Gopal B Kateshiya

In 1974, a student agitation from an engineering college here on mess bill led to overthrow of the state government. 46 yrs later, Morbi’s LEC is untouched by CAA, even as its hostels remain stuck in time

Bharat Boghra, general secretary of BJP’s Rajkot district unit, said that two Sodha families, each from Gondal and Jetpur towns, attended the event. “They were presented bouquets of flowers as a gesture that they were welcome here,” Boghra said.

A small swarm on average eats as much in one day as about 10 elephants, 25 camels, or 2,500 people.

The twin events come at a time when the BJP has been trying hard to counter the ongoing protests in some parts of Gujarat and other states of the country against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

The lives of the maldharis and animals — wild and domestic — have seen unforseen changes in around 16 villages of Chotila taluka where two Asiatic lions have been camping for five weeks.

A pair of sub-adult male lions have made some villages of Chotila their home. The Indian Express travels around looking at how life has changed for the maldharis.

The forest department has rescued 11 leopards in less than three weeks, the latest one being captured on Saturday night.

The lions were spotted by farmer Bharat Baraiya who was on his way through Takol to his farm around 10pm.

With Bangladesh leading 1-0 in the three-match series and “heavy to very heavy” rainfall expected on Thursday, the day of the second T20 game here, the city had its fingers crossed.

Workers in ceramic factories fall prey to deadly disease caused by silica dust accumulation in their lungs while working but benefits don’t reach them or their families as the factories allegedly disown them. The Indian Express takes stock of the situation in the sanitaryware hubs of Thangadh and Morbi

Earlier this year, the government had floated tenders to import one lakh doses of frozen semen of progeny tested Gir bull from Brazil for artificial insemination.

Six months ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated phase-II of link-I canal of SAUNI, which connects the Sardar Sarovar dam to these dams, yet the work remains incomplete.

Implementation of the amended Motor Vehicles Act throws up fresh challenges to the traffic department and motorists. With the Gujarat government relaxing rules, citizens are taking it easy even as traffic police are all out to ensure compliance.

Patan has emerged as the single largest castor district with farmers having sown this long-duration crop in 94,800 hectare.

Bhamre and collector Gupta's wife Anuja worked together in Maharashtra and she was instrumental in bringing Bhamre on board for the WoW initiative.

A bumper harvest awaits cotton growers even as low export demand for lint and yarn dampens price prospects

After a deficient July, the state received good rainfall in August. As of September 3, the state as a whole has received an average 814 mm rainfall which is 99.79 per cent of its long-term average.

Interestingly, this is not the only building in this port city that has a sculpture of Bharat Mata carved on its facade.

South Gujarat, which has already received more than 100 per cent of its average rainfall, tops the chart with its 13 dams having filled average 79.68 per cent.