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.

Rajkot students replace poly bags with paper bags

RAJKOT - Students from different schools here have taken up an initiative to propagate mass awareness against the ill effects of using plastic bags.

Rajkot residents stage rally to propagate Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings

RAJKOT - Hundreds of residents participated in a ‘Gandhi Vichar Yatra’ here today on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s 140th birth anniversary.

Fiery Garba in Rajkot

RAJKOT - Women artists in Rajkot performed ‘Garba’ in a unique way on the occasion of ‘Navaratri’.

‘Garba’ rehearsals in Gujarat to mark ‘Navaratri’

RAJKOT - With the outset of ‘Navaratri’ starting from Saturday, women of all age groups are practicing the traditional Indian folk dance, ‘Garba’, with a view to perform during the most celebrated dance festival in Rajkot and Ahmedabad.

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.

Rakhis flood markets in Rajkot

RAJKOT - Markets in Rajkot city of Gujarat are flooded with different kinds of Rakhis.

Raksha Bandhan is a festival of Hindus, which celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters on the full moon of month of Shravana, which is marked by tying of rakhi or holy thread on wrist of brothers, gift and sweets are also exchanged. This year, the festival falls on August 5.

Recession-hit Gujarat auto part makers hope for budget concessions

RAJKOT - Auto part makers in Rajkot are hoping for concessions in excise duties and taxes in the coming budget.

Foundry Industry stages comeback in Gujarat

RAJKOT - Foundry Industry in Gujarat has staged a comeback as new business with the revival in demand from engineering and automobile sectors.

Global warming takes its toll on mango production in Gujarat

RAJKOT - The production of world famous kesar mango has been reduced this year in Gujarat due to global warming effects.

Modi’s arch rival Keshubhai Patel sees future PM in him

RAJKOT - Former Gujarat chief minister Keshubhai Patel surprised all Thursday when he said his arch rival and sucessor Narendra Modi has ‘all the qualities to become a prime minister’.

Beauty parlours in Rajkot give concessions to women voters

RAJKOT - Beauty parlours in Rajkot are giving special concessions to women who cast their vote.

Mayawati casts her vote in Lucknow

LUCKNOW/ SILIGURI/RAJKOT - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati cast her vote along with commoners here on Wednesday morning.

Zeenat Aman expresses grief over death of Feroz Khan

RAJKOT/BANGALORE - Bollywood actor and co-star of ‘Qurbani’ Zeenat Aman has expressed grief on the demise of actor-producer-director Feroz Khan.

Anand Sharma reiterates need for equal rights for Lankan Tamils

RAJKOT - Congress spokesman and Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on Monday reiterated the need for equal rights for Sri Lankan Tamils, saying that they should be helped with a healing touch from a humanitarian angle.

UPA govt. failed to improve security: Arun Jaitley

RAJKOT - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Arun Jaitley on Sunday said that the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government has failed to improve the national security even after the Mumbai terror attacks last year.

Sonia Gandhi slams Modi for dilly-dallying over low interest loan to farmers

RAJKOT - Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday slammed the Gujarat Government for dilly-dallying over advancing low interest loan to farmers.

Rajkot has a “batsman” candidate

RAJKOT/JAIPUR - Mukund Dudhatra, an independent candidate from Rajkot, has captured the imagination of the residents by campaigning as a cricket batsman.

‘Nano’ popular among Rajkot college students

RAJKOT - College students in large numbers flocked to the Tata showroom in Rajkot to have a glimpse of the world’s cheapest car ‘Nano’

NCP may field Ajay Jadeja or Amisha Patel from Rajkot

RAJKOT - The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Gujarat president, Jayant Patel, on Friday said that the party could field either former cricketer Ajay Jadeja or Bollywood actress Amisha Patel from Rajkot parliamentary constituency.

For NCP, it’s Amisha Patel or Ajay Jadeja from Rajkot

RAJKOT - The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has decided to field a celebrity from Rajkot in Gujarat and the toss-up is between former cricketer Ajay Jadeja or Bollywood actress Amisha Patel.

Music composers capitalise on election fever, creating campaigning songs

RAJKOT - With general elections round the corner, it is not only hectic schedule for politicians of all hues, but also for a good number of music composers.