Crime
Former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda, former coal secretary H C Gupta and seven others were today put on trial by a special court here in connection with a case pertaining to alleged irregularities in allocation of a coal block. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parasar also framed charges against former Jharkhand Chief Secretary A K Basu, […]
Today in Ahmedabad, a panel comprising of a psychologist and 4 senior gynaecologists of Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad permits abortion of 14-year-old sexual assault of victim girl. A 14-year-old rape victim can have her pregnancy terminated if it is necessary to save her life, the Supreme Court has said. The Gujarat minor, who was raped by […]
Today at 7 am in Nagpur Central Prison, India executes Yakub Memon, convicted of financing the deadly 1993 Mumbai bombings. Yakub Memon hanged for his role in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts that killed 257 people. Last minute Hearing on petition of Yakub done in Supreme Court No 4 in a three judge bench of Justice […]
Home Minister Rajnath Singh tonight called on President Pranab Mukherjee and is believed to have conveyed government’s view that the mercy petition of Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon be rejected. Singh’s meeting came after government at the top level considered the mercy petition referred to it by the President who acts on the aid […]
Suspense mounted today over the fate of death row convict Yakub Memon with the Supreme Court setting up a three-judge bench to decide his fate hours after a two-judge bench was split on his plea seeking stay of his execution scheduled on July 30. In the wake of disagreement between Justices A R Dave and […]
In a major terror attack, three fidayeen, believed to have come from Pakistan, today attacked passengers in a moving bus and stormed a police station, killing seven persons, including an SP, while all the terrorists were gunned down after a day-long operation. In the pre-dawn attack, the terrorists, suspected to be members of either Pakistan-based […]
Today in Ahmedabad, one 75 year old man was booked for sexually harassing women staff of School for Mentally Challenged people on Ashram Road. Perverted man told his staffer by holding her hand to sit in his lap and he would make her permanent. The lady went to Police and booked complaint against aged man. […]
Today in Ahmedabad, in one more BRTS accident, BRTS bus hit bike rider at Raikhad junction. Yesterday one 12 year old school student of class 8 was killed by BRTS bus in Sabarmati. Angry mob broke glasses of BRTS bus.
Today, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel attended Swagat Online Program and heard greivances and issues of people of Gujarat. CM orders to lease land at Adana village of Valsad district for prawns grooming.
Today in Gujarat’s Visnagar city rally of Patidar youth and women for reservation in government jobs and education took violent form. The rally went to BJP MLA Rushikesh Patel for giving ultimatum but on not findinh him became aggresive and damaged his office and cars were set on fire. Police had to fire 6 rounds. […]
