Scientists from Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (Uttar Pradesh), discovered a fossilised upper jaw of an eleven million-year-old human ancestor in Kutch, Gujarat. The researchers examined the ape jaw fragment excavated from the Kutch basin, which revealed the details of the preserved canine and cheek teeth, such as the tooth[Read More…]
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Kutch: Clash between two group leaves six dead, four injured, security tightened
Gandhinagar: Six people were killed in a clash that broke out between two OBC communities in Chasra village in Mundra taluka (tehsil) late on Tuesday night, police said today, adding security has been beefed up in the desert district of Kutch. Minister of State for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja said on[Read More…]
Gujarat sees enthusiastic voting amid rising complaints against EVMs
Over 30 per cent ballotting was registered till afternoon in Gujarat’s first phase Assembly elections, as enthusiastic voters queued up in large numbers amid rising complaints of malfunctioning Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The Election Commission also received complaints of EVMs being connected to Bluetooth or WiFi from Porbandar. By noon,[Read More…]
Gujarat assembly polls: EVM, VVPAT glitches mark 10% polling
Visible enthusiasm among voters marked the first phase of Gujarat election on Saturday as large queues lined up outside 24,689 polling booths. The Election Commission said it received several complaints against malfunctioning EVMs and VVPATs, while the Model Code of Conduct was also violated at a few places. In the[Read More…]
People wearing black deemed to be protestors at Modi’s event
In Prime Minister’s public meeting in Bhachau, in Gujarat’s Kutch district on Monday, people wearing black were barred from entering domes, as they were deemed to be protestors. Many people had to sit outside and watch the PM’s speech on LED screens. Women and Muslim maldharis (cattle herders) wearing grayish-black[Read More…]