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Alang ship-breakers end strike after MPs promiseSubscriber Only
October 18, 2012 03:02 IST
The ship-breakers had in fact commenced upon their planned dharna at Bhavnagars Rupam Chowk in the morning,but later met with Mandaviya and the heads of the Saurashtra and Bhavnagar Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
Thu, Oct 18, 2012
Goodness marks no more compulsory at Gujarat National Law UniversitySubscriber Only
October 18, 2012 02:43 IST
Gujarat High Court slams provision,says it can be used as vendetta tool by faculty members.
Thu, Oct 18, 2012Alang strike: Stand-off continues as police refuse to blinkSubscriber Only
October 17, 2012 03:34 IST
Meanwhile,the ongoing strike is set to snow-ball as ship-breakers announced they would be sitting on an indefinite dharna from Wednesday onward.
Wed, Oct 17, 2012Public toilets in Surat to display ratesSubscriber Only
October 13, 2012 02:49 IST
Thanks to RTI,all public toilets in Surat city are to display the price for using them,when and how often they are cleaned,who the caretaker is and to whom complaints about the facility can be lodged in case there are any.
Sat, Oct 13, 2012Plan for new NIDs gains paceSubscriber Only
October 11, 2012 02:23 IST
In fact,Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to lay the foundation stone for the Hyderabad campus,to be located inside the Central University's sprawling campus there,sometime next month.
Thu, Oct 11, 2012Alang workers to get dormitory by end of next yearSubscriber Only
October 10, 2012 04:48 IST
While the SRIA would build the main structure,the GMB would finance the building of roads,supply of electricity and water and sanitation efforts for the dormitories,said Port Officer Captain Sudhir Chadha.
Wed, Oct 10, 2012With drop in numbers,vulture research takes wingSubscriber Only
October 07, 2012 02:34 IST
The vulture population in Gujarat has dropped by a whopping 65 per cent since 2005. Sensing that diclofenac may not be the only significant factor in the steady decline of vultures
Sun, Oct 07, 2012108 ambulance service on cards for Alang ship-breaking workersSubscriber Only
September 28, 2012 01:43 IST
The state-run Gujarat Maritime Board on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with GVK EMRI for providing 108 ambulance service at Alang-Sosiya Ship-Recycling Yard in Bhavnagar district where at least 10 workers have died in the last two years because of lack of emergency medical services.
Fri, Sep 28, 2012Gutkha ban: Lone unit exemptedSubscriber Only
September 28, 2012 01:39 IST
Gujarat is the only state in India to exempt 100% export-oriented units from an otherwise blanket ban on gutkha in spite of there being only one such unit in the state,which is located at Dashrath in Vadodara district.
Fri, Sep 28, 2012Soon,a networking site for bookwormsSubscriber Only
September 25, 2012 05:51 IST
Nikhil Balram,a guest professor and chief executive of Silicon Valley-based Ricoh Innovations,came to the institute last year for a workshop on turning technical innovations into plausible businesses and demonstrated his companys visual search technology,challenging students to think of a commercial use.
Tue, Sep 25, 2012MoEF forms panel to inspect Adani Port and SEZ at MundraSubscriber Only
September 18, 2012 04:20 IST
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has constituted a committee headed by environmentalist Sunita Narain to inspect the Adani Port and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) at Mundra in Kutch district.
Tue, Sep 18, 2012Pollution board holds meet,draws guidelinesSubscriber Only
September 15, 2012 02:30 IST
With 17 of Bhavnagars 40-odd magnesium producing units having been forced to shut for illegally dumping wastes since July,the regional office of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board held an environment clinic on Friday and drew up a list of sector-specific guidelines.
Sat, Sep 15, 2012Govt may soon allot forest land in non-scheduled areasSubscriber Only
September 11, 2012 04:52 IST
According to a senior official,the files related to the expected government resolution is currently with Additional Chief Secretary R M Patel,who told The Indian Express that the resolution is being finalised but refused to divulge further details.
