1,000 villages may be declared drought affected
3,000 More May Get Partially-Hit Tag In Saurashtra Gandhinagar: On Wednesday morning, residents in Amreli left every other chore so that they could store water. The Saurashtra town received water...
View ArticleRapid spread of swine flu worries health officials
AHMEDABAD: The rate at which the swine flu virus has been engulfing a restricted number of districts in Saurashtra has been worrying state health department. Climatic conditions like humidity and...
View Article17 districts in Gujarat declared drought-hit: Nathwani
The Union Government has declared 17 districts in Gujarat as drought-affected, Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani has said. These districts are Vadodara, Bharuch, Anand, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Amreli,
View ArticleGirls ditch grooms in parched Gujarat villages
Rajkot: A number of eligible bachelors in the drought-struck Dedan village near Amreli are ruing their luck. The acute water crisis here has cast a dark cloud over their chances of getting married....
View ArticleExperts to study threat to lions in Kuno-Palpur
The 12-member committee formed to look into the translocation of Asiatic lions from the Gir sanctuary in Gujarat to Kuno-Palpur in Madhya Pradesh will now study the threat perception to these big cats
View ArticlePorbandar mining scam: High court notice to state government, agriculture...
Gujarat high court on Wednesday issued notices to the state government and agriculture minister Babu Bokhiria over three petitions demanding revocation of suspension of his sentence in Rs 54-crore...
View ArticleState govt backward in utilising funds for toilets
Coming down heavily on Modi for his "toilets first, temples later" remark, Congress chief whip in the Assembly Balvantsinh Rajput on Monday said the CM should first follow that in his own state. To...
View ArticleTwo villages in Porbandar flooded
RAJKOT: Heavy rains in Junagadh and near-by areas have caused a flood-like situation in coastal villages of Porbandar district which is known is 'Ghed' area. Villages like Mander and Kadach were marooned
View ArticlePollution control vessel commissioned by ICG at Porbandar
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) today commissioned a pollution control vessel ICGS Samudra Pavak at Porbandar to help deal with any eventuality created by the oil spill. "'Samudra Pavak' is a projection of
View ArticleGujarat govt declares 81 villages as 'scarcity-affected'
Gujarat Government on Wednesday declared 81 more villages as 'scarcity-affected' owing to acute water shortage there, an official press release said. With this latest addition, the total number of...
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