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Polan Bazar residents repose faith in private hands for security 

Even as the Polan Bazar pipe-bomb case in Godhra is yet to be solved, the residents of the area have entrusted a small-time steel owner and president

‘Principal’ offender: Teacher raises voice against abuse

A Lady teacher and a clerk of a Panchmahals school have been sitting on a dharna for the last three days to protest against the alleged sexual harassm

People’s awareness helps trace fake notes more frequently

It is the awareness of the people rather than the sorting machine that is helping bring more and more fake notes to the Reserve Bank of India counters

Freeze on tribal certificates may divide votes during Lok Sabha polls

While the state government has put a freeze on issuance of caste certificates, political experts feel the tribal votebank in constituencies like Santr
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Proposed court complex becomes a bone of contention between lawyers, government

The proposed court complex in Vadodara has now emerged as a bone of contention between the state government and the city lawyers.

Local NGO hums harmony tune in riot-affected areas

It was a scooter that hit a child in Gomtipur area of Ahmedabad or a stray pebble the skipped the confused juggler’s hand in Limkheda in Dahod distric

Call recording at police control rooms to keep crank callers at bay

There is some bad news for crank callers and policemen who tend to ‘lose it’ on the phone. As part of service modernisation...

Court grants bail to artisan who damaged idols in temple

In a fit of rage early last week, one Zaheer Sheikh, a local artisan who carves idols of gods and goddesses in Shehra taluka of Panchmahals...

Political tiff in civic body stalls road repairing works at Godhra

A Week after Godhra Municipal Council (GMC) president Gangaram Harwani surrendered before the local police in connection with a forgery scam, the repa

City’s chemical hub to get new police station

Nandesari, the chemical hub of Vadodara district, is likely to get a new police station in order to contain theft of chemicals and step up the securit

In three months, city reports 21 cases of chemical theft

Chemicals thefts are not new to Vadodara and its surrounding areas. But in the last three months, 21 cases of big and small thefts have been registere

Fire safety of utmost concern for private sector post 26/11

In the wake of the terror attack in Mumbai and the trail of destruction that it left behind, corporate houses in the state have adopted fire safety me

What’s the final take on police verification? anxious landlords, tenants look for answers

While Surat’s real estate agents and brokers have decided not to rent or sell houses to Muslims in the wake of the recent Mumbai terror strikes, in Va

Corsican couple delights MSU with Hang, fire dance

“Stand for the Burrup,” says 29-year-old Loic Robreteau. He and his companion, Marie Giorgi (25), are farmers from the island of Corsica in France.

The French connection: scholar finds Sayajirao III, Louis XIV alike

Louis XIV of France and Sir Sayaji Rao III of the erstwhile princely state of Baroda shared similar concerns about the promotion of fine arts.

Kavi, a fisherman’s paradise lost

Kavi, a fishermen-dominated village near Jambusar in Bharuch, was known for its high fishing activities almost 32 years ago.

Vadodara’s Valodra fetches the dead for a ‘princely’ sum of Rs 25

He calls himself Vadodara’s bin-warsi contractor (unidentified contractor). In a week, on an average, Magan Valodra, a resident of Chappan Quarters in

Private guards the first choice of govt, commercial bodies

In the wake of terror attacks in Mumbai, government and important commercial agencies are increasingly relying on private security guards.

Guj ports to get electric fencing with breach alarms

Ports in Gujarat are all set to get electric fencing with breach alarms as a part of the security measures undertaken by the Gujarat Maritime Board.

Now, Muslim girls yearn to earn degrees to help community

More young Muslims in the state are now trying to free themselves from the clutches of educational backwardness.

Coastal belt of Bharuch-Ankleshwar remains insecure

Despite the suspicion that the terrorists who held Mumbai city as hostage on Wednesday used Gujarat coastline as a gateway...

In 15 days, city reports 27 incidents of vehicle theft

In the last fortnight, as many as 27 complaints of vehicle thefts were lodged in various police stations of Vadodara city, which is considerably high

Sakha Organics never obtained licence to operate in Savli-Mokshi area: NCB

Sakha Organics, from whose clandestine lab the Narcotics Control Bureau had seized 30 litres of methamphetamine, never obtained a licence to operate i

Prison no bar for Vadodara Central Jail inmates for higher study

The Vadodara Central Jail is no ordinary prison. It has challenged the traditional understanding of jail as a place where convicts spend their doomed

Pvt security guards under police scanner

Criminal cases involving private security guards are on the rise in Vadodara district.
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