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In a joint operation, officers of the Porbandar wildlife division and the Indian Coast Guard intercepted Davana’s 2, a Tamil Nadu-registered trawler, late on Wednesday and found 22 carcasses of dolphins in the boat.

10 fishermen on Tamil Nadu trawler held in Gujarat for ‘hunting’ dolphins

March 16, 2023 17:26 IST

The Porbandar wildlife division and the Indian Coast Guard found 22 dolphin carcasses, which the fishermen said were meant to be used as bait for bull sharks.

Forest officers collect sample from the crime scene in Kami village of Amreli. (Image source: Gujarat forest dept)

3 farmers held for ‘poisoning’ 10 blue bulls in Amreli

March 16, 2023 04:31 IST

Officers of the Sarasiya range of Gir (east) wildlife division arrested Rohit Hirapara, Hasmukh Hirapara and Jayesh Mangroliya, all from Kami village Wednesday.

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5 booked after Gujarat farmer writes to CM: Want to sell kidney to repay my loans

March 16, 2023 01:24 IST

Amreli police said that they arrested Kantibhai Radadiya (60), a resident of Kotda Pitha village in Babra taluka of Amreli on Wednesday after farmer Ghoha Gajera filed the complaint Tuesday.

Policemen outside the post-mortem room at Rajkot civil hospital. (Express photo)

Labourer caught for ‘gambling’ dies in custody, Gujarat police claim no physical torture

March 16, 2023 04:10 IST

Jayantibhai Agechaniya collapsed inside the investigation room of the Kuvadva Road police station in the early hours of Wednesday.

CCTV camera footage showed the man riding a pillion snatching away a cloth bag kept by Ramoliya on the fuel tank of his motorbike and then speeding away, the police said.

Bikers snatch away Rs 20 lakh from commission agent of Gujarat’s Jamjodhpur market yard

March 14, 2023 17:35 IST

Jamjodhpur APMC is among the main primary markets selling agricultural commodities in Saurashtra. Around 150 commission agents operate out of the yard of the APMC.

Dr Charan Kamal, forensic expert, Civil Hospital, Ludhiana said that a charred body was received at the hospital.

POCSO court awards death to man for harassing, murdering minor in 2021

March 14, 2023 15:04 IST

In its verdict, the court agreed with the submission of the prosecution that by stabbing a 16-year-old girl inside her residence and injuring her younger brother, the accused had committed an offence that fell in the category of the rarest of the rare and ordered the 27-year-old be hanged.

Police said the kosh pierced through the jeep's windscreen and hit its driver, Shailesh Vadaviya, and a police constable in their heads. (Representational image)

Inspector among 3 cops injured in ‘attack’ by bootlegger and family

March 14, 2023 04:47 IST

Police have arrested five people including Mujli Chudasama, a listed bootlegger, and let off a minor boy after a notice.

A girl studying in Class 11 allegedly died by suicide at a private residential school near Dhoraji town in Gujarat’s Rajkot district late on Saturday. (File Photo)

Class 11 girl found dead in hostel room of Rajkot school

March 13, 2023 09:29 IST

The police said they have found a purported suicide note blaming her father for her extreme step.

Work is on in full swing to construct soft-release enclosures at one location each in north Gujarat and north Saurashtra, nearly 200 km apart. (Sakkarbaug Zoological Park)

In a first, Gujarat to release in the wild 10 wolves bred in captivity — after trainingSubscriber Only

March 12, 2023 07:03 IST

Work is on in full swing to construct soft-release enclosures at one location each in north Gujarat and north Saurashtra, nearly 200 km apart. These regions boast of an existing population of wild wolves, but with their population dwindling, the relocation is a bid to boost their numbers.

Kin of history-sheeter shot dead in Junagadh

March 10, 2023 09:34 IST

Police sources claimed that the deceased, Salim Sandh, was involved in a murder a few years ago and that assault on him at Ravni village was an incident of revenge killing.

A group of seven friends went to the Botad Branch Canal (BBC) of the Narmada dam project (Express File Photo/Representative image)

Taking a swim after playing Holi, 4 teenagers drown in Narmada canal near Gujarat’s Botad

March 10, 2023 03:44 IST

The teenagers had jumped into the Botad Branch Canal of the Narmada dam project to take a bath. Though they knew swimming, they drowned due to the strong currents in the canal, the police said.

According to police, the incident took place around noon when the children were on their way back home from school.

