Kutch: The police have arrested another accused in connection with the 'Love Jihad' case that came to light a few days ago. The police have arrested Kasam Hingorja for helping the main accused, Jiyad, in trapping a Hindu woman, who was forced to convert and raped by Jiyad. One Ziyad Latif raped a Hindu woman after trapping her by impersonating Jigar, a man from Pune, Maharashtra. According to the police, the victim and her family used to live in Mumbai but moved to Godhra in Mandvi taluka due...Read More

Kutch: Just days after the stone-pelting incident at a Ganesh pandal in the Sayedpura area of Surat, a similar incident occurred in Kotda Jadodar village of Nakhtarana taluka, Kutch, on Tuesday. Later, tension escalated in Bharuch on the intervening night of the 10th and 11th when two groups clashed over the installation of religious flags. In the Kotda Jadodar village incident, three minors, in a pattern similar to that seen in Surat, attempted to damage a Ganesha idol by throwing stones, wh...Read More

Kutch: After being lashed by heavy rains on Thursday, coastal Kutch is bracing itself for a likely cyclone as the deep depression over the Surat-Kutch region moves west toward Pakistan and is expected to intensify into a cyclone today. Cautionary warning Signal No. 3 has been raised at the Mundra, Kandla, and Jakhau ports due to the possible storm in Kutch. The mobile network has also been severely affected by heavy rain and wind in the Mandvi, Abdasa, and Lakhpat talukas. The cyclone, named ...Read More

Gandhinagar: To protect and revitalize the essential coastal ecosystem, the state of Gujarat has worked towards mangrove conservation. Nationally, Gujarat ranks second after West Bengal in mangrove cover, expanding its area from 397 square kilometers in 1991 to 1,175 square kilometers by 2021. The increased mangrove cover not only enhances biodiversity but also strengthens coastal resilience against erosion and extreme weather events, ensuring a secure and sustainable future for Gujarat’s c...Read More

Bhuj: The Gandhidham Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has raised concerns over irregular flight services from Kandla Airport to Mumbai and Delhi. Businessmen and industrialists in East Kutch, including those in the sectors like ports, SEZs, timber, salt, oil, steel, cement, textiles, ceramics, and fertilisers said they face financial losses due to frequent cancellations. In response to these issues, GCCI has written a letter to Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu, MP Vinod ...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government is set to develop Kori Creek and Chauhan Nala near SIR Creek, along the India-Pakistan border area of Kutch, as part of the Coastal Seema Darshan project. The state finance minister made this announcement during his budget speech for the year 2024-25 on Friday. Finance Minister Kanu Desai stated, "Inspired by the success of the ‘Nadabet Seema Darshan Project’, a provision of ₹40 crore out of the planned provision of ₹145 crore for the development of...Read More

Kutch: A Wind energy solutions company, Inox Wind, announced on Tuesday that it has secured a 50 MW ISTS (Inter-State Transmission System)-connected wind power project on a turnkey basis from the state-owned NLC India. The project is set to be implemented at the extensive Dayapar site in the Kutch district of Gujarat, according to a statement from the company. Under this project, Inox Wind will be responsible for supplying, installing, and commissioning its DF 113/92 – 2.0 MW capacity Wind ...Read More

Gandhinagar: As part of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 to be held in Gujarat in January next year the ‘Vibrant Gujarat-Vibrant District’ program is currently underway across the state. Under this, various programs are being organized in 33 districts of the state. A total of 139 MoUs worth Rs 3,370 crore were signed and more than 1500 people participated in the ‘Vibrant Gujarat-Vibrant Kutch’ program that was organized in Kutch district on October 10, 2023. The devastating eart...Read More

કચ્છ: ગુજરાતના લાખો શ્રદ્ધાળુઓની આસ્થાનું કેન્દ્ર ‘માતાના મઢ’ ખાતે આવેલ આશાપુરા ધામમાં વિકાસ કાર્યોનો ધમધમાટ ચાલી રહ્યો છે. રાજ્ય સરકારે સમગ્ર આશાપુરા ધામ પરિસરના નવીનીકરણ તથા પુનર્વિકા�...Read More

Kutch: The Border Security Force (BSF) today discovered 10 packages of suspected narcotics and one packet of Heroin, each containing approximately one kilogram of charas, about 11 km off the Jakhau coast. The official statement of BSF Gujarat said, "On 14th August 2023, in a special search operation, BSF recovered 10 packets of suspected drugs (weighing approx. 01 kg each) & 01 packet of Heroin from an isolated Kundi bet about 11 km off the Jakhau coast. The 10 packets of Charas have pac...Read More