Year: 2025

A 3.4 magnitude tremor struck north Gujarat, near Vav in Banaskantha district, early Saturday morning. The seismic activity, recorded at a depth of 4.9 km, caused no reported casualties or property damage, according to district authorities. Gujarat, situated in a high seismic zone, has a history of significant earthquakes, including the devastating 2001 Kutch earthquake.

The Gujarat High Court upheld the dismissal of nine railway police constables who were assigned to patrol the Sabarmati Express on February 27, 2002. They returned to Ahmedabad early on another train, and later that day, the Sabarmati Express was torched near Godhra, killing 59. The court dismissed their reinstatement pleas, citing dereliction of duty and false entries in records.

Mustakim Bhathiara, a 38-year-old Indian cook from Kapadvanj, was executed in Kuwait on April 28 for the 2019 murder of his employer, Rehana Khan. He had been working in Kuwait for seven years after previous stints in Dubai and Bahrain. Following his conviction in 2021, his body was returned to Ahmedabad and buried in Kapadvanj on Wednesday.

Police in Sabarkantha district have filed a case against three teachers. The teachers are from a Prantij madrassa. They are accused of assaulting students. The teachers also confined the students on campus. A student from Bihar reported the abuse. He said teachers used sticks and wires to beat students. The students were also not allowed to leave the madrassa.

Ahmedabad authorities launched a major anti-encroachment drive near Chandola lake, demolishing over 2,000 illegal shanties following heightened security concerns after the Pahalgam attack. The operation targeted suspected Bangladeshi nationals occupying government land, with over 6,500 detained and 450 confirmed as illegal residents. Authorities are investigating forged documents and the involvement of local figures.