Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday pulled up Chief Minister Narendra Modi's government, severely criticising it for inaction during the 2002 riots in the state. Directing the state government to provide compensation for the reconstruction of over 500 religious structures destroyed during the riots, the bench of acting Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice JB Pardiwala also hit out at the state and the police machinery for their failure...
01:31 PM, Feb 08, 2012
Godhra: As Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi began his day-long fast in Godhra on Friday, activist Shabnam Hashmi and five others were arrested on the outskirts of the city as they had planned to hold a parallel 'sammelan' to his fast. "They have stopped and arrested us. We just want to go ahead with our convention. I don't understand what are they afraid of? What are we saying?" asked Shabnam....
11:05 AM, Jan 20, 2012
New Delhi: Setting an example of good local self-governance, a village in Gujarat has handed over its administration to a group of 12 educated girls. All the girls were elected unopposed to the Gram Panchayat even before voting took place in December last year. These girls, all aged between 18 and 23, are at the helm of affairs in Anand district's Siswa village. Although voting for over 10,000 village Panchayats...
01:50 PM, Jan 19, 2012
Ahmedabad: In a setback for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Gujarat High Court has upheld the Governor's appointment of Justice R A Mehta as the Lokayukta. The Gujarat government had challenged the appointment on the grounds that it was unconstitutional and had made it an issue of political pride. Now it will move the Supreme Court. "It is a historical order. We needed a strong and honest Lokayukta and...
09:01 PM, Jan 18, 2012
Ahmedabad: Lesser costs, smoother drives and almost no traffic jams " these are some features of Ahmedabad's Bus Rapid Transit System or BRT, considered by many as the best rapid transport system. And it's no surprise then that many Ahmedabadis have traded their private transport for a hassle free BRTS drive. It has changed Ahmedabad's public transport so drastically that lakhs of people now prefer traveling by the city's Bus...
09:19 AM, Dec 07, 2011
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Thursday directed the Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) to investigate the Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case. SIT Chairman RR Verma has been directed to file a fresh FIR within a span of two weeks and handover the entire report to the CBI. At present, the Special Investigation Team (SIT), the CBI and the National investigation Agency (NIA) are investigating the case. The victim's...
12:04 PM, Dec 01, 2011
Ahmedabad: In a major setback to the Narendra Modi government, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) told the Gujarat High Court on Monday that the Ishrat Jahan encounter was not genuine. The High Court has ordered that a complaint under Indian Penal Code Section 302 (murder) has to be filed against the police officers involved in the fake shoot out on the outskirts of Ahmedabad city. The SIT that submitted it...
08:51 PM, Nov 21, 2011
Mehsana: In the first verdict and sentencing in nine years in a post-Godhra riots case in Gujarat, probed by the SIT, 31 persons out of 73 accused have been found guilty and sentenced to life for the Sardarpura massacre in which 33 people were locked up and burnt alive. But the Mehsana court did acquit 42 others in the case, while 31 others were being released giving them benefit of...
09:46 PM, Nov 09, 2011
Mehsana: More than nine years on, in the first verdict in a post-Godhra riots case being probed by the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation team, 31 people have been convicted and sentenced to life in the Sardarpura massacre case of March 2002. The special court in Gujarat's Mehsana gave life imprisonment to all 31 convicted while 42 of the 73 accused have been acquitted. A total of 33 people were burnt ...
05:42 PM, Nov 09, 2011
Surat: A diamond trader in Surat has decided to light up the city this Diwali with a unique initiative. Industrialist Pintu Dholakia is gifting saplings to his employees as Diwali greetings. No glossy greeting cards, but as many as 10,000 such green saplings will be used to say "Happy Diwali" to spread the green cheer. "In Diwali, you get lot of pollution through crackers, so we thought that rather than...
09:08 AM, Oct 24, 2011
When asked what was next after being released, a relieved Sanjeev Bhatt said he will go out for volleyball and a movie. ...
03:41 PM, Oct 17, 2011
New Delhi: Not everybody gets to walk up the famous steps of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. But the IIM dream just got true for these 50 lucky youths - if only for one day. They spent one full day on the IM-A campus, attending classes and getting a feel of India's top B-school. This as part of IIM-A's 'Joy of Giving Week' celebrations, the collections from which will...
08:50 AM, Oct 10, 2011
New Delhi: Suspended IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt's bail plea is expected to come up for hearing on Monday. It's coming at a time when 35 IPS officers in Gujarat have pledged their support to the Bhatt's family but the DGP of the state Chitaranjan Singh is still trying to play down that support. A day after Gujarat's seniormost police officers came out in open support of anti-Modi IPS officer Sanjeev...
07:19 AM, Oct 10, 2011
New Delhi: Gujarat police is under the scanner again in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case after his former aide and a key witness in the case, Sylvester Daniel, escaped from custody. Four policemen, who were escorting him, have been arrested for negligence. A baffled state police chief said all four have been suspended. DGP, Gujarat Chitaranjan Singh said, "Our jail administration needs to be tightened especially for those who...
09:29 PM, Oct 09, 2011
New Delhi: Suspended Gujarat IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt's bail hearing has been adjourned till Wednesday. Bhatt earlier on Tuesday refused to accept police remand for few hours as suggested by a metropolitan court. The court had proposed Bhatt to accept the remand for few hours before the bail matter could be decided. Bhatt refused the suggestion stating that it was a battle of principles. The suspended officer was arrested on...
03:56 PM, Oct 04, 2011
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