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  • Three members of a family drown in Gujarat flood

    Three members of a family drown in Gujarat flood

    Bhavnagar (IANS). Three people of a family were killed and two others were rescued after their car got stuck in gushing water in Kamrol village of Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district. An official gave this information on Monday.

    The victims, who hail from Pavathi village in Talaja taluka, include two women and a child.

    Prompt action was taken by the police personnel and the local people, who took the injured to the nearest hospital. Three could not be saved even after a lot of effort.

    The bodies were sent to the government hospital in Talaja for postmortem.

  • Gujarat battling heavy rains and waterlogging, nine killed in two days

    Gujarat battling heavy rains and waterlogging, nine killed in two days

    Ahmedabad (IANS). Nine people lost their lives in two days in Gujarat. Heavy and incessant rain lashed the state. Some areas have received more than 200 mm of rain in the last 30 hours.

    The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rain in isolated parts of various districts on Saturday, with light to moderate rains over the next few days.

    Incessant rains threw normal life out of gear in various districts including Junagadh, Jamnagar, Morbi, Kutch, Surat and Tapi. Heavy waterlogging was seen in many towns and cities, while roads were closed in rural areas.

    The State Emergency Operation Center (SEOC) shared data that 37 talukas (administrative subdivisions) of the state received more than 100 mm of rain in a 30-hour period ending 12 noon on Friday.

    The highest rainfall was recorded in Vyara taluka of Tapi district, which received a whopping 299 mm of rain within the same time frame.

    Other areas severely affected by heavy rains were Junagadh city (298 mm), Tapi’s Valod taluka (288 mm), Surat’s Mahuva (256 mm), Jamnagar city (236 mm), Surat’s Bardoli (223 mm), Mendarda Are included. Junagadh (207 mm), and Dolwan (206 mm) in Tapi district.

    Additionally, Jamnagar taluka of Jamnagar district received 177 mm of rain between 6 am and 12 noon. There was heavy waterlogging in Jamnagar city on Friday.

    The IMD’s forecast for the coming days indicates heavy rain at isolated places over districts like Gandhinagar, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Navsari and Valsad on Saturday, followed by rain over the state on Sunday and Monday. Light to moderate rain will occur over different parts.

    According to the SEOC report, nine people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents due to heavy rains in the last two days. These incidents include the death of four children due to falling walls in Panchmahal district and Anand. Besides, two persons drowned in Jamnagar and Aravalli districts, while a woman drowned in flood waters in Lathi taluka of Amreli district.

    Gujarat is facing the effects of heavy rainfall and water-logging, therefore efforts are being made to mitigate the effects and ensure the safety of the residents.

  • Probe ordered after Hindu students were asked to offer ‘namaz’ at a Gujarat school

    Probe ordered after Hindu students were asked to offer ‘namaz’ at a Gujarat school

    Bhuj (IANS). The District Education Officer (DEO) has initiated an inquiry into the alleged incident of Hindu students being asked to offer namaz at Pearl School in Mundra, Kutch district of Gujarat.

    The DEO took cognizance of the matter and constituted a team to investigate the incident. She said that if found guilty, strict action will be taken against the school. His approval can also be canceled.

    The incident came to light through a video circulating on social media, in which Hindu students at Pearl School were instructed to wear caps and offer namaz during Bakrid activities.

    School principal Preeti Waghwani claimed that the namaz session organized on June 28 was a part of the school’s activities. He also apologized if anyone’s sentiments were hurt.

    However, local MLA Anirudh Dave expressed concern over such activity, saying that activities like swimming, horse riding or music performance can be included, but prayers should not be a part of the school curriculum.

    Dave has urged the DEO to take appropriate action in the matter. He also said that even though it was a holiday in the school on the day of the incident, the students were called and asked to offer prayers wearing Muslim clothes.

