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

August 07, 2020 01:42 IST
Ahmedabad Shrey Hospital Fire: Following the incident, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) ordered a fire safety audit of the 72 Covid hospitals in the city. Twenty were inspected on Thursday, with many found lacking NOC.
Fri, Aug 07, 2020
August 06, 2020 02:41 IST
On March 18, 2019, Ramol police station had recorded the statement of a 20-year-old woman from Ramol area and filed a case of gang rape against four persons.
Thu, Aug 06, 2020
August 05, 2020 01:53 IST
The train-burning incident, in which 59 passengers, mostly kar sevaks, died, led to communal riots across Gujarat, in which nearly 1,200 people, mostly Muslims, were killed.
Wed, Aug 05, 2020
July 29, 2020 14:02 IST
According to western railway officials, the uncoupled coaches were rejoined and the train was back on its journey in half an hour.
Wed, Jul 29, 2020
July 16, 2020 15:48 IST
A case of murder against unknown persons was filed at Palanpur Taluka police station on July 14 night under IPC sections 302 and 34 after the victim's son Sandil submitted a complaint.
Thu, Jul 16, 2020
June 23, 2020 05:18 IST
For the first time in 143 years, a stay order by the Gujarat High Court was put on the Jagannath Rath Yatra of Ahmedabad, said to be the biggest after Puri in Odisha, amid Coronavirus pandemic.
Tue, Jun 23, 2020
June 19, 2020 17:49 IST
The one-BHK flat at the seventh floor of the building belonged to Gaurang and was found to be locked from inside by police.
Sat, Jun 20, 2020
June 13, 2020 02:28 IST
Ajaysinh Raulji was taken to the hospital on May 26 by his mother Sajanben after he had complained of weakness and fever.
Sat, Jun 13, 2020
May 25, 2020 23:43 IST
On May 19, in the fourth phase of lockdown, the contractor was ready to walk back home. For this duration, the group of workers had been stranded without any work or money. “Our bags are packed and we are ready to walk to Bihar... We have no option left.”
Mon, May 25, 2020
May 24, 2020 23:37 IST
"The quarantine is mandatory and I do not mind it. I feel I should have left earlier, so that I could complete my quarantine and embrace my family on Eid. Every Eid I have been with them, this is the first time I am not with them."
Sun, May 24, 2020
May 18, 2020 05:22 IST
Speaking for Ahmedabad Civil Hospital where Makwana was admitted, Officer on Special Duty Dr M M Prabhakar told The Indian Express it was the job of the AMC to keep the family informed. “We are a multi-speciality treating hospital and there are corporation people to coordinate this.”
Mon, May 18, 2020
May 18, 2020 00:27 IST
"As soon as my reports came, I told my commanding officer that I want my uniform and my job back. 22 years ago, I had joined the Home Guard as I loved the uniform and a sense of service it brings," said Parmar.
Mon, May 18, 2020
May 12, 2020 01:14 IST
According to police, Dhaval Patel, editor and owner of Face of Nation, allegedly wrote a news story on May 7, titled ‘Mansukh Mandaviya called by high command, chances of leadership change in Gujarat’. Mandaviya is a Union minister and a Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat.
Tue, May 12, 2020
May 11, 2020 00:18 IST
Similarly, another migrant worker Mangesh Kumar from Gorakhpur in UP, claimed that he and his colleagues were kept in the bus for 12 hours with minimal food and water.
Mon, May 11, 2020
May 03, 2020 01:50 IST
18-year-old Govind Kumar, a migrant worker from Uttar Pradesh, claims that a few officials and a police team had arrived at his one-room flat in Piplaj-an urban village of Ahmedabad.
Sun, May 03, 2020
May 01, 2020 23:38 IST
"This year we won't be able to celebrate Chhath Pooja in November as we might have to come back to Ahmedabad after July or August. But my family is not bothered about it. They just want me to come back," said 19-year-old Mausam Kumar.
Fri, May 01, 2020
April 24, 2020 01:57 IST
Ansari's health deteriorated after March 20, but due to the lockdown, his family claimed, he couldn’t get back to Ranchi.
Sat, Apr 25, 2020
April 23, 2020 01:31 IST
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Ansari's family said he went to Ahmedabad one-and-a-half years ago, and did odd jobs for a living. His last employment was at a packaging company.
Thu, Apr 23, 2020
April 21, 2020 00:15 IST
Industrialists claim that out of 8,000 strong workforce employed in over 300 industrial units of Sanand GIDC, hardly 3,500 were present in the Sanand village and factory areas.
Tue, Apr 21, 2020
April 18, 2020 03:01 IST
The officials of Ahmedabad division of Western Railways claimed that they used a parcel train which was travelling from Ahmedabad to Delhi to make a last minute courier order to Ajmer railway station.
Tue, Jun 09, 2020
April 04, 2020 05:45 IST
Three more persons have been booked, but haven’t been arrested so far. Police said the accused were residents of Navsari, Jamnagar, Amreli, Anand and Kutch districts.
Sat, Apr 04, 2020
April 02, 2020 00:45 IST
As per Gujarat Police, preliminary investigation revealed that 34 Tablighi Jamaat workers from Ahmedabad, 12 from Mehsana, 20 from Bhavnagar, 4 from Botad and 2 from Navsari attended the Markaz.
Thu, Apr 02, 2020
April 01, 2020 01:18 IST
Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) officers confirmed about six persons, including the 70-year-old man who died on March 26, having travelled to Delhi to attend the Nizamuddin meet.
Wed, Apr 01, 2020
March 30, 2020 00:16 IST
Amid the ongoing lockdown in the country amid Coronavirus outbreak, thousands of migrant daily wage labourers are stuck in cluster pockets of Ahmedabad city and Ahmedabad industrial estate areas, with minimal ration and no money
Mon, Mar 30, 2020
March 29, 2020 22:56 IST
Rakesh Kumar, a native of Muzaffapur in Bihar, lives with 50 other workers on the ground floor of an under-construction building of Sahajanand Group in Science city area of Ahmedabad.
Sun, Mar 29, 2020





