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PM Modi to ‘keep assuring farmers’, blames Opposition for misleading them
By Darshan Desai | Hindustan Times, Dhordo (Kutch)
UPDATED ON DEC 15, 2020 07:16 PM IST
The PM said the opposition protesting against the very laws wanted to implement the same during their rule but could not.
16-year-old Gujarat boy held for issuing threats against MS Dhoni’s daughter
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | Ahmedabad
UPDATED ON OCT 12, 2020 04:06 PM IST
The teenager “confessed” to have posted the threatening message on the Instagram account after the IPL 2020 match between KKR and CSK cricket teams, police said.
Delhiwale: A glimpse of Kutch, made at home
By Mayank Austen Soofi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 03, 2020 08:11 AM IST
Sadly, Ms Adiraju’s dining table has strayed far from her origins. The Kutchi cuisine has a negligible presence in her present. One of the reasons is that “Kutch is an arid region, and its cuisine consists of a great variety of grains and less of vegetables”.
15 aftershocks in Gujarat’s Kutch district after earthquake
By Press Trust of India | Posted by: Shivani Kumar | Ahmedabad, Gujarat
UPDATED ON JUN 16, 2020 07:35 PM IST
On Sunday night, an earthquake of 5.3 magnitude was recorded with its epicentre 10km North-North East (NNE) of Bhachau in Kutch, the site of a devastating quake in 2001.
Earthquake tremors of 5.5 magnitude felt in Gujarat’s Kutch region
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 15, 2020 06:22 PM IST
The same region had recorded an earthquake of 5.5 magnitude with a depth of 10 kilometres at the latitude and the longitude 23.3 and 70.4, respectively, at 8:13 pm the previous evening.
Lit up warships, fly-pasts to honour Covid-19 warriors
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 02, 2020 12:57 AM IST
Bipin Rawat said the Indian Air Force’s fighter jets and transport planes will carry out fly-pasts across the length and breadth of the country, from Srinagar to Thiruvananthapuram and Dibrugarh to Kutch.
Four booked under Official Secrets Act for spying, clicking photos of Air Force station in Gujarat
By Press Trust of India | Bhuj
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2020 07:22 PM IST
The four persons, including a 17-year-old boy, were intercepted by personnel of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on January 29 while taking photographs of the prohibited area, and later handed over to local police.
Govt may take final call on relief for Adani from public hearing
By Jayashree Nandi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 19, 2020 01:57 AM IST
Around 30,000 families are engaged n fishing in Kutch many of whom are impacted by the SEZ project,according to Bharat Patel, general secretary of Machchimar Adhikar Sangharsh Sangathan, which represents the fishing community.
Gujarat college principal suspended for forcing students to strip
By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON FEB 17, 2020 11:55 PM IST
Principal Rita Raninga, girls’ hostel rector Ramilaben and college peon Naina were suspended on Saturday after an FIR was registered against them, Shree Sahajanand Girls Institute (SSGI) trustee Pravin Pindoria said on Monday.
Abandoned Pakistani boat seized off Kutch coast
By Press Trust of India | Ahmedabad
UPDATED ON DEC 15, 2019 04:48 AM IST
The seizure of the single-engined wooden fishing boat was made at around 1:30pm and a check of the vessel and the vicinity had not thrown up anything suspicious as yet, a BSF statement informed on Saturday.
Gujarat police nab former SIMI chief in Azamgarh
By HT Correspondent | Varanasi, Varanasi
UPDATED ON SEP 06, 2019 02:27 AM IST
Gujarat police inspector YP Sadeja said the case was registered against Shahid Badr under Sections 353 (criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) and 143 (unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code in a police station at Kutch in 2001 for delivering an inflammatory speech.
Pakistan-trained commandos may have entered Kutch, warns Intel
By Sudhi Ranjan Sen | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 23, 2020 06:18 AM IST
Shipping agents have been directed to inform ships in outer and inner anchorage, births to maintain a terror watch and any suspicious activity should immediately be reported to the nearest coast guard station, marine police station and port control, said the alert notification.
PM Narendra Modi’s Independence Day Speech: Yellow turban , white kurta and a scarf: PM Modi’s signature I-Day look
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 15, 2020 06:36 AM IST
PM Modi sported a yellow-coloured turban with a dash of green and red along with a long trail that extended till his ankle as he addressed the nation from the ramparts of historic Red Fort on 73rd Independence Day.
Gujarat: The land of legends and lions
UPDATED ON JUL 25, 2019 10:08 AM IST
Our weekly focus on the states of India provides you an information-packed capsule about diverse aspects such as the geography, plant and animal life, culture, famous personalities and heritage sites, to name just a few. It’s just like taking a whistle-stop tour of the state.
Storm warning: Cyclone Vayu likely to return and hit Kutch next week
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JUN 16, 2019 01:24 AM IST
The very severe cyclonic storm will also reduce in intensity and turn into a severe cyclonic storm by Saturday morning, a senior India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.
