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Mohandas Gandhi Vidyalaya among 130 schools to face 25% grant cut

Monday 16 November '09

Mohandas Gandhi Vidyalaya in Rajkot, the alma mater of Mahatma Gandhi, will face a grant cut of 25 per cent from this year.
KPT land scam: Lease rates to salt units paltry, says Delhi HC

Thursday 12 November '09

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday passed an interim order in connection with the alleged 16,000-acre land scam case at the Kandla Port Trust that the present rates of leases given to a handful salt companies are paltry.
Unfavourable climate conditions to affect wheat yield: Experts

Friday 6 November '09

Unfavourable climatic conditions for the second season in a row are set to affect wheat production in the state, experts said.
Indian owner of Platinum II seeks permission to beach ship at Alang

Thursday 5 November '09

The owner of Platinum II, Komalkant Sharma, has sought directions from Gujarat Pollution Control Board as well as the Gujarat Maritime Board to beach the ship at the Alang Ship Breaking Yard.
China withdraws subsidy to its ceramic industries; Morbi-Than back in business

Tuesday 3 November '09

The ceramic hub of Morbi-Than was on the verge of closure since the last quarter of 2008.
Slump in kharif production casts shadow on seamen, affects trade

Wednesday 28 October '09

Not just the farmers, the slump in kharif crop production has cast an ugly shadow on the seamen as well.
In Gujarat, a BJP-CPM alliance

Saturday 17 October '09

The Gujarat government has been forced to seek stay on work on a Rs 2,500-crore plant to produce 1 million tonnes of cement a year following protests by villagers....
Ramesh orders inquiry into ship off Alang, Gujarat says it’s clean

Friday 16 October '09

An inquiry has been ordered into reports that an allegedly radioactive contaminated ship from the US has anchored off the Alang coast in Gujarat, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday....
‘Radioactive’ ship near Alang: Inquiry ordered

Thursday 15 October '09

An inquiry has been ordered into reports that an allegedly radioactive contaminated ship from the US has anchored off the Alang coast in Gujarat, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday.
Vigilance panel asked why it did not act on KPT land scam report

Friday 16 October '09

The Delhi High Court has asked the Chief Vigilance Commission to answer why it did not act on a report by the Chief Vigilance Officer of Kandla Port Trust in connection with the alleged 16,000 acre land scam.
Ship awaiting clearance for Alang in danger of sinking

Wednesday 14 October '09

The 18,503-tonne passenger ship Platinum II, on its way to the Alang Ship Breaking Yard in Bhavnagar, is in danger of sinking...
Domestic market back on track, wait on for revival in exports

Tuesday 13 October '09

Diwali this year has brought cheers for every sector in the state starting from automobile ancillaries to machine tools, automobiles and diamond and gold.
Navy dismisses charge of assault on Gujarat fishermen off Diu coast

Saturday 10 October '09

The Indian Navy has dismissed allegations of beating up fishermen from Gujarat, who had strayed into a high security area off Bombay High last month.
Favourable prospect ahead for state’s ginning industry

Wednesday 7 October '09

Growing demand for cotton in the global market coupled with diminishing production in China and the satisfactory yield back home has created a favourable scenario for the state’s ginning industry.
Launch of chain stores, malls revives market in Rajkot

Monday 5 October '09

Last year, gripped by the global meltdown, many big brands downed shutters in the city and big construction projects were stalled even as there was layoff on a large scale.
KPT land scam: Shipping Ministry, Trust get High Court notice

Tuesday 29 September '09

Two years after a multi-crore land scam rocked the Kandla Port Trust in Gandhidham, the Delhi High Court recently issued notices to the Ministry of Shipping and the KPT in this regard.
India’s groundnut bowl now goes begging

Friday 25 September '09

The Saurashtra Kutch region, popularly known as India’s groundnut bowl, is threatening to fall off the agricultural map.
Ghost assault Navy dismisses claims of beating fishermen, but orders inquiry

Wednesday 23 September '09

The Indian Navy has ordered an inquiry into last week’s incident some 90 nautical miles south off the Diu coast where 40 men onboard six fishing vessels were beaten up and their fishing licences and IDs were seized allegedly by personnel of the Offshore Defence Advisory Group...
Groundnut yield plummets, hits 800 oil mills

Tuesday 22 September '09

India's groundnut bowl is shrinking, both in terms of the area under cultivation and the yield.
In season of austerity, Rajkot mayor exceeds budget for car

Saturday 19 September '09

With austerity fever taking the political class across the country in its grip, Rajkot Mayor Sandhya Vyas buying a luxury car has caught the Opposition’s eye.
1,600-km ‘porous’ state coastline still vulnerable

Thursday 17 September '09

On September 14, some 10 kg charas was found abandoned from Kori Creek in Kutch . It was believed to have been smuggled in from the other side of the border.
‘Humble’ Modi gives credit to party workers for Assembly elections win

Wednesday 16 September '09

To everyone’s surprise it was low-key Modi as he addressed a pubic meeting at Jasdan on Tuesday a day after the results of Assembly bypolls.
Rajkot mini-tractor industry set to claim bigger market share in 2010

Monday 14 September '09

Already an engineering and machinery hub, Rajkot is also witnessing growth of the mini tractor industry.
State universities to introduce choice-based credit system next year

Saturday 12 September '09

Gujarat witnessed a major reform in higher education on Friday with all the nine universities in the state accepting the choice-based credit system in-principle.
State varsities may offer choice-based credit system

Tuesday 8 September '09

Universities in Gujarat can be the first in the western part of the country to offer choice-based credit system.
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