HC notice to SIT over bail pleas of Naroda Patia convicts

The Gujarat government had earlier sanctioned an appeal by the SIT seeking death for Kodnani and Bajrangi in the case. The state government is likely to consult the attorney general before filing an appeal.

With Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government deciding to hold back its decision to seek death penalty for Naroda Patia massacre accused Maya Kodnani and Babu Bajrangi, Vishwa Hindu Parishad has demanded permanent withdrawal of the state's ...

Ahmedabad, May 14: The Narendra Modi government has put on hold a decision to seek death for former minister Maya Kodnani in one of the worst massacres of the 2002 riots, the U-turn coming after attacks by the VHP, Shiv Sena and Sangh affiliates.

Vaulting ambition, which o'er leaps itself And falls on th'other- (Macbeth, I,vii) "Intent" you will see is the horse that Macbeth wishes to ride to the glory of the Scottish throne. And the only spur he has to race that horse is his "ambition".

India News: AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat government's clearance on Monday of the file put forth by the special investigations team that recommended death penalty for former minister Maya Kodnani, instead of a life term, in the Naroda Patia massacre of ...

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has condemned the Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government's move to appeal for death penalty for 10 Naroda Patia massacre convicts, who include former minister Maya Kodnani and former Bajrang Dal activist Babu Bajrangi. VHP ...

Ahmedabad: The state government, on Wednesday, stated before the Gujarat High Court that there are 781 children of 459 convicts lodged in various jails of the state who are eligible for benefits offered by the state government's scheme for their ...

Either Steel Minister suffers from chronic foot-in-mouth disease or he is playing a deadly game only he and his cronies understand. Once very close to Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh, he ditched him to join the Congress, and has a one-point ...

The accused in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case, who are lodged in Sabarmati Central Jail, have filed at least 21 complaints against jail authorities over the last two years accusing them of "stripping them on the pretext of frisking", denying ...