The Latest Breaking News from Gujarat

Twenty-two years ago, the Indian state of Gujarat erupted in violence. For several weeks from the end of February 2002, inter-communal violence led to the deaths of around 2,000 people, most of them Muslims. Entire neighbourhoods were burnt down and families massacred. This outpouring of hatred was sparked by a…

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Three persons were killed and more than 40 injured after a state transport bus hit a motorcycle. Read further on Dynamite News:

Claims of voter suppression are rising – from names missing from electoral rolls to physical violence.

In 2020, a fire broke out in the Intensive Care Unit of a designated Covid hospital in Gujarat’s Rajkot. Five people died, even though a fire brigade was just 300 metres away. Reports at the time pointed at a flouting of fire safety norms, including a blocked emergency exit.

The Gujarat government on Monday ordered the suspension of seven officials, including two police inspectors and civic staff of Rajkot Municipal Corporation, for dereliction of duty in connection with the fire incident at a gaming zone in Rajkot, Killed which killed 27 persons. Read further on Dynamite News:

Tragic fire at Rajkot amusement park claims 27 lives, including children. Authorities investigate negligence as a possible cause.

At least 16 people were killed, most of them children, when a fire broke out at a packed amusement park arcade in India on Saturday, officials said.

Narendra Modi’s right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has resorted to religious polarisation as it tries to rally its Hindu nationalist base in India’s ongoing general election, which ends on June 1.

Five girls were rescued from Bortalav Lake in Bhavnagar, Gujarat and one boy was still missing after they drowned on Tuesday, officials said. Read further on Dynamite News: