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PM holds meeting with BJP ministers in Gandhinagar during Gujarat visit, to inaugurate an exhibition on semiconductor industry

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Gujarat Ministers at the Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar on Thursday night, sources said.

The Hindu · Jul 27, 2023

At 120, Kerala reports highest deaths due to heatwave this year

120 people died in Kerala due to heatwave till June-end, highest in India. Gujarat (35), Telangana (20), Maharashtra (14), Tamil Nadu & Uttar Pradesh (12),

The Hindu · Jul 27, 2023

Gujarat High Court acquits last cop accused in 2003 Sadiq Jamal encounter case

Gujarat HC acquits former police official in 2003 Sadiq Jamal encounter case. A all 8 accused exonerated. Retired Deputy Superintendent of Police Irshad Ali Anwarali Saiyed discharged after HC allowed plea. Case pertained to Sadiq Jamal, killed allegedly in an “encounter” by Gujarat police. CBI probed case and filed charge…

The Hindu · Jul 26, 2023

PM Modi to visit Gujarat on July 27-28, inaugurate Hirasar airport in Rajkot

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the Hirasar greenfield airport to the nation on July 27 before addressing a public rally in Rajkot city, Collector Prabhav Joshi said.

The Hindu · Jul 23, 2023

Man serving life sentence in Godhra train carnage case nabbed a year after jumping parole

GODHRA: A year after he jumped parole, a convict serving life sentence in the 2002 Godhra train carnage case was arrested from Gujarat's Panchmahal district, police said on Sunday.

The Times of India · Jul 23, 2023

Pramot Singh | Cultural nationalist

Pramot Singh, a former student of Gujarat's MS University, is the leader of the Meitei Leepun, an organisation dedicated to preserving Meitei culture and traditions. He has been booked under IPC sections for criminal conspiracy and promoting enmity. He has admitted to being influenced by the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi…

The Hindu · Jul 22, 2023

Heavy burst of rain turns streets into rivers in Gujarat’s Junagadh; cars and cattle swept away

Heavy rain in Gujarat's south and Saurashtra regions caused a flood-like situation in urban areas and isolated villages. Two drowned and two were swept away in a swollen drain, and 250 were evacuated. Vehicles were damaged and cattle were swept away in Junagadh. IMD issued a red alert for 8…

The Hindu · Jul 22, 2023

Cattle, vehicles swept away as heavy downpour maroons Junagadh city in Gujarat

RAJKOT: The Junagadh town of Gujarat was marooned on Saturday after it received heavy downpour of around 238mm in a single day, paralysing the city.

The Times of India · Jul 22, 2023

Clear-headed approach: On the judiciary, the police and the grant of bail

In granting regular bail to activist Teesta Setalvad, the Supreme Court has rebuffed the Gujarat police stand that the purported gravity of her offence is enough to deny her bail

The Hindu · Jul 21, 2023

Gujarat crosses 100% target with construction of more than 2,400 Amrut Sarovars

GANDHINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his "Mann ki Baat" of April 2022, called upon the citizens to construct 75 Amrut Sarovar in every district of the country as part of water conservation initiative.

The Times of India · Jul 21, 2023