Gujarat legislator sent to two-day police remandAHMEDABAD - Fatehsinh Chauhan, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator arrested Monday for his alleged role in communal violence of 2002 in Gujarat, was Tuesday sent to two-day police remand. Gujarat BJP legislator held for 2002 riots caseAHMEDABAD - Gujarat’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Fatehsinh Chauhan was arrested Monday for his alleged involvement in the 2002 riots in the state’s Rajgarh town. Charges framed against 93 accused in Godhra train carnage caseAHMEDABAD - Charges were framed against 93 accused in the Godhra train carnage case in which 59 persons were burnt in S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express on February 27, 2002, on Friday in a special court here. Ports along Kutch asked to warn ships of bad weatherAHMEDABAD - Ports along the Kutch region in Gujarat’s northern coast have been asked by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue warning to ships about rough weather in the Arabian sea, a statement released here said Friday. Monsoon sets over Kutch, Saurashtra and South Gujarat regionsAHMEDABAD - The meteorological department declared on Thursday that the monsoon has set over Gujarat except for the Central and Northern districts of the state, with heavy rainfall being predicted in Saurashtra within next 24 hours. Gujarat coast on alert for high-velocity windsAHMEDABAD - Fishermen in Saurashtra and Kutch of Gujarat were Wednesday asked not to venture out to the sea without checking the weather advisory as there was possibility of high-velocity wind blowing over the Arabian Sea in the region. Unprecedented security marks Ahmedabad rath yatraAHMEDABAD - The annual rath yatra (chariot festival) of Lord Jagannath got underway in Ahmedabad Wednesday with 15,000 state policemen and central forces providing tight security along the 14-km route. Tight security for Jagannath yatra in GujaratAHMEDABAD - Gujarat police has said that they were taking all precautions ahead of the Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra, which commence on Wednesday. To record conman Jadeja’s wealth, Gujarat cops hire accountantsAHMEDABAD - A large number of accountants have been appointed in Gujarat to calculate and maintain the record of cash and jewellery recovered from alleged conman Ashok Jadeja, police said here Monday. Hundreds of Muslims to attend Lord Jagannath Yatra in AhmedabadAHMEDABAD - Hundreds of Muslims will mark their presence on the occasion of scheduled Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra or, chariot procession to be carried out here on Wednesday (June 24) and display a gesture of brotherhood and communal harmony. ‘Service sector contributed 56 percent to GDP’AHMEDABAD - Despite the global economic slowdown, the service sector in India contributed 56 percent to the GDP during 2008-09, according to an expert. Ahmedabad Jagannath chariots to have surveillance camerasAHMEDABAD - The annual Rath Yatra here next week will have extraordinary security arrangements including micro surveillance cameras on Lord Jagannath’s chariot. BJP lost because it dumped its core constituency: TogadiaAHMEDABAD - Senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Pravin Togadia has said the Bharatiya Janata Party suffered a thrashing in the recently held elections because it deviated from its core Hindu constituency and tried to project individuals and leaders who didn’t matter to that constituency. Italy’s Novellini to invest in $2.8 mn in Indian marketAHMEDABAD - Italian premium wellness brand Novellini will pump in 2 million euros (Rs.133 million/$2.8 million) over the next three years to market its product range in India, its chief executive and co-owner Marco Novellini said here Monday. 12 labourers killed in Gujarat road accidentAHMEDABAD - As many as 12 labourers were killed on the spot and six others seriously injured as the truck they were riding in overturned near Babra village of Gujarat’s Amreli district Saturday. I never forced people to invest, says ‘conman’ JadejaAHMEDABAD - Ashok Jadeja, accused of duping large numbers of people of huge sums of money while posing as a godman, says he just ran a scheme of multiplying people’s money without forcing them to invest. 12 people killed in Gujarat road mishapAhmedabad, June 13 (ANI): At least twelve people were killed and six others injured when a cement-laden truck overturned on the Badra-Hingorala Highway, 30 km from Amreli this morning. Daylight bank robbery in AhmedabadAHMEDABAD - In a broad daylight heist, four armed men looted 6.1 million rupees from two nationalised bank employees while they were carrying the money to their bank’s headquarters. Robbers loot Rs.61 lakh, shoot at two bank employeesAHMEDABAD - In a daring daylight robbery here Thursday, four armed men shot and injured two bank employees who were transporting money to the bank’s headquarters before fleeing with Rs.61 lakh in cash, police said. Govt. should adopt “zero-tolerance” towards terrorism: ModiAHMEDABAD - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the government should adopt ‘zero tolerance” towards terrorism. ‘Conman’ Jadeja bought land worth Rs.33 crore: AideAHMEDABAD - Alleged conman Ashok Jadeja, who is accused of cheating large numbers of people of huge sums of money, had bought land worth Rs.33 crore in various parts of the country, police Wednesday quoted his aide Shaitan Singh as saying. Bosch Automotive to supply brake solutions for Tata NanoAHMEDABAD - Bosch Automotive Electronics India, a 100 percent subsidiary of the Bosch group, will supply brake solutions for the world’s cheapest car, the Tata Nano, the company said Wednesday. Notorious ‘conman’ Jadeja faces police heatAHMEDABAD - Ashok Jadeja, the alleged conman who has been charged with duping thousands of people across the country, faced more trouble Tuesday when police here started investigating into a deal in which he is suspected to have grabbed panchayat land illegally and built his home and other property on it. Police to interrogate conman Jadeja’s kinAHMEDABAD - A city court Monday allowed police to interrogate till Thursday Maanbai Rathod, an aunt of conman Ashok Jadeja who is accused of duping thousands of people across India of millions of rupees by posing as a godman. Police probing if conman dabbled in stock market, real estateAHMEDABAD - Police are investigating if arrested conman Ashok Jadeja, who is accused of duping thousands of people across India of millions of rupees by posing as a godman, made investments in the stock market and real estate last year. NGO to set up teachers university in AhmedabadAHMEDABAD - Calorx Foundation, an NGO working in the field of education, will set up an institution for training secondary school teachers in Gujarat. Gujarat conman’s relative detained for questioningAHMEDABAD - Police Sunday detained for questioning a close relative of arrested conman Ashok Jadeja, who is accused of duping thousands of people across India of millions of rupees by posing as a godman, officials said. Conman’s Bollywood connections to be probed: policeAHMEDABAD - Ahmedabad police said Friday they could question some Bollywood producers in connection with arrested conman Ashok Jadeja, who duped thousands of people by posing as a godman. Gujarat conman, his devotees to face income tax scrutinyAHMEDABAD - Conman Ashok Jadeja, arrested for allegedly cheating thousands of his gullible followers while posing as godman, faces more trouble as income tax officials are keen to probe not only his assets but also those of his victims. Gujarat riot victims yet to receive suitable compensationAHMEDABAD - The unfortunate victims of the communal riots that took place in Gujarat in February, 2002 lament over the fact that they have not yet received any compensation from the government. |