On Wednesday, the boy was shifted to a private hospital where he underwent surgery for the injuries.

VVS president  Parth Pandya said, “First-year exams were held 45 days ago but result has not been declared. The university has already scheduled the ATKT exam on April 10... How will students know whether they have to take the ATKT exam?”

MICA also introduced an award in the name of Prof Jay Trivedi who passed away due to Covid-19 in 2021.

The deceased who is a resident of Adajan and a native of Aurangabad in Maharashtra, left behind a note written in Marathi pointing to a love angle as the reason, said inspector RR Desai of Sachin police station. 

Zala said that later on Mathasuriya’s friends Jayesh Vaghela, a resident of Dalkhaniya and Nimbha Vaghela, a resident of Kotda village, were arrested after their role in the crime came to light.

Patel admitted that currently there is “no” or “negligible” stock of vaccine available in the state. Patel said that for precaution dose, the state government has already sought three lakh vaccines (Covaxin, Covishield and Corbevax).

Last month, just ahead of the Chaitra Navratri, the Gujarat government dragged itself into a controversy when it backed decisions on offerings at two major temples that are part of the 52 Shaktipeeths. Aditi Raja, Ritu Sharma and Gopal Kateshiya track the events that shaped offerings in three major temples last month

A statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office said, “The CM directed the police and administration to remain alert, identify the rioters and take strict action on them.”

The police investigation found that Nitin is a history sheeter who has at least five criminal cases against him related to snatching, attempt to murder, drugs and arms smuggling.

As part of the Covid preparedness meeting held recently, it has been decided to test the patients visiting emergency department, CH-22, 45, Manimajra and GMSH-16 for Covid-19.

Most of the cases filed against the 36 invoke IPC sections related to unlawful assembly, rioting, promoting enmity between two groups, attempt to murder, criminal intimidation and conspiracy and under various sections of The Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.

On the suspicion that Maoists have changed their modus operandi, a CRPF officer said, “Nowadays, instead of attacking a large number of personnel in one attack, they have started targeting them when they find them in low numbers.”

After the encounter, it was circulated that among those killed was Dhananjay Singh, who then carried a reward leading to his arrest. But it emerged that Singh was alive

Although Adityanath did not refer to anyone by name, his remarks came days after a special court in Prayagraj sentenced former MP Atiq Ahmed and two others to life imprisonment in the 2007 kidnapping case of lawyer Umesh Pal.

In a bid to establish that the L-G’s powers are on par with that of a Governor and is not that of an administrator, his lawyer Ajaykumar Choksi said: “The way Governor addresses the Legislative Assembly, the way President of India addresses the Parliament, the same way Delhi L-G addresses the Delhi Assembly.

The Congress leader also criticised BJP leaders for relentlessly attacking party leader Rahul Gandhi. “Just because Rahul Gandhi asked tough questions, he is being targeted by the BJP leaders,” he said.

He also demanded the deployment of central armed forces in the affected areas to bring the situation under control, while alleging that the state police has failed to restore peace. The PIL has been admitted and the next hearing will be on April 3.

The NCPCR chairperson will also visit Malda on Saturday and meet the family of a minor girl who was recently allegedly raped inside a school.

The self-styled chief of Waris Punjab De has been on the run since a police crackdown on the outfit on March 18. He has, however, appeared in two purported videos and an audio clip released on social media in the past three days.

Police said that a few people sustained minor injuries after which the procession was re-routed. Members of one community announced closure of markets in Haldipokhar area on April 1 as a mark of protest. 

Sasaram and Biharsharif are district headquarters of Rohtas and Nalanda. Around 20 people suffered injuries in the incidents and there were talks of firing in Biharsharif, sources said.

The FIR has been filed against a mob of about 500 persons, who “pelted stones during a procession of Ram Navami”,  he said. The accused are members of the minority community.

The Department of Consumer Affairs issued an order to this effect on Friday. The order called the Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts (Second Amendment) Order, 2023, is signed by Nidhi Khare, Additional Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs.

Police said they are in the process of identifying the persons. The annual Ram Navami procession was halted and the police said that the situation  was brought under control and remained peaceful after talks with “respected people from both sides.”