Everything you need to know about Junagadh Diwan Chowk Tso: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Junagadh Diwan Chowk Tso: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) TV actor Amar Upadhyay will be seen in the new season of "Savdhaan India - 100 days 100 Fightbacks".
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Around 200 Sikh protesters were Monday detained near Parliament House after they blocked the high-security Vijay Chowk for over half-an-hour. They were protesting the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Junagadh (Gujarat), May 5 (ANI): Zoo authorities in Gujarat rejoiced the birth of four ostrich babies, as they were successful in providing conducive environment to the largest living species of bird that cannot fly.
Junagadh (Gujarat), April 17 (ANI): Protests erupted over the decision of the Supreme Court to relocate some lions from Gir national park of Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh.
Junagadh (Gujarat), Apr 7 (ANI): Forest officials bravely rescued a three-year-old leopard cub, the big cat fell in the well in Aambaliya village in Junagadh.
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) India and Kuwait Monday discussed opportunities for Kuwaiti investment in refineries in India and also matters relating to the welfare of the large Indian diaspora in Kuwait.
New Delhi, Mar. 11 (ANI): India and Kuwait today resolved to expedite discussions for promoting joint venture projects in various areas of oil and gas sector, including those in the upstream and downstream activities.
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) India and Kuwait agreed Monday to expedite discussions for finalizing joint venture projects both upstream and downstream in the oil and gas sector.
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray lauded Diwan Zainul Abedin Ali Khan of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti dargah in Ajmer for showing courage in opposing the visit by Pakistan Prime Minister Pervez Ashraf to the shrine Saturday.
New Delhi, Dec 30 (ANI): Delhi Police on Sunday detained five agitators for breaking barricades at the Jantar Mantar here on Sunday during the ongoing protests demanding tougher laws to protect women in India.
New Delhi, Dec 30 (ANI): Five out of the ten Metro stations in Central Delhi that were closed down for an indefinite period in the wake of the massive protests over the death of the 23-year-old gang-rape victim, were opened for the commuters this afternoon.
5 of the 9 Delhi Metro stations, which had been shut down to curb the flow of protesters to India Gate were opened on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) A constable brutally attacked during gang-rape protests here succumbed to his injuries Tuesday, shattering his family and colleagues, even as the young rape victim battled for life for the ninth straight day.
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Delhi Police blocked roads in central Delhi for the third day as hundreds of protesters gathered at Jantar Mantar demanding justice for the 23-year-old gang-rape victim who is battling for life. Five of the nine Delhi Metro stations that were closed Sunday were opened Tuesday evening.
Islamabad, Dec 25 (IANS) Reports of dog and donkey meat being used to prepare chicken feed in factories in Lahore has caused an outrage among residents in the Pakistani metropolis.
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Family members and friends of some rape victims Monday joined the on-going protests here against the Dec 16 gang-rape of a woman in a moving bus and sought steps against police inaction.
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The government is not opposed to people holding peaceful protests, but staging a march to the presidential house is not right, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said Monday.
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The government is not opposed to people holding peaceful protests but their march to the presidential house is not right, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said Monday.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K Antony assured the nation on the occasion of 'Vijay Diwan' today that the Central Government is pursuing the case of Kargil martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia with all seriousness.
Ahmadabad, Dec 13 (IANS) Bharatdas Darshandas, 55, once again became the privileged voter in the Gujarat assembly polls by casting his vote at a booth set up solely for him deep in the Gir forest.
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Election Commission of India Thursday lauded the 68 percent voter turnout in the first phase of polling in Gujarat, calling it "historic".
Fatehpur Sikri, Nov.20 (ANI): The World Heritage Week is being observed in Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, and is attracting both domestic and foreign tourists.
Film: "Ondhu Kshanadalli"; Cast: Tarun, Bhama, Sanjjana Archana, Sangeetha, Sharan, Sathyajith and M.S.Umesh; Director: Dinesh Baboo; Producers: Jai Jagadish and Vijayalakshmi Singh; Music: Giridhara Diwan; Camera: Suresh Byrasandra; Rating: **
Gandhinagar (Gujarat)/Shimla, Oct 5 (IANS) Gujarat will have a polling booth for a single voter to enable him cast his vote in the forthcoming state assembly election.
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Actor-turned-filmmaker Deepak Tijori has finally locked a fresh face, a girl named Alisha, for his new directorial "Dare You".
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Ram Vilas Gupta, 70, has symptoms of amnesia, which often trouble him when he is among the bustling crowds and maddening traffic in the capital.
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Aruna Irani once sizzled on silver screen with item numbers such as "Chadti Jawaani". She says people's ideas about item numbers have not changed much despite all these years.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday termed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Independence Day speech as "disappointing" and lacking direction on issues facing the country, while Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said he should have specified the policy on infiltration from Bangladesh.
