Keshubhai’s son in fray as Independent

Friday 5 October '07

Former chief minister Keshubhai Patel took his fight against Modi a step ahead on Thursday...

Keshubhai makes Gujarat rebellion official

Monday 24 September '07

Breaking his silence on the rebellion within the Gujarat BJP, former Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel on Sunday decided to openly back...

Upset Gujarat High Court judge now blames the Governor

Thursday 13 September '07

As a parting gift, Justice R S Garg, who has been transferred from the Gujarat High Court to Madhya Pradesh High Court...

Modi finds few takers at RSS meeting

Monday 10 September '07

Whether RSS will be an active participant in the run-up to the Assembly polls in Gujarat was one of the issues on the agenda...

Who’s afraid of the Patidars?

Saturday 25 August '07

The countdown to the Gujarat polls has begun. We begin an occasional series that will plot the emerging contours of the electoral battle and take stock of what is at stake

Keshubhai loud and clear on need to free Gujarat of Modi

Thursday 16 August '07

Breaking his silence, former Chief Minister and Narendra Modi’s arch rival Keshubhai Patel on Wednesday launched an attack on the Chief Minister

Mehsana I-Day fete marred by charges of ‘forcible’ donation

Thursday 16 August '07

The official flag-hoisting function in Mehsana on Independence Day was marred by accusations by local businessmen

Gujarat: Suspended BJP rebel admits to role in riots

Tuesday 14 August '07

Suspended BJP MLA and former minister Gordhan Zadaphia has said he is also responsible for post-Godhra riots of 2002.

Gujarat CJ says he was acting in court’s interest

Sunday 12 August '07

Chief Justice Y R Meena of Gujarat High Court has reacted sharply to Justice R C Garg’s complaint against him to the Governor

Alleging bias, Gujarat High Court judge goes to Governor against his Chief Justice

Friday 10 August '07

Complaining against his being passed over for heading a judicial committee, Justice R S Garg of the Gujarat High Court has written to Governor Naval Kishore Sharma

Saffron outfits leave Modi out in the cold

Wednesday 8 August '07

As his opponents within the BJP marshall forces ahead of the Assembly polls to be held later this year, Chief Minister Narendra Modi is facing another problem.

A slow and steady erosion

Friday 20 July '07

When the Gujarat assembly was convened on Thursday — for the last time before polls are held later this year — it was marked by the same absence. Why has the Modi government kept the post of deputy speaker vacant throughout the 11th assembly? Therein hangs a tale

Modi, Keshubhai loyalists brace up for show of strength

Sunday 10 June '07

Ahead of Gujarat Assembly elections, likely by year end, new political equations are being written in the state. While the BJP has plans to felicitate Narendra Modi for being...

Sohrabuddin case: CID wants warrants against seven cops

Thursday 17 May '07

The CID has moved an application in Ahmedabad Metropolitan Court seeking arrest warrants against seven absconding policemen who are allegedly

In 2004, passport case against Pathan, ‘aides’ had been quashed

Monday 7 May '07

One of the most glaring holes in the Samirkhan Pathan encounter story is the police claim that he had obtained a fake passport in the name of one Nawab Khan from Bhopal and travelled to Pakistan on the same.

The rise and fall of an encounter specialist

Wednesday 25 April '07

From being the son of a landless labourer in Ilol village of Sabarkantha, DIG D G Vanzara rose to become a supercop — an “encounter specialist”. Today, he finds himself in the dock for allegedly faking an encounter.

Tall claims, but govt falters during reality check

Monday 9 April '07

The Modi government hardly misses an opportunity to make tall claims about investments...

NREGS problem in Dangs: Needs men for own posts

Thursday 5 April '07

Shortage of staff to monitor the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Dangs district of Gujarat has rendered the initiative ineffective.

Ahmedabad heritage buildings face bulldozer

Monday 2 April '07

The two monuments, which the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation proposes to partially demolish in Astodia to widen the road...

HC tells Mehsana police to reopen ’02 riot case

Monday 19 March '07

A petition filed by victims alleged that the investigation was carried out in a mala fide manner and that it favoured the accused

Bilkis’ battle continues

Sunday 4 March '07

Bilkis Yakoob Rasool alias Bilkis Banu is often described as the living tragedy of communal carnage of 2002 in Gujarat. When she was raped by fellow villagers on March 3

Govt adds more lawyers to defence panel

Monday 12 February '07

With the Justice GT Nanavati and Justice KG Shah inquiry commission at a crucial stage, the Gujarat government seems to be adding more advocates to its defence panel.

Dangs raises an antenna

Sunday 4 February '07

There’s no paper, no television in this district. But now, all tribals have to do for information is tune in

PIPE DREAM

Tuesday 2 January '07

Gujarat is set to lead other states in providing gas through pipeline to maximum number of cities for industrial and domestic purposes

Coast route to progress

Sunday 31 December '06

The jaw-like curve on India’s map is turning its coastline into a lifeline. History has given Gujarat its place as a hub of trade across the oceans and now...