NDMA study on guidelines to avoid stampede, human casualties

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 19:46

A study commissioned by the NDMA on crowd management at places of mass gathering has suggested generic safety, security and fire guidelines to avoid stampede and human casualties.

Asaram’s son Narayan Sai escapes to Nepal?

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 10:38

With Asaram Bapu’s son Narayan Sai continuing to evade law, the Surat Police on Tuesday expressed fears that the controversial godman may have fled the country via the Nepal border.

Medha Patkar cross-examined in 2002 case of attack on her

Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 22:38

Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar was on Monday cross-examined by the defence counsel in metropolitan magistrate`s court in connection with the attack on her during a public meeting held to condemn the 2002 riots.

Demand for CBI probe into children`s deaths in Asaram`s ashram

Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 20:47

Parents of two children who were found dead on banks of Sabarmati river near Asaram`s Ashram in Motera here in July 2008, have reiterated their demand for a CBI probe into the death of their children.

Demand for CBI probe into children`s deaths in Asaram`s ashram

Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 20:34

Parents of two children who were found dead on the banks of Sabarmati river near Asaram`s Ashram in Motera here in July 2008, have reiterated their demand for a CBI probe into the death of their children.

Twenty Kashmiri girl students meet Gujarat CM Narendra Modi

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 20:11

Twenty girl students from Jammu and Kashmir, who are on a `Bharat Darshan` tour organised by the Border Security Force (BSF) visited the Gujarat state assembly here today and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

IIM-A aims to be among top five B-schools in the world

Last Updated: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 22:34

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has set itself the target of breaching the top-five club of global business schools.

Rain fury in Gujarat, over 50,000 evacuated

Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 09:46

Over 50,000 people have been evacuated from low lying areas in Gujarat following heavy rains, that have been lashing the state for four days now.

Rains disrupts normal life; 50,000 evacuated, rail traffic hit

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 20:31

Heavy rains which disrupted rail and road traffic, claimed the lives of at least six persons in Gujarat, district authorities said.

Centre is a master at forming, disbanding committees: Modi

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 18:31

BJP`s prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday came down heavily on the Centre for its lax approach towards skill development in youth and said that the Government has mastered the art of forming and disbanding committees on the issue.

Rains disrupt road, rail traffic between Ahmedabad and Mumbai

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 20:46

Due to heavy rains in South and Central Gujarat, more than 15,000 people were evacuated to safer places as water level in rivers rose.

IM terrorist Afzal Usmani escapes from Mumbai Police custody

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 16:40

Indian Mujahideen terror group operative Afzal Usmani on Friday escaped from the police custody. Usmani fled while he was being taken to MCOCA court here from Taloja Jail along with 22 others by the Mumbai police.