Ahemdabad

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Daylight thefts Component II

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It takes guts to walk away with the booty with a nonchalant smile on face. According to city police officials, of various burglars' gangs operating in the city, a particular gang has caught their attention.

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Science city grooms state students for int'l science olympiad

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Rubbing shoulders with international students at events like Science Olympiad can be a dream for any science aficionado in the state. However, not many students know of the mega event and few can prepare for it.

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Rs 2.5L loot: Peon caught in Navrangpura

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Navrangpura police station officials nabbed a peon in connection with a Rs 2.5 lakh theft reported earlier. According to officials, the peon cited his mother's illness as his need to get more cash.

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Nigerian scam hits Ahmedabad again, from a Pak

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Your phone number is the lucky number that has been chosen in a draw by our company for prize in lakhs of rupees. The money will be transferred to your account once we get your bank details. The sooner the better. Waiting to hear from you soon.

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Pandya murder, Sohrab encounter linked: Johri to SC

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The curative petition filed by ADGP and Rajkot police commissioner Geetha Johri before the Supreme Court has confirmed links between the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter and the assassination of former minister of state for home Haren Pandya in 2003.

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Guj stone deaf to Rahman’s Swarnim number

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The much-hyped AR Rahman theme song 'Jiyo Utho Badho Jeeto' for the Common Wealth Games may not have struck a chord with organisers in Delhi, with many claiming that it lacked the "punch".

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Valuables of Rs 7L, car looted from bungalow in Bhuyangdev

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A bungalow in Bhuyangdev area was burgled on Friday afternoon and the thieves decamped with not only cash and jewellery but also a luxury car, all in a matter of just 30 minutes.

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Son emulates mom's feat, wins best teacher award

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Bhaskar Patel, principal of Aroma High School, will get the National Best Teacher's Award for 2009 from President Pratibha Patil on Sunday, the Teacher's Day. This is his tribute to not just the teaching profession but also to his mother Suryabala Patel, who had got the same award 23 years ago.

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Learn to be passionate to lead an inspired life'

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Passion, dispassion and compassion should be three invaluable attributes in a man's life as enshrined by Lord Krishna in Bhagwat Gita.

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Youth kills accomplice after getting released from jail

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A 26-year-old youth got released from jail on Wednesday and was again nabbed by police on Friday for a murder.

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Modasa blast: NIA pins hope on Delhi FSL

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The National Investigation Agency probing the 2008 Modasa blast in Gujarat has sent the motorcycle used to plant the bomb to the Directorate of Forensic Sciences in New Delhi.

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Polishing unit owners cut diamonds, and a few corners too

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Of the estimated 3500-odd diamond cutting and polishing units in the city, only 250 are registered under the Factory Act, often leading to denial of employee benefits to workers in the industry that employs over five lakh people.

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With five hits, chain-snatchers have a field day

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Five incidents of chain snatching were reported in Ahmedabad on Saturday in which four victims were women.

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Kidnapped boy from Surat killed, body recovered near Tapi

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The body of a four-year-old boy, kidnapped on Thursday from Varachha area in Surat, was found near the banks of Tapi river near Chhaprabhata Amroli area in Surat on Saturday evening.

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Speaker ill, hunt on for ‘quick-fix’ man

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With state Assembly Speaker Ashok Bhatt ailing and yet to recuperate to be able to conduct the House proceedings...

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Electronic bill printing machines to be introduced

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The Vadodara Municipal Corporation has decided to introduce the electronic bill printing machines to serve gas bills to its customers.

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Opposition accuses BJP of misusing Vadodara civic body for political gains

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Accusing BJP of misusing its powers in the Vadodara Municipal Corporation...

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SIT too busy for Ishrat case

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The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team, which is probing into nine riot cases of 2002, has shown unwillingness to investigate the alleged fake encounter of Ishrat Jahan, saying it is overburdened.

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Modi blasts PC in blog over ‘saffron terrorism’ remarks

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In his latest blog, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has said that Home Minister P Chidambaram’s remark on “saffron terrorism” violated the Constitution as it could provoke the security forces and police to “act in a certain way against a certain class of people”.

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‘84 encounter: HC stays arrest of sub-inspector

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The Gujarat High Court on Friday stayed the arrest of the then police sub-inspector, P S Bishnoi, in connection with the killing of two persons in an alleged fake encounter by the Kutch police in 1984.

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