240 MW capacity Kadana Dam generates at most two hours of hydro-electricity: GETC report

Saturday 6 June '09

Real-Timedata from the Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation’s State Load Dispatch Centre has revealed that Kadana...

Vadodara fish farmers use fertilisers in water to boost yield

Tuesday 26 May '09

Freshwater fish farmers in Vadodara are increasingly using urea and other chemical fertilisers to boost production.

Illegal truck parking makes NH 8 accident prone: police, NHAI

Monday 25 May '09

Highway police patrol teams in Vadodara shuttle between Karjan and Vadodara at night to catch truckers every night, who park their vehicles right in the middle of the road.

New resolution to boost renewable energy sources in state

Thursday 21 May '09

In order to boost renewable energy sources in the state, the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has drafted a resolution under which the commission would be procuring renewable energy from various units to be set up under the state authorities.

Met department to start new helpline before monsoon

Thursday 21 May '09

The Meteorological Department is all set to start a new helpline and regional website before the monsoon starts in the state.

Web portal to help tribal youths get jobs

Wednesday 20 May '09

A web portal has been planned for tribal youths in the state which will help the employed youths among them to get jobs.

‘Split in Muslim votes and overconfidence cost Vaghela’

Monday 18 May '09

Overconfidence and divided Muslim votes are now being blamed for the Congress losing the Panchmahals Lok Sabha seat. Union Minister Shankarsinh Vaghela lost by a margin of 2,085 votes here.

Police probe Vadodara bootlegger’s role in Anand councillor’s murder

Saturday 16 May '09

While Anand Police are probing the involvement of Vadodara-based bootlegger Mukesh Harjani and his close aide Vindo Sindhi in the recent killing of Anand Bharatiya Janata Party...

Water pollution brings prawn project to closure after 10 years

Saturday 16 May '09

It was a project that could have doubled the yield of freshwater prawns in Gujarat. But 10 years on, the freshwater prawn seed hatchery in Umarwada stands...

Freshwater prawn farming evokes good response in central Gujarat

Thursday 14 May '09

Freshwater prawn farming in central Gujarat is looking good with nearly 150 farmers opting for it. At least seven different species of prawns are being farmed in the region.

From BPL to BPO: tribal youths break all stereotypes to enter urban jobs

Wednesday 13 May '09

Seventy two tribal youths, all from below poverty line families, are all set to take up commercial back office and customer care jobs after being trained for a year at a business process outsourcing unit.

Spectre of Ganesh Visarjan riots still haunts Kalupura

Tuesday 12 May '09

The ghost of the Ganesh Visarjan riots of September 2008-which has over 150 accused from the Hindu and Muslim communities-still haunts the Kalupura neighbourhood.

Cotton yield goes down as Maha farmers turn away

Monday 11 May '09

A fall in the supply of raw cotton from Maharashtra has badly hit the cotton yield in the state.

Fatehpura riots: two more nabbed; video footage helped identify rioters, claim cops

Sunday 10 May '09

Seven months after the Fatehpura riots during Ganesh Visarjan last year, the police arrested two more accused in the case on May 6.

Hybrid hope

Friday 8 May '09

Even as the jury is still out on whether genetically modified crops affect biodiversity and lack nutritive value, two districts of Gujarat...

Sunshine to have expanded reach without environmental clearance

Wednesday 6 May '09

Gujarat’s Tribal Development Department is all set to increase the command area of Project Sunshine.

Organisations claim 400 Gujaratis exercised no-vote option

Sunday 3 May '09

Although election officials are not keeping any record of Section 49 (o) that underlines the no-vote option in the Lok Sabha elections...

Policing in far-flung areas made more accountable

Saturday 2 May '09

Policing in the far-flung areas has now been made more transparent and accountable.

Kadana tribals thirst for water

Thursday 30 April '09

The Kadana dam has a catchment area of 25,000 square kilometres, but ironically, it has failed to deliver even in its immediate neighbourhood, say local tribal leaders.

Democracy reaches Gujarat islands 60 yrs after Independence

Thursday 30 April '09

The only regular visitors to these tiny manmade islands on the Kadana reservoir located in Panchmahals district are five schoolteachers....

‘Scholarships to Kadana taluka tribals a poll gimmick’

Wednesday 29 April '09

Even as tribals in Kadana taluka of Santrampur have not been accorded Scheduled Tribes status, the tribal students of the area received scholarships under Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojana...

After 2007 defeat, one time BJP flagbearers now stand forgotten

Sunday 26 April '09

After the 2002 riots, these leaders were the flagbearers of the Bharatiya Janata Party in central Gujarat.

Coastal islanders of the state brave all odds to cast their votes

Wednesday 22 April '09

The voters from the coastal islands of the state brave all odds to reach polling booths and cast their votes.

Police ask for 21 companies of paramilitary forces for poll duty in central Gujarat

Monday 20 April '09

With the Lok Sabha elections nearing, the police in central Gujarat have marked more than 650-odd sensitive locations across the region and have asked for 21 companies of Central paramilitary forces to man these spots.

Sophisticated cameras to track suspicious activity and alert police

Monday 20 April '09

Surveillance cameras in the city are set to be more sophisticated beyond imagination. The city police are installing a software in the cameras that will trace suspicious objects or persons upon identifying the same and immediately alert the police control room.