Category Articles: Others

Rajkot International Airport at Hirasar commences flight operations

September 10, 2023

Rajkot: Rajkot International Airport has officially commenced its flight operations today with the inaugural flight of an Indigo, (ATR 72) aircraft, which arrived from Indore. The flight was welcomed by customary water cannon salute. The airport was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 27, 2023. With this, the outgoing airport of Rajkot will cease to witness any more air traffic. The new airport is located some 36 kms away from Rajkot at Hirasar. Shifting from the old airport to ...Read More

Gujarat CM inaugurates cath lab at Rajkot civil hospital

September 04, 2023
Gujarat CM inaugurates cath lab at Rajkot civil hospital

Rajkot: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel today inaugurated a cathlab at Civil Hospital here. He also dedicated 25 city buses. Rs. 10 crore cathlab is equipped with the latest instrument. It will serve the needy heart patients in this public hospital. During his visit to the civil hospital, the Chief Minister inquired about the services offered. With this facility, the government said, the heart patients from Saurashtra and Kutch region will get medical treatment at Rajkot itself and the...Read More

‘You’re Hindu boy and you go around with Muslim girl’ ; 3 arrested in Danilimda over viral video of attack on interfaith friends

August 31, 2023
‘You’re Hindu boy and you go around with Muslim girl’ ; 3 arrested in Danilimda over viral video of attack on interfaith friends

Ahmedabad: 21-year old Sunil Naidu and his neighbor and friend Sania Sheikh were stopped attacked when they were returning on a Jupiter two-wheeler from Sabarmati Riverfront in the afternoon on August 26. Three radical persons from Muslim community stopped and attacked them because Sania is a Muslim and Sunil is a Hindu. As per the FIR filed by Sunil, the attackers told him - 'You are Hindu and you go around with our Muslim girl'. Sunil's mobile phone was looted during the attack. He was sl...Read More

Jay Shah advises players to play final like a normal match to win it

August 27, 2023

Ahmedabad: Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) boss, Jay Shah while speaking at a function of Volleyball Association advised players to play final matches like normal matches. He also advised players to focus just on performance and statistics for their selection. Shah also spoke about how the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) faced criticism while making the world's largest cricket stadium due to lack of funds for that, but how GCA is now enjoying surplus fund. Shah also spoke about how he...Read More

Chandrayaan-3: PM lands at Bengaluru from visit abroad, addresses ISRO scientists

August 26, 2023

Bengaluru: From his visit to South Africa and later Greece, Prime Minister Narendra Modi directly landed at Bengaluru and reached ISRO early in the morning to congratulate the scientists for the success of Chandrayaan-3 moon mission. PM Modi said the point on the moon where Chanrayaaan-3 lander landed is named as Shivshakti. PM Modi said the point where Chandrayaan-2 left its footprints on the moon shall be called Tiranga(tricolor).PM Modi also made an announcement to mark 23rd August every ...Read More

SAC Ahmedabad of ISRO contributed 11 systems to Chandrayaan-3, also selected landing site and did all computing, programming and algorithm

August 24, 2023
SAC Ahmedabad of ISRO contributed 11 systems to Chandrayaan-3, also selected landing site and did all computing, programming and algorithm

Ahmedabad: It was not just a soft landing but also a smooth landing, said Ahmedabad's based ISRO's Space Application Center (SAC) director Nilesh Desai on landing on the Southern pole of the moon that is being celebrated across the country. Sharing the details on SAC Ahmedabad's contribution to the mission, Desai said SAC Ahmedabad had made a total of 11 systems for Chandrayaan 3 including 8 camera systems. Desai said - 'We verified the data, and all is functioning perfectly well, so I...Read More

Old house collapses in Petlad; No injuries or fatalities

August 21, 2023

Anand: An old house in the Choksi Bajar area of Petlad town in Central Gujarat collapsed today. No one was hurt or killed in this incident due to the precautions that had already been taken. A donkey was trapped under the rubble, but it was rescued by the locals. A power pole also suffered damage, resulting in a power supply failure in parts of the town. A large number of people gathered at the site of the incident in Choksi Bajar, which occurred at 4 pm today. DeshGujarat Old house collap...Read More

AHCI 2023 concludes: 70 countries, 110 exhibitors participated, 5000+ B2B meetings held, 265 MoUs signed

August 19, 2023
AHCI 2023 concludes: 70 countries, 110 exhibitors participated, 5000+ B2B meetings held, 265 MoUs signed

Gandhinagar: The three-day ‘One Earth, One Health - Advantage Healthcare India 2023 (AHCI),’ organized by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India, and FICCI today concluded with over 5,000 B2B meetings with participation of Ambassadors, Heads of Mission and delegates from over 70 countries. While delivering the inaugural address on Day-1, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Health and Family Welfare for the Government of India, announced that India is focusing on establishing ...Read More

First-time MLA Rivaba Jadeja loses temper, rebukes senior MP and Mayor in public ; Video goes viral

August 17, 2023

Jamnagar: Rivaba Jadeja, ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Jamnagar today was seen verbally rebuking party senior and two term Lok Sabha MP Poonamben Madam and also the city Mayor Binaben Kothari in public. Rivaba could be seen speaking in an uneasy tone mixed with anger targeting the city Mayor and Lok Sabha MP in the party function to mark Mera Desh Meri Mitti' programme. Media cameras captured Jadeja's anger in the video that went viral. The city Mayor and Lok Sabha MP av...Read More

Meri Mitti Mera Desh ; 182 kumbh filled with local soil from Gujarat to reach Delhi in 75 electric vehicles

August 17, 2023
Meri Mitti Mera Desh ; 182 kumbh filled with local soil from Gujarat to reach Delhi in 75 electric vehicles

Surat: Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil today made announcement that 182 kumbh (pot) filled with the local soil from 182 assembly seat areas of Gujarat will be sent to Delhi under Meri Mitti Mera Desh program given by the party nationally. Patil added that these 182 kumbh will be transported to the national capital in 75 electric vehicles. He further added that the State party unit is studying where to charge these vehicles on the route. Patil said nationally 8500 kumbh are going to come to Delh...Read More