divorced woman and her lover, who was married to someone else, ended their lives inThe deceased have been identified as Hitesh Vaitha of Kanbivad and Hemangini Trivedi of Anandnagar localities of the city. Police officials said that the two consumednear Dukhishya temple late on Saturday night. They were rushed to civil hospital in Bhavnagar where they died on Sunday.It is being assumed that the un...

Source : Times Of India | 9 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Rajkot

Five held for killing history-sheeter

25-year-old history-sheeter was murdered at his residence in Ganjivada area of the city on Saturday. Sources said that Jitesh Chauhan was allegedly killed by his formerpartner Hansha Bhagvanji and her sons Shailesh, Praful, Mahesh and Hitesh along with some other accomplices.A severely injured Chauhan died at the civil hospital where he had been rushed after the fatal attack. Sources said that the...

Source : Times Of India | 9 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Rajkot

Air-conditioned buggy for Saurashtra's newly weds

horse-drawn carriage owner in Junagadh has come up with a solution to beat the heat for those interested in having awherein the bride and groom would travel in his buggy. Afzal Lodhi, one of the oldest buggy owners in Saurashtra, who has been earning his livelihood by renting out his ancient buggy for marriage processions, has refurbished his old carriage into an air-conditioned one.The bride and groom...

Source : Times Of India | 9 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Rajkot

Man kills self after being arrested for wife's murder

man, arrested for murdering his estranged wife three days ago, ended his life in jail by hanging himself. Police officials said that Chetan Parmar, 31, had been sent to the jail on Friday evening and he killed himself late at night.Sources said that he used his trousers to hang himself from the ventilator grill in the toilet of the jail. His body was detected by the guards who went on to inform the...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Rajkot

3k units collected in blood donation camp

Thousands of people turned up to donate blood at a camp at a car showroom on the outskirts of Rajkot on Saturday., a businessman and a resident of Ribda village in Rajkot district. "This was the 24th mega blood donation camp. At least 12,000 people had turned up at the venue and 3,001 units of blood were collected," said Jadeja. "We invited nine blood banks from across the state to collect the blood...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Rajkot

1 dead, 2 injured in accident; angry mob resorts to arson

40-year-old man was killed and his two children injured in a road accident near Ankwada village, located about 6 km from Bhavnagar.Sources said that Temubha Gohil, 40, of Avaniya village in Ghogha taluka of Bhavnagar district was going towards his village on a motorbike on Saturday morning when a speeding car hit them from the opposite direction.Temubha died on the spot while his two children sustained...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Rajkot

Murder accused kills self in Rajkot central jail

murder accused allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself with a ceiling of his cell inChetan Parmar was lodged in the jail three days back for allegedly killing his wife Rupal, they said.Police said Chetan allegedly stabbed Rupal to death on May 15 after she refused to stay with him following a dispute between the two, and surrendered before police.Jail superintendent M L Gamara lodged a complaint...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Rajkot

Rajkot civic body collects Rs 46 crores as advance tax

Municipal Corporation (RMC) has started advance property tax collections from the city with giving incentives to advance tax payers in the city and it has already collected"People are queue up at various centers of tax collections of RMC as RMC has offered 10 percent rebate on advance tax payment to general people and 15 percent rebate to women property holders. We are getting good response from the...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Rajkot

Hinglaj Mata devotees to travel to Pak for eternal flame

will be a journey undertaken by more than 200 persons to bring back the flame of spirituality.Devotees of Hinglaj Mata, a Hindu deity, will visit her temple in Pakistan in February 2014 to bring back the 'jyot' (eternal flame) from the temple on the banks of Hingol river.The deity is widely worshiped among various communities in Gujarat and her temple is located on Makran coast in Lasbela district...

Source : Times Of India | 3 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Rajkot

TDO booked for making casteist remark

Patel, meanwhile, also registered a case against the complainant Jetha Parmar, for obstructing him from carrying out his duties. Both the cases were registered in Pradhyumannagar police Station.In his complaint, Parmar, a resident of Nadodanagar locality, alleged that he had gone to the TDO's office on Tuesday to get caste certificates issued for some Dalit children of Umrali village. He said that...

Source : Times Of India | 3 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Rajkot