, Junagadh, Bhavnagar Of Gujarat

November 16, 2021 20:51

CBI on Tuesday raided across 76 locations and registered 23 FIR’s against 83 accused for making and circulating Pornographic videos of Children. CBI has come to know in the investigation that more than 50 groups are active in the whole country in which there are more than 5000 offenders. Operation against Child pornography started from […]

Vadodara Gangrape-suicide Case: Suspect Caught Chasing Girl At Surat Railway Station

November 22, 2021 12:13

An 18-year-old girl had committed suicide near Valsad in Gujarat Queen (train name) after suffering a gang-rape in Vadodara. Police have been searching the area for 11 days, and have had a small success in which a suspect who chased a girl in a train was picked up by the Crime Branch from Surat on […]

Ex-IPS Officer Enters Politics: Harikrishna Patel Of Gujarat Cadre To Join BJP Soon

November 16, 2021 11:20

Harikrishna Patel, a 1999-batch retired IPS officer of Gujarat cadre, will soon join BJP. Gujarat BJP President CR Patil greeted Patel in Amreli on Sunday where he indicated that the latter will soon join the party formally. Confirming his joining, Patel said that he decided to join the BJP so that he can give his […]

Vadodara LRD Constable Found Guilty Of Raping 21-Year -Old, Dismissed

November 22, 2021 12:13

Accused of raping a 21-year-old woman, a Lok Rakshak Dal (LRD) constable – Surajsinh Phoolsinh Chauhan (24) has been dismissed from his services by the Vadodara City Police on Monday. In an internal inquiry, the constable Surajsinh Chauhan was found guilty of “gross negligence and misuse of power,” read a release from city police. Along […]

Vaccination Down, But Cases On Rise: Gujarat Headed Toward A Fresh Covid-19 Wave?

November 16, 2021 11:13

The threat of the Covid-19’s third wave still looms large on the streets of Ahmedabad as usually-chipper lanes are now marked by heavy police presence. This, police personnel say, is because of the laxity given to the residents during the festive season, the mood of which is yet to diminish from public memory. The laxity […]

“People can eat whatever they want”: Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel’s Announcement On Meat-based Lorries Ban

November 15, 2021 20:28

Amidst the tussle over non-veg food and egg lorries in Gujarat for the last few days, state Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel made an important announcement at the BJP’s Snehmilan program in Anand. The drive against sellers of meat-based food reportedly began in the BJP ruled civic body Rajkot, where the municipal corporation issued an informal […]

Gujarat ATS Seizes 120 kg Heroin Worth Rs 600 Crore From Morbi

November 22, 2021 12:16

In an operation led by Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad with local Police in Zinzuda village of Morbi district, recovery of 120kg of heroin worth around 600 crore has been made. ATS has arrested three accused – Mukhtar Hussein alias Jabbar Jodiya, Shamsuddin Hussein and Ghulam Hussein Umar Bhagad. A statement made by Gujarat ATS read, […]

Ahmedabad’s Shreyas Foundation Completes 74 Years

November 15, 2021 18:42

Shreyas Foundation founded by Madame Montessori, Manorama Sarabhai and Leelaben Mangaldas in 1947, completes 74 years today. The institute, located in Ahmedabad’s Shahibaugh, began with twenty children that included some mothers and teachers. Madame Maria Montessori founded and established the Montessori system of education becameits first president. Leelaben Mangaldas was called the reincarnation of Madame […]

Severe Negligence By Air India: 7 Out Of 8 Bags Of Mehsana Family Go Missing

November 15, 2021 18:44

“The only reason that the Government sold Air India is bad management by the company.” – said Kamlesh Patel, a native of Mehsana whose seven bags out of eight went missing while travelling from Delhi to Chicago in Air India flight AI127. Tata Group is all set to take over Air India by the […]

Parasailing Turns Almost Deadly For Couple In Gujarat

November 15, 2021 17:24

Parasailing – an adventure sport enjoyed by a couple, Ajit and Sarala(31), on the beach of the Una coast of Gujarat took a horrific turn when the parachute’s rope snapped and the couple was airborne without an anchor. Videos of the incident went viral over social media that showed Ajit’s brother Rakesh panicking after seeing […]

