Gopal B Kateshiya
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Kutch emerges epicentre of Gujarat’s Lumpy Skin disease outbreak, records more than half the toll
Trenches and bloating cattle carcasses on the pastoral land adjoining the Mundra-Mandvi coastal highway, suggest high casualty numbers. Dogs feed on the carcasses, while black drongos and cattle egrets feast on flies swarming the remains.
Fri, Aug 12, 2022
AAP turns focus to businessmen in Gujarat, third town hall by Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday
AAP says 'success' of meetings shows it is not just poor coming to it for 'revdi'
Thu, Aug 11, 2022
Arvind Kejriwal’s Saurashtra meetings set off buzz; businessmen attend, raise issues
Representatives of MSMEs, among worst-hit, say wanted to hear what AAP had to offer; BJP says it's Cong that should worry
Fri, Aug 05, 2022
‘Lumpy skin disease not endemic yet, can be controlled via vaccination’: Prof J B Kathiriya
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a viral disease that affects mostly cows of both indigenous breeds as well as the exotic.
Sat, Jul 30, 2022
Gujarat guards its lions’ share: How 6 months became 9 yrs, and waiting
State has stalled translocation to Kuno, citing prey base to tigers to MP lapses; overruled each time
Mon, Aug 01, 2022
Explained: What are Ramsar Sites, and what is the significance of the listing?
With the addition of these five wetlands, the number of Ramsar Sites in India has gone up to 54, the highest for any country in South Asia.
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
Cotton sowing acreage high, but paddy low in Gujarat this season
Even as Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal urged farmers of the country to plant more paddy to boost rice production, farmers of Gujarat have planted this crop in 2.55 lakh hectare only so far while Cotton sowing acreage high, but paddy low in Gujarat this season cotton is on 23.11 lakh hectare.
Wed, Jul 20, 2022
Newsmakers | NCP MLAs who voted for Murmu: A habitual cross-voter, another who chose ‘personal ties’ over party line
NCP's Gujarat MLA Kandhal Jadeja and Jharkhand MLA Kamlesh Singh voted for the NDA's presidential candidate
Tue, Jul 19, 2022
Third flamingo tagged in Mumbai lands in Bhavnagar after 16-hr flight
The BNHS had tagged the greater flamingo juvenile near Bhandup Pumping Station in Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary (TCFS) near Mumbai on January 31 this year.
Sun, Jul 17, 2022
Another flamingo tagged in Mumbai lands in Bhavnagar after 16-hr-long ‘direct flight’
This comes around aweek after Humayun, another lesser flamingo tagged in the same sanctuary, landed in Bhavnagar after a 32 hour-long flight involving two stopovers.
Tue, Jul 12, 2022
In rare sighting, three Indian skimmers spotted in Nal Sarovar sanctuary
The veteran birder, who has spent years in Dehradun, not only could watch the three Indian skimmers but also managed to photograph them.
Sat, Jul 09, 2022
Quiet relief for BJP as much-delayed canal brings Narmada water to Kutch
Party leaders say they will save the celebrations for later, when Modi visits the region
Fri, Jul 08, 2022
Restoring Banni grasslands, Gujarat battles invasive tree species
The state plans on restoring at least 76,000 hectares of this 2,497 sq km grassland which is a high-biodiversity area — it has already restored 10,000 hectares over the past couple of years.
Wed, Jul 06, 2022
Flamingo tagged in Mumbai lands in Bhavnagar after 32-hour journey
According to scientists, the flight will help understand migration routes.
Tue, Jul 05, 2022
Students, parents turn up at gates of Kuldharvas primary school despite closure
Kutch district collector Praveena DK said that parents are refusing to accept school leaving certificates (LC) for their children and that a team of officers will visit the village on Monday to persuade them to cooperate with the government decision.
Sun, Jul 03, 2022
Persian shearwater rescued from Porbandar fishing harbour dies
Fishermen sighted the bird in Subhashnagar fishing harbour in on June 17 and alerted volunteers of Green Wildlife Conservation Society (GWCS), a local NGO working for wildlife conservation.
Wed, Jun 22, 2022
Naresh Patel interview: ‘If someone like me joins any party, not just the Cong, wouldn’t they be the CM face?’
Naresh Patel declared Thursday that he was not joining politics “for now”, adding that Khodaldham will instead set up an academy to train youths for politics.
Sat, Jun 18, 2022
After snub, Congress downplays its pursuit of Naresh Patel
Congress has been out of power in Gujarat for two-and-a-half decades and party’s Patidar MLAs and leaders were aggressively persuading to facilitate Naresh Patel’s entry into the party to boost chances of winning the Assembly polls this year.
Fri, Jun 17, 2022
Story of Gujarat’s ‘katha’ politics: Congress deplores BJP’s ‘surrogate campaign’
All these events were held in Saurashtra, where the Opposition party put in a strong performance in the last Assembly election.
Fri, Jun 03, 2022
Fishing season in Gujarat marked by high diesel prices, low fish rates draws to a close
“No fisherman has shown up at our diesel pumps for the last three months to purchase diesel. If something is not done by the beginning of the next fishing season in August, we may well become redundant and defunct,” a Jay Sagar Matsyodhyog Sahkari Mandali Limited member says.
Wed, Jun 01, 2022
Free sarees stand out at Rajkot event; organisers say Modi, not freebies, is the draw
Workers of the ruling BJP’s Mahila Morcha, secretaries of milk-cooperative societies and party supporters went door to door on Friday and distributed the bandhanis free of cost.
Sun, May 29, 2022
PM Modi in Gujarat: In eight years of NDA government, I have done nothing that would shame citizens
After inaugurating a hospital in Rajkot, the prime minister thanks the people of the state for teaching him values and sending him to Delhi, from where 'he has been trying to build the India dreamt of by Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel'.
Sat, May 28, 2022
In Gujarat civic bodies crisis rerun, BJP factions slug it out in Chalala
Even as the BJP-led Gujarat government is yet to take a call on the Chalala body crisis, the municipality’s functioning has come to a standstill in the absence of the political executive.
Sat, May 28, 2022
6 events in 3 months: Modi woos Patidars ahead of polls
The BJP leadership is doing everything it can, including bringing in a ‘Patel Chief Minister’ and a new ministry last year, to win back the Patidars who were somewhat disenchanted before the 2017 elections following the quota agitation led by Hardik Patel.
Sat, May 28, 2022
Explained: Significance of the key hospital project inaugurated by PM Modi in Rajkot
This will be the Prime Minister’s second visit to Jasdan after he addressed an election rally in the takula during the last Gujarat Assembly elections in 2017. Significantly, this is a region where the BJP has faced a tough test.
Sat, May 28, 2022