BY DARSHANA JAMINDAR AHMEDABAD: Renowned activist Ela Bhatt who was the founder of SEWA Self-Employed Women’s Association at Ahmedabad passed away on Wednesday. She was 89. She was the recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1977, the Right Livelihood Award in 1984, and the Padma Bhushan in 1986 for her work in empowering impoverished […]
Ahmedabad Sessions Court rejects bail of Teesta Setalvad and former DGP RB Sreekumar in Gujarat riots case. Earlier, Gujarat government had submitted an affidavit opposing their bail application. After which Sessions Court heard arguments of both the parties and reserved the verdict on July 21. There were many shocking revelations in the government affidavit. Considering […]
Gujarat Police on Friday opposed activist Teesta Setalvad’s bail plea, claiming that she was part of a “larger conspiracy” carried out on instructions of late Congress leader Ahmed Patel to dismiss the BJP government in the state after the 2002 riots. On Friday SIT’s ACP BC Solanki’s Special public prosecutors Mitesh Amin and Amit Patel […]
Ahmedabad based Activist Teesta Setalvad was taken into custody by Gujarat Police’s ATS Anti-Terrorism Squad from Mumbai on Saturday, a day subsequent to Supreme Court lashed out at those who had “kept the pot boiling” on the 2002 Gujarat riots. A complaint filed this morning by the Gujarat Police against her, cited Apex court verdict […]
Today Gujarat Congress spokesman Jayrajsinh Parmar resigns from the party. He has written a letter addressing to partymen. Jayrajsinh has resigned out of frustration from the party system and by ending 37 years of political association with Gujarat Congress. He further added that I have left the Party and Not the Politics.
Today in Ahmedabad, prime accused Dinu Bogha Solanki has filed a petition in Gujarat High Court in RTI activist Amit Jethwa murder case. CBI court had pronounced life imprisonment to Dinu Bogha in the murder case. As per media source.
