After Friday’s drowning incident, efforts on to sanitise beach

Sunday 3 May '09

Questions are now being raised about the safety and security of the tourists visiting the famous beach site near Chorwad town following Friday’s drowning incident.

Despite heat, Junagadh constituency sees high voter turnout

Saturday 2 May '09

Despite the severe heat, political parties here succeeded in maintaining the election temperament up to the polling day in the Junagadh Lok Sabha constituency...

Dissatisfied patient assaults doctor in Jamnagar; held

Thursday 23 April '09

Renowned orthopaedic surgeon Dr V M Shah was attacked at his hospital by two ‘patients’ in Jamnagar on Tuesday.

Security stepped up in coastal talukas in Junagadh LS constituency

Saturday 18 April '09

The district administration has identified certain coastal areas in Kodinar, Talala and Somnath Assembly segments as sensitive and stepped up security there.

Five BJP councillors join Congress

Tuesday 14 April '09

The BJP has been experiencing political upheavals in Junagadh prior to the Lok Sabha polls.

Villagers decide to boycott polls following inaction against criminals

Tuesday 14 April '09

The villagers of Plaswa near Junagadh have decided to boycott the polls following inaction by authorities against the anti-social elements...

Iranian trawler released after a year in India

Monday 6 April '09

FT Jariwar, an Iranian fishing trawler along with its 16 crew members, was released by Indian authorities on Saturday.

Ex-RSS member to contest Junagadh seat as Independent

Saturday 4 April '09

While the BJP is still to decide on its candidate from the Junagadh constituency, Dr Bharat Koyani, who resigned from the post of RSS city unit president...

BJP’s silence on Junagadh seat puzzles party workers

Thursday 2 April '09

Members and workers of the Junagadh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are in a fix. They do not know how to approach the voters in the constituency...

After 21 years, original chariot to take out Lord Krishna’s wedding procession at Madhavrai

Wednesday 1 April '09

The small coastal town of Madhavpur on the shores of the Arabian Sea in Porbandar district is all set to celebrate Lord Krishna’s traditional wedding ceremony on Friday on the occasion of ‘Ram-navami’.

Sakkarbaug zoo plays host to African cheetahs after six decades

Monday 30 March '09

The 146-year-old Sakkarbaug zoo of Junagadh became the only one in the country to accommodate the African Cheetah with the arrival of two pairs of the big cat on Sunday.

Communal harmony has a new address in Sarangpipali

Monday 30 March '09

Sarangpipali is a remote village located in Manawadar taluka with a population of 1,485 only. But that is not its claim to fame. There is a Muslim shrine and a Shiva temple adjacent to each other here.

One fisherman killed in mid-sea collision, seven others rescued

Saturday 28 March '09

One fisherman died in a mid-sea collision between a fishing boat and an unidentified vessel off the Jafarabad coast in Amreli district on Wednesday night.

Sadhus at Girnar want nod for night halts

Friday 27 March '09

Once again Sadhus at Junagadh have locked horns with the state forest department.

Religion no bar: man fulfills 15-yr-old promise, marries off late friend’s daughter

Monday 23 March '09

Like any other girl, Kiran Koli got married at a traditional ceremony in Dhoraji, Saurashtra recently.

BJP ‘strategically’ delays declaration of candidate for Junagadh seat

Saturday 21 March '09

Highly placed sources in the BJP have said that the decision to declare the candidate for the Junagadh Lok Sabha constituency has been “strategically delayed” by the party high command.

Junagadh civic body’s tax collection drive raises eyebrows

Friday 20 March '09

The BJP-run Junagadh Municipal Corporation’s (JMC) ongoing drive to collect education as well as house tax has upset many people and politicians.

Boats captured by Pakistan: Fisherman community demands relief package

Friday 20 March '09

The fishermen community has demanded special relief package for fishermen whose boats have been captured by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA).

Students cancel farewell, donate amount towards clerk’s treatment

Sunday 15 March '09

Students and teachers of a small village in Mota-Kotada have set a perfect example of communal harmony and integration. Students due to appear in the secondary and higher secondary board examinations scheduled from March 18...

Two die as water tank collapses in Junagadh

Friday 13 March '09

Two minor girls died and three women sustained severe injuries after a water tank, adjacent to a washing-ghat...

Health dept sleuths on hunt for quacks

Wednesday 11 March '09

Authorities have identified 177 quacks in Junagadh district following an intensified drive by the Health Department.

Doctors extend free medical aid to unemployed diamond workers

Tuesday 10 March '09

Doctors in Rajkot and elsewhere have gone on strike citing government harassment on the issue of bio-medical waste disposal...

Junagadh district admn gears up for board exams, opens 24 student counselling centres

Sunday 8 March '09

The district administration and the education department have geared up for the board examination (for classes 10 and 12) that will be held from March 17.

Woman, paramour arrested for killing husband

Friday 6 March '09

The police on Wednesday arrested a woman and her paramour for the murder of her husband some 20 days ago. Prior to their arrest, the Chorwad police had wrongfully detained the two brothers of the deceased.

Woman accuses man, three sons of raping her

Thursday 5 March '09

A 27-year-old married woman lodged a complaint with the police on Tuesday, accusing a man and his three sons of raping her.