Gandhinagar, May 31 (IANS) Around 500 Asiatic lions across the Gir landscape have undergone deworming as Gujarat’s Forest Department intensifies disease-control measures following a series of lion deaths linked to a suspected infection, Forest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia said after visiting affected areas on Sunday. Modhwadia conducted an on-ground review at the Jamwala Rescue Centre, the Babariya forest area and the Jasadhar Animal Care Centre, where veterinary teams are monitori…
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Porbandar/Junagadh, March 13 (IANS) The Gujarat government has granted administrative approval for a Phase-2 project worth Rs 1,423.4 crore to provide a permanent solution to flooding in the Ghed (low-lying) areas of Saurashtra region, officials said on Friday. The project aims to safeguard agricultural land and improve water management in Sorathi Ghed and Barada Ghed regions, which face heavy waterlogging during the monsoon.”The project will benefit farmers across six talukas in the Ghed area. …
Rajkot, Feb 12 (IANS) A day after resigning from all posts, Raju Karpada, former president of the Gujarat Aam Aadmi Party’s farmer wing, levelled serious allegations on Thursday against the party’s senior leadership, accusing it of neglect and internal sabotage.Addressing a press conference in Rajkot, Karpada claimed that the party failed to extend legal assistance when he and other farmer activists were jailed following a protest in Botad district.“I, and several fellow farmers, were in c…