3 kids die after coming in contact with electric fence at Gujarat farm

March 8, 2023 04:40 IST

The three were taken to a hospital in Mahuva town, around 20 kilometres away where they were declared dead on arrival.

Hailstorms ravaged agricultural crops in Rajkot, Amreli, Junagadh, Botad, Morbi, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar late Sunday. The storms continued on Monday as overcast skies gave way to hailstorms and rain. (Representational image)

Crops damaged as rain continues in Saurashtra and Kutch

March 7, 2023 04:44 IST

Trade was suspended in agricultural produce market committees (APMCs) of Saurashtra due to the rain in the beginning of the marketing season of rabi crops sown in October-November.

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6-yr-old boy trampled by rampaging stray bulls in Surendranagar village

March 3, 2023 00:12 IST

The incident took place at around 2 pm Monday when the victim, identified as Viraj Bhavesh Metaliya, a class 1 student at the state government-run primary school in Nana Timbla, was on his way back to school from home after having his lunch.

After man dies falling in trench, 2 of private firm given contract held

February 24, 2023 04:17 IST

The duo told the police that they could not place barricades around the trench as it was in the middle of the road and placing barricades could have hindered traffic.

Rajkot youth’s death after falling in trench: Two employees of RMC’s private contractor arrested

February 23, 2023 15:03 IST

The accused are employees of Ranjit Buildcon Limited (RBL), the private firm which had won an RMC contract for installing height gauges on either end of the Chiman Shukla flyover bridge.

However, Bamrotiya realised that the Yangon firm— Fengquingyang Company Limited—was a fraud. He told the firm that he wanted to return to India.

Gujarat man rescued from Myanmar firm’s captivity in Yangon

February 21, 2023 03:37 IST

Nirav Bamrotiya and other captives were rescued after the former managed to dial back home in Gir Somnath alerting his father of the situation.

Outside Dr Atul Chag’s hospital in Veraval. Ravi Khakhar

Dr Chag’s ‘suicide note’ with purported names of BJP MP, father sent to FSL for verification, say police

February 21, 2023 12:02 IST

Alleging political motive behind dragging their names into the case, Naran said on Monday that Dr Chag took the extreme step after he lost huge amount due to the crash in share prices of the Adani Group companies.

On third day of global bird counting event, Gujarat at 8th spot among statesSubscriber Only

February 20, 2023 10:39 IST

West Bengal (438 species), Uttarakhand (391), Arunachal Pradesh (384), Assam (363), Karnataka (340), Maharashtra (339) and Tamil Nadu (323) were ahead of Gujarat, showedlatest data on eBird, the online platform which is powering the event.

The derailed goods train at Dhola junction. (Express Photo)

Railway traffic hit after goods train derails in Bhavnagar

February 20, 2023 03:58 IST

Some wagons of a goods train derailed at Dhola junction at 4.45 pm Sunday, stated an official release from the Bhavnagar division of Western Railway.

A magistratial court in Junagadh approved the closure summary and then tried the 11 for lesser offences under IPC 323, 330, 342, 348 and 34.

Junagadh court acquits 11 cops in 2019 ‘custodial death’ of 60-yr-old manSubscriber Only

February 19, 2023 07:07 IST

The Gujarat government has not yet filed an appeal against the acquittal, District Government Pleader (DGP) Nirav Purohit told The Sunday Express.

Lions are seen strolling through Bherai village in Amerli district on Tuesday. (Videograb)

Watch video | Pride of 8 lions strays into Gujarat village

February 17, 2023 03:52 IST

According to a local resident, lions have been entering the village "almost every night for the past year". The incident on Tuesday ended with officials from the forest department driving away the big cats.

The court has posted the matter of hearing on Wednesday, with instructions to Nanavaty to take requisite instructions as to how much the company plans to pay as final compensation. (Express File)

Morbi Bridge collapse: Municipality calls for special meet as govt notice deadline on Feb 16

February 15, 2023 03:33 IST

The state government has fixed the deadline for February 16 to respond to the show-cause notice asking why the civic body should not be superseded in view of the bridge collapse incident of October 31, 2022, that killed 135 people.

Incidentally, Vora has been appointed a special public prosecutor in the Morbi bridge collapse case.

‘Discrimination’ in case distribution: Lawyer allotted work days after he shot off scathing letter against district govt pleaderSubscriber Only

February 14, 2023 02:51 IST

The order comes a day after The Indian Express reported about Khira's letter to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel accusing Vora of discrimination in the allocation of cases to APPs and demanding his removal as DGP.