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High drama at sea: A hot chase and a fake storm alert ends in arrest of rape accused

October 11, 2025 7:15 pm

As the trawler with two of the accused turned around, the team of police personnel intercepted the vessel mid-sea and took them into custody

Gir Somnath: Lion spotted on roof of farmer’s house

May 30, 2022 11:06 am

The incident happened between 9 pm and 10 pm Friday. “I was shocked and worried. I have two daughters—Riya (6) and Himani (3) and elderly parents. The lion was staring at us and our cattle simultaneously and we had nowhere to hide,” Lalji told The Indian Express.

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Gujarat: Farm labourers’ 3-yr-old daughter killed in leopard attack

February 22, 2021 1:03 am

According to forest officials, the incident took place on the agricultural farm of one Keshubhai Chauhan in Girdevli village, bordering Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary.

2 months after death, fisherman’s body returns home

February 17, 2014 4:41 am

Shiyal’s body was flown to Mumbai on Saturday, and was brought by road to Garal, some 12 km from Una, on Sunday afternoon.

Gir Somnath SDM files complaint against a woman for converting to Islam ‘illegally’

February 10, 2014 4:57 am

In complaint, SDM alleged that Shevra, a Hindu, converted to Islam in July last year without seeking prior permission from district magistrate.

Bid to get whale shark satellite-tagged fails

January 04, 2014 5:20 am

Gujarat forest department and researchers of an NGO made an attempt to satellite-tag a whale shark off Sutrapada coast in Gir Somnath district on Friday,but the operation remained unsuccessful after the tag got entangled in fishing net.

Sasan Gir residents call off hunger strike

October 03, 2013 3:51 am

Residents of Sasan Gir,Bhalchhel and Haripur villages of Mendrarda taluka in Junagadh district called off their seven-day long hunger strike .

Narendra Modi plans new tribal district in Gujarat to clear debt

February 05, 2014 6:14 pm

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Monday announced the 28th district in poll-bound Gujarat,which will be called Chhota Udepur. Modi told a tribal sammelan that the district will come into being on January 26,2013