Tue, Sep 11, 2012Kids walk the govt talk,dig out key statsSubscriber Only
September 09, 2012 02:48 IST
Unfazed by the humidity and muddy paths,14-year-old Nisha and a group of children walked up to the verandah of a kutcha house in Deshottar village in Sabarkantha districts Idar taluka this Friday morning.
Sun, Sep 09, 2012New map may pave way for proposed international airport at DholeraSubscriber Only
September 06, 2012 06:44 IST
Fresh maps of a new alignment for the proposed international airport at Dholera shows it does not fall within the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) area,a top official said,adding this may expedite the projects approval since the maps have been prepared by an agency authorised by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to demarcate the High Tide Line,an essential marker to determine the CRZ area.
Thu, Sep 06, 2012Israel to help Gir mango farmersSubscriber Only
September 05, 2012 05:45 IST
The government has reached an in-principle agreement with the Israel government to start a horticulture centre at Talala of Gir,where experts from the West Asian country would periodically visit to train mango farmers how to scientifically cultivate the king of fruits as they have done at Dapoli,in Maharashtras Konkan region,which is home to the Ratnagiri Hafoos mangos.
Wed, Sep 05, 2012Israel envoy in Gujarat,Hitler owners agree to change store nameSubscriber Only
September 04, 2012 06:53 IST
The proprietors of Hitler mens garment store in the posh Vastrapur neighbourhood of the city have decided to change the shops name reportedly due to political pressure and protest calls from across the world.
Tue, Sep 04, 2012Hitler owners give in to political pressure,to rename shopSubscriber Only
September 04, 2012 01:05 IST
The proprietors of Hitler mens garment store in the posh Vastrapur neighbourhood of the city have decided to change the shops name reportedly due to political pressure and protest calls from across the world
Tue, Sep 04, 2012The Narmada fossil filesSubscriber Only
September 02, 2012 02:42 IST
For researchers,Narmada Valley continues to yield evidence of early human life
Sun, Sep 02, 2012Dumped for witchcraft,tribal woman seeks maintenanceSubscriber Only
August 28, 2012 06:02 IST
The civil court at Dediapada in Narmada district will hear on Tuesday the maintenance plea filed by a 45-year-old tribal woman who,along with her three minor children,was thrown out by her husbands family on charges that she practised witchcraft and caused the death of her husbands nephew.
Tue, Aug 28, 2012Jewish group urges Hitler owner to change shops nameSubscriber Only
August 27, 2012 05:07 IST
A small group of Jews from the local synagogue visited Hitler mens garment store in Vastrapur area of the city on Sunday and urged its proprietor to change the shops name.
Mon, Aug 27, 2012MoEF clarifies SC ruling,calms rattled Alang shipbreakersSubscriber Only
August 22, 2012 05:48 IST
In an apparent end to the uncertainty over the fate of Asias largest ship-recycling yard,the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has clarified that ship-breaking rules framed under the Supreme Courts orders in 2007 should be followed at Alang-Sosiya and elsewhere,official sources confirmed to The Indian Express.
Wed, Aug 22, 2012
Gujarat n-plant runs into land acquisition hurdleSubscriber Only
August 21, 2012 00:04 IST
NPCILs Mithivirdi project,one of the first after the India-US n-deal,faces opposition
Tue, Aug 21, 2012
Tribals go hi-tech to claim forest landSubscriber Only
August 19, 2012 03:21 IST
Inside the Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary in Narmada and in parts of The Dangs district,5,000-odd tribal families living inside forests are using GPS technology and satellite maps to stake claim to over 10,000 plots of land under the Forest Rights Act.
Sun, Aug 19, 2012
Graveyard shiftSubscriber Only
August 19, 2012 02:36 IST
With a walkie-talkie and a pair of binoculars,Ru guides dying ships that beach at the yard
Sun, Aug 19, 2012Journalism of Courage
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