Shishir Darji
VADODARA: Cops investigating the suicide of a salesman in the city said that his wife and in-laws may be booked soon. Shishir Darji, a law graduate, had died by suicide at his home in Bajwa on Monday afternoon. Darji had left a suicide note wherein he blamed his wife Monika and her parents for torturing him.
“Darji’s suicide note clearly states that he ended his life due to harassment by his wife and in-laws. Investigations are on in the case, but those named in the suicide note will be booked soon,” said a police official. The cops, though, are yet to question Monika and her parents in connection with the suicide.
Vadodara: For once, the BJP did not spring a surprise when it came to the appointment o important elected wing posts in the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC). Two corporators who have administrative experience linked to the civic body in the past were picked up as the mayor and the standing committee chairman. The party has put an engineer and a doctor at the helm of affairs of the VMC.
Keyur Rokadia (42) who holds a master’s degree in civil engineering was picked up as the mayor by BJP even as homeopath Dr Hitendra Patel will hold the post of the standing committee chairman. Patel was the standing committee chairman for 2.5years in the 2010 to 2015 term of the VMC.
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VADODARA/ ANAND: Anand police arrested a farmer for cultivating 17 plants of cannabis weighing around 14.41 kg having a market value of around Rs 1.44 lakh.
The special operation group (SOG) of Anand had received a tip-off that the farmer was cultivating ganja at a farm at Haldari village. When a team of cops led by police inspector G N Parmar and police sub inspector K G Chaudhary raided the farm, they came across the cannabis plants that were grown besides grass near a house and a stable at a farm located on village outskirts. The cops have booked an offence against two accused – Nilesh alias Bhuriya Patel and Kanu Patel - under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) Act at Anklav police station.
VADODARA: As many as 56 persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the city and district on Thursday, an equal number of discharged patients ensured that.
Actors were asked to record themselves while he guided them online
VADODARA: When the ‘stay at home’ order was enforced last year, he enjoyed some relaxed moments at his home in the US. But soon creative crisis struck Jay Parikh, a non-resident Gujarati (NRG), and he decided to try something unique. Parikh, who stays in Los Angeles, decided to make three short-films in three different languages, revolving around the theme of Covid-19 pandemic.
Parikh directed these short-films online via Zoom! “Initially I thought of making a short film on how people staying far from each other are dealing with the pandemic and lockdown. But it didn’t look challenging. So, I decided to make three different short films in as many languages,” said Parikh, who is from Vadodara.