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6 sentenced to 20 years in jail in different POCSO cases in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: Six individuals arrested recently for rape under the POCSO Act in different cases in Gujarat have been sentenced to 20 years in prison after effective investigation and swift trials, underscoring the…
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108 hectares of grazing land given to Adani to be taken back, Guj govt tells HC
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government on Friday informed the High Court that it will take back nearly 108 hectares of ‘gauchar’ (grazing) land which was given to an Adani Group entity in 2005…
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Rahul Gandhi to address party workers & meet Rajkot fire victims’ kin
Ahmedabad: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be on a visit to Ahmedabad city in Gujarat on Saturday, where he will address party workers, a leader said. Gandhi will also meet the…
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NEET-UG exam malpractice: CBI arrests private school owner from Godhra
Godhra: The Central Bureau of Investigation, probing the alleged malpractices in conducting the NEET-UG exam at a private school in Godhra of Gujarat in May, on Sunday arrested its owner. With the…
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Gujarat BJP leader’s birthday bash in police station draws flak
The Gujarat police recently organised a birthday for a BJP local leader inside a police station, sparking outrage and criticism from the opposition Congress party. The birthday bash of the BJP leader…
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NEET-UG paper leak case: CBI conducts searches in Gujarat
New Delhi: The CBI was conducting searches at seven location in Gujarat in the NEET-UG paper leak case, officials said on Saturday. They said the operation began in the morning at the…
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Gujarat: Muslim clerics held for sharing rules of animal sacrifice on social media
The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Gujarat’s Bharuch District has arrested two Muslim clergies over alleged social media posts in which they had described rules of animal sacrifice as per Islamic law.…
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Muslim youth lynched during cricket match in Gujarat; many arrested
In a shocking incident, a Muslim youth was beaten to death to death during a cricket match by a group of 15-20 men in Gujarat. The incident occurred on Saturday, June 22,…
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Veteran bureaucrat Bharat Lal gets 1-year extension as NHRC secretary general
New Delhi: Veteran bureaucrat Bharat Lal was on Monday given one-year extension as secretary general of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), according to a personnel ministry order. Lal, a 1988 batch…
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Amit Shah to attend Yoga Day celebrations in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will participate in a yoga event in Ahmedabad on Friday, June 21, on the occasion of International Day of Yoga, state minister Harsh Sanghavi said on…
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Rajkot fire tragedy: 2 civic staffers held for tampering with documents
Rajkot: Two employees of the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) have been arrested for allegedly making certain changes in documents pertaining to a game zone after a fire there last month claimed 27…
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Muslim women allotted govt flat in Gujarat, society residents protest
The Motnath Residency Housing Cooperative Housing Society Limited in Gujarat’s Harni district have been protesting against the allotment of a government flat to a Muslim woman. The woman, a government employee is…
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Three girls drown after falling into well in Gujarat
Godhra: Three girls, including a five-year-old, drowned after falling into a well in Simaliya village in Panchmahal district of Gujarat, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday, they said.…
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From Constable to Cabinet: C.R. Patil sworn-in as Minister in Modi 3.0
Ahmedabad: Chandrakant Raghunath Patil, a seasoned politician from Gujarat whose career trajectory has taken him from being a police constable to the highest echelons of political power in India, was sworn in…
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Rs 130 crore cocaine seized off Gujarat’s Kutch coast; ATS launches probe
Gandhidham: Thirteen unclaimed packets of cocaine, valued at Rs 130 crore in the international market, were recovered from a creek area near Gandhidham town in Gujarat’s Kutch district in the early hours…