Porbandar: Why ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could not win Kutiyana and Ranavav municipality elections in Porbandar district of coastal Saurashtra? The answer lies in the hold of a local Samjwadi Party leader and MLA Kandhal Jadeja's domination over local Maher community voters and consolidation of non-BJP votes in his favour as a challenger to BJP. Kandhal who as an MLA votes for BJP in Rajya Sabha elections and manage to roam free, while number of criminal cases are pending against h...Read More

Porbandar: Voting for the Municipal Elections, Including the Two Municipalities in Porbandar District – Kutiyana & Ranavav – Was Held on February 16. Today, as the results are out, the Samajwadi Party has emerged victorious in both municipalities. In Kutiyana Municipality, out of 24 seats, the Samajwadi Party won 14 seats, while the BJP secured 10 seats. In Ranavav Municipality, the Samajwadi Party won 20 out of 28 seats, and the BJP secured 8 seats. During the polling, Kutiyana Munic...Read More

Porbandar: The court of Additional Session Judge R R Bhatt of Porbandar district court today granted regular bail to the sole NCP MLA in Gujarat from Kutiyana seat, Kandhal Jadeja in connection with the case pertaining to ruckus in Ranavav police station and damage of public property, on condition that he would not leave Gujarat and give personal appearance on the first day of every month in Ranavav police station till the filing of Charge-sheet in the case. Earlier on December...Read More

Porbandar: NCP MLA Kandhal Jadeja has been booked for another criminal case. According to a complaint filed by 21-year Vishal Samat Odedara, Kandhal and his 8 to 10 aides came to his petrol pump early in the morning at around 6.00 am, thrashed two employees, threatened them to kill and caused damage to equipment worth Rs 5,000. The petrol pump named as Smit Petrol pump distributes Essar oil products. Odedara family purchased this petrol pump on December 13. According to complaint...Read More

Porbandar: A local court in Ranavav town of Porbandar district of Gujarat today rejected the regular bail of NCP MLA from Kutiyana, Kandhal Jadeja and 6 others in connection with a case pertaining to ruckus in police station and damage of public property. The court however allowed temporary bail to Jadeja till December 25. The court of first class judicial magistrate R K Trivedi rejected the regular bail of Kandhal and five of his aides and Samat Mer with whom they...Read More

Porbandar: FIR has been registered by Porbandar police against Nationalist Congress Party(NCP) MLA Kandhal Jadeja in Ranavav police station of Porbandar district for the offence of rioting, assaulting and obstructing public servant. According to police Kandhal and others entered in to scuffle with police in wee hours of Thursday morning at Ranavav police station. Kandhal and 10 others including Kandhal's brothers Karan and Kana Jadeja are booked in this connection. Kandhal and his gang was in s...Read More