Eight killed in Gujarat temple town stampede

DHORAJI - At least eight women were killed when a stampede occurred at the Gopalnath temple in Dhoraji in Gujarat last evening.

Indian coast guard rescues 15 crewmembers from a sinking ship

JAKHAU COAST - Responding to a distress call, the alert personnel of Indian Coast Guard rescued fifteen crew members of a sinking cargo ship on the high seas off Jakhau coast here on Thursday.

Pakistani teenagers stranded in Jamnagar want to go back home

JAMNAGAR - Six teenagers from Pakistan staying in an observatory home in Jamnagar, since being rescued from the Arabian Sea by the Indian coast guards during cyclone Phyan, are hoping for their early repatriation.

Mangoes grow during off-season in Gujarat

BHUJ - Now season is no bar for the aficionados of mangoes, the king of fruits, and all that one has to do is visit the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat.

“State mourning” for a lion in Junagarh

SASAN - Residents in Sasan town of Junagarh district, famous for its Gir national park, observed a half-day shutdown on Wednesday to protest the forest department’s failure to save a lion, which died after falling from a bridge.

‘Rannotsav’ in Gujarat

BHUJ - Cultural extravaganza and rich folk heritage mesmerised the locals and tourists at the ‘Rannotsav’ festival in Bhuj region of Gujarat.

Pak confiscated boats leave Veraval fishermen in state of lament

Veraval (Gujarat), Dec.3 (ANI): Ever since their boats were confiscated by Pakistan authorities, fishermen of Veraval and other minor ports in Gujarat are in trouble.

Resilient Kutch showcases folk culture, eyes tourists

BHUJ - Eight years after the northern coast of Gujarat was ravaged by a major earthquake, the colourful Kutch region in western India put the past behind to showcase its ancient cultural heritage and folk traditions at Rannotsav festival.

Ill-fated Kuber’s owner still shudders to recall 26/11 in Gujarat

PORBANDER - Hiralal Masani, owner of MV Kuber, the ill-fated trawler which was reportedly hijacked by the militants to open an indiscriminate fire in Mumbai city last year, still shudders to recall the horror of last year’s 26/11 attacks.

India paramilitary forces heighten vigil along Sir Creek estuary in Gujarat

KUTCH - Indian paramilitary forces have heightened vigil along the Sir Creek area, 100 kilometres estuary that lies between Gujarat and the Pakistani province of Sindh.

Ahmedabad steps up hotel security, fearing terror strike

AHMEDABAD - Security of hotels in Ahmedabad has been beefed up in the wake of reports that US terror suspect David Coleman Headley stayed at top-end hotels in various cities with the aim of conducting a recce for terrorist attacks.

Chemical waste poses “marital hazards” for village boys from chosar in Gujarat

CHOSAR - About 200 ready-to-get-married bachelors are sulking, as they can’t find their brides. No one is ready to marry their daughters with these eligible men living at Chosar village in Gujarat, which has literally turned into a chemical dump yard coming from industrial units.

Forest rangers rescue leopard in Junagadh

JUNGADH - A leopard that had fallen into an open well in Jungadh district of Gujarat was rescued after a three hour-long operation.

India says game plan didn’t work after Australia beat them in one-day thriller

VADODARA - World champions Australia kept their cool in the last over to beat India by four runs in a thrilling one-day international on Sunday.

Toxic ship Platinum II inspected

ALANG - A three-member investigation team has started inspection of the US ship Platinum II for toxic materials.

Rajkot schoolchildren make exquisite earthen lamps on Diwali

RAJKOT - Ahead of Diwali, the festival of lights, a number of schoolchildren in Rajkot have been engaged in making earthen lamps.

Dry port in Gujarat’s Sanand offers latest ICD services to importers, exporters

SANAND - A private firm has launched a dry port with the latest facilities here that includes state of the art inland container depot (ICD) services to both importers and exporters.

Shootout on train in Gujarat, one dead

VADODARA - A shootout on a packed running train in Gujarat following a tiff between a passenger and a rail staffer over bill payment left a youth dead and another injured, police said Sunday.

President Patil attends prayer meet at Kirti Mandir on Gandhi Jayanti

PORBANDAR - President Pratibha Patil on Friday attended a prayer meeting at Kirti Mandir on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s 140th birth anniversary.

Indian coast guard captures Pakistan boat, seven arrested

GANDHINAGAR - Indian Coast Guard reportedly captured a suspicious Pakistani Boat which intruded the Indian waters on the Gujarat coast on Saturday evening.

Untimely mangoes in Gujarat

VALSAD - For mango growers in Valsad in Gujarat, things take an unusual turn, trees in their orchards have flowered and some are laden with fruits much before usual time.

Faithful elephant guards electrocuted mahout in Gujarat village

VANKAL VILLAGE - An elephant stood guard near the body of its electrocuted mahout for hours in Vankal village in Gujarat.

Ahmedabad victims died of drinking chemical not hooch: Police

AHMEDABAD - Ahmedabad Police on Saturday clarified that two people who died on Friday, died due to consumption of drinks having chemical content.

Sugarcane farming to be discouraged in Surat

BARDOLI - The irrigation department has decided to turn off water taps next year, leaving sugarcane farmers high and dry in Bardoli subdivision of Gujarat’s Surat district.

Nine Pakistani fishermen arrested off Gujarat coast being probed

AHMEDABAD - The Border Security Force (BSF) said on Sunday that an investigation was being carried out into this week’s incident of nine Pakistani fishermen illegally entering Indian territorial waters off Gujarat.

Residents of Jinnah’s ancestral village seek apology from Jaswant Singh

RAJKOT - Residents of Moti Paneli, an obscure village in Gujarat’s Rajkot district, which is the ancestral place of Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah have sought apology from Jaswant Singh, the author of “Jinnah-India, Partition, Independence” for denigrating Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Gujarat Govt. bans sale of Jaswant Singh’s book in the State

GANDHI NAGAR - Narendra Modi-led Gujarat Government on Wednesday banned sale of the expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh book titled– Jinnah-India, Partition, Independence-in the State.

Gujarat monks campaign against polythene bags to save cows

JUNAGADH - A group of Hindu monks will Monday launch a campaign to rid this Gujarat city of all polythene waste to save cows, considered holy by the Hindus.

Dwarkadheesh Temple decks up to celebrate Janamashtami

DWARKA - The Dwarkadheesh Temple in Gujarat has begun preparations to celebrate Janamashtami, the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna.

Six workers killed in fire at Alang ship-breaking yard

ALANG - Six labourers were burnt to death at Asia’s biggest ship-breaking yard in this Gujarat town when an old vessel they were working in caught fire Tuesday, police said.