    In another incident, Kids Kingdom School on Radhanpur Road in Mehsana in north Gujarat faced protests from locals, parents and Hindu organizations for ordering Hindu children to participate in Bakra Eid celebrations.

  • Congress MLA’s wife’s iPhone snatcher arrested

    Congress MLA’s wife’s iPhone snatcher arrested

    Ahmedabad (IANS). The Gujarat Police has arrested a person who snatched the iPhone of Diptiben Chowdhary, wife of KhedBrahmin Congress MLA Dr. Tushar Chowdhary.

    According to the report, this incident is being told on the evening of 23 June. The MLA’s wife was on an evening walk when an unidentified bike-borne person snatched her iPhone. Whose cost was Rs 60,000.

    MLA Tushar Chowdhary informed the city police commissioner about the matter. After this, the police took immediate action and arrested 27-year-old Saurabh Vijaybhai Mundhra. Saurabh is a resident of Saroli. The police have also recovered the bike used in the crime and the stolen iPhone from the accused.

    The victim, Dr Deepti Chowdhary, works as a physiotherapist at SMIMER hospital run by the Surat Municipal Corporation.

    According to the accused, Saurabh, a commerce graduate from MS University and belonging to the Maheshwari community, committed the crime out of greed for money to feed his alcohol addiction.

    He claimed that this was his first snatching incident and he was unaware of the victim’s identity as the wife of a sitting MLA. The CCTV footage played a vital role in identifying and apprehending the suspect. The accused earlier worked as a food delivery agent.

  • The person who defrauded people of 64 lakhs was arrested from Gujarat

    The person who defrauded people of 64 lakhs was arrested from Gujarat

    New Delhi (IANS) | The Delhi Police has arrested a man from Gujarat for duping over 70 people of Rs 64 lakh on the pretext of high return on investment. An official gave this information on Friday. The accused has been identified as Vikas Dattatreya Bhosale, a resident of Beed district in Maharashtra.

    Vikram Porwal, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Economic Offenses Wing, said a case was registered on the complaint of Vineet Tyagi and 71 others, in which the complainants had alleged against Bhosle, Manish and Renu that their property located in Nawada near Delhi’s Uttam Nagar In the company ND Enterprises, he was selling velvet pencil making machines and was offering people to invest in his scheme.

    In the above scheme, the company was providing machines and raw material like raw pencil, powder, glue, stand etc.

    The complainants said, the firm also promised to buy back the processed products from them through their owners and by assuring the complainants/investors to make a handsome return of more than 75 per cent on the money invested in a very short period of two-three days. Motivated to invest in your plan.

    The complainants have invested a total of Rs 64 lakh in the company. The DCP said, however, that the alleged firm started delaying the supply of raw material and did not make timely payments to the victims. Later, the alleged persons closed their business and fled.

    During the investigation, the victims who lodged complaints against the accused persons/company were examined, who alleged that they were induced by the accused persons on the pretext of buy back scheme in January-February 2019.

    The DCP said, after a lot of efforts, the police team traced Bhosale’s address in Maharashtra’s Beed district. Later it was learned that the accused is in touch with his father, who is working in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Accordingly, a raid was conducted and he was arrested by the police team of EOW from Ahmedabad.

    The DCP said that the accused started a firm by the name of Valeto in July 2018 but the business did not succeed and he closed the said firm.

    Meanwhile, he came in contact with co-accused Manish and Deepak and started a new company by the name of ND Enterprises in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar, the officer said. He also employed some staff to collect the money and issue receipts. Later, when the business grew and many buyers came, he took money from them and suddenly closed the business on October 18, 2019 and ran away.

    –IANS

  • Heavy rains lash north Gujarat due to depression after Cyclone Biparjoy

    Heavy rains lash north Gujarat due to depression after Cyclone Biparjoy

    By PTI

    AHMEDABAD: Heavy rains lashed several parts of north Gujarat in the last 24 hours due to depression, a remnant of cyclonic storm Biparjoy, causing a flood-like situation in many villages of Banaskantha district, officials said on Monday.

