Gujarat Police Seal Madrasa For Alleged Links With PFI
The Vadodara police and Gujarat Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) sealed a Madrasa for alleged links to PFI. According to the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), an All India Imams Council (AIIC) meeting took place in the Madrasa, while a search was carried out. ACP further stated that the trustees “are being questioned”. This has come after the centre banned PFI under the UAPA Act, terming it as an unlawful association.
Tags: Gujarat, Vadodara, PFI, Madrasa, AIIC
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Container Truck Carrying Bottles Of Shampoo, Perfume Catches Fire In Gujarat’s Valsad
A container truck in Gujarat’s Valsad caught fire on NH 48, in the early hours of October 1. The incident reportedly took place near Motiwada village, when the truck was en route to Ahmedabad from Mumbai. Following the incident, five fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse the fire. Reportedly, the truck was carrying bottles of shampoo and perfume, and it took almost two hours to douse the fire.
Tags: Gujarat, Valsad, Container Truck, Fire, National
Courtesy: ANI
PM Modi’s Convoy Stops To Make Way For Ambulance In Ahmedabad: Gujarat
In Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, PM Modi’s convoy stopped and made way for an ambulance to pass on September 30. PM Modi’s convoy stopped in one alignment on the side of the road, and paved way for the ambulance rushing to a hospital. Once the ambulance passed, the PM Modi’s vehicle and security vehicles joined formation and resumed to journey. Meanwhile, PM Modi is scheduled to announced upcoming road projects soon.
Tags: PM Modi, PM’s Convoy, Gujarat, Ambulance, Ahmedabad
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Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu Bags Gold Medal At 36th National Games
Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu expectedly won the gold medal with a total lift of 191 kgs in the women's 49kg weightlifting competition at the 36th National Games, held in Gujarat. The event was held on September 30, in which Chanu bagged a prestigious medal. Recently, the athlete claimed the Commonwealth Games gold medal in Birmingham in August, after lifting 84kg in snatch and 107 kgs.
Tags: Mirabai Chanu, Olympian, Weightlifting, Gujarat, 36th national games
Courtesy: Press Trust of India
PM Modi Launches Vande Bharat Express Train, Details Here
PM Narendra Modi flagged off the upgraded Vande Bharat Express Train, from Gandhinagar Station, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on September 30. Speaking about the features and upgraded version of the train, the Vande Bharat Express offers a myriad of superior and aircraft-like travelling, which will ease travel for commuters. The Vande Bharat Express is a semi-high-speed train with a self-propelled engine and… read-more
Tags: PM Narendra Modi, Vande Bharat Express, Gujarat, Gandhi Nagar Station, Indian Railways
Courtesy: Business Standard
PM Modi Soon To Launch Vande Bharat Express Train In Gujarat
PM Narendra Modi is all set to inaugurate the updated new version of Vande Bharat Express Train, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on September 30. The new train, which has been approved for launch after several trials, will be en route between New Delhi-Varanasi and New Delhi-Vaishnodevi Katra, Jammu and Kashmir. Furthermore, travel on the train from Gandhinagar to Kalupur railway station, after the official inauguration of well-equipped train.
Tags: Vande Bharat Express Train, PM Narendra Modi, Gujarat, Travel Ease, GoI
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Over 10,000 Cows Released On Roads To Protest Against Govt In Gujarat; Traffic Comes To Halt
Over 200 cow shelter homes have released more than 10,000 cows on to the roads to protest against the state government of Gujarat. The protestors stated that BJP promised to provide financial assistance of Rs 500 crore to the shelter homes, but “didn’t give a single penny”. With this, road traffic in north Gujarat highways came to a halt. A protestor stated that the protests started over 15 days ago.
Tags: Gujarat, Cow Shelter Homes, Union budget, BJP, INC
Courtesy: Free Press Journal
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Adopts 40 TB Patients On Occasion Of PM Modi’s B’Day
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has reportedly adopted 40 patients of Tuberculosis, on the occasion of PM Modi’s 72nd birthday, on September 17. He stated that the patients were from his birthplace of Palitana in Gujarat, and encouraged public participation in building a “TB-free India”. Mandaviya also participated in a blood donation camp as part of Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav, at Delhi’s Safdarjung.
Tags: Blood Donation, PM Modi, Mansukh Mandaviya, TB Patients, Gujarat
Courtesy: ANI
Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani Sent To 6 Months In Jail In 2016 Case
In Ahmedabad Metro Police court in Gujarat sentences Gujarat’s working president and MLA Jignesh Mevani and 18 others to six months of imprisonment in a 2016 case. The case pertains to a protest held in 2016, regarding change of name of a law building of Gujarat University. Mevani was reportedly lodged over his tweets against PM Modi. Currently, Mevani is out on bail.
Tags: Gujarat, Jignesh Mevani, Bail, PM Modi, Ahmedabad
Courtesy: ANI
NIA Arrests 2 Persons In 3,000 Kg Heroin Racket: Delhi
Two residents of Delhi have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a 3,000 Kg heroin racket. After NIA made a seizure of 3,000 Kg heroin from Gujarat’s Mundra port, searches were carried out at 20 locations across three states (14 in Delhi, three in West Bengal, two in Gujarat and one in Punjab). The arrested persons have been identified as Harpreet Singh Talwar and Prince Sharma.
Tags: Delhi, Gujarat, Mundra Port Drugs Case, 3000 Kg Heroin Case, NIA
Courtesy: Hindustan Times