Gujarat

HM Amit Shah condoles death of Keshubhai Patel

3:24 pm October 29, 2020

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday condoled the death of former Gujarat chief minister Keshubhai Patel and said his long public life was devoted to the service of the people of the state. Patel died in Ahmedabad after prolonged illness. “I have received the sad news of the death of former Chief Minister of Gujarat Keshubhai Patel. His […]

Gujarat man gets death penalty for raping, killing 3-year-old girl

11:51 pm September 30, 2020

Anand: A special court at Anand in Gujarat sentenced a man to death for raping and murdering a three-year-old girl after kidnapping her over three years ago. The special court hearing cases related to Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act passed the order on Tuesday. Additional sessions judge Dilip Hingu sentenced Raju Devipujak […]

Manipur woman innovator to make mask from lotus stem

1:25 pm September 29, 2020

Imphal : A 27-year-old woman innovator from Manipur’s Bishenpur district who has made thread and cloth from lotus stem is now working to make masks from the stalk of the same plant. Tongbram Bijiyshanti, a resident of Thanga Tongbram locality in the vicinity of the state’s famous Loktak lake, told PTI that she along with […]

Travellers from Dubai, UK contributed maximum COVID-19 importations into India: IIT study

1:12 pm September 27, 2020

New Delhi: Travellers from Dubai and the UK were primary sources of COVID-19 importations into India, according to an analytical study done by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi. According to the research, which has been published in the Journal of Travel Medicine, COVID-19 got induced into Indian states mainly due to international travels. The study has also found that infected cases […]

42 tourists held for gambling after raid in Goa hotel

2:30 pm September 13, 2020

Panaji: Goa Police have arrested 42 tourists after a raid on a gambling den at Calangute beach village near here, an official said on Sunday. Cash worth Rs 10 lakh, 57 mobile phones and other material were seized following the raid conducted in a hotel near the Calangute beach in North Goa district around Saturday […]