Amreli: A complaint has been filed at Savarkundla Town Police Station against Professor Ejaz Kazi and his student named Sabir Malek from Kanakia College for molesting a Hindu girl after the video of the incident came to light. The incident occurred on September 28, 2024, when the female students, along with their physical education professor, Ejaz Kazi, were returning to Amreli after participating in a Kabaddi competition held in Rajkot. During the journey, the coach picked up another college...Read More

Amreli: The Gujarat government has approved a Rs 225 crore project to construct a modern four-lane road between Savarkundla and Rajula. MLAs Hirabhai Solanki of Rajula-Jafrabad and Maheshbhai Kaswala of Savarkundla-Liliya secured approval from Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel for this project. The new four-lane road will span from Savarkundla to Rajula, via Badhada, Thordi, and Jafrabad. Moreover, the MLAs have also proposed to expand the four-lane road network from Pipavav via Savarkundla to G...Read More

Amreli: A lioness and two cubs have been captured in Luvara village in Saverkundla Taluka after the lioness mauled a 7-year-old boy to death on Thursday night. Three teams of the forest department conducted an overnight operation to capture the lioness. During the operation, they also traced two cubs. After significant efforts, the lioness and cubs were caged at around 5 am in the morning. The captured wild cats are being taken to a wildlife rescue center. A 7-year-old boy was attacked in ...Read More

Amreli: With the increase in the population of Asiatic lions in Gir, concerns about their safety have also heightened. There have been several instances of lions coming into contact with trains on railway tracks. Today, another such incident occurred where a 4-year-old lion was fatally struck by a goods train. The train was traveling from Surendranagar to Pipavav port when it hit a four-year-old lion near Amrutvel village in Savarkundla early this morning. Upon learning of the incident, the f...Read More

Savarkundla: Forest department of Gujarat government filed case against two persons for illegal spotting of wild lion. Two persons namely Akash Chudasama from Surat and Mukesh Vaghela from Savarkundla were nabbed by foresters and forest guard at Palaniya vidi area of Savarkundla range of forest department, when they entered with their vehicle to spot the wild lions. The department has seized the vehicle and sought Rs. 40,000 payment of fine as advance recovery. The Forest department has arranged...Read More

Amreli: In a relief for the villagers of Savarkundla, a lion that attacked and killed an 8-year-old girl in Aadsang village here was later captured by the forest department on late Friday night. According to the available information, Kunjalben Vipulbhai Gujria, an 8-year-old daughter of a laboring family engaged in agricultural work in Savajbhai Ram's wadi, was in the wadi when a lion suddenly appeared and grabbed Kunjal by the neck, dragging her away. Her attempts to resist were in vain. Th...Read More

Amreli: Lok Sabha MP Naranbhai Kachhadiya is embroiled in a controversy for allegedly making threatening phone calls to Prateek Nakrani, the Vice-Chairman of Savarkundla Municipality. The dispute originated from Nakrani's complaints about road construction projects in Savarkundla, which were purportedly carried out by a company linked to Kachhadiya's son-in-law. A 90-second audio clip of a conversation between MP Kachhadiya and Prateek Nakrani has gone viral on social media. In the recording,...Read More

Amreli: A lioness died on Thursday near Khadkala village of Savarkundla taluka in Amreli district after it was hit by a moving train. A railway track near Khadkala has seen the deaths of several lions and lionesses in recent years after they were hit by trains. Forest department staffers from Savarkundla and Liliya rushed to the spot after the incident. A lioness died of serious injuries on its back and legs as per the primary observation. The passenger train was stopped for about a half an ...Read More

Amreli: In the third such incident in a period of 15 days, a four-month-old lion cub succumbed to death after coming under a moving train near Savarkundla here. The incident occurred on Monday in the village of Khadkala in Saverkundla Taluka when the Mahuva-Surat Express was passing through the area. A lioness and her cub were in the vicinity, and while the train was passing, the lioness crossed the railway line, but the cub failed to do so and got caught under the train. It is learned that t...Read More

Savarkundla: Muslim women were presenting themselves as Hindu women and cheating the Hindu youths, the local police in Savarkundla have revealed after investigation. Savarkundla Police have nabbed a gang operating in Gujarat that would cheat the youths who are finding brides for weddings. Sejal who had married a boy in rural Savarkundla and then fled with money was actually a Muslim woman namely Muskan and she was already married and had a child. She had taken divorce. Her third marriage for...Read More