Ahmedabad, 22 November 2012 Update: Poonam Madam has been selected as BJP candidate from Khambhalia seat. The BJP has dropped existing MLA for this. ________________________________ In a major setback to Congress in Jamnagar rural belt, powerful local woman leader Poonam Madam has resigned from the primary membership of Congress party today. Poonamben has announced to join the BJP. Poonam Madam was likely to contest the election from Jamkhambhalia seat in Ja...Read More

Ahmedabad, 8 November 2012 A local court in Jamnagar today framed charges of murder and other offences against suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt and six others in a 22-year-old custodial torture case. Mr Bhatt is currently under suspension. On October 10, 1990, 133 people, including one Prabhu Das Vaishnavi, were arrested in the wake of communal flareup at Jamjodhpur. They were kept in police custody before Vaishnavi was admitted in a hospital upon his release November 8, ...Read More

Jamnagar, 21 August 2012 President of late Hemantbhai Rambhai Madam Memorial Trust, Poonamben Madam has asked the state government to accommodate the farmers having 8-10 acre land in state's ongoing fodder distribution drive. In a letter to Revenue minister Anandiben Patel, Poonamben said, "ongoing drive of fodder distribution on subsidized rate initiated by the state government in water scarcity areas presently covers only those farmers who have less than five acre size ...Read More

Jamnagar, 1 May 2012 A local court in Jamkhambhalia today issued bailable warrant against suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt for not appearing for hearing a 1990 case of alleged murder. Sessions judge NT Solanki issued bailable warrants against Bhatt and other four police personnel who did not appear before the court which was to hear the case today. According to case details, one Prahbudas Vaishnani, who was arrested in Jamkhambhalia town in Jamnagar in 1990, died in a h...Read More

Jamnagar, 29 February 2012 The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday refused to stay proceedings against suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a 1990 murder case which resulted in death of one person in Jamnagar. This means the trial court can now go ahead with framing of charges against Bhatt and six other policemen. HC however issued notice to the state govt on Bhatt's plea challenging the Jamnagar court's decision to reject his plea to condone the delay in filing a revision a...Read More

Jamnagar, 21 February, 2012 Jamkhambhalia court today rejected controversial suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt’ plea to pardon the delay in filing review petition in a 1990 murder case against him. Bhatt's lawyer IH Sayed however said they would be challenging the rejection of their condonation of delay plea in the Gujarat High Court soon. The next hearing in the case has been scheduled on 28 February, when the court would decide on framing of charges against Bhatt....Read More

Jamnagar,17 August,2011 The sessions court in Jamkhmbhalia has issued a bailable warrant against suspended controversial Gujarat IPS Sanjiv Bhatt. Sanjiv Bhatt and others are facing murder charge in 1993 police atrocity case. The case was scheduled for hearing on 29 July but Bhatt didn't turn up. Bhatt had not appeared before the court earlier too. Taking this into consideration Khambhalia's Additional Sessions Court Justice N.P.Solanki issued bailable warrant of Rs. 5,000 wi...Read More