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Interestingly, the letter demanding Vora’s removal came around three months after the state government appointed him as a special public prosecutor in the Mobri bridge collapse case.

Lawyer seeks removal of Rajkot govt pleader, writes to Gujarat CM PatelSubscriber Only

February 12, 2023 13:10 IST

Sanjay Vora has been serving as Rajkot DGP for more than five years. In a letter dated February 3, Samir Khira, one of the 14 APPs in Rajkot, complained that Vora had not assigned him any case over the past one year even as cases were piling up in the district's courts.

The girl's father also consumed poison on Friday evening and was rushed to a hospital in Rajkot. His condition was reported to be serious. (Representational/File)

Woman consumes acid, dies after rape bid on teen granddaughter

February 12, 2023 00:29 IST

Meanwhile, the girl's father who had consumed poison Friday after coming to know about the incident is in critical condition.

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Porbandar bird survey records 5.76 lakh birds of 220 speciesSubscriber Only

February 10, 2023 00:36 IST

In all, 2.06 lakh ducks and geese, 1.57 lakh rails, coots and crakes, 1.02 lakh flamingos, 29,354 cranes, 29,762 gulls, 18,066 waders, 4,795 cormorants, 2,674 herons, egrets and bitterns, 2,010 terns, 1,874 ibises and spoonbills and 397 storks were counted.

Rajkot civic body’s standing committee okays 78% hike in water charges, 13% increase in property tax

February 10, 2023 04:07 IST

The standing committee rejected the commissioner’s proposal to increase property tax or general tax for residential premises from the existing Rs 11 per square metre (sqm) to Rs 13 sqm.

CM Bhupendra Patel to inaugurate flyover bridge in Rajkot tomorrow

February 3, 2023 21:53 IST

The CM will also inaugurate phase-III and IV of the Ring Road-II constructed by RUDA and which runs from southern to the northern periphery of the city.

Some 2,000 bottles of liquor were found stored in the farmhouse.

Police raid Rajkot farmhouse, seize 1,932 bottles of liquor worth Rs 7.85 lakh

February 3, 2023 13:00 IST

The police said the farmhouse belongs to Jaydeepsinh Jadeja, a Rajkot resident, and added that they had detained Kalu Shiyal, who was working as a sharecropper there.

Saurashtra University files complaint against college run by BJP leader Nehal Shukla over paper leak

February 3, 2023 00:00 IST

BJP leader Nehal Shukla claimed that his institute was being made a scapegoat by SU’s in-charge Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof Girish Bhimani who, the BJP leader said, couldn’t stand him politically.

Rajkot proposes increase in water charges, property tax

February 1, 2023 03:55 IST

Arora proposed to increase the carpet area tax rate from Rs11 per square metre (sqm) to Rs13 per sqm for residential properties and from Rs 22 per sqm to Rs 25 sqm for commercial properties.

Gandhidham municipality president Ishita Tilwani after ink was thrown on her in Gandhidham town, in Kutch on Tuesday. (Express Photo by Paresh Patel)

Gandhidham municipality president says Congress councillor threw ink on her

February 1, 2023 03:52 IST

The incident took place around 11.30 am when municipality presidnet Ishita Tilwani arrived at the Townhall with a few councillors for the quarterly meeting of the general board.

Morbi royal family proposes memorial for victims of Jhulto Pul bridge tragedy

January 30, 2023 14:39 IST

The Jhulto Pul bridge had collapsed just four days after it was thrown open to tourists on October 26, 2022 after months of repair and maintenance, leaving at least 135 dead.

Rana said that so far no one has been detained or arrested. (Representational/File)

RMC employees booked after death of 25-yr-old in trench dug up on road

January 30, 2023 04:16 IST

Harsh Thakkar (25), a resident of Madhapar Chowkadi, was killed on the spot after he fell in a trench dug by the RMC at the beginning of the approach of Chimanbhai Shukal flyover towards Raiya Telephone Exchange on Friday morning.

Birds of this species are also sighted in Bharuch, Vadodara, Polo Forest in Sabarkantha and Kutch. (File)

Bird census: Black-necked stork sighted in Porbandar for second yearSubscriber Only

January 30, 2023 04:16 IST

Led by Ramde Bhatiya, a team of birdwatchers comprising Batuk Bhil, Paresh Pitroda and Ramesh Gouvadkar, sighted a female black-necked stork (BNS) in the Bardasagar reservoir while counting birds on the second day of the Bird Count Porbandar Wetlands organised by the BCSG.