Gujarat govt promoted, transferred 27 IAS officers

In a major reshuffle, Gujarat government today transferred 27 senior IAS officers, in which four principal secretaries were promoted to the rank of additional chief secretaries.

Ishrat case: Gujarat court reserves order on cop`s arrest warrant

A special CBI court here today reserved its order on a revision application seeking the issuance of arrest warrant against IPS officer P P Pande.

Five persons killed in dumper-car collision

Five persons were killed this morning when their car collided with a dumper coming from the opposite direction on Mehsana-Radhanpur highway in North Gujarat`s Patan district, police said.

VHP alleges conspiracy by Modi govt to `terrorise` it

Amid clear indications of growing divide between Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Sangh Parivar outfit on Monday accused the BJP government of trying to "terrorise" it .

Jailed IPS officer spends night at home in Gujarat, DGP orders probe

A Gujarat IPS officer, who was arrested in fake encounter cases, was caught on camera moving without police escort & spending a night at his house.

IPS Satish Verma can stay with CBI for now: Gujarat HC in Isharat case

Gujarat HC allowed CBI to avail the services of state IPS officer Satish Verma in the investigation of the Isharat Jahan encounter case till May 10.

Sanjiv Bhatt did not attend Narendra Modi`s February 2002 meeting: SIT

SC-appointed SIT said that as per all the evidence gathered, IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt was not present during high-level meeting held on Feb 27, 2002.

Guj HC issues notice to govt on pollution in river

The Gujarat High Court Monday issued notices to the state government and Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) on a PIL seeking immediate action to clean up four of the state rivers.

Girl dies after consuming govt-distributed food

A 5-yr-old girl died and her 3-year-old brother was hospitalised after they allegedly consumed the contents of a food packet distributed by the state government to fight malnutrition among children.

Narendra Modi appeals prosecutors to restore confidence in democracy

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that people have lost faith in democracy as the government "failed" to enthuse people and instill a sense of ownership in the system.