Gandhinagar: Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded its former Gujarat unit chief Gopal Italia as candidate for upcoming Visavdar assembly by-election. Party's national general secretary (Organization) Sandeep Pathak made this announcement. Visavdar seat is vacant due to resignation of then sitting AAP MLA who later joined ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The by-election for any vacant seat has to be held within six months, but Visavdar seat couldn't see by-poll due to an ...Read More

Junagadh, Gujarat: The Gujarat Forest Department successfully captured a lioness in the outer areas of Baradiya village in Visavdar taluka after it was involved in a fatal attack on an 18-year-old girl. The incident occurred on the night of December 22, when the victim Rahli Avasiya, a migrant from Madhya Pradesh, was passing through a farm in the village. Rahli was on her way to hand over a torch to her father, who works as a laborer on the farm. Tragically, as she made her way through the f...Read More

Gandhinagar: There was for some time confusion over by-election of Visavdar assembly seat which is vacant since mid December. While the Election Commission of India declared by-polls of five vacant assembly seats today and announced polling date as 7th May, the sixth vacant seat of Visavdar didn't figure in the press release and press conference. It is learned however that ECI hasn't declared Visavdar by-poll due to a pending court case. Harshad Ribadiya, a then BJP candidate who contested a...Read More

Junagadh: In a big-sized public meeting at Bhesan held today, a  former Visavdar MLA of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Bhupat Bhayani (Bhupendrabhai Bhayani) rejoined ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with 450 cadres in the presence of State BJP chief CR Patil. Along with Bhayani, Kalubhai Savaliya, Navinbhai Movaliya, Harsukh Vaghasiya, Rameshbhai Rudani also joined BJP. They were offered saffron scarves by Patil on the stage. Bhayani had left AAP and resigned from the State assembly recently. He ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator from Visavdar seat in Junagadh district, Bhupat Bhayani who resigned from the State Assembly last month is going to rejoin the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) on 3rd February in the presence of State BJP chief CR Patil. He will join the BJP in a public meeting scheduled to be held in his constituency area along with around 2,000 of his supporters. The public meeting is going to be attended by State BJP chief CR Patil among other party leade...Read More

Gandhinagar: Harshad Ribadiya, Congress MLA from Visavdar who resigned today from Congress party and also as Legislator today said that Congress has gone directionless. He said - while the State assembly election is in Gujarat, pad yatra is going on in South India. It is required here. Ribadiya further said - Look at the situation of Rajsthan. Prabharis were appointed from Rajasthan here but after turmoil in Rajasthan, Prabharis also wend away. Ribadiya said he has worked for day an...Read More

Junagadh: A male lion of Sasan Gir died after it fell in an open well accidently at Piyava village of Visavdar range. Around 8-9 years old lion's body was taken for post mortem by forest department staffers. According to Deputy Conservator of Forest (DCF) Dhiraj Mittal, the lion died as it fell in an open well (a well without boundary wall). Read More

Junagadh: Visavadar town in Junagadh district observed a shutdown on Monday along with a rally and ‘ramdhun’ programmes at the Visavadar police station to protest increasing nuisance of antisocial elements. A gang of antisocial elements recently attacked Rajan Ribadiya, the son of MLA Harshad Ribadiya with sword when he tried to stop the gang from extorting a food vendor at night. Rajan received an injury on his arm due to the attack. Later the antisocial elements arrived on bikes with p...Read More

Gandhinagar: Junagadh district has received massive 11 inches plus rainfall between 6 am to 2 pm today. Kalavad in Jamnagar has received nearly 10 inches of rains during this period. Most parts of Rajkot districts including talukas of Lodhika, Rajkot city, Dhoraji, Kotdasangani, Gondal, Jamkandorna, Upleta, Paddhari, Jetpur received heavy rains upto 7.3 inches. Water logging, flooding, suspension of transportation can be seen across these areas. Daily life is affected on the opening day of the w...Read More