All eyes are set on Gujarat and security has been tightened up as the nation awaits the Godhra train carnage verdict to be pronounced here on Tuesday.
Ahead of Godhra train carnage verdict to be pronounced by a special trial court, set up in the high security Sabarmati central jail, the Gujarat police has strengthened security cover in the state in order to ensure that the law and order situation is maintained in the wake of judgment.

After Sohrabuddin Sheikh, Tulsi Prajapati and Ishrat Jahan, the Gujarat police is now facing another alleged fake encounter case — that of Sadiq Jamal Mehtar, who was gunned down by an Ahmedabad police team led by now jailed IPS D.G. Vanjara, a prime accused in all the fake encounter cases and currently in Sabarmati Central Jail.

Indicted by the Supreme Court-appointed SIT for failing to contain riots in the state in 2002, the Gujarat government has issued a showcause notice to IPS officer Rahul Sharma, who had provided detail

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi here on Wednesday expanded his Cabinet and inducted six new junior ministers into his team, keeping an eye on the state Assembly elections scheduled in December 20

A Gujarat-cadre police officer who is a member of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed to probe the encounter killing of Mumbai college-girl Ishrat Jahan has said in an affidavit filed before a division bench of the Gujarat high court that all early evidence in the case points to the 19-year-old girl and her three friends being shot dead in a fake encounter.

Maulana Gulam Mohammed Vastanvi, who stirred a controversy with his remarks on Gujarat, on Thursday, said he has not resigned as the vice-chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband and a final decision on him will be taken by the governing council of the Islamic seminary.

After nearly nine years, verdict on the controversial Godhra train carnage case, in which 58 Karsevaks were charred to death near Godhra railway station on February 27, 2002, is expected to be delivered on February 19 by a special trial court.

In an example of how vibrant Gujarat could get, a bootlegger, an accused earlier imprisoned under Pasa, held a press conference to highlight police corruption.

The Modi government in Gujarat is promoting lop-sided development in which only a handful of industrialists get undue benefits while the state is slipping down in the investment front compared to other states, said Gujarat Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil.

Even as the authorities deny it, students could access the CAT results for more than 90 minutes on Monday, a week before the scheduled announcement on January 12.
In Ahmedabad, many students could see their results and scorecards on the website. However, the website showcasing results and scores apparently disappeared after 3 pm.