Porbandar: Two Maharashtra-registered fishing boats were apprehended for allegedly carrying out light fishing about 25 nautical miles off the Porbandar coast during a joint patrol operation. According to a complaint filed by Lakhman Bhanu Sadia, Head Constable of Navibandar Marine Police Station, the incident occurred on the afternoon of the 25th when a joint team of Navibandar Marine Police and the Indian Coast Guard was patrolling Gujarat’s territorial waters under Operation ‘Sajag’. Th...Read More

Kushagra Tiwari, Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat is planning to develop 25 children’s traffic parks across municipalities and municipal corporations and establish three new automated vehicle testing stations in Porbandar, Gir Somnath, and Mahisagar districts as part of its Ports and Transport Department budget for 2026–27. The initiatives are aimed at strengthening road safety awareness and improving vehicle fitness enforcement across the state. Major Boost for Public Transport (G...Read More

Ahmedabad: The immigration department at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport detained an individual from Porbandar for allegedly attempting to travel to London using suspicious visa documents. As per the details, Ranjit V. Khunti had boarded an Air India flight bound for London when immigration officials found discrepancies in the documents he presented. Khunti, a resident of Bakharla village in Porbandar, submitted a ‘share code’ issued by the UK government to verify his ...Read More

Porbandar: INSV Kaundinya, the Indian Navy’s handcrafted stitched sailing vessel that revives India’s ancient shipbuilding and seafaring traditions, was flagged off from Porbandar today as it set sail on its maiden overseas voyage. The vessel will sail to Muscat in Oman, covering around 1,500 km (750 nautical miles), retracing a 2,000-year-old historic maritime route that connected India with the wider Indian Ocean region for centuries. The maiden voyage of the vessel will be approximately ...Read More

Porbandar: INSV Kaundinya, the Indian Navy’s pioneering stitched sailing vessel that revives India’s ancient shipbuilding and seafaring traditions, will undertake her maiden overseas voyage on 29 Dec 2025. The vessel will be flagged off from Porbandar, Gujarat, for Muscat, Oman, symbolically retracing the historic maritime routes that connected India with the wider Indian Ocean world for millennia. Inspired by depictions of ancient Indian ships and constructed entirely using traditional s...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government on Thursday announced that district-level programmes under the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) for the Kutch–Saurashtra region are being organised across multiple districts to promote industry, investment and employment generation. The events are being held in Porbandar, Devbhumi Dwarka, Bhavnagar, Botad and Surendranagar. In Porbandar, VGRC programmes will begin on December 19, 2025, followed by seminars on December 20, with exhibitions contin...Read More

Porbandar: In a crackdown on illegal fishing activities along the coast, the Marine Police have seized two boats that were using prohibited LED lights for night fishing in a sensitive coastal zone. The two boats, identified as Gebi and Rehan, were intercepted near the Gosabara area. Fishermen on board were allegedly engaged in night fishing using unauthorized LED illumination. The Marine Police have registered a case against the operators for violating provisions of the Fisheries Act. Offici...Read More

Porbandar: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat today arrested an individual for accepting a bribe of ₹10,000 outside the Office of the Assistant Director of Fisheries, located in the Old Court Building campus in Porbandar. According to the ACB, the accused, Dineshbhai Premjibhai Salet (56), a resident of Kharwawad in the Kirti Mandir area of Porbandar, had allegedly demanded ₹16,500 from the complainant, claiming the money was meant to be paid to Fisheries Department officials for p...Read More

Porbandar: A woman has tragically died after being attacked by a stray bull, highlighting the ongoing menace of stray cattle in the city. The victim, Gitaben Salet, a resident of Giriraj Society in Balvinagar, was near her home around 10 PM on November 13 when the incident occurred. According to her family, she had stepped out to dispose of food leftovers when a bull charged from behind, violently throwing her into the air. Gitaben sustained severe injuries and was immediately taken via 10...Read More

Porbandar: In an inspiring act of devotion, an elderly beggar in Porbandar has donated ₹51,000, an amount he patiently collected over years by begging ₹1 at a time, to the Akhand Ramdhun Temple. The donor, Nanjibhai Jadavjibhai Chavda, also known as Nanjibhai Mistry, is around 80 years old and lives alone in a dilapidated room near Sharda Mandir on the road to Thakkar Plot near Limda Chowk. Once a mason by profession, he fell into poverty and isolation after the death of his wife and childr...Read More