Maya Kodnani, a minister in the Narendra Modi government, who will now have to spend 28 years in prison for her role in one of the worst cases of rioting, was finally done in by her phone call records. The log not only established her presence in Naroda Patiya on the day 96 innocents were [...]
At a time when violence is posing a serious challenge to the multi-ethnic fabric of the country, the more than 50 per cent conviction rate in the 10-year-old riot case in Gujarat restores the celebration of pluralism in the corridors of India’s premiere business state. A special court convicted 32 accused in the Naroda Patiya [...]
Around 400 activists of Jan Sangharsh Manch (JSM) were allegedly detained by the city at Panch Kunwa area of Ahmedabad. The JSM activists had gathered for a peace rally in the city at 5pm on Tuesday. JSM alleged that the government had refused the permission to carry out the rally without any reason. Among those [...]
Now that the third Hon’ble Judge has given his decision on the points of differences between two Hon’ble Judges of the Division Bench that had heard the challenge to the appointment of the Lokayukt by the Governor, are we finally going to have a Lokayukt? After having been successful in deferring the appointment of Lokayukt [...]
On 11th February 2012, eminent lawyer and activist from Ahmedabad, Dr. Mukul Sinha will deliver the first Shahid Azmi Memorial Lecture here in the city at Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh, 5 pm onwards. Advocate Mukul Sinha, who has unearthed crucial facts about the Godhra carnage and the post-Godhra anti-Muslim pogrom and conducted many successful trails [...]
The Gujarat high court had earlier refused to hand over the investigation of two encounter cases to the special task force (STF) headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice MB Shah. The Gujarat government had sought an investigation by the STF in the Sadik Jamal and Ishrat Jahan encounter cases. The government’s argument was heard [...]
Gujarat High Court today directed the CBI to investigate the fake encounter deaths of Ishrat Jehan and three others, saying Gujarat police couldn’t be trusted to be impartial in the “exceptional” case with “national ramifications”. The order came less than two weeks after the court-appointed special investigation team (SIT) concluded the trio were shot dead [...]
AHMEDABAD: Yet another encounter by theGujarat police has been termed as a murder in cold blood. The three-member Gujarat high court-appointed special investigation team (SIT), probing the Ishrat Jahan case of 2004, has unanimously concluded that the Mumbai college girl and her three aides were murdered by Gujarat officers who later staged a fake encounter. [...]
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court has sought explanation from the state government for making it compulsory for higher secondary students studying in mediums other than English, Gujarati and Hindi to take their board exams in these three languages only. The new rules prohibit such students to take the exam in the medium of their learning [...]
Nadeem Saiyed’s statements in the Naroda Patiya massacre case had been recorded some months ago.] Nadeem Saiyed’s statements in the Naroda Patiya massacre case had been recorded some months ago. Victims of the 2002 Gujarat riots staged a demonstration on Sunday against the murder ofNadeem Saiyed, a key witness in the Naroda Patiya massacre case. [...]
