The Ishrat Jahan encounter is the third shootout by Gujarat police that has turned out to be fake – the first two were of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his accomplice Tulsiram Prajapati, while a fourth encounter of Sadiq Jamal Mehtar is under investigation by CBI. All of them were declared terrorists and killed by the same [...]
On the 8th day of their ongoing fast, 125 jawans of the Gujarat Industrial Security Force (GISF) gave up water on Monday to intensify their protest. In addition to these jawans, 15 female employees of GISF also gave up drinking water. In this intense fast that is on for the past 8 days, 68 jawans [...]
Following the failed negotiation with the government, 3600 *jawans* of Gujarat Industrial Security Force (GISF) went on an indefinite strike from Tuesday evening. Around 2500 *jawans *had walked down to Gandhinagar from Ahmedabad, demanding inclusion in the pay hike under the sixth pay commission. After an unsuccessful talk with the home secretary, MD Antani, the [...]
AHMEDABAD: A special court hearing the Naroda Patia case issued notice to the Supreme Court-appointed special investigation team (SIT) asking whether it would submit its final report on the demand of civil rights organization Jan Sangharsh Manch (JSM) and witnesses to probe certain aspects in the post-Godhra riots case . Ninety-five people were killed in [...]
AHMEDABAD: Shops and market places at Chandlodia, Ghatlodia and Nirnaynagar wore a deserted look on Sunday with over 8,000 shops remaining closed in protest against the police’s high-handedness in putting an end to Shanti and Praful Vaghela’s fast. A large crowd of supporters had gathered at the residences of the two Vaghelas on Sunday. The [...]
If you thought that Lok Ayukta is the panacea for corruption think again. Government can bypass a court order and avoid prosecution against its minister by appointing a probe by an ex-Lok Ayukta. The case is a Rs 400 crore scam over fishing contracts issued by the fisheries department headed by minister Purshottam Solanki. The [...]
Ahmedabad, Sep 20 (PTI) An NGO Jan Sangharsh Manch (JSM), providing legal assistance to some of the post-Godhra riot victims, today submitted a memorandum to Gujarat Governor Kamla requesting her to direct the state government to expedite prosecution of the riot related cases. A delegation of JSM members further requested the Governor to take action [...]
AHMEDABAD: Jan Sangharsh Manch (JSM) activists held ‘Sachi Sadbhavana’ protest at Sardar Baug opposite Roopalee cinema at Lal Darwaza on Monday evening where participants called Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi’s three-day fast in the name of ‘Sadbhavana’ a farce. More than 100 people, mainly riot victims and human rights activists, participated in the three-hour event. [...]
The riot victims of Naroda Patiya have condemned chief minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Sadbhavna Mission’ saying ”there cannot be Sadbhavna without justice”. In an open letter to the chief minister, the victims have dismissed the mission as another publicity stunt and demanded that justice be done to them. The strongly-worded letter by the 2002 riot victims [...]
The Gujarat High Court bench comprising Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice Sonia Gokani, on Wednesday, sought an explanation from the state government about how the chief minister’s letter to the Prime Minister had leaked to the media. Chief minister Narendra Modi had written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in connection with the appointment [...]
