Articles tagged under: Dhoraji

Local Hindus protest as District Administration takes over management of 700-year old temple in Dhoraji

February 06, 2024
Local Hindus protest as District Administration takes over management of  700-year old temple in Dhoraji

Dhoraji: The locals in Supedi village of Dhoraji talukas protested the district administration's tactics to interefear in the administration of a 700 years old temple. The locals complained that Mamlatdar has shut dhwajarohan and annakshetra and also formed a temple committee. The locals protested at the office of Deputy Collector and chanted slogans. The locals gave ultimatum to reverse the order in five days or face agitation. Around 500 persons including women from 35 villages and sadhus ...Read More

Ahead of Lok Sabha polls Congress leader Lalit Vasoya shares stage with BJP leaders

January 23, 2024
Ahead of Lok Sabha polls Congress leader Lalit Vasoya shares stage with BJP leaders

Rajkot: The celebration of the Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha Mahotsav in Dhoraji city became a point of discussion among political circles, as Congress leader and former MLA Lalit Vasoya was seen alongside BJP leaders during the function. Vasoya, who is also the President of the Rajkot District Congress, attended the "Shri Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha Mahotsav-2024" organized by the "Madhav Gau Seva Trust" in Dhoraji city. During the event, Vasoya was seen sharing the stage with former Gujarat cabi...Read More

Collision with Bhavnagar-Porbandar passenger train leaves 3 leopards dead

December 30, 2023
Collision with Bhavnagar-Porbandar passenger train leaves 3 leopards dead

Rajkot: A passenger train struck and killed a female leopard along with her two cubs on the outskirts of Dhoraji town on late Friday night. The incident occurred as a Bhavnagar-Porbandar local passenger train, en route to Porbandar, crossed the Bhadar river bridge around 8 pm. The forest officers explained that the leopards were on the narrow river bridge when the train was coming from the opposite side. Due to the restricted space on the narrow river bridge, the leopards had no means of esca...Read More

Nearly 11.5 inches rain in Dhoraji in 8 hours; Nearly 14 inches in Sutrapada

July 18, 2023
Nearly 11.5 inches rain in Dhoraji in 8 hours; Nearly 14 inches in Sutrapada

Updated figures at 8 pm _____________ Rajkot: Dhoraji town in Rajkot district of Saurashtra region in Gujarat is heavily waterlogged after over 9.33 inches of rain during noon to 6 pm today July 18. The taluka and town started receiving rains post 12 noon and it continued till 4 pm at around one inch per hour pace. However post 4 pm the pace increased to nearly 3 inches per hour and by 6 pm, Dhoraji received over 9.33 inch rainfall. A large number of vehicles are half submerged in the ...Read More

You walked with those who opposed Narmada dam: PM Modi on Rahul Gandhi – Medha Patkar Yatra

November 20, 2022
You walked with those who opposed Narmada dam: PM Modi on Rahul Gandhi – Medha Patkar Yatra

Dhoraji: Prime Minister Modi is on a three-day campaign visit to Gujarat. While addressing the public meeting in Dhoraji, PM attacked congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his Padyatra with NGO operator Medha Patkar. PM Modi said, "Pandit Nehru had laid the foundation stone of the dam but I was the one who inaugurated it because so many people tried to stall Sardar Sarovar Project for decades. You might have seen a photo yesterday in news, a leader from the Congress party, was walking with the lad...Read More

PM Modi addresses public meeting in Dhoraji, Gujarat

November 20, 2022
PM Modi addresses public meeting in Dhoraji, Gujarat

Dhoraji: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the public meeting in Dhoraji after seeking blessings at Somnath Temple and addressing the BJP rally at Veraval. While addressing the public PM spoke about the hypocrisy of Rahul Gandhi and Congress party as he had walked with Medha Patkar who  spearheaded the campaign against Gujarat's lifeline Sardar Sarovar Project. PM said, " You might have seen a photo yesterday ... A leader from Congress party.... with what face would come to you t...Read More

Vote for BJP but not for AAP: Congress MLA Lalit Vasoya tells voters

November 07, 2022

Rajkot: Dhoraji assembly seat legislator from the Congress party, Lalit Vasoya in a public meeting in the presence of party leader Shaktisinh Gohil asked voters to vote for BJP rather than AAP in upcoming State assembly polls. The video has gone viral. Gujarat BJP's media cell convener Yagnesh Dave in a tweet described this move of Vasoya as his Antar aatma's voice. Vasoya's name has been in discussion for last over a year as Congress MLA who could eventually join BJP. However, Vasoya has time a...Read More

Centre approves widening / strengthening of Dhoraji – Jamkandorana – Kalavad highway

October 13, 2022
Centre approves widening / strengthening of Dhoraji – Jamkandorana – Kalavad highway

New Delhi: The central government on Thursday approved the widening and strengthening of the Dhoraji - Jamkandorana - Kalavad Section of NH-927D in Gujarat to 2-Lane  at the cost of over ₹ 246 crores. In a tweet, Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, announced that " the project to widen and strengthen the Dhoraji - Jamkandorana - Kalavad Section of the NH-927D has been approved for a cost of Rs. 246.60 crores on EPC mode with a total length of 58.115 Km &...Read More

Speculations rife that Dhoraji MLA Lalit Vasoya may leave Congress to join BJP

June 20, 2022
Speculations rife that Dhoraji  MLA Lalit Vasoya may leave Congress to join BJP

Rajkot: Speculations are rife that Congress MLA from Dhoraji - Upleta seat, Lalit Vasoya may join ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Vasoya is first time MLA. He rose through Patidar quota agitation in year 2015 and won in 2017 general elections of State assembly as Hardik Patel's aid. Hardik has recently joined BJP. The speculations regarding Vasoya's possible switchover triggered after the screenshots of Dhoraji-Upleta congress MLA Lalit Vasoya leaving the WhatsApp groups of congress par...Read More

First case lodged in Rajkot district under anti “Love Jihad” law

July 13, 2021
First case lodged in Rajkot district under anti “Love Jihad” law

Rajkot: A complaint has been filed against a person here under the anti-conversion law in Dhoraji town in Rajkot district of Gujarat. This is first case lodged under amended anti-conversion law that is popularly called anti "Love Jihad" act. A 30-year-old garage owner named Mohammed aka Dado Gani Sami is accused of raping a victim Hindu girl and trying to convert her religion to Islam. Victim girl said that Mohammed from Radhanagar in Rajkot befriended her by claiming that he was unmarried. ...Read More