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Film on diamond polisher shines at Gujarat box office

Monday 15 June '09

Ironically, the most successful Gujarati movie in recent times is based on the struggles of a diamond polisher....
Film on diamond polisher shines at box office

Sunday 14 June '09

Ironically, the most succesfull Gujarati movie in recent times is based on the struggles of a diamond polisher in the testing times of the global economic slowdown which has hit the state’s gem industry the hardest.
Diu fort finds place in New Seven Wonders of Portugal

Saturday 13 June '09

The local administration in Diu is buoyed by the Portuguese government’s initiative to list the Diu fort as one of the New Seven Wonders of Portugal. The fort is a tourism site in the Union Territory of Diu.
Father killed in 26/11 terror boat Kuber, son joins the police force

Wednesday 10 June '09

“I will do my best to stop attacks like 26/11,” says Dilip Solanki. There is a reason why the new Constable in the Union Territory police of Daman and Diu has....
Students want India to mount pressure on Oz govt to stop curry bashing

Wednesday 3 June '09

There is nothing new about racial attacks against Indians in Australia; only, these were never highlighted, says the president of the Federation of Indian Students of Australia (FISA).
Attack on Indian students in Australia: parents in state plan support group

Tuesday 2 June '09

With over 10,000 Gujarati students pursuing various courses in Australia, the state government is keeping a watch on the racial attacks taking place over there...
Gujarat rights panel says biased cops beat Muslim men, fudged facts

Saturday 30 May '09

The Gujarat State Human Rights Commission has found “biased and prejudiced” policemen publicly caned Muslim youths at the behest of some “Hindu organizations...
Tale of three who braved poverty, hardship to excel in boards

Friday 29 May '09

Every morning, when his classmates would drive down to schools on latest models of motorbikes, Aakash would pedal his bicycle no less than 22 km from his home near Kotharia village to SG Dholakiya School in Rajkot.
Government invites Mahuva agitators to dialogue table

Thursday 28 May '09

On the 27th day of the farmers’ agitation led by Mahuva BJP legislator Dr Kanu Kalsaria, the state government called the agitating leaders for talks on Thursday.
Morbi ceramic industry regains its lost shape

Tuesday 26 May '09

The Morbi ceramic industry, which was badly hit by the global economic meltdown, is gradually regaining its shape-thanks to the rise in demand in the domestic market, especially from rural areas.
Groundnut kernel fungus an unchecked threat: Minister

Friday 22 May '09

The European Union (EU) in the last six months has rejected 40 consignments of groundnut kernel and processed food, mostly from Gujarat, citing a high level of Aflatoxin, a mould that can cause even cancer.
EU ban threat looms as groundnut growers grapple with aflatoxin

Friday 22 May '09

Spiralling aflatoxin levels in groundnuts are giving nightmares to exporters in Gujarat, which accounts for over 50 per cent kernel exports from India.
BJP loses grip on Saurashtra-Kutch strongholds as vote share dips by 5%

Monday 18 May '09

The BJP may have added one more seat to its overall tally in the state this Lok Sabha polls, but its vote share in its bastion of Saurashtra-Kutch has gone down by 4.99 per cent.
MJP fails to make a mark after creating stir in BJP camp

Sunday 17 May '09

Diamonds did not shine for the Maha Gujarat Janta Party. In a debut election for the party formed of the BJP rebels, the result remained quite lacklustre in comparison to the campaign that had startled the BJP camp in Bhavnagar.
EU stand on quality of groundnut kernel causes concern among producers, exporters

Thursday 14 May '09

The forthcoming India visit of a European Union team to check conditions of agricultural imports has raised concerns among the producers/exporters of groundnut kernel.
Saurashtra diamond hub shows signs of revival, major units resume work

Thursday 14 May '09

Laxmi Diamonds, a trading and polishing house in Amreli, is all set to resume 12-hour shifts. Hit by the global meltdown and following a drastic fall of orders from the international market, this unit in Gujarat (one of the biggest in the state) had reduced shift hours by half.
HREC dissolution: Mumbai clinical research body says its project is on

Wednesday 6 May '09

Ambiguity prevails over the status of the Human Research Ethics Committee at the V R Desai Cancer Research Institute.
Multinational research company shuts unit at Rajkot hospital

Tuesday 5 May '09

LambDa Therapeutic Research Limited, a multinational clinical research company with a centre in Ahmedabad, has closed its site at the V R Desai Cancer Research Institute following allegations of illegal trial.
Trial trail: No action yet on illegal clinical research in govt hospital

Sunday 3 May '09

Though over a month has passed after an illegal clinical research racket was busted in the state government-funded G G Hospital in Jamnagar...
After 20 yrs, Gandhi’s birthplace votes without fear of dons

Monday 27 April '09

It’s been a long wait but the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi which had since the 1980s become a cradle for dons is finally looking at an election out of the shadow of the underworld.
‘Moditva’ gets a Muslim cheerleader

Monday 27 April '09

At the nondescript Lalpur village in Wankaner of Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency, people who converged for an election meet....
Moditva gets a Muslim cheerleader

Sunday 26 April '09

At the nondescript Lalpur village in Wankaner of Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency, people who converged for an election meet on Saturday were in for a surprise.
‘Yeh log bade ustaad hain… hamaari yojanao ko apna naam de rahe hain’

Saturday 25 April '09

Congress president Sonia Gandhi said on Friday that the state government was taking credit for all the schemes being implemented by the Central government in Gujarat.
Booked under 420, NCP leader hot on campaign trail

Friday 24 April '09

Gondal MLA Chandu Vaghasia is facing cheating charges for his alleged involvement in a Rs 53-lakh government grant misappropriation scam.
In diamond hub, rebel takes the shine off BJP campaign

Friday 24 April '09

It’s a tale of brothers in arms who are now face to face in the electoral arena, and the poll outcome will decide how much BJP rebellion matters in Bhavnagar....
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