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Gujarat: Six people killed in chemical tanker leak in Surat, 20 hospitalized

January 6, 2022 Vinayak Barot

Ahmedabad: At least six people died and 20 injured in a chemical leak incident in Gujarat’s diamond city Surat. The incident occurred on Thursday early morning. The tanker which leaked – was filled with poisonous chemicals. The affected people have been admitted to the Surat Civil Hospital for treatment. Sachin GIDC is an industrial area. It […]

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Junagarh: One of the oldest cities of India, the best place to travel in Gujarat

November 16, 2021 Vinayak Barot

History says that ancient names of Junagadh were Karankubj, Manipur, Revant, Chandraketupur, Narendrapur, Girinagar and also known as Puratanpur. After 1820 AD British Govt. gave the name Junagadh which is registered by the State and is popular in the public. However rural people even today say refer it as Junagadh. Junagadh was ruled by various […]

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ATS Gujarat seizes 120-kilogram drugs worth crores, three arrested

November 15, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Morbi: The Anti-Terrorist Squad in Gujarat arrested three people in Morbi district in connection with a drug supply case. “Police seized 120-kilogram drugs from three persons,” officials said. Police did not reveal the exact value and the type of drugs seized in the late Sunday night operation but said it would be worth several crores. […]

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Police in Rajkot develops a people-friendly system in the police station

October 23, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Rajkot: Problems of the people of Rajkot city will be solved easily and fast as Rajkot’s Gandhigram police station developed a people-friendly system in the station. Interaction of Rajkot police with people will change as city police have introduced a ‘Visitor Management System’ based on AI (Artificial Intelligence) that processes visitors’ issues with efficiency. According […]

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Gujarat’s Aniket Patel bags Two Silver and One bronze in the 18th Senior National Soft Tennis Championship

October 5, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Ahmedabad: A-20-year old boy from Gujarat Aniket Patel won Two Silver and one Bronze medal in the 18th Senior National Soft Tennis Championship. In Individual Mix Doubles, Aniket Patel and Nishtha Trivedi won silver for Gujarat, and in Individual Doubles Men Aniket Patel and Ajay Sodhatar won a Bronze medal for Gujarat. The 18th Senior […]

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Gujarat: State Health Department reports 14 covid-19 cases

September 21, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Ahmedabad: Gujarat state health department on Monday recorded a jump in Covid-19 cases. After a 500-day low daily tally at eight on Sunday, the state again reported 14 new Covid cases on Monday which is a 75 percent rise in single-day cases. With the discharge of 17 patients, the active cases got reduced by 3 […]

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Pankaj Joshi Appointed as Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister

September 15, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Ahmedabad: Pankaj Joshi, IAS on Wednesday appointed as Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, and replaced Manoj Kumar Das. Pankaj Joshi was an Additional Chief Secretary to the government in Finance Department. Avantika Singh Aulakh appointed as a Secretary to the Chief Minister – replaced Ashwani Kumar. Avantika Singh Aulakh was a Vice […]

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Five points to know about Gujarat’s New Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel

September 13, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Gandhinagar: Gujarat BJP MLA Bhupendra Patel, who staked claim to form the government on Sunday after the sudden resignation of Vijay Rupani as the chief minister, will be taking an oath to become the next chief minister in a ceremony today. Union minister Amit Shah is expected to fly down to Gujarat for the oath-taking […]

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Dwarka – the ‘gateway to heaven’ in Sanskrit, as Dwar means ‘gate’ and ‘ka’ reference ‘Brahma’

August 24, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Jam Shri Ravalji, head of Jadeja clan Rajput (Kshatriya) migrated from Kutch to Halar, established himself, and set his throne at Khambhalia in V.S.1582 for some years it was his capital and new city in V.S.1596 named “Navanagar”. Jam Khambhalia is the headquarters of the newly created formed Devbhumi Dwarka District which was carved out […]

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Bhavnagar: A city which was also known as Gohilwad in the history

August 19, 2021 Vinayak Barot

During the pre-independence era, Bhavnagar was the main and the largest state in the region erstwhile known as Gohilwad. Maharaja Bhavsinghji founded the state of Bhavnagar near Vadava village in 1743. As per the Hindu calendar, the day Bhavnagar was founded was a third of vaishakh. The erstwhile princely states of Palitana and Vallabhipur are […]