AHMEDABAD: Eleven security guards hired by an industrial unit in Sanand GIDC to protect the premises, themselves turned thieves and stole submersible pumps worth Rs 4 lakh. Deciding to take advantage of the Diwali holidays when the factory was closed for five days, they allegedly crafted an elaborate plan which involved switching off the power…
Image used for representative purpose only AHMEDABAD: Nearly a fortnight after a 54-year-old man was arrested over allegations of sexual harassment of four girls aged between 8 and 11, investigations have revealed that the accused had raped them all and also recorded the act on his phone. Vaso police of Kheda had arrested Chandrakant Patel…
Image used for representative purpose only NEW DELHI: Seven laborers died after soil caved in on them at a construction site in Gujarat‘s Mehsana district on Saturday, according to police. The tragic incident took place near Kadi town, approximately 37 km from the district headquarters.The laborers were digging a pit for an underground tank at…
The joint operation, conducted by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad and Narcotics Control Bureau, highlights the law enforcement agencies’ continuous efforts in combating drug trafficking and abuse, aiming for a safer and healthier India. NEW DELHI: Authorities have confiscated drugs and raw materials valued at Rs 1,814 crore from a factory in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on…
AHMEDABAD: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) began investigation against 18 individuals from across the country, including 11 from Gujarat, for allegedly cheating US citizens through con call centres.CBI conducted searches last week at 32 locations in the country, including Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Vishakhapatnam, after registering an offence against 22 persons.According to the CBI…
AHMEDABAD: A sessions court (Ahmedabad rural) has acquitted three persons over three decades after they were accused of spreading terror in post-Babri Masjid demolition riots. They were charged with bringing explosives to Ahmedabad, Gujarat, in 1993.The court concluded that Pankaj Patel, Vrajlal Patel and Virukbhai Kharasiya, of Bhesan in Junagadh, did not know that their…
AHMEDABAD/VADODARA: Respite from downpours is expected to be short-lived as Gujarat braces for another round of heavy rain from Sunday, even as the official death toll in the five days of torrential showers till Aug 29 hit 47.As per IMD, a depression formed in the Bay of Bengal is travelling towards Gujarat and Maharashtra. Heavy…
AHMEDABAD: If you thought Gujarat had seen the last of weather systems this monsoon, think again. A new one, in the form of a well-marked low-pressure area from the Bay of Bengal, is moving towards Gujarat and is likely to affect the local weather Sep 1 onwards, bringing heavy to very heavy rain. IMD says…
AHMEDABAD: A man from Gujarat and his Chinese associate have been arrested for their involvement in conning two elderly US couples out of their life’s savings by having it converted into gold.Harmish Patel, a migrant from Gujarat, and Wenhui Sun from China have been arrested by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officials for the fraud currently…
NEW DELHI: Three men have been arrested in connection with the game zone fire that resulted in the loss of 28 lives. They have been sent to a 14-day police remand by a court in the Rajkot district on Monday. The court of additional judicial magistrate BP Thakar has remanded three accused individuals, namely Yuvraj…
