Couple of days after the Ahmedabad blasts, police has recovered as many as 18 bombs in Surat and all of  them successfully defused by the anti-bomb squad experts.

Live bombs was found near police station, in streets and even planted on trees.

Most of the bombs were recovered from labour refugee camps. On the wake of terror threats, schools, major shopping areas and cinema halls remained closed for the past 4 days.
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress Cheif Sonia Gandhi along with Home Minister Shivarj Patil visited Gujarat's capital city of Ahmedabad on Monday following the deadly seriel bomb blasts that struck on Saturday.

PM said that he had come to express solidarity with the people of Gujarat and commended them for the resilience they have shown during the crisis. He also announced a Rs one lakh to Rs 3.5 lakh compensation to the victim families of those killed in the blasts.

The death toll in Ahmedabad seriel blasts has rose to 49 on Sunday.
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After Ahmedabad blasts its Surat city which has come under the terrorist scanner. Police has come across two cars carrying explosives which has put Surat on high alert.

Powdered explosive materials, gelatin sticksetc were recovered from the car at the ouskirts of the city. A live bomb also was found near a hospital which was defused by the bomb experts.

Shopping malls, cinema theaters in Surat were all shut down on the wake of fresh terror threats.
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Just a day after the Bangalore blasts, Gujarat was targetted for terror attacks with 18 seriel blasts rocking the capital city of Ahmedabad on Saturday evening.

Atleast 10 people were killed and over 100 people injured in the seriel blasts that rocked the State.

Simultaneous explosions occured in various parts of Ahmedabad including Maninagar,Sarkej. All of them took place between 6.30 and 6.50 pm and were of low intensity.

Security has been beefed across the State in the wake of terror threats.
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The Gujarat state CID has started inquiry onto the death of the 2 boys whose bodies were found near Asaram's ashram premises under suspicious circumstances.

The State government has ordered probe into the incident following which the CID (Crime) team has begun investigation.

The Asharam Asram surroundings were searched by the CID team. Meanwhile Chief Minister Modi has promised to conduct a fair inquiry into the death of  the boys. 
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With the Gujarat BJP MP's going against the party whip, voting in favor of the UPA government, they are faced with consequences from the BJP party.

Those who either abstained or cross-voted during the trust vote has been expelled which has led to the expullsion of 2 state BJP MP's.

The Gujarat based LS MP's are Somabhai Gandabhai Patel of Surendranagar constituency and Babubhai Katara of Dahod constituency.
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In connection with the government's call for a judicial inquiry into the killings of two inmates of Asaram Bapu's Ashram, Jan Sangharsh Manch has seeked the intervention of Gujarat HC Chief Justice. Claiming that the government's move to order judicial probe as ineffective JSM advocate has submitted a memorandum on this regard asking him not to appoint any judicial officer for this purpose .

"We may also point out that any failure by the judicial inquiry to arrive at the truth would only tarnish the fair name of the judicial officer and give the Government a convenient way to shift the blame," he said.

It said that it is in the view that the investigation be enquired by the CBI or any other independent agency instead of judicial inquiry proposed by the government.
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Following the Friday's attack on the media people by alleged Asaram Ashram followers, journalist staged rally in protest against the incident in various parts of Gujarat.

The assault on the media people took place while they assembled at outside the ashram for 'Guru Purnima' celebrations.

The public protest by the journalists was demonstarted with almost 200 from the media rallying on streets shouting slogans aginst the ashram and police.
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The 131st Jagannath Rath Yatra which is being held annualy took off on Friday amidst high security.

The rath yatra began from the Jagannath temple in Jamalpur early morning with chief Minister Narendra Modi flagging off the the yatra.

The 18 km long procession covered the major routes and concluded with the procession returning to the temple almost peacefully. Over 20 lakh people thronged in at various places to see the famous chariot festival.
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The BJP government in Gujarat has decided to stay away from the nation wide bandh called by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on July 3.

"The decision of not joining the bandh was taken by the party, keeping in mind the efforts put in by the organisers and devotees of Rath Yatra, to be taken out in more than 150 places across the state on July 4," observed state BJP general secretary.

However, he said that the party would take up the issue with a state-wide movement after the scheduled rath yatra. The bandh called to protest against the J& K govt's decision to revoke the land transfer to the Amarnath Shrine Board.
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