AMRELI: At least four children died of suffocation after getting locked inside a car while playing in Amreli district, Gujarat, on Monday, said police.The incident took place at Randhiya village in the district on Saturday.The victims, aged between 2 and 7 years, became locked inside the car and died due to suffocation, the official said.According…
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…
NEW DELHI: Ratan Tata shut down his 1,500-crore Nano project from West Bengal in 2008 and shifted it to Gujarat. But this move had more factors at its play: 400 acres of farm land, Mamata’s protests and Modi‘s SMS.The opposition Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, led by Mamata Banerjee, had led widespread protests after the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the completion of his 23 years in elected public office after taking over as Gujarat chief minister for first time on Oct 7, 2001, by vowing to continue working tirelessly with more vigour and not rest until the goal of a “developed India” is accomplished.“Much has been achieved…
SURA: A man, 26, was held for death of a nursing student, as he wasted hours searching for remedies online despite seeing her profusely bleeding after a sexual encounter, in a hotel in Gujarat‘s Navsari district on Sept 23.Investigators said instead of rushing her to a hospital or seeking medical help, accused surfed the internet…
Takes veiled dig at Rahul over remarks on Sikhs in USGANDHINAGAR: PM Modi on Monday mounted a scathing attack on opposition, alleging that certain individuals filled with hate and negativity are defaming the country.Amid the row over Rahul Gandhi’s remarks in US on reservation and Congress’ tieup with National Conference in J&K, Modi said, “Some…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for several major developmental projects in Ahmedabad, including the first ‘Vande Metro,’ now renamed ‘Namo Bharat Rapid Rail.’ The projects, worth Rs 8,500 crore, aim to enhance Gujarat‘s urban connectivity through extensive rail, road, and metro infrastructure.Addressing a public rally in…
NEW DELHI: NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences for the loss of lives in a drowning incident in Gujarat‘s Dehgam taluk area in a social media post, in the wee hours on Saturday.At least eight people drowned while bathing in the Meshwo River in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar district on Friday evening, an official…
NEW DELHI: A ‘mysterious’ fever has struck seven villages in the Lakhpat and Abdasa talukas of Kutch district, Gujarat, resulting in 14 deaths, including six children. The Gujarat government, in response, has deployed specialist doctors and 50 medical teams to the affected areas to address the crisis.Health minister Rushikesh Patel convened a review meeting in…
NEW DELHI: Bulldozers ran over “illegal encroachments” at a locality in Gujarat‘s Surat that witnessed rioting on Sunday after some minors threw stones at Ganesh pandal.The authorities, however, clarified that the anti-encroachment drive was not linked to the rioting as it was planned weeks in advance.The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) deployed bulldozers in the area…
