India to get record number of doctors in next 10 years due to govt push for medical education: PM ModiModi was speaking after dedicating to the nation a 200-bed K K Patel Mutli-speciality Hospital in Bhuj in Gujarat via video-conferencing. T...
15 Apr, 2022, 04.56 PM IST
Maldhari community opposes Gujarat govt bill on stray cattle menace controlThe bill mandates that the cattle owner get a licence from the authorities and get the cattle tagged within 15 days. It also stipulates tha...
07 Apr, 2022, 12.35 AM IST
Dealing strictly with cow slaughter, those 'trapping' Hindu girls: Gujarat CM Vijay RupaniEarlier this year in April, the state Assembly passed Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2021, whhich was later notified on June ...
10 Sep, 2021, 08.28 PM IST
Conservation of Gir lions a success; but conservationists fear risks of single-location reservesGir in the southern Saurashtra peninsula of Gujarat, which is the lone abode of the Asiatic lion in the wild.
18 May, 2015, 03.31 PM IST
Barda suitable site for lion translocation: WII studyBarda Dungar, a lion translocation site within Gujarat, should be an isolated lion habitat, which should not have connection with Gir Sanct...
07 Oct, 2014, 04.30 AM IST
- Wild grazers make up 76.4% of lion prey in Gir
The lions of Gir are more expert hunters than cattle lifters. A study by experts revealed that lions within the sanctuary hunt ungulates - ...
10 Sep, 2014, 12.26 PM IST
- The co-existence of Gir's lions and maldharis
The secret why lions have been flourishing in Gir has finally been decoded.
26 Aug, 2014, 03.51 PM IST
Lion cub rescued from Gir-Somnath villageAbout one-month-old lion cub was rescued from a farm well in a village in Gir-Somnath district on Saturday morning.
23 Aug, 2014, 06.31 PM IST
Gujarat Congress leaders detained, MLAs create ruckus in House"We had denied permission for the meeting. We detained seven Congress leaders outside the town and took them to Gandhinagar."
08 Jul, 2014, 05.40 PM IST
- IB report is an attempt to silence our voice, claim NGOs
These NGOs include PUCL, Movement for Secular Democracy (MSD), Maldhari Rural Action Group (MARAG) and Gujarat Sarvoday Mandal.
12 Jun, 2014, 08.55 PM IST
Gujarat Cong witnesses protests over ticket distributionThe Gujarat Congress today witnessed protests from different groups over ticket distribution, as supporters of dissident leaders shouted sl...
26 Mar, 2014, 09.07 PM IST
Kutch pastoralists claim grassland community rights under Forest Dwellers ActPastoralists of Banni area of Kutch region in Gujarat have claimed community rights under ‘The scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Fores...
23 Feb, 2014, 05.31 PM IST
Narendra Modi was canteen contractor, never a 'chaiwala': CongressCongress today said BJP's PM candidate, who often flaunts his past to connect with voters, was never a tea vendor but a "canteen contractor...
15 Feb, 2014, 08.32 PM IST
Plan to sell camel milk hits a wall as it doesn't qualify under norms that define milkA plan to sell camel milk that will help uplift a nomadic tribe in Gujarat has run into a legal hurdle – it doesn’t qualify under the norms...
21 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Toothache sends lion on rampage
Toothaches can drive anyone up the wall with pain and frustration.
02 Jun, 2013, 02.48 AM IST
- Govt grants Rs 50cr for Gir's upkeep, higher compensation for tribals
The union environment ministry has earmarked a Rs 50 crore project for the upkeep of greater Gir area on the periphery of the sanctuary - a...
09 Jun, 2011, 03.25 AM IST
- Radio Mirchi office in Rajkot ransacked
A group of Maldari (Shepherd) community members today ransacked the office of Radio Mirchi in Rajkot which had aired programmes on stray ca...
13 Nov, 2010, 10.07 PM IST