http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Sat, 17 Sep 2011 05:37:43 GMT Sat, 17 Sep 2011 05:37:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Modis_fast_BJP_top_brass_to_attend_Modi_condemns_communalism_122088 Gandhinagar: Chief Minister Narendra Modi's three-day 'sadbhavana' fast beginning in Ahmedabad Saturday was poised to be a grand affair with the BJP state government making all arrangements, including five-tier security, for the event that will ... Sat, 17 Sep 2011 05:37:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gandhinagar/__Goas_universal_mediclaim_scheme_by_Sep_30_Minister_122079 Panaji: The Goa government will unveil by Sep 30 its ambitious universal mediclaim scheme in partnership with the ICICI-Lombard insurance company, Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane said Friday.  The scheme, christened the Swarnajayanti medi... Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:48:07 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/___Four_killed_in_Gujarat_dairy_explosion_121630 Gandhinagar: At least four people were killed and twenty injured in an explosion in a dairy in Mehsana town of Gujarat Saturday, a minister said here.  State Urban Development Minister Nitin Patel, who hails from the town, said 17 of the ... Sat, 03 Sep 2011 12:34:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/High_court_rejects_Gujarat_IPS_officers_petition_121189 Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court Friday rejected senior Gujarat cadre IPS officer Rahul Sharma's petition against stonewalling of information by the state government he needed to answer a show cause notice served on him in February.The high c... Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:53:50 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/Questioning_of_exofficials_on_Gujarat_riots_put_off_121109 Gandhinagar: The Nanavaty-Mehta judicial inquiry commission, probing the 2002 Godhra communal carnage and the statewide riots that followed it, Tuesday adjourned the questioning of three former Gujarat government officers.The decision was taken ... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:55:13 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/Gujarat_police_officer_Sanjiv_Bhatt_suspended_121096 Gandhinagar: Sanjiv Bhatt, Gujarat cadre IPS officer, who shot into the limelight after his claimed presence at a crucial meeting of Chief Minister Narendra Modi on the night after the Godhra train carnage in 2002 where a signal for retributo... Tue, 09 Aug 2011 07:26:49 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/__Six_killed_in_Gujarat_accident_120247 Gandhinagar: Six people were killed and 17 others were injured when a bus overturned in Gujarat early Saturday, police said.  The accident took place near Fala village when the bus, which started from Bhavnagar, was 40 km short of Jamnaga... Sat, 09 Jul 2011 04:37:11 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/Gujarat_government_appeals_Godhra_judgment_119907 Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has appealed against a trial court order and has sought death penalty to 20 people who were given life term in the Godhra train carnage case of 2002.Special public prosecutor in the case, J.M. Panchal said Sa... Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:29:35 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/Court_bars_Gujarat_varsity_registrar_from_holding_office_119841 Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court Tuesday prohibited the registrar of Saurashtra University (SU) from functioning in the post as he was removed by the chancellor in February.The division bench of Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice J.B... Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:16:31 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/Court_questions_Gujarat_on_headless_rights_panel_119839 Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court Tuesday questioned the state government on a petition seeking appointment of the State Human Rights Commission's (SHRC) chief and two members.The division bench comprising Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and ... Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:12:18 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/Suspected_Somalian_pirates_nabbed_from_Gujarat_coast_119824 Gandhingar: A total of 17 Africans, 14 of them suspected Somalian pirates, were arrested in Saurashtra region of Gujarat after their vessel ran out of fuel and drifted to the Indian coastline, police said Monday.The 17 were arrested in Junagadh ... Mon, 20 Jun 2011 07:53:08 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/Gujarat_sets_6_Guinness_records_in_golden_jubilee_year_119683 Gandhinagar: Gujarat has made it to the Guinness World Records with as many as six entries during the state's year-long golden jubilee celebrations, according to government spokespersons.Ministers Jay Narayan Vyas and Saurabh Patel Tuesday des... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 02:29:08 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/__Court_offers_shield_to_life_insurance_agents_119189 Gandhinagar: A life insurance company cannot terminate the services of its agent on the grounds of suppression of facts related to a policy seeker unless he or she is involved in a conspiracy to defraud the firm, the Gujarat High Court has ruled.&n... Mon, 23 May 2011 12:41:19 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/Suspended_Gujarat_IAS_officer_wants_to_depose_before_SIT_118300 Gandhinagar: Suspended Gujarat official Pradeep Sharma has written to the apex court appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the 2002 riots, requesting to be allowed to depose on information received from the chief minister's office... Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:21:05 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/_Gujarat_couple_booked_for_duping_Mohali_man_118217 Mohali: A Gujarat-based couple has been booked for duping a Mohali resident of Rs.2 million (Rs.20 lakh) on the pretext of sending him and his niece abroad, police said here Saturday.  "Jasvir Singh had paid Rs.20 lakh to the couple,... Sat, 23 Apr 2011 05:58:08 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/Ishrat_Jahan_case_Contempt_notice_to_Gujarat_official_118147 Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court Thursday issued notice for contempt proceedings against a senior state home ministry official for delaying transfers of the top police officers in relation to the Ishrat Jehan staged shootout case. The notice is ... Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:21:25 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/___High_court_reprieve_for_Hipolin_117922 Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court has rejected an appeal of the revenue authorities challenging an appellate tribunal's decision to reduce the penalty on detergent manufacturer Hipolin Limited after it was found to have allegedly evaded excise du... Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:02:56 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gandhinagar/__Rs300_crore_package_for_Ghaziabad_slum_cluster_117864 Ghaziabad: The Uttar Pradesh government Monday announced a package of Rs.300 crore for the development of Khoda slum cluster in Ghaziabad district that  has a population of over five lakh.  Adressing a press conference here, Ghazaiab... Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:55:51 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/_Antiencroachment_drive_in_Ahmedabad_to_go_on_117861 Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court Monday directed the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to continue with its drive to seal unauthorised constructions in the city, including those on the posh CG Road.  A bench of Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopa... Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:37:33 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/___Modi_criticises_PM_for_not_voting_in_Assam_polls_117654 Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for not voting in the Assam assembly elections.  Though the voting in Dispur constituency of Assam, where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh an... Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:45:02 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/__Gujarat_cheers_Anna_Hazares_triumph_117434 Gandhinagar: People burst crackers and distributed sweets in cities and towns across Gujarat Saturday as veteran Gandhian Anna Hazare ended his four-day long fast in Delhi.  Vinod Pandya, who is coordinating the 'India Against Corruption'... Sat, 09 Apr 2011 10:34:45 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/___Gujarat_riots_Report_sought_on_damaged_religious_structures_116798 Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court has directed the central and state governments to file affidavits and submit action taken reports on the damage caused to religious structures during the 2002 Gujarat communal riots.  The bench of Chief... Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:37:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Tackle_US_meddling_in_India_Narendra_Modi_116778 Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said here Tuesday that the central government should address the issue of US interference in the internal affairs of India.  Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event here, he sai... Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:37:46 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/_No_access_to_quota_benefits_after_conversion_Court_116017 Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court has rejected a plea filed by a converted Christian seeking access to benefits extended to him earlier as a Scheduled Caste Hindu.  While a state government panel held that he had converted, the petition... Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:03:44 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/_Court_rejects_petition_challenging_land_acquisition_for_RIL_115947 Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court has rejected a petition challenging the legality of land acquisition by the state government for Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) at Motikhavdi village in Jamnagar district of the state.  A division be... Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:28:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/__Only_individuals_can_invest_in_Kisan_Vikas_Patra_115120 Gandhinagar: A Hindu undivided family (HUF) is not entitled to purchase Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP), the Gujarat High Court has ruled, saying the investment scheme is meant only for individuals. In the order made available Thursday, a single judge... Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:30:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/_GSPCGazprom_tie_up_for_LNG_supply_114599 Gandhinagar: Gazprom Marketing & Trading Ltd (GM&T) and Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd (GSPC) have concluded an agreement for the sale and purchase of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), officials said Tuesday. Under the agreement, G... Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:19:47 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/_High_court_dismisses_trial_judges_reference_on_lawyers_brief_113472 Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a reference made to it by a sessions judge on whether an advocate can continue to represent his client in a criminal case even after the  client’s death. A division bench of Justice ... Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:51:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/Gujarat_girls_is_runner_up_in_arithmetic_contest_112860 Gandhinagar: Payal Merja, a Class 7 girl student from Gujarat, has won the runner up trophy at a mental arithmetic competition in Malaysia, it was announced Monday. Payal, 11, a student of Bavis Gram Vidyalaya in Vallabh Vidyanagar in central ... Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:11:36 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/Gujarat_riots_Court_allows_voice_sample_test_of_Bajrangi_112846 Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court Monday granted permission to conduct voice sample test on two accused - Babu Bajrangi and Jaydeep Patel - in a case related to killings at the Naroda Gam area in Ahmedabad during the 2002 riots. Justice M.R.... Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:53:44 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/_Gujarat_High_Court_seeks_details_of_EVM_evoters_112294 he method the state election commission or the presiding officer adopted for supervising the voting.  Two Congress leaders of Ahmedabad had filed the PIL against the state government's decision to amend the provisions of the Bombay Provinc... Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:44:07 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/__Plea_questioning_reliability_of_voting_machines_dismissed_112078 Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the reliability of electronic voting machines (EVMs). A bench of Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice Anant Dave dismissed the petition... Tue, 19 Oct 2010 10:37:24 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/_Kin_of_firm_s_dead_employee_ineligible_for_share_allocation_Court_111910 Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the family members of an employee of a company seeking allotment of shares that she was entitled to before her death.\"Legal heirs or family members of the deceased employee... Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:38:59 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/Curbs_on_probe_against_tainted_Gujarat_official_lifted_109682 Gandhinagar: Curbs on departmental action against a government employee allegedly involved in lapses can be lifted if there is an undue delay in the disposal of a criminal case against him in the matter, the Gujarat High Court has ruled.A division ... Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:06:41 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/Former_policeman_appears_before_CBI_in_Sohrabuddin_case_109525 Gandhinagar: O.P. Mathur, former additional director general of police, appeared before the CBI Thursday for questioning in connection with the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake shootout case.Mathur was head of the state CID (Crime) department which was... Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:39:09 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gandhinagar/_CBI_summons_IPS_officer_Johri_in_Sohrabuddin_case_108930 Gandhinagar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday summoned Geetha Johri, the first woman IPS officer of Gujarat, by Aug 10 for questioning in connection with the 2005 killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh in a staged shootout.Johri was a part... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:19:15 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/_Court_notice_to_centre_on_Cinemax_plea_108839 Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court has issued notices to the finance ministry and others on a suit by multiplex chain Cinemax India against the levy of service tax on the renting of its premises.Cinemax India in a writ petition has challenged the ... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:11:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/_Court_rejects_Amit_Shah_s_anticipatory_bail_plea_108573 Ahmedabad: Gujarat Minister of State for Home Amit Shah\'s anticipatory bail plea was Friday rejected by a special CBI court here.Shah had applied for anticipatory bail after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had issued him two summons to a... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:08:45 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Gujarat_minister_again_fails_to_turn_up_before_CBI_108552 Gandhinagar: Gujarat's Minister of State for Home Amit Shah, summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) over the 2005 killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh in a fake shootout, Friday again failed to turn up before the agency.He send his lawyer M... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:43:09 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Vimal_launches_antimicrobial_treated_odourfree_fabric_108185 Gandhinagar: Vimal, the flagship textile brand of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL), Wednesday launched "DEO2", an anti-microbial deo-treatment that arrests growth of fungi and bacteria on fabrics, keeping these free of odour ev... Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:34:34 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/Gujarat_cops_to_get_fingerprint_scanners_107708 Gandhinagar: Detecting criminals will now become easier, with all police stations in Ahmedabad getting equipped with fingerprint scanners within this year."It will take just a fraction of a minute for the police to find out whether the person ... Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:19:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/CBI_probe_sought_in_Gujarat_killing_107254 Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court Thursday admitted a petition seeking transfer of the probe into the alleged staged shooting of Ishrat Jahan to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).A division bench of Justice Jayant Patel and Justice Z.K. S... Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:37:45 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gandhinagar/Exemployee_wins_legal_battle_after_17_years_106746 Gandhinagar: A former employee of the National Textiles Corp (Gujarat) Ltd has finally won compensation from the company after 17 long years of legal battle. The Gujarat High Court gave the ruling Thursday in favour of Rajnikant Potnis, asking the... Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:01:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gandhinagar/Gujarat_Police_to_fund_500_students_higher_education_106434 Gandhinagar: Continuing its social initiative, Gujarat Police have again decided to adopt 500 meritorious poor class 12 students and bear the cost of their higher education. Director General of Police S.S. Khandwawala, who will himself bear the ed... Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:04:09 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gandhinagar/Cyclone_Phet_may_hit_Gujarat_during_weekend_105671 Gandhinagar: The severe cyclonic storm Phet, which has claimed seven lives, has altered course but may again hit Gujarat's coast around the weekend, the weather office said Thursday.The storm is moving towards Oman but is expected to turn back towa... Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:15:47 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/A_towering_tulsi_tree_with_a_Mahabharata_twist_104791 Gandhinagar: It's the same old tulsi that's found and worshipped in Indian households. But unlike the usual plant that is 30-60 cm tall, this one has a towering height of 11 ft and is part of legend.Situated in Narola village in Banaskantha distric... Fri, 21 May 2010 05:04:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gandhinagar/Six_top_Gujarat_cops_to_be_quizzed_in_Sohrabuddin_killing_103807 Gandhinagar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday summoned six senior officers of the Gujarat police, both serving and retired, for questioning in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh killing case.The six Indian Police Service (IPS) officers are form... Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:27:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gandhinagar/CBI_arrests_cop_for_Sohrabuddin_Sheikh_encounter_103585 Gandhinagar: The Central Bureau of Investigation Wednesday arrested a deputy police commissioner of the crime branch, Ahmedabad, in connection with the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter of 2005.(IANS) Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:43:26 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/_Gujarat_civic_poll_process_challenged_103271 Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court has questioned the state government and six municipal corporations over a petition challenging the process followed in civic election.Acting on a petition by Pankajsinh Waghela, a division bench of Chief Justice ... Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:13:36 GMT http://samachaar.in/Gujarat/_Gujarat_hope_to_get_terror_suspect_in_London_102302 Gandhinagar: A Gujarat police team will fly to London for Hanif Umarji Patel alias Tiger Hanif's extradition hearing March 25 hoping to get custody of the 1993 Surat bombings alleged mastermind.Deputy Commissioner of Police Subhash Trivedi and insp... Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:52:39 GMT