Cyclone Vayu Highlights: Power supply disrupted in 560 Gujarat villages
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 14, 2019 07:47 AM IST
Cyclone Vayu is very likely to cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva as a very severe cyclonic storm, today. More than 2.75 Lakh people in the state have been evacuated.Army, Indian Air Force, Naval, Indian Coast Guard and the National Disaster Relief Fund teams are on standby for rescue and relief operations, as Cyclone Vayu, now classified as a “very severe cyclonic storm” by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), is expected to make landfall on this afternoon.After touching Gujarat coast, the cyclone is likely to move parallel to Saurashtra and Kutch, bringing rain to Amreli, Gir Somnath, Diu, Junagarh, Porbandar, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Dwarka and Kutch.Also read: Delayed monsoon, cyclone result in 45% rain deficitFollow highlights here:
3 lakh people evacuated, rescue teams on standby as Gujarat on alert for Cyclone Vayu
By HT Correspondents | Hindustan Times, Ahmedabad/New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 13, 2019 07:36 AM IST
After touching Gujarat coast, the cyclone is likely to move parallel to Saurashtra and Kutch, bringing rain to Amreli, Gir Somnath, Diu, Junagarh, Porbandar, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Dwarka and Kutch.
‘Praying for safety’: PM Modi tweets as Gujarat braces for cyclone Vayu
By Sudhi Ranjan Sen | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 12, 2019 10:08 PM IST
A general alert has been sounded across 10 districts and the Meteorological department has told the government that cyclone Vayu will not weaken after landfall.
Cyclone Vayu may hit Gujarat coast tomorrow, schools and colleges closed
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times,
UPDATED ON JUN 12, 2019 09:47 AM IST
The IMD has issued a warning of heavy rains and high winds at a speed of over 110 km per hour on June 13 and 14 in the coastal areas of Saurashtra and Kutch.
Most Gujarat dams dry but people will get drinking water, says CM
By Press Trust of India | Gandhinagar
PUBLISHED ON APR 30, 2019 11:36 PM IST
When asked about the status of the long-pending Water Policy, JP Gupta, Principal Secretary, Narmada, Water Resources and Water Supply department, said it will be announced soon.
Pak drone shot down near the International Border in Gujarat’s Kutch: Police sources
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India, Bhuj (Gujarat)
UPDATED ON APR 19, 2020 02:29 PM IST
The shooting down of the drone comes on the day IAF struck a Jaish camp in Balakot deep across the LoC dropping 1,000 pound bombs in a thickly-forested hilltop
Four minor earthquakes within 7 hours jolt Gujarat
By Indo Asian News Service | Ahmedabad
PUBLISHED ON JAN 20, 2019 06:47 PM IST
According to the Institute of Seismological Research in Gujarat, the tremors were felt in a span of seven and a half hours, with the first measuring 1.4 on the Richter scale with the epicentre eight km from Bachahu in Kutch region.
10 members of family killed as car crushed between two trucks in Gujarat
By Press Trust of India | PTI, Ahmedabad
UPDATED ON DEC 31, 2018 09:01 AM IST
The incident occurred in Kutch district in the evening, when a trailer truck carrying salt jumped over the divider and onto another lane, where it collided with the sports utility vehicle (SUV) carrying 11 persons, the police said.
IAF pilot dies after Jaguar fighter jet crashes in Gujarat’s Kutch
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Jaipur
UPDATED ON JUN 05, 2018 11:45 PM IST
The Jaguar fighter jet crashed on Tuesday morning.
Pakistan national held while trying to cross border in Gujarat: BSF
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India, Bhuj
UPDATED ON MAY 27, 2018 05:07 PM IST
He tried to enter Kutch district from neighbouring Sindh province in Pakistan early this morning when a BSF patrol team caught him
111 infants die in 5 months in Adani foundation hospital: Report
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India, Bhuj
UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2018 06:41 PM IST
According to the hospital superintendent G S Rao, delay in referring children to the hospital is one of the reasons for deaths, as crucial time is wasted in travelling to Bhuj from interior parts of Kutch district
Gandhidham in Gujarat tense over FB post on Maheshwari community head
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India, Gandhidham
UPDATED ON MAY 01, 2018 10:50 PM IST
Members of the community gathered at Oslo Circle in the city and placed burning tyres on road.
10 people killed in accident in Gujarat’s Kutch
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India, Gandhidham
PUBLISHED ON APR 15, 2018 03:21 PM IST
A tractor was ferrying 25 people, all from the same family, proceeding to a marriage ceremony from Shikra to Vij Pasar village, when a luxury bus rammed into it early morning.
Earthquake of 4.8 magnitude recorded in Kutch
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India, Ahmedabad
UPDATED ON MAR 29, 2018 08:05 PM IST
This is the second such mild intensity earthquake to have hit Bhachau region this month.
