Ishrat case: Verdict on CBI probe today
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court is expected to decide today on a plea for a CBI inquiry into the Ishrat Jehan encounter case. The plea was filed by Ishrat’s family. The court is also expected to rule on the Judge Tamang report which had termed the encounter as fake. One of the accused police officers [...]
14 foetuses found inside garbage bin in Ahmedabad
As many as 14 foetuses were found dumped inside a garbage bin near Lalbahadur Shastri Stadium in Bapunagar area here today, police said. The incident came to light when some of the locals found the foetuses lying in the garbage bin near the stadium on Monday morning. “There were 14 foetuses in the garbage bin. [...]
Complaint against team probing Gujarat riots
First the Best Bakery Case trial was moved out of Gujarat after the victims complained of intimidation by the state. Then the Bilkis Bano Rape Case was transferred to Mumbai because the Supreme Court found Gujarat unable to deliver unbiased justice. Now, in the crucial Gujart Riots cases, the public prosecutors have resigned alleging the [...]
English breaks language barrier in Sabarmati jail
AHMEDABAD: Jayendrasinh Chudasama, 35, is practising to write job applications and Darshan Prajapati, 32, is trying hard to strike a conversation in English. Four times a week, convicts in the Godhra train burning, Patan gangrape and many other crimes assemble in this air-conditioned room in Sabarmati Central Jail to learn English. While the main motivation [...]
Modi to watch ‘Paa’ with Bachchan
AHMEDABAD: Both have developed a penchant for masks. Amitabh Bachchan has invited Gujarat CM Narendra Modi at a special screening of ‘Paa’, a recent release based on progeria or premature ageing. “The CM will see the movie at a multiplex near Gandhinagar on January 6 or 7,” said a official in the CMO. The schedule [...]
IIT-Gandhinagar draws top NRI brains
AHMEDABAD: It is reverse brain drain and how! Nearly half of the 700-odd applications received by the newly opened IIT-Gandhinagar for faculty positions are from NRIs, teaching in premiere universities all over the world. Director of IIT-Gandhinagar Sudhir Kumar Jain said at least three NRIs teaching in prestigious universities in the US and Singapore will [...]
180 disciples of Asaram Bapu arrested for attacking police
AHMEDABAD: Police arrested 180 disciples of Asaram Bapu including 47 women here today who were allegedly part of the rally which attacked the police by pelting stones injuring around 20 policemen including Gandhinagar SP and other senior police officers. "This is clearly an attack on police force by the followers of Asaram. This is not [...]
Mickey sneaks into IIM-A summers
AHMEDABAD: Mickey Mouse sneaked its way into the Louis Kahn Plaza causing a flutter on the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) campus which is recovering from the jolt of the global meltdown. For the first time Walt Disney picked interns from Asia’s best B-school for summer placements this year for marketing jobs. A first for [...]
