State govt forms Police Recruitment Board to tackle staff shortage

Thursday 18 June '09

The state government has set up a Police Recruitment Board (PRB) to fill up vacancies at the constable and police sub-inspector levels in the state.

NGO to felicitate personnel killed in anti-terror operations

Sunday 14 June '09

The Surat-based Jai Jawan Nagarik Samiti was the only Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in the state to honour and extend financial assistance to the families of the13 Kargil martyrs from Gujarat.

Cop involved in Savarkundla case finds himself in new controversy

Sunday 31 May '09

Police Inspector M N Trivedi, who has been slammed by the Gujarat State Human Rights Commission on charges of committing public excesses on nearly a dozen Muslims of Savarkundla, has now landed in a fresh controversy.

Adoption of new technology checks outbreak of cattle diseases, boosts milk production

Friday 29 May '09

Shedding the traditional method of cattle breeding and rearing and adopting to modern techniques seems to have improved the health of cattle in the state and raised the milk production by five per cent annually in the last five years.

HC advocates’ association to recreate Gandhi’s 1942 trial

Monday 25 May '09

Sixty-seven years ago, Mahatma Gandhi was arrested for his call to the masses to take part in the Quit India Movement.

Passport office suffers due to lack of facilities at post offices

Friday 22 May '09

Insufficient online facilities for transferring data of passport applications received at post offices is not only putting additional burden on the grossly understaffed Regional Passport Office (RPO), but also delaying the process of passport issue.

HC to set up museum in its golden jubilee year

Wednesday 20 May '09

During its golden jubilee year that began on May 1, the Gujarat high court has planned to set up a full-fledged museum depicting judicial history of the state and aims to make at least one village in the state litigation free.

Who scored in Gujarat? Wait ends today

Saturday 16 May '09

All eyes will be fixed on the poll results of the high profile Gandhinagar constituency, which will decide the fate of BJP’s prime ministerial candidate L K Advani.

Cases to be slotted to spruce up courts in Gujarat

Thursday 14 May '09

The state judiciary is likely to enter a dynamic phase, as the Gujarat High Court, under the leadership of Chief Justice K S Radhakrishnan...

After clean chit, riot panel to hear plea on summons to Modi

Wednesday 13 May '09

The Nanavati-Mehta Commission has fixed May 20 for hearing an application on issuing summons to Narendra Modi and seven Cabinet colleagues for cross-examination before the panel.

Appointment of PPs triggers legal debate

Sunday 10 May '09

The appointment of public prosecutors for the riot cases has raised legal as well as moral questions, given the fact that this has to be made by the state Legal Department, which is headed by state minister Amit Shah.

SIT to verify antecedents of advocates

Saturday 9 May '09

The Special Investigation Team is studying the antecedents and ideological backgrounds of the advocates to be shortlisted for recommendation to the state government for appointment as public prosecutors in the 2002 riot cases.

Mysorewala refutes Zakia’s allegations of dereliction of duty

Friday 8 May '09

Deputy Superintendent of Police Khurshid K Mysorewala, who has been accused by Zakia Jafri of dereliction of duty during the 2002 riots...

Modasa probe officer now under SIT scanner

Friday 8 May '09

Zakia Jafri, widow of slain Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, has named Deputy Superintendent of Police...

Gujarat riots: HC to set up six fast-track courts

Tuesday 5 May '09

In keeping with the directions of the Supreme Court, the Gujarat High Court will soon initiate the process of setting up six fast-track courts....

HC to set up six fast-track courts for speedy trial of ’02 riot cases

Tuesday 5 May '09

The Gujarat High Court, as per the directions of the Supreme Court, will soon initiate the process of setting up six fast-track courts for the trial of the 2002 riot cases.

Unprecedented multi-cornered contest adds colour to electoral battle

Wednesday 29 April '09

Electoral battle in the state has always been a two-party affair between the Congress and the BJP in the last two decades.

Security threats keep Prime Minister, Rahul Gandhi away from public meetings in Gujarat

Friday 24 April '09

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi will not address public meetings in Gujarat as demanded by the party state unit, owing to security reasons.

Book bane: Former editor gets police summon for Modi slur

Thursday 23 April '09

The Vastrapur police have summoned former Loksatta editor and activist Digant Oza for writing a 48-page booklet slamming Chief Minister Narendra Modi and calling him “Bluff Master aka Mr Natwarlal aka Lapodshankh”.

Die is ‘caste’ as parties gear up for D-day on April 30

Saturday 18 April '09

As Gujarat gets ready for D-day, leaders across parties are busy balancing caste and community equations. Community leaders have been trying to mobilise members of their own creed in support of different candidates.

Grand Old Party dials fisherman’s number

Friday 17 April '09

In its bid to tap votes of the fishermen community in the state, the Congress has promised to provide free mobile phones to them with a view to prevent recurrence of incidents like 26/11 Mumbai attack.

‘My dream is to see Mayawati as PM’, says Gandhinagar BSP candidate

Wednesday 15 April '09

Gandhinagar will see Independent candidate Mallika Sarabhai take on Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate L K Advani.

An architect who was ‘inspired’ by God to find truth about Asaram boys’ death

Sunday 12 April '09

The Gujarat High Court has been hearing a public interest litigation (SCA 9440/08) pertaining to the mysterious death of two minor boys of Asaram Ashram gurukul.

Cong, MJP rake up temple demolition issue in Advani’s backyard

Saturday 11 April '09

With less than 20 days to go for the Lok Sabha polls in the state, the Congress and the Maha Gujarat Janata Party (MJP) are taking on BJP’s LK Advani on his home turf in Gandhinagar by questioning the party’s Hindutva claims.

Youth Congress office-bearers’ elections on March 31, April 5

Sunday 29 March '09

Barring the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), elections to the post of office-bearers of the state unit of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) will be held in two phases on March 31 and April 5, alike any normal election conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI).