Kodinar: A court has sentenced a man to death for raping and killing an 8-year-old girl in Kodinar of Gir Somnath district. The convicted accused raped and killed the girl on June 12, 2022. Given the seriousness of this case, the Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi, formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) consisting of senior police officers. This team collected all the circumstantial evidence with the help of the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) and completed the investigation with...Read More

Kodinar: Two days after being booked for attempting to murder two staffers at Gadoi Toll Plaza on National Highway 8D in Junagadh, Inspector R. Bhojani from Kodinar police station was suspended from duty on Tuesday. Bhojani, who is currently absconding, allegedly attacked toll plaza staff along with a group of 20 people. The incident took place at Gadoi Toll Plaza near Vanthali on the highway, where Bhojani reportedly argued with Bhavesh Tamatia, a toll booth staff member, after being asked t...Read More

Junagadh: The police on Sunday booked Police Inspector R A Bhojani of Kodinar police station, along with 20 others, after they attacked staffers at Gadoi toll plaza in Gir Somnath district. The accused have been booked for attempted murder, rioting, looting, and violations under the Arms Act. The case was filed following a complaint lodged by toll plaza manager Rajesh Chhaiya, who was injured in the attack. Police confirmed that the entire incident was captured on CCTV. According to Junaga...Read More

Gir Somnath: The Kodinar municipality in Gir Somnath district has launched five new mini AC city vans for the public. Yes, you heard it right! These are the city vans and not city buses. The Municipality has introduced Maruti Eeco model vans for public transport locally instead of buses as the operations of local city buses for public transport often fail in small towns due to bad economics and also adds to the problem of traffic. These vans will charge a fare of only Rs 2 for an 8 km journey...Read More

Gir Somnath: Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has filed a crime against the then police constable of Kodinar police station in Gir Somnath under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 in a bribe case of Rs 50 thousand. The accused Nashirkhan Abdulkhan Turk, serving as police constable at Kodinar police station in 2018 had conducted a raid of liquor. He demanded a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from the complainant to not to take legal actions over the raid. The amount was reduced to Rs 50 thousand after ...Read More

Kodinar: A Forest Department Driver on Saturday rescued a 14-15 feet long python from tubewell in Adpokar village in Kodinar of Gir Somnath District with a help of villagers. Due to the trike by the forest department, only one driver was able to come to rescue Python with the help of villagers. The driver informed the media that it generally takes 7-8 people to rescue such a huge python. The farmer had found a python in a tubewell in his farm, and he informed the Sarpanch, who then called the...Read More

Gir Somnath: The Kodinar police have convinced a farmer who was blocking the road to protest against a private company namely Shapoorji Pallonji Energy Gujarat Private Limited, which had acquired his land. The private company at the time of acquiring the land in Chara-Sarkhadi village from the farmer had allegedly promised employment to at least one member of the family. However, the company later reneged on this promise, claimed a farmer. The farmer was forced to resort to ‘rasta-rokoâ€...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel has granted in-principle approval for allocating Rs 6.43 crore to the special identity works to 2 municipalities of the state under Swarnim Jayanti Mukhya Mantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana. CM Patel has granted in principle approval to the proposal for allocating Rs 3.25 crore for the works of riverfront at Shingoda river in Kodinar and Rs 3.18 crore for building modern town hall in Talaja. The in-principle approval is granted considering the feasibility rep...Read More

Kodinar: Chhachhar village and Kodinar town in Saurashtra observed strike against the attack on Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) cadres. A youth from Prajapati community was attacked while collecting donations for construction of Shri Ram Janmabhumi Mandir in Ayodhya. Later on the next day when Vishwa Hindu Parishad(VHP) and RSS office bearers from Gir Somnath district and Kodinar town Jignesh Parmar, Jayanti Gohil, Vijay Khakhkhar among others visited injured youth's place to inquire about hi...Read More