Junagadh: A farm laborer was attacked by lion in farm area of Umrala village near Bilkha in Junagadh district. The injured laborer is under medical treatment at present in Junagadh based Civil hospital. A laborer was on nature's call in farm area when a lion attacked it at around 7 am. The locals gathered nearby and shouted loudly and also honked to force lion to leave the place. The owner of the farm, Virendra Vala took injured laborer to hospital. Forest department has meanwhile initia...Read More

Junagadh: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat nabbed a Class 1 officer in the city today in a bribery case involving the sum of ₹12,000. According to the details of the case, Vallabhbhai Bhikabhai Patelia (57), a Class 1 officer posted as Assistant Commissioner at the GST office in Junagadh, demanded a bribe of ₹12,000 to issue a Letter of Undertaking (LUT) certificate to the complainant. As the complainant was unwilling to pay the bribe, he contacted the ACB and filed a complaint...Read More

Junagadh: A district panchayat ground in Bhavnath will have a tall statue of Bhagwan Shiv, for which the Standing Committee of Junagadh Municipal Corporation (JMC) has approved Rs. 44.39 lakh budget. The statue will have over 2,000 kg weight. It will be made using fiber material. It will be 25 ft high and 75 ft wide in Aadi Yogi style. It will be made by Odisha based artists in the span of next 3 to 6 months. DeshGujaratRead More

Junagadh: Junagadh Municipal Corporation (JMC) teams demolished an illegal dargah outside Majevadi darwaja in a late-night operation. The teams of JMC also demolished Jalaram Mandir near Talav darwaja.  District Police chief had called DySPs, Police Inspectors, Police Sub Inspectors from all over Junagadh district for bandobast. The roads leading to Majevadi darwaja were closed for three hours and traffic was diverted to alternative routes. It's worth noting that in June 2023 when JMC served no...Read More

Junagadh: 15 people went through Diksha customs and left worldly life at Muchkund gufa in Junagadh on the first day of Maha Shivratri mela, which is popularly known as Bhavnath fair. The diksha ceremony was conducted by Mahamandleshwar Mahendranandgiri Maharaj, who has given diksha to over 536 people so far. The diskarshis will now live Sadhu life in Panch Dashnam Juna Akhada. DeshGujaratRead More

Gandhinagar: Several strikes are in news today from across Gujarat. Advocates in Rajkot court are on strike today seeking table allotment and sitting arrangement in the new court complex and allowing photocopy machine for advocates. The advocates said they would also boycott the upcoming Lok Adalat if their concerns are not addressed. Advocates said that the canteen is yet not there on the court campus. A photocopy machine is also not installed. Gujarat's only hill station Saputara is on s...Read More

Junagadh: Keeping in mind the Mahashivratri Mela to be held in the city, Western Railways will operate a Mahashivratri Mela Special train on the meter gauge section between Junagadh and Kansiya Nes from March 4th to March 9th. During this period, additional coaches will be added to seven pairs of trains. The details of these trains, as provided by the Senior DCM of Bhavnagar Division, Mashuk Ahmed, are as follows: The 'Mela Special Train' from Junagadh to Kansiyanesh will depart from Junag...Read More

જૂનાગઢ: આધ્યાત્મિક અને પૌરાણિક મહત્વ ધરાવતા પ્રસિદ્ધ મહાશિવરાત્રીના મેળાનો તા.૫ માર્ચે વિધિવત રીતે પ્રારંભ થશે. ત્યારે મહાશિવરાત્રીના મેળામાં પધારતા ભાવિકોને પ્રતિબંધિત પ્લાસ્ટિકની ચી�...Read More

Junagadh: Just a few hours after a Junagadh court granted bail to Mufti Salman Azhari, along with two others, in a hate speech case, the Kutch Police arrested the Islamic preacher Azhari in another case related to provocative speech. Azhari was arrested from Rajkot Central Jail after completing the bail formalities there. Even though the Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Junagadh had not sought an extension, they opposed the bail plea of the 38-year-old cleric. Despite the opposition, the court gra...Read More