Cyber Crooks Rampant In Sabarkantha: Gang With 20K Sim Cards Caught

November 22, 2021 12:17

The crime branch nabbed a 22-year-old youth named Vijaysinh Jhala, resident of Aniyol village of Talod taluka in Sabarkantha on October 9 after police learned that he was about to deliver some sim cards to someone. Further into investigating they found that the gang for which Jhala worked had around 20,000 sim cards. It was […]

Anand Niketan Morphed Photos Case: Prime Suspect Shifts Dubai

November 15, 2021 11:10

The September 2020 case of Ahmedabad’s Anand Niketan School wherein the school received an email to cancel the mid-Sept exams if they did not want nude photographs of female students to be circulated. Followed by this, the school cancelled the exams and approached cyber cell seeking an inquiry on the issue. The prime suspect of […]

Gujarat Congress Launches Campaign Against Unemployment, Inflation

November 22, 2021 12:17

Amidst the non-veg lorries tussle, the Gujarat Congress launched a campaign against unemployment, fuel prices and inflation in Gujarat. The campaign named the Jan Abhiyan (mass campaign) comes on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee’s (GPCC) interim President Amit Chavda launched the […]

Nagar Kirtan taken out to celebrate Parkash Purab of Guru Nanak Dev

November 14, 2021 23:49

A Nagar Kirtan was taken out to celebrate the 552nd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev in Ahmedabad, on Sunday. Hundreds gathered to celebrate this auspicious festival as part of the entourage of Guru Granth Sahib. The procession was organised by the trust of Gurudwara Gobind Dham. The procession began around 2.15 pm and reached […]

Covid In Gujarat: 26 Fresh Cases Reported Within 24 Hours

November 14, 2021 20:59

Gujarat recently reported 24 fresh cases of Covid 19 in the past 24 hours and 22 patients were discharged from the hospitals. With the festive trail ending, Ahmedabad reported 42 fresh cases in the past four days. Meanwhile, people who travelled outside the state also tested positive for Covid 19. Following the spike in cases, […]

We Prefer Not To Stress On Placement: Gujarat Vidyapith VC Rajendra Khimani

November 14, 2021 20:22

Students are set to return to the Gujarat Vidyapith campus this week, as the 101-year-old institution set up by Mahatma Gandhi finally lifts the restrictions imposed by the Covid pandemic and goes fully offline. In an exclusive interview with VO!, Gujarat Vidayapith vice-chancellor Rajendra Khimani talks about the importance of campus life, redevelopment, the relevance […]

Patidars Demand Withdrawal of ‘False’ Cases Against Community

November 22, 2021 12:18

Leading members of the Patidar community in Gujarat were present at Jasdan, Rajkot for the inauguration of an educational centre and memorial of 14 members of the community who had given their lives in the Patidar Agitation of 2017. Their address at the event offered a glimpse of the potential influence that Patidars can hold […]

Gujarat Model Of ‘Swachhta Abhiyan’: Remove All Non-Veg Food Stalls From Roads

November 22, 2021 12:19

The stench of the Gujarat BJP administration’s targeted drive against vendors of non-vegetarian is following a trail. After Junagadh, Rajkot and Vadodara; it reached Ahmedabad. The drive against sellers of meat-based food reportedly began in BJP-ruled civic bodies such as Rajkot, with the municipal corporation issuing an informal order removing carts selling non-veg and egg-based […]

Gujarat: Woman Reaches HC Seeking Compensation Over His Husband – Covid Warrior’s Death

November 14, 2021 12:26

Denied compensation for his husband’s death, Manishaben Bhavnagariya knocked the doors of Gujarat High Court. The 34-year-old’s husband – Dineshbhai was a primary school principal at Sarva village in Botad district and was assigned Covid-19 duties by the authorities. On his death, the hospitals did not clearly mention the cause of death in his death […]

Love In Gujarat: Twenty-Three Arrested In Patan Couple-Shaming Case