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Ex-Amul chairperson Vipul Chaudhary arrested in Rs 14.8 crore embezzlement case
•Chaudhary was arrested on Saturday from Gandhinagar for allegedly embezzling Rs 14.8 crore that was meant to give bonus to employees of Dudhasagar Dairy cooperative in Mehsana, of which he was a former chairman, a state CID official said
Nine dead as heavy rains wreak havoc in many areas of Gujarat; 1,900 shifted, say officials
•Gujarat received more than 102 percent of the annual average rainfall till Monday morning and many rivers in the state are flowing in spate
Woman cop in Gujarat suspended after TikTok video showing her dancing inside police station goes viral
•A young policewoman from Gujarat has been suspended on Wednesday after a video showing her dancing inside a police station on a Bollywood song became viral on social media, officials said.
Atrocities on Dalits and tribals up by 70% in Gujarat between 2003 and 2018; conviction rate below 5% in Modi's first 3 yrs as PM
Sonalkellogg •Atrocities on Dalits in Gujarat have been rising steadily in the last two decades with the state witnessing a 72 percent increase in the number of registered cases between 2003 and 2018
Hardik Patel to contest Lok Sabha election; Congress says negotiations on to rope in Patidar leader
•Although Patel did not specify whether he would join any political party or contest as an Independent, sources in the Congress claimed that he is likely to join the party to fight the polls.
Gujarat migrant crisis: From eating panipuris to visiting railway stations, state police go all out to assuage fears of scared workers
Rajnish Mishra •A senior police official, seeking anonymity, says that senior bureaucrats hailing from states like Bihar, such as Chief Secretary JN Singh and DGP Shivanand Jha, worked overtime to bring the situation back to normal.
Gujarat migrants' exodus: Why workers from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar are fleeing, and what Vijay Rupani govt is doing about it
Fp Staff •Violence against migrants from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh was reported after the rape of a 14-month-old girl was reported in Gujarat's Sabarkantha district and a Bihar native was arrested for the crime.
Gujarat sees mass exodus of migrant workers as mobs attack 'north Indians' following arrest of Bihar man for raping toddler
Fp Staff •A violent backlash in Gujarat against north-Indian migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar following the arrest of a Bihar man, for allegedly raping a 14-month-old girl in the Sabarkantha district last week, has sparked an exodus of such labourers.
Gujarat DGP asks senior officers to visit 'sensitive' villages amid reports of atrocities against Dalits
•Against the backdrop of recent incidents of alleged atrocities on Dalits in various parts of Gujarat, state DGP Shivanand Jha on Wednesday directed police officers to visit 'sensitive' villages to understand the ground situation and resolve the problems of the community.
Gujarat Election Results: Eight percent fewer women than men voted; overall turnout 84 lakh less than 2012
Rashmesehgal •What stands out starkly in these elections is the skewed gender ratio, with the skew getting more pronounced among the younger age group