Vaibhav Jha is a senior correspondent at The Indian Express, Ahmedabad. He tracks crime, politics and central agencies as beats.

September 02, 2021 02:14 IST
The 140-page book released by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in Gandhinagar on Tuesday offers a rare glimpse into the world of prisons in the state and elsewhere in the country.
Thu, Sep 02, 2021
August 09, 2021 02:25 IST
The country’s second largest such facility for retired police dogs, after Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, currently shelters 11 German Shepherds and Labradors who are K-9 unit veterans.
Mon, Aug 09, 2021
July 31, 2021 00:27 IST
According to officials of Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Cell, which pivots the ‘Cyber Aashvast project’, from January 2020 to July 2021, as many as 4,985 complaints were made by victims using various social media platforms to the Anti Cyber Bullying Unit of Gujarat Police.
Sat, Jul 31, 2021
July 19, 2021 02:43 IST
The state government recently announced the deadline for all owners, staff, and managers at shops, stores, malls, restaurants, hotels, market yards, and others to get their first dose of Covid vaccination, for permission to operate their shops.
Mon, Jul 19, 2021
July 16, 2021 08:01 IST
In 2010, the Gujarat CID Crime arrested Pandya who was an inspector with the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Rajkot. In 2011, as per Supreme Court order, Prajapati case was taken over by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Fri, Jul 16, 2021
July 15, 2021 03:51 IST
On Friday, Modi will virtually flag off a MEMU (Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) train from Gandhinagar Railway Station to Varetha Railway Station in Mehsana, with a halt at Vadnagar, the PM's hometown.
Thu, Jul 15, 2021
July 13, 2021 02:52 IST
He also proposed that forensic investigation be made compulsory for any crime that entails a punishment of six or more years.
Tue, Jul 13, 2021
July 05, 2021 22:34 IST
The Indian Express has learnt that the report was compiled by a “technical cell” under the Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Cell after scanning through hundreds of government websites of states and the union government for months.
Mon, Jul 05, 2021
June 29, 2021 13:46 IST
CCTV footage sourced from the police showed a white colour i20 car swerving to the left and crashing into the shelter on a pavement. Four persons were seen exiting the car and fleeing from the spot on foot.
Tue, Jun 29, 2021
June 25, 2021 04:40 IST
Following a core committee meeting chaired by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, the state government said night curfew would continue in 18 of the 36 cities and towns where the curbs are currently in place.
Fri, Jun 25, 2021
June 20, 2021 20:14 IST
Hardik Patel says that no leader from the Gujarat Congress visited his house after the demise of his father due to Covid-19 in May this year.
Sun, Jun 20, 2021June 19, 2021 01:00 IST
The Congress party that had won 77 out of 182 seats in 2017 Assembly elections -- its best performance in the past two decades -- will now be looking to bolster their seat count in 2022.
Sat, Jun 19, 2021
June 14, 2021 14:05 IST
The Delhi Chief Minister also welcomed television journalist Isudan Gadhavi to the party.
Mon, Jun 14, 2021
June 10, 2021 00:17 IST
According to party sources, among the contenders for the post of GPCC president are Shaktisinh Gohil, Rajya Sabha MP Arjun Modhwadia, former GPCC president and former union minister Bharatsinh Solanki.
Thu, Jun 10, 2021
June 06, 2021 13:51 IST
Gandhinagar-based National Forensic Sciences University has tied up with US's Department of Defense to recover and identify the remains of over 400 missing US military personnel in India during World War II. How will they go about doing so?
Tue, Jun 08, 2021
May 15, 2021 04:26 IST
In Petlad taluka of Anand district, six Disc Jockeys (DJs) were detained and their equipment impounded on Thursday night over Covid protocol violations.
Sat, May 15, 2021
April 30, 2021 23:58 IST
A three-member SC bench headed by Justice Chandrachud observed on Friday, "If citizens communicate their grievances on social media and internet then it cannot be said its wrong information. "
Fri, Apr 30, 2021
April 23, 2021 03:57 IST
Several of them emphasised that hospitals must have “alternate arrangements for emergency conditions”.
Fri, Apr 23, 2021
April 20, 2021 08:39 IST
Seven passengers on board the Yoga Express have also tested positive for the coronavirus in Rapid Antigen Tests conducted by the civic body on Monday, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) said.
Tue, Apr 20, 2021
April 19, 2021 03:15 IST
Fifty passengers from that state tested positive for the coronavirus during the period, railway officials said.
Mon, Apr 19, 2021
April 16, 2021 20:22 IST
While the scene at the platform was symbolic of the pandemic times, the scenario just outside platform number 1 resonated the hullabaloo that is prevalent outside railway stations in the country, with social distancing going for a toss.
Fri, Apr 16, 2021
April 15, 2021 08:54 IST
On Tuesday, a few volunteers of some organisations in Banaskantha approached the police with the complaint stating that pasting photos of Saraswati had “hurt their religious sentiments”.
Thu, Apr 15, 2021
April 04, 2021 20:18 IST
Tikait said that the reason behind his Gujarat visit was the detention of Bharatiya Kisan Union national general secretary Yudhvir Singh and other farmer leaders in Ahmedabad when they had tried to hold a press conference in the city.
Mon, Apr 05, 2021
April 04, 2021 04:36 IST
From May 30 to December 5 last year, the state police collected Rs 93.56 crore in fine from over 21.4 lakh persons across the state for violating the mask rule and spitting in public
Sun, Apr 04, 2021
March 23, 2021 04:31 IST
According to GSHRC officials in Gandhinagar, Bhikhabhai Ismailbhai Chadi, an extension officer at Bhiloda Taluka Panchayat office in Aravalli, had moved a petition claiming that during a video-conference meeting on January 11, 2021, he was made to do squats, holding his ears.
Tue, Mar 23, 2021



