Gandhinagar, July 13 (IANS) Gujarat has trained over 4,000 young volunteers under the first phase of the ‘Yuva Aapda Mitra’ Scheme, moving towards its target of creating a trained community-based disaster response force across 17 districts, with women expected to account for half of all participants.According to the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA), the scheme aims to strengthen the state’s capacity to respond to natural and human-made disasters by preparing local volunteers t…
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Junagadh, July 10 (IANS) The Union government is aiming to enable Airbus and cargo flight operations at Keshod Airport by 2027, Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said while chairing a review meeting of development projects in Junagadh on Friday, directing officials to accelerate work to meet the target. Mandaviya, the Member of Parliament from Porbandar and Union Minister for Labour and Employment, as well as Youth Affairs and Sports, chaired the meeting, which was attended by officials from vari…
Rajkot/New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of the death of a 21-year-old woman from Gujarat’s Rajkot and directed the state police to take immediate action after allegations emerged of prolonged physical, psychological and financial exploitation, including claims that she was forced to undergo a hysterectomy. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Commission said it had taken cognisance of the death of Nandini Bosamiya, whose death occu…
Junagadh, June 20 (IANS) As the world marks ‘International Yoga Day’ on June 21, a young athlete from Vanthli in Gujarat’s Junagadh district has drawn attention after winning two gold medals at the World Yogasana Championship held in Ahmedabad, highlighting a growing career in competitive yoga that began as basic physical training for military preparation. Shahnavaz Vaja, a resident of the Sorath region and described locally as being in his early twenties, secured gold medals in the Hand Balan…
Gandhinagar, May 24 (IANS) Digvijaysinh Gohil, an importer of mangoes in England, said that whenever boxes of Kesar and Hapus mangoes packed from Gujarat are unloaded at London’s Heathrow Airport, it fills the entire cargo area with the aroma, making him proud of his identity. However, he is not alone in feeling such pride. Those living across the seven seas have a strong liking for Gujarat’s Kesar mangoes and Maharashtra’s Hapus varieties.Though mangoes from South American nations like Brazil a…
Ahmedabad, May 22 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Police have arrested eight people and recovered property worth Rs 1.72 crore in a case involving the alleged diversion and theft of a gold jewellery consignment valued at Rs 2.58 crore while it was being transported from Ahmedabad to Bengaluru through air cargo, officials said on Friday.According to the officials, the case was registered at Airport Police Station Part-A under Sections 316(2), 316(4), 61(2) and 54 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, follow…
Ahmedabad, May 15 (IANS) Gujarat’s Ahmedabad will once again see a large-scale farm-to-consumer initiative as the ‘Kesar Mango Festival-2026’ is set to begin at Vastrapur Haat, bringing together farmers, producer groups and urban buyers in a direct sales model aimed at improving price realisation for growers and expanding access to chemical-free fruit for consumers. The festival, organised by Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation under the state Agriculture Department, will be virtually inaugurate…
Gandhinagar, May 13 (IANS) Gujarat has reported a 20 per cent rise in tender coconut production over the past two years, with total annual output now estimated at around 26 crore coconuts, according to state horticulture data. The increase has been recorded alongside the steady expansion of coconut cultivation across the state’s coastal districts, reflecting a gradual shift towards horticulture-led farming.Official figures show that coconut cultivation is currently spread over approximatel…
Gandhinagar, May 13 (IANS) In a major administrative exercise, the Gujarat government on Wednesday effected a large-scale reshuffle involving 72 IAS officers, transferring and reassigning senior officials across district administrations, municipal corporations and key state departments.The reshuffle includes changes at collectorates across several districts, such as Ahmedabad, Surat, Bharuch, Navsari, Morbi, Dahod, Junagadh, Valsad, Kutch-Bhuj, Arvalli, Botad, Tapi, Narmada and Kheda, alongside …
Junagadh, May 2 (IANS) Two women were killed, and nearly 20 passengers were injured after a private bus carrying pilgrims overturned in Junagadh district of Gujarat on Saturday afternoon, following a collision with a nilgai on a highway near Rahij village in Mangrol taluka. The bus, which was carrying around 50 passengers from Bhavnagar belonging to the Gadhvi community, was on a religious journey to Dwarka and Somnath when the accident occurred at around 3 p.m., police said.Speaking to IA…