Veraval: In a desperate man-versus-wild incident, a 60-year-old farmer allegedly killed a leopard with a sickle and spear while trying to protect himself and his son after the animal attacked them in Gir Somnath district. The incident occurred on Wednesday night around 10 pm, when Babu Vaja was resting on the verandah of his house on the outskirts of Gangda village, about 100 km from Veraval. A leopard reportedly emerged from nearby fields and suddenly pounced near the house, knocking down two-...Read More

Veraval: Under its ongoing “Operation Fire Trail,” the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has foiled a sophisticated smuggling racket involving the illegal import of Chinese-origin fireworks and firecrackers into India, an official statement said on Monday. DRI officers intercepted a 40-foot container at Nhava Sheva Port that had arrived from China and was bound for ICD Ankleshwar. The shipment was falsely declared as “leggings.” Upon inspection, officials uncovered 46,640 concea...Read More

Veraval: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today nabbed a municipal staffer red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹7,300 at the Veraval-Patan Joint Municipality Office in Veraval. The accused, Govindbhai Saramanbhai Kamaliya (42), serving as a Peon (Patta Wala) in the Marriage Registration Branch of the municipality, allegedly demanded a bribe of ₹100 per group marriage file and ₹200 for other files submitted by the complainant for issuing marriage certificates. A total of 42 files were su...Read More