Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
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 scarcity-affected villages in Gujarat has reached 1,347. The decision to put these 81 villages of Porbandar district in 'affected' category was …
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 Indian Coast Guard's will and commitment to serve and protect the maritime interest of the nation," ICG said …
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 by flood waters. Sources said that on Sunday several candidates appearing for Teacher Aptitude Test (TAT) had to …
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 justify his comments, he based his argument on the 2011 census figures, according to which 42.70 …
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 Porbandar mining scam. Justice S G Shah has sought replies from both the parties by October 17 on demand that the …
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 in the proposed habitat. A two-member expert committee has been formed to list out threats and to …
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. Parents of many brides-to-be have broken off their daughters’ engagement with at least four young men in …
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, Banashkantha, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar, Junagadh, Kutchh, Mehsana, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot and Surendranagar, Nathwani said in a statement issued here quoting Harish Ravat, Union …
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 temperature are two main reasons for the rapid spread of the virus in this zone, according to health experts. But …
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 supply after a gap of 20 days! Fearing that situation may get out of hands, the state government plans to …
Gujarat Ecology Commission’s Survey Of 19 Coastal Spots Rings Alarm Gandhinagar: Coastal tourism in Gujarat is proving to be a non-starter. More than the economic downturn, the main reason for this is the gross mismanagement of numerous beaches dotting the state’s huge coastline of 1,600 km. Experts who carried out …
After the state government restricted fresh issuance and renewal of lease for mining in the state, bauxite miners in Porbandar area of Gujarat are facing tough times. According to industry sources, over Rs 1,000 crore worth of investments of bauxite miners are believed to have been blocked due to the …
Four tremors of mild intensity were reported from Kalavad and Lalpur talukas in Jamnagar district from Sunday night to Monday morning. At the same time, four tremors rocked Advana, the village in Porbandar district that has been experiencing seismic activities intermittently for the past 20 days.
Just a day after a mild tremor rocked Kalawad region of Jamnagar on Friday night, another tremor was experienced in villages between the stretch of Lalpur in Jamnagar and Advana of Porbandar districts on Sunday morning. However, there was no casualty or damage to property. According to the district administration …
Ahmedabad: State government has admitted on the floor of the House that illegal mining in Junagadh and Porbandar was to the tune of Rs 658 crore of which Rs 627 crore was only in Porbandar district. Replying to a question on illegal mining, minister of state for mines Saurabh Patel …
Ahmedabad/Pune: Alarm bells rang throughout Gujarat, as cyclone Phet intensified to a very severe cyclonic storm causing strong winds, thunderstorm and rainfall across the state in a dramatic switch from the sweltering heat on Wednesday. Phet could possibly hit Gujarat coast on Friday, the weatherman warned. Over 8,000 people were …
Rajkot: A limestone theft of Rs 3.2 crore has been detected at Tukda village in Porbandar district. Collectorate officials have filed a complaint at Bagavadar police station against nine suspects. According to the complaint filed by G A Rao, royalty inspector in the mines and minerals department in the district, …
Rajiv Shah | TNN Gandhinagar: An authoritative report put out by the Gujarat government has expressed serious concern over failure of the officialdom to fight increasing salinity ingress along the state
Gaurav Sharma The situation is not as bad yet but Gujarat looks all set to get its own Nandigram and Singur. The Narendra Modi government is currently facing stiff resistance from villagers in at least five districts against its decision to hand over agricultural and grazing lands to industrial houses. …
