Gir: Lemon Tree Hotels announced that it has signed a licensing agreement for the Lemon Tree Hotel in Sasan Gir, Gujarat. Carnation Hotels, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lemon Tree Hotels, will manage the property, which is anticipated to open in FY 2026. The Lemon Tree Hotel in Sasan Gir will feature 74 well-appointed rooms, a restaurant, a meeting room, a banquet hall, a swimming pool, a spa, and a fitness center. Vilas Pawar, CEO of managed and franchise business at Lemon Tree Hotels,...Read More

Ahmedabad: Forest Minister Mulu Bera on Thursday ordered the forest department to take action against unauthorized private websites offering Gir Safari permits. This directive follows a notice from the Gujarat State Human Rights Commission (GSHRC), urging the department to address the issue. Bera held discussions with Principal Secretary Sanjeev Kumar and Head of Forest Force U. D. Singh. After the meeting, Bera informed the media that such unauthorized acts fall under the purview of cybercri...Read More

Gir: Tourists will be able to more easily reach Sasan Gir in the Junagadh district, the last habitat of the Asiatic Lions. Today, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has approved the allocation of Rs. 43.50 crore for strengthening the 42 km long Junagadh-Khadiya-Mendarda-Sasan Road and Talala-Sasan Road, both of which are crucial for tourism. These roads will be strengthened to ensure that lakhs of tourists from all around the world who come to Sasan Gir to watch lions can travel easily. Tourists ...Read More

Gir: Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd. has announced another addition to its Aurika Hotels & Resorts brand with the signing of Aurika, Sasan Gir in Gujarat. This greenfield project is expected to open in FY 2029 and will be managed by Carnation Hotels Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd. Aurika, Sasan Gir will feature 82 rooms and suites, an all-day dining restaurant named Mirasa, and banquet facilities including the Ekaara ballroom and the Aurum boardroom. Guests will also be able to e...Read More

Junagadh: The Gujarat Forest Department and Railways have fixed a Standard Operating Procedure(SOP) for the safety of Lions against moving trains. The departments have identified high lion movement areas around railway tracks and decided to reduce train speeds in these areas. Trackers from both departments will monitor these zones to ensure lion safety. The SOP includes reducing train speeds to 30 km/h at nine identified locations. The train is scheduled to operate between 4 AM to 7 AM, 6 PM...Read More

Junagadh: A farm laborer was attacked by lion in farm area of Umrala village near Bilkha in Junagadh district. The injured laborer is under medical treatment at present in Junagadh based Civil hospital. A laborer was on nature's call in farm area when a lion attacked it at around 7 am. The locals gathered nearby and shouted loudly and also honked to force lion to leave the place. The owner of the farm, Virendra Vala took injured laborer to hospital. Forest department has meanwhile initia...Read More

Junagadh: Forest department has issued a circular and invited the villagers from 17 villages near Sasan to run the open Gypsy car service for taking visitors to jungle safari for lion spotting. The villages are Bhojde, Chitrod, Sangodra, Bhalchhel, Haripur, Najapur, Chhatariya, Surajgadh, Chitravad, Hiranvel, Amrapur Gir, Devgam, Jalandhar, Katrasa, Amrapaur Kathi, Gadakiya, Gundiyali and Malanka. The forest department has proposed allowing five Gypsy cars per village. If more applications a...Read More

Gandhinagar: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has conceptualised and implemented the traffic island beautification project ‘The Gir: Pride of Gujarat’ at CH-0, Indroda Circle at Gandhinagar. The project was unveiled by Minister of State for Home and Revenue Shri Harsh Sanghvi, Minister of State for Agriculture, Energy and Petrochemicals Shri Mukeshbhai Patel along with Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and Director-Corporate Affairs of RIL Shri Parimal Nathwani in presence of Principal Chief C...Read More

Ahmedabad: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has conceptualized and developed airport beautification project ‘The Gir’ gallery outside domestic terminal of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport at Ahmedabad. ‘The Gir’ is a miniature replica of the Sasan Gir, the only habitat of the rare Asiatic Lions in the world. The Gir was first developed by RIL in the departure area of SVPI in 2018. It has been relocated and redeveloped outside departure area at SVPI so that not only t...Read More