Valsad/Navsari, July 25 (IANS) Gujarat BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma visited flood-hit areas of Valsad district on Saturday, meeting affected residents and distributing relief materials as rescue and relief operations continued across parts of the state following days of exceptionally heavy rainfall. Vishwakarma first visited rain-affected areas in Umargam taluka to assess the situation before travelling to the villages of Kunta and Salvav in Vapi, where he interacted with residents and revi…
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Ahmedabad, July 23 (IANS) Authorities across Gujarat expanded precautionary measures on Thursday as forecasts of continued heavy to very heavy rainfall prompted the closure of schools, colleges and anganwadis in several districts for Friday, while Valsad district ordered factories and industrial units to suspend operations amid flood-like conditions. The latest decisions come as the state continues to battle widespread flooding and intense monsoon rainfall that has already forced the evacuation …
Gandhinagar, July 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed the heavy rainfall situation in Gujarat with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and assured full support from the Central Government, as additional disaster response personnel were mobilised for flood-hit Valsad district.During a telephone conversation, the Prime Minister reviewed the impact of the heavy rainfall and the ongoing rescue and relief operations.According to the state government, PM Modi assured the Chief Minis…
Amreli, July 6 (IANS) Heavy rainfall continued to affect large parts of Gujarat over the past 24 hours, with Rajula taluka in Amreli district recording the state’s highest rainfall of 10 inches, while authorities evacuated 777 people from vulnerable areas and rescued 60 people trapped in floodwaters as intense showers swept across Saurashtra and South Gujarat. According to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) in Gandhinagar, Dhari taluka in Amreli received more than 9 inches of rainfall, …
Gandhinagar, July 5 (IANS) Gujarat has moved closer to developing its first region-specific anti-snake venom after the state’s Snake Research Institute (SRI) at Dharampur in Valsad district handed over freeze-dried venom from four venomous snake species found in the state to a licensed manufacturer, a step aimed at improving treatment outcomes for snakebite victims. The venom was supplied last week by the Snake Research Institute, which functions under the Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation (G…
Rajkot, June 8 (IANS) The Gujarat State Monitoring Cell (SMC) has seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth more than Rs 1.51 crore and arrested a truck driver after intercepting a consignment on National Highway 27 near Bharudi Toll Plaza in Rajkot district, officials said on Monday.The raid was carried out near Bharudi village in Gondal taluka by an SMC team led by Police Sub-Inspector V.N. Jadeja and Inspector R.K. Karamata.A case has been registered at Gondal Taluka Police Station under…
Gandhinagar/Valsad, May 30 (IANS) Eighteen-year-old Rahul Jakhar from Gujarat’s Valsad district has won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 22nd Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong, setting a new Indian Under-20 national record and becoming one of the continent’s leading young athletes in the discipline. Jakhar amassed 7,185 points across the two-day, 10-event competition to secure the title, surpassing the previous national U20 mark in the gruelling combined event.His victory mark…
Valsad/Ahmedabad, May 26 (IANS) The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Valsad Special Operations Group (SOG) have seized 2.377 kg of mephedrone and arrested two men after raiding a scrap godown in Sarigam village of Vapi taluka in Valsad district, officials said on Tuesday. The raid was carried out after ATS Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) S.L. Chaudhary received intelligence that Rajesh Maurya and his associates, Abdul Kalam and Mehulkumar Makwana, were allegedly manufacturing and se…
Valsad (Gujarat), May 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s gesture of gifting Gujarat’s famous Kesar mangoes to the UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during his visit to the West Asian country has sparked excitement and pride among farmers in Gujarat, especially in Valsad district.During his diplomatic five-nation tour, PM Modi held a special meeting with the UAE President, where he presented the traditional Indian fruit as a symbol of India’s rich agricultural heritage and cultural …
Valsad, April 13 (IANS) In a shocking case, an elderly man died after falling into a lift shaft in a residential society in Gujarat’s Valsad district, and his body was recovered two days later, police said on Monday.The incident occurred at Nirmal Society, where a technical malfunction caused the lift door to open, though the cabin was not on that floor.The man, who was standing near the lift on the third floor, fell directly into the shaft.Speaking to IANS, district SP Yuvrajsinh Jadeja, “The…