Heavy rains drench Rajkot city late on Saturday evening
Rajkot: After a break, heavy rains lashed various parts of Saurashtra on Saturday. As per information received, heavy rains were witnessed at Rajkot, Dhoraji Gondal and parts of Gir Somnath district. Also, a woman in Amreli district died of lightning.
A 42-year-old woman identified as Vimla Chudsama from a village of Liliya taluka of Amreli district died after being struck by lightning. Liliya and Babra taluka of Amreli district were lashed by rains on Saturday.
In Dhoraji town too, heavy rains disrupted normal life on Saturday. Many roads were left waterlogged in the town and rain water also gushed inside several commercial establishments. In Rajkot city, rains lashed several areas like Yagnik road, Morbi road, Kalavad road and Sorathiyavadi. Many villages in Gondal taluka too witnessed rains.
Gujarat Court Convicts 7 for Holding an Illegal Lion Show in Gir Forest
The accused had reportedly assembled on a farm and baited a lion with a live chicken to show it to four tourists for money and recorded videos of the act.
A lioness and her cub at Gir. Photo: Ivy Dey/Wikimedia Commons
Law10/Mar/2021
New Delhi: A trial court in Gujarat’s Gir-Somnath district convicted seven men for harassing an Asiatic lion during an illegal lion show in the Babariya range of Gir (west) wildlife division in 2018, reported the
The court sentenced six of them to three years imprisonment, one person was sent to a one-year jail term and a fine of Rs 10,000 was imposed on each of them.