Dwarka: In a tragic accident, three workers lost their lives when a crane collapsed at a jetty construction site in Okha port, Devbhumi Dwarka. The jetty project at Okha port is being developed by the Gujarat Maritime Board. The accident occurred suddenly when the crane collapsed, trapping the workers beneath it and causing them to fall into the water. Following the incident, teams from the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB), the Coast Guard, the police department, the fire team, and 108 emergency ...Read More

Dwarka: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested Dipesh Gohel, an Indian citizen from Okha, a coastal town in the Devbhoomi Dwarka district, for spying on Indian security forces and providing sensitive information to Pakistani agent. Gohel is accused of sharing classified information about the Indian Coast Guard and maritime borders with operatives from Pakistan. Addressing the media about the case, Gujarat ATS SP K. Siddharth said, "Gujarat ATS has registered an espionage case. An...Read More

Ahmedabad: Western Railway will run 09453/54 Ahmedabad - Okha Janmashtami Special for the convenience of passengers and to meet the travel demand during the festival to and from Dwarka. The booking for train no. 09453 will open on 31st July, 2024 at PRS Counters and the IRCTC Website. The train wil leave Ahmedabad at 7.45 hours on 25 August (Sunday) and reach Okha at 17.00 hours on the same day. In the return journey, the train will leave Okha at 5.30 hours(Monday) and reach Ahmedabad at 15.0...Read More

Okha: The Indian Coast Guard will hold the inauguration of the Hovercraft Maintenance Unit (HMU) and the stone-laying (Bhoomi Poojan) ceremony for the Indian Coast Guard jetty at Okha on March 28th. On March 29th, the OTM and Married Accommodations at Veraval will be inaugurated. The Defence Secretary will be the chief guest for both programs. According to the program schedule, on March 28th, at around 11 am, the inauguration of the Hovercraft Maintenance Unit (HMU) and the stone-laying cerem...Read More

Okha: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has launched a search and rescue operation in the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast after a fishing boat from Gujarat capsized during an encounter with the Pakistan Marine Security Agency (PMSA). The PMSA stated that the boat was engaged in illegal fishing activities within Pakistani waters and attempted to evade capture. The boat eventually collided with the PMSA ship and capsized, resulting in casualties. After the capsizing, the PMSA ship rescued five out...Read More

Jamnagar: Ahmedabad - Jamnagar Vande Bharat Express train will soon operate till Okha. The train will thus cover the pilgrim town Dwarka and the gateway of pilgrim island Bet Dwarka en route. The Prime Minister is likely to flag off this extended route journey of Saurashtra region's first Vande Bharat Express train during his Gujarat visit on March 12. The official note on the Prime Minister's visit to Gujarat, released by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) however mentions that the Vande Bharat...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government today announced its decision to form Dwarka-Okha urban development authority (DOUDA). The authority will cover 10,721 ha area under Dwarka and Okha municipalities and Bet Dwarka - Shivrajpur - Arambhada - Surajkaradi and - Varvala gram panchayats. The decision has been taken for development of integrated infrastructure development facilities. Newly opened Sudarshan Setu, Shankaracharya Math, State's only Blue flag beach at Shivrajpur, pilgrim island Bet Dw...Read More

Gandhinagar: As Bet Dwarka is now connected to road through recently inaugurated Sudarshan setu, the Gujarat government has approved four new bus routes of Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) to connect Bet Dwarka with mainland Gujarat. The buse route Amreli - Bet Dwarka will connect Bet Dwarka to Amreli, Atkot, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Khambhaliya, Bhatiya and Dwarka. The bus will leave Amreli at 5 am and reach Bet Dwarka at 2.10 pm. The same bus will leave Bet Dwarka at 2.30 pm to re...Read More

Veraval: Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi recently dedicated electrified lines of Railways in Saurashtra region Rajkot – Okha, Rajkot – Jetalsar – Somnath and Jetalsar-Vansjaliya during his recent visit to Jamnagar and Rajkot. Thanks to this, the rail movement in this region has transformed. Diesel engines in as many as 9 Veraval-bound trains were replaced with electric engines in last two days. Indore-Veraval-Indore, Bandra-Veraval-Bandra, Veraval-Okha-Veraval, Ahmedabad-Veraval(two t...Read More