BJP MP kin Shiva Solanki arrested in RTI activist Amit Jethwa’s murder

Ahmedabad : Shiva Solanki, a nephew of an MP of Gujarat’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was arrested by the crime branch of Ahmedabad on Tuesday for his alleged role in the killing of RTI activist Amit Jethwa in July.

Reports quoting police said th

SC stays death of Akshardham attackers

The Supreme Court on Monday put a stay order on the death sentence of three men found guilty in the 2002 Akshardham Temple attack that killed 32 persons.

The bench of Justice B Sudarshan Reddy and Justice S Nijjar stayed the death sentences of Adam Ajmeri,

Amit Shah challenges apex court’s handing over of Sohrabbudin case to CBI

Gujarat’s former minister of state for home Amit Shah has moved the Supreme Court questioning its Jan 12, 2010, judgment handing over the investigations into the Sohrabuddin Sheikh-Kausar Bi abduction and killing case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CB

Amit Shah hospitalised following medical complications

Former Gujarat minister Amit Shah, a key accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout, was admitted to a government hospital in Ahmedabad Tuesday evening following medical complications.

Shah, who is in Sabarmati prison, had undergone a minor incision

Narendra Modi slams PM for CWG ‘mess’

Ahmedabad, Aug 31 : Taking pot shots at the Congress-led Central government for delay in completion of Commonwealth Games (CWG) venues, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the venues won’t be ready in time even if the prime minister ‘mops

N.K. Amin tells court he fears for life in jail

Former deputy superintendent of police N.K. Amin, an accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shoot-out case whose plea to turn approver is pending in court, has raised serious questions about his security in jail and told the court that his life is in danger.

Gujarat court acquits nine of waging war charges

A local court Friday acquitted nine people, including an advocate, who were charged with waging war against the nation and hatching a conspiracy to create terror in Gujarat after the 2002 communal riots.

Additional Sessions Judge A.H. Shah acquitted advocat

Sohrabuddin case: top cop Geetha Johri appears before CBI

After ignoring two summons, police commissioner of Gujarat’s Rajkot town Geetha Johri appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here Thursday in connection with the 2005 staged killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and the later elimination of his wife

Narendra Modi for promoting sports in Gujarat

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said the state wants to promote sports in a big way.

Addressing a training camp of 5,000 physical instructors at the Tridev Mandir complex at Adalaj near here, he said that youth’s participation in sports was i

CBI seeks enhanced security for N.K. Amin in jail

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday sought enhanced security in jail for former deputy superintendent of police N.K. Amin whose plea for turning approver in the Sohrabuddin-Kausarbi murder case is awaiting court orders.

The petition was filed b

Amit Shah’s bail hearing postponed to Aug 30

The hearing on the bail plea of former Gujarat minister Amit Shah in the 2005 Sohrabuddin staged shootout was Tuesday postponed to Aug 30.

Shah, a former minister of state for home, was arrested July 25. He filed the bail plea soon after being sent behind b

Heavy rains devastate Ahmedabad

A building collapsed, water entered over 300 housing societies and trains were cancelled as torrential rains lashed and crippled Ahmedabad Sunday.

Heavy rains also enveloped central and south Gujarat. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted

CBI continues to quiz Amit Shah

Former Gujarat minister Amit Shah continued to be quizzed by CBI officials here Sunday, a day after he was grilled for nine hours in connection with the 2005 killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh in a staged shootout.

The former minister of state for home was at th

Nose wheel of Jet Airways plane collapses on landing in Ahmedabad Airport

Passengers of a Jet Airways flight had a miraculous escape when the nose wheel of the aircraft collapsed on landing at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport in Ahmedabad Thursday night. The 57 passengers and four crew are safe.

The mishap took pla

Ahmedabad to take up record greening drive

Ahmedabad, July 11 (IANS) Ahmedabad is set to notch up a record by planting a whopping six lakh saplings across the city in a single day on July 31, officials Sunday said.

Principal Secretary, Forests and Environment S.K. Nanda said here that the

Dog census in Ahmedabad from August

Gandhinagar, July 11 (IANS) Ahmedabad will carry out its first dog census from next month, becoming possibly the second city in India after Jodhpur to do a canine headcount, an official said Sunday.

With a human population of about six million, A

‘Focus on empowering second generation of NRIs’

He is the only Indian-American who has been felicitated by both the countries. Dr Sudhir Parikh has been awarded the The Ellis Island Medal of Honor by the US and the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman and the Padmashri by India. Parikh is now focusing on making the sec

The quest for rare stamps and coins

Philately and numismatics are probably the most common leisure pursuits of mankind. They give the collector pride and pleasure of having rare possessions besides sharpening and expanding their knowledge. These hobbies enable interaction among people and at the

AMC to implement single health licence system

Now, selling multiple items under one roof is not going to be a taxing affair for businessmen. They will, at least, not have to undergo torturous procedures to procure separate licences for different items they sell under one roof. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corp

Togadia seeks ‘exact questions’ from SIT

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia, who was recently called for questioning by the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) for his alleged role in post-Godhra riots in 2002, has sought to know the exact questions the SIT wants t