Jamnagar: The controversy surrounding the remarks made by Union Minister Parshottam Rupala, who is the BJP candidate for the Rajkot Lok Sabha seat, shows no signs of abating. A protest is underway across Gujarat, with the Kshatriya community demanding the cancellation of Rupala's ticket for the Rajkot seat. Following reactions from the royal families of Bhavnagar and Kutch regarding Rupala's statement, Jamsaheb of Jamnagar has also weighed in on the matter. A letter released by Jamsaheb Shatr...Read More

Surat: All the shoppers were evacuated from V R Mall in the city after the mall management received an email threat about a potential bomb blast. VR Mall, the largest mall in the city, received an email today stating, 'Save as many as you want to save, they will be blasted'. The management promptly informed the police, who arrived on the scene immediately. Umra Police, along with the Crime Branch, Special Operation Group (SOG), and Bomb Squad, all reached the location. After evacuating all th...Read More

Surat: Police Inspector Alpesh Gabani of Varachha police station apologized for his mistake before the court, and told the judge that, if he is fined, his career will be over. He went on to say that he would never behave in such a manner in court. Consequently, the court forgave the inspector and canceled the contempt notice. On April 5, Police Inspector Alpesh Gabani had told the judge to lower his voice, citing his position as a gazetted officer. The court issued a contempt notice due to th...Read More

Rajkot: Amidst the protests by the Kshatriya community against Union Minister Parshottam Rupala, a member of the erstwhile royal family of Rajkot, Mandhatasinh Jadeja, today came forward in support of Rupala, urging the Kshatriyas to settle the dispute as Rupala has apologised several times for his comments. Speaking to the media, Mandhatasinh Jadeja said, "Recently, Parshottambhai Rupala, the BJP's candidate from Rajkot, made remarks about kings that deeply offended the honour, respect, and ...Read More

Vadodara: Police arrested a migrant Taufik Idrish Vhora, resident of Hathikhana Tulsivadi in Roshannagar over a viral video in which a two years old child was seen driving a bike. A video clip was viral on social media in which Idrish was riding a bike. A two years old child was sitting on the petrol tank of bike on the front side. Idrish's wife and her friend were sitting on the bike behind Idrish. Idrish was passing through Karelibag water tank to Muktanand circle road. He withdrew...Read More

Sabarmati: Atal Bridge and other attractions on Sabarmati Riverfront will remain open for the visitors till 11 pm in Summer. Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Ltd (SRFDCL) has taken a decision to keep open, Usmanpura garden, Children Park, BJ Park, Subhash Bridge Park, Flower Park, Atal Bridge and East and West Lower Promenade (Walkways) till 11 pm till 15 July this year. Tickets for the attractions shall be available till 10 pm. The decision has been taken in view of the ongoing Summ...Read More

Surat: In order to accommodate passenger needs and address the travel demand, Western Railway has announced the operation of unreserved Special Trains at a Special Fare. As per a press release issued by Sumit Thakur, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the details of these special trains are as follows: 1.Train No. 09039/09040 Udhna – Jaynagar-Nandurbar Unreserved Special Train  Train No. 09039 Udhna – Jaynagar Special will depart from Udhna on Monday, the 14th of April,...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Kshatriya community is holding statewide protests against BJP's candidate from Rajkot Lok Sabha seat, Parshottam Rupala. In this relation, Gujarat Karni Sena President Raj Shekhawat had called upon Kshatriyas to besiege (Gherao) the Gujarat BJP Headquarters, Kamalam, at 2 pm today with saffron flags and sturdy sticks. However, this program has not been successful as Raj Shekhawat, who arrived at Ahmedabad Airport from Jaipur, has been detained by the crime branch team at the airpo...Read More

Rajkot: Two individuals from Rajkot were apprehended by the Delhi Police last week for allegedly claiming to possess a nuclear bomb following dissatisfaction with the security screening process at the IGI Airport. According to police reports, the passengers, identified as Jignesh Malan and Kashyap Kumar Lalani, expressed discontent with the necessity of undergoing security screening before boarding the Akasa Air flight to Ahmedabad on April 5th. The duo showed discontent with the security scr...Read More