Morbi: The Gujarat police have arrested four individuals and seized over a tonne of explosives along with 140 detonators, valued at Rs 1.03 lakh, during a raid at an illegal mining site in Wankaner taluka. According to the Morbi Police Special Operations Group, the suspects had drilled around 57 holes, each 45 feet deep, in government wasteland located in Survey No.163/1/24. Gelatin sticks and detonators were found planted in 14 of these holes. After receiving a tip-off, the police raided the...Read More

Morbi: The Police have launched an inquiry after reports of a private road and toll gate bypassing the Vaghasiya Toll Plaza on the Bamanbor-Kutch National Highway, came to light on Monday. A case has been filed against five individuals, including the proprietor of a non-operational ceramic unit, who have been identified, among others. According to the police, the accused named in the FIR would compel vehicles to utilize makeshift toll plazas set up by them instead of the officially sanctioned...Read More

Wankaner: An incident has come to light where some individuals, bypassing the Vaghasiya Toll Plaza on the Bamanbor-Kutch National Highway, have constructed a road through privately owned land. These individuals charge Rs 50 per day from four-wheeler drivers, Rs 100 from tempos and small goods vehicles, and Rs 200 from truck drivers who opt to bypass the highway and instead travel on the road through private land. This private toll tax collection has been ongoing for the past one and a half year...Read More

Morbi: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat has nabbed one Sumar, also known as Sameer Juneja (35), who works as a lineman in the Water Supply Department, and Hirenbhai, alias Bapu Patel (25), who works as a maintenance supervisor at Dharti Engineers in Wankaner here. They are detained in connection with a bribery case involving Rs. 50,000. According to the details of the case, the complainant and his friend had taken a water connection from Dhanki (Surendranagar) to Hadala (Rajkot) GW...Read More

Wankaner: Saint Bramhaswaroopdas Swami of Swaminarayan sect has tendered an apology through a video message regarding his controversial remarks about Khodiyar Mata of Matel Dham. In the video message, Swami Bramhaswaroopdas said, "I want to humbly convey to Khodiyarmata and her devotees, Khodaldham trust, and the temple of Khodiyarmata ji that my intentions were not to hurt religious sentiments and beliefs of anyone. However, if somebody was hurt because of my words, I, Bramhaswaroopdas Swami...Read More

Wankaner: Devotees and saints in Morbi presented a memorandum to the District Collector today, demanding an apology for the offensive statement made by Swaminarayan saint Bramhaswaroopdas about Khodiyar Mataji of Matel Dham near Wankaner. A video clip of Swaminarayan saint Bramhaswaroopdas has gone viral on social media, in which he can be heard saying, "Maharaj sprinkled the water from his wet clothes on Kuldevi Khodiyar Mataji. That is how your Kuldevi became Satsangi". He added that Mataji...Read More

Wankaner: Matel Dham, located near Wankaner, has lodged a protest against the offensive statement made by Swaminarayan saint Bramhaswaroopdas about Khodiyar Mataji in a viral video clip. A video clip of Swaminarayan saint Bramhaswaroopdas has gone viral on social media, in which he can be heard saying, "Maharaj sprinkled the water from his wet clothes to Kuldevi Khodiyar Mataji. So, Kuldevi also became Satsangi. Mataji herself bows down to those adopting the Swaminarayan Sect." Situated approx...Read More

Gandhinagar: Babubhai Jesangbhai Desai and Kesridevsinh Zala are two candidates of the Rajya Sabha election from Gujarat for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP). The third candidate S Jaishankar has already filed a nomination as a candidate. All three candidates are going to be elected unopposed.  While Babubhai is a former member of the legislative assembly (MLA) from North Gujarat and a major donor at Dwarkadhish Mandir, Kesridevsinh Zawla is from the royal family of Wankaner in Saurashtra...Read More

Rajkot: Wankaner city police nabbed the accused Siraz Munna Bukhari for sexually abusing a 13-year-old Hindu female. The minor Hindu female's mother living in Wankaner city filed a complaint stating that Siraz Munna Bukhari (lives in Jinpara, Wankaner) abducted her daughter (aged 13 years 7 months) after giving enticement of an Ice Gola. He then allegedly took her to an isolated place in Jinpara locality and sexually abused her. Wankaner City police filed a crime against him after receiving a c...Read More