    Various parts of Gujarat, including the Saurashtra region, are likely to receive light to moderate rainfall in the next two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a release.

    Several villages in the Dhanera taluka of Banaskantha were affected due to a flood-like situation, an official from the district administration said.

    Twenty cows were killed after getting swept away in water at Jadia village, the official said, adding that senior officials have reached Dhanera to help local authorities in relief work.

    Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall near Jakhau on the Kutch coast in Gujarat on Thursday evening.

    As per the IMD, the rainfall in the last 24 hours was the result of a depression, a remnant of cyclonic storm Biparjoy, over central parts of south Rajasthan and the neighbouring region.

    Banaskantha and Sabarkantha districts in north Gujarat received heavy to very heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours ending at 6 am on Monday.

    Danta taluka of Banaskantha received 126 mm rain during the last 24 hours, followed by 86 mm in Amirgadh (Banaskantha), 82 mm in Khedbrahma (Sabarkantha), 74 mm in Vijaynagar (Sabarkantha), 69 mm in Poshina (Sabarkantha) and 37 mm in Vadali taluka of Sabarkantha, the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said.

  • Thanks to teamwork, Gujarat saw not a single casualty during Cyclone Biparjoy: Amit Shah

    Thanks to teamwork, Gujarat saw not a single casualty during Cyclone Biparjoy: Amit Shah

    AHMEDABAD: Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday conducted an aerial survey of areas badly affected due to cyclone Biparjoy in Gujarat’s Kutch.

    After completing an aerial observation and visiting many affected areas and hospitals, Shah addressed a press conference in Bhuj on Saturday.

    “Cyclone Biparjoy demonstrated how the central government and the Gujarat government collaborated to make the best use of timely information. Only because the Gujarat government followed the guidelines announced by the NDMA did not a single person die, only 47 people were injured and 234 animals were lost. It is a credit to the Centre and the Gujarat government that no one was killed in the violent storm,” he said.

    Talking about power supply, Shah said, “Many people said that there is no electricity in the villages. However, they are unaware that due to NDMA protocol, 3400 villages have been disconnected from HT line power supply. Electricity has been restored in 1600 villages and officials have promised me that it will be restored in practically all villages by the evening of the 20th.”

    “1133 teams are working to restore power. Another 400 teams will be added tomorrow and around 7600 local employees are trying to restore power supply,” he added.

    Shah also praised the Gujarat government for taking care of pregnant women during the cyclone. “1206 pregnant sisters were transported to the hospital during the cyclone, one child was born on the same day the cyclone hit and 707 births occurred in three days. I met mothers who gave birth to children and every woman was satisfied with the government’s service,” he said.

    Giving information about evacuations, Shah said, “1,08,208 people had been transferred to safer areas, while 73,000 cattle had been relocated. 3,27,890 trees were modified to cause less harm during the storm. This time, 4,317 hoardings were removed before the storm. Over 1,00,000 fishermen had been recalled, along with 21,585 vessels that were at sea prior to the storm. Where mobile towers were damaged, DG sets were placed, and communication systems were nearly totally restored.”

    He said PM Modi also monitored the situation continually. “Prime Minister Modi alerted the management system as soon as he learned of the storm and he personally supervised the management system’s functioning until one o’clock at night, giving required directions,” he said.

    However, cyclone Biparjoy’s after-effects still linger in Gujarat. As high-speed winds pounded Surat during the previous two days, a man was killed when a roof fell on him and a pedestrian was hurt when an empty water tank fell on him.

    According to the Marine Salt Manufacturers’ Association, significant rainfall has washed away tonnes of salt in Maliya in Morbi, Navlakhi in Kutch and many other places.

