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Cyclone Vayu weakens, to cross Guj coast by night

Cyclone Vayu spares Gujarat, changes course towards Oman

10:24 pm June 13, 2019

Ahmedabad: Sparing Gujarat after changing course, Cyclone Vayu Thursday began moving away from the state coast towards Oman, even as the danger of heavy winds and rain in coastal areas continued, officials said here. Though the “eye of the storm” is away from land, the cyclone’s outer periphery would leave its impact on the coast, […]

Gujarat Chief Secretary gets six months’ extension

7:40 pm May 31, 2019

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government Friday gave a six-month extension to state Chief Secretary J N Singh. Singh, a 1983-batch Gujarat-cadre IAS officer, was due to retire Friday. He has been chief secretary since July 2016. A notification issued by the General Administration Department said he will serve for another six months, from June 1 to […]

Yogi warns officials against stray cattle menace

Stray cattle impounding drive begins in Ahmedabad

10:29 pm May 14, 2019

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has begun a drive to impound stray cattle after two people were killed by the bovines in the past few days. The drive, which started on Monday, saw a clash between civic officials and cattle owners in the city’s Odhav area, officials said. “The AMC has launched a stray cattle […]

India condemns Pakistan attack on Indian fishermen

Pak apprehends 30 Guj fishermen, seizes 6 boats

7:32 pm May 6, 2019

Ahmedabad: At least 30 Gujarat fishermen were apprehended early Monday by Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) near the international maritime boundary in the Arabian Sea, a Porbandar-based National Fishworkers’ Forum (NFF) official said. NFF secretary Manish Lodhari said the PMSA also seized six fishing boats. “Thirty fishermen on board six boats were apprehended by PMSA […]

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