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  Godhra Muslims earn living by crafting dandiyas for Navratri

  India | September 25, 2014 16:54 IST

  Vadodara: A large number of Muslim craftsmen in Godhra city, which was the epicenter of the 2002 riots, earn livelihood by making ‘dandiyas' (wooden sticks) for Navratri, Gujarat's most popular festival of the Hindus.  Several

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  Congress justifies 'Maut ka saudagar' barb at Modi

  Politics | March 22, 2014 8:53 IST

  New Delhi: Resurrecting the "maut ka saudagar (merchant of death)" barb against BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Congress Friday targeted him for Godhra coach-burning incident and the subsequent communal riots in Gujarat in 2002.The

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  Naroda Gaam case: 69 accused move Gujarat HC for transfer of case

  India | June 30, 2013 17:49 IST

  Ahmedabad, Jun 30: 69 accused in the 2002 post-Godhra riot case of Naroda Gaam have moved Gujarat High Court seeking transfer of their case from the court of designated judge Jyotsna Yagnik alleging that she

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  Deeply divided Godhra braces for poll

  Politics | December 14, 2012 16:42 IST

  Godhra, Dec 14: A decade after Godhra provided the spark that ignited almost the whole of Gujarat into a communal cauldron, this relatively underdeveloped constituency in the prosperous state remains deeply divided along religious lines.Going

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  Gujarat HC refuses to order Godhra panel to summon Modi

  India | October 12, 2012 23:48 IST

  Ahmedabad, Oct 12: The Gujarat High Court today refused to direct the Nanavati Commission, which is probing the post-Godhra riots, to summon Chief Minister Narendra Modi.  A division bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and

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  DGCA begins probe into Asaram chopper crash in Godhra

  India | August 30, 2012 13:53 IST

  Ahmedabad, Aug 30 : The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has initiated a probe into the crash-landing of the chopper at Godhra yesterday, in which spiritual guru Asaram Bapu and four others were travelling

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  Mirculous escape for Asaram Bapu, helicopter crashlands in Godhra

  India | August 29, 2012 17:59 IST

  Ahmedabad, Aug 29: Spiritual guru Asaram Bapu had a mirculous escape today when his helicopter had to crashland in Godhra. The helicopter broke into three pieces, but all five aboard, including the spiritual guru, survived.

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  Modi Begins His Day-Long 'Sadhbhavana' Fast In Godhra

  India | January 20, 2012 13:21 IST

  Godhra (Gujarat), Jan 20: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today began his 23rd ‘Sadhbhavana' fast here, nearly a month ahead of the tenth anniversary of the Godhra carnage.Modi arrived at the fast venue at the

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  Bhatt Was Not Present In Meeting With Modi, Says Former DGP

  India | April 24, 2011 17:08 IST

  Ahmedabad, Apr 23: Gujarat's Director General of Police at the time of post-Godhra riots today said IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court implicating Narendra Modi in the communal

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  Hang All Godhra Convicts, Demands VHP

  India | February 25, 2011 17:48 IST

  Allahabad, Feb 25: Expressing dissatisfaction over the acquittal of many key accused in Godhra case, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad today demanded death sentence for all the convicts in the train burning incident "to prevent recurrence