    As a result of the storm, rain has been pouring down in North Gujarat’s Patan, Palanpur, Sabarkantha, Aravalli and Mehsana since Thursday night. Numerous trees have fallen in certain areas. The Banaskantha district talukas of Palanpur, Disa, Tharad, Vav, Deodar and Suigam are experiencing rain. Low-lying places are consequently flooded. As a result of today’s intense rainfall in Patan, rainwater has now gotten to Gujarat’s largest solar project in Charanka. Water blocked the Ahmedabad-Delhi National Highway as it traveled through Palanpur, which caused problems for automobiles.

  • 1 dead, 174 held after violent protest in Gujarat over eviction notice to mosque

    1 dead, 174 held after violent protest in Gujarat over eviction notice to mosque

    One person was killed and 174 others were detained after a violent protest broke out between a mob and police in Gujarat’s Junagadh over an anti-encroachment operation.

    The protest on Friday night reportedly erupted in connection to an eviction notice served by the Junagadh Municipal Corporation to a local mosque, demanding for document submission within five days.

    The notice was in relation to illegal construction allegations made against the mosque.

    Due to a lack of response from the mosque after the five-day period, the Corporation proceeded with its action.

    As a team from the Municipal Corporation arrived at the site to issue a demolition notice on Friday evening, a crowd of approximately 500 to 600 people gathered in opposition.

  • Cyclone Biparjoy will knock in a few hours, moving at a speed of 115 to 125 km

    Cyclone Biparjoy will knock in a few hours, moving at a speed of 115 to 125 km

    Cyclone Biparjoy. Cyclone Biparjoy will hit the coast of Gujarat in a few hours. About one lakh people have been taken to safer places. There is alert in more than 450 villages. There is red alert in 7 districts of Gujarat. According to the Meteorological Department – the landfall of Cyclone Biperjoy will start at 6:00 pm and will continue till midnight.

    Even after Section 144, people have come out of their homes. The administration is repeatedly appealing people to stay indoors. Due to the effect of the storm, the wind is blowing very fast in Mandvi. At the same time, it is raining fast. The cyclone will have a direct impact in Mandvi. In view of this, electricity has been cut in this area. Let us inform, between 6 to 8 o’clock the storm will hit Kutch.

    Strong winds are blowing in Dwarka. People have been appealed not to venture out. As the cyclone is getting closer, the weather is getting worse. The high waves in the sea are frightening. Cyclone Biparjoy may hit the area of Kutch late in the evening. According to the Meteorological Department, the storm can hit Kutch between 6 to 8 in the evening.

  • Gujarat government opposes Teesta Setalvad’s bail plea

    Gujarat government opposes Teesta Setalvad’s bail plea

    Ahmedabad (IANS) | The Gujarat government opposed the bail plea of activist Teesta Setalvad in the Gujarat High Court and presented arguments highlighting her ability to tamper with evidence in a case related to the 2002 riots. The prosecution on Wednesday claimed that Congress leader Ahmed Patel paid Rs 30 lakh to Setalvad, Sanjeev Bhatt and RB Sreekumar as part of a conspiracy to blame the Gujarat government for the riots.

    The state government said that Setalvad was assigned the task of defaming then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and BJP workers.

    Setalvad’s bail plea was opposed by the government in the sessions court last year on the same ground.

    During the court hearing, the state prosecution termed Setalvad a tool of a politician with the aim of defaming Gujarat. The public prosecutor asserted that Teestawar conspired, along with police officers Sreekumar and Bhatt, to publicize the conspiracy angle and destabilize the Gujarat government in the 2002 post-Godhra riots.

    The prosecution further disclosed that Setalvad had allegedly received financial assistance from a prominent leader of a rival political party. He cited statements of witnesses, including Rais Khan, a former close aide of Setalvad, who described a meeting between Setalvad and Patel where instructions were given to ensure punishment for certain individuals.

    The prosecution supported their claims by producing recorded statements of witnesses, who claimed to have paid Setalvad on Patel’s instructions.

    –IANS