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) It was carnival atmosphere at Baprola village on the outskirts of Delhi as celebrations broke out after local wrestler Sushil Kumar Sunday got a silver medal at the London Games and became the only Indian to win back-to-back individual Olympic medal.
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) An 11-year-old boy helped Delhi Police solve a kidnapping-cum-murder case of the 25-year-old son of a property dealer, police said Thursday. Four people, including a woman, have been arrested.
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Actor Arjun Kapoor says he could not stand his "Ishaqzaade" lead heroine Parineeti Chopra during their training days in Lucknow.
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Mumbai-based security solutions provider Topsgrup said Sunday it had completed the acquisition of British security firm The Shield Guarding Company Limited.
Abu Dhabi, June 8 (IANS/WAM) As many as 39 couples Friday got married at a mass wedding ceremony in Abu Dhabi.
Srinagar, May 31 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday proved a point when some 50 activists staged a protest here against the petrol price hike.
Junagadh (Gujarat), May 29 (ANI): Forest officials in the Sasan Gir National Park in Gujarat have begun a two-day census of vultures.
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Television actor Mrunal Jain, recently seen as Sameer Diwan in ongoing show "Hitler Didi", says he wants to do unconventional roles in Hindi films.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) A 55-year-old man Saturday attempted suicide by jumping in front of a Delhi Metro train at the INA station here, officials said, in the third such incident in three days.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday stayed the trial of Gujarat police officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who is facing charges of pressurising his subordinate to make a false statement before the SIT on the alleged inaction of the state government during the 2002 riots.
A day after stampede accident at the Bhavnath Temple's annual Mahashivratri fair in Junagadh in which as much as six people were reportedly dead and over 40 injured......
Junagadh (Gujarat), Feb.20 (ANI): Gujarat's Cooperative and Agriculture Minister Dilip Sanghani on Monday visited injured survivors of Sunday's stampede in Junagadh, and said that Chief Minister Narendra Modi has ordered an inquiry into the tragedy.
Haridwar/Ajmer/Jodhpur/Varanasi, Feb.20 (ANI): Police have stepped up security at pilgrimage sites in Haridwar,Ajmer, Jodhpur and Varanasi a day after a stampede ata temple in Junagadh in Gujarat claimed six to eight lives and left 12 others injured.
Junagadh (Gujarat), Feb.20 (ANI): Rescue teams continue to help move the injured to hospital after Sunday night's stampede at a fair near the Bhavnath Temple, which has claimed between six to eight lives and injured 12.
Doha, Feb 8 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said his country is in favour of a peace process in Afghanistan, but stressed that it should not affect his country in any way.
Hoshiarpur, Oct 28 (ANI): Former Pakistani senator Choudhary Muhammad Anwar Bhinder has said that both India and Pakistan must find ways to reduce paperwork related to the granting of visas to citizens of the two counties, especially those wanting to visit religious spots and shrine.
Lahore, Oct 8(ANI): An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Pakistan has confirmed the interim bail of an accused allegedly involved in the March 2009 terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore.
Lahore, Oct 8(ANI): An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Pakistan has confirmed the interim bail of an accused allegedly involved in the March 2009 terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore.
Ahmedabad/Junagadh, Sep 11 (ANI): Gujarat Health Minister Jay Narayan Vyas on Sunday contradicted reports that at least 23 children, suffering from blood disease, were infected with HIV during blood transfusion in a government hospital in Junagadh town.
Ahmedabad, June 20 (ANI): Gujarat Police on Monday arrested fourteen Somali pirates and three Yemeni nationals after the boat's engine broke down near the Junagadh District coastline.
Sasangir (Gujarat), Jan 27 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Thursday pressed Gujarat to part with some of its lions, asserting that they should be translocated and have a second home in Madhya Pradesh.
Srinagar, Jan 4 (ANI): People's Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti criticizing the Omar Abdullah Government, on Tuesday said the quality of life has deteriorated in the last two years due to the government's inefficiency in providing basic infrastructure to the people.
Junagadh (Gujarat), Nov.27 (ANI): Family members of Amar Singh Solanki, a boatman who was killed prior to the terror strike in Mumbai on November 26, 2008, have demanded severe punishment for Ajmal Ameer Kasab, the lone surviving militant, involved in the attack.
Amritsar, Sept. 26 (ANI):Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's 78th birthday was celebrated on Sunday in Amritsar city by his brother, well wishers and other relatives by distributing sweets and conducting special religious prayers .
New Delhi, Aug 27 (ANI): A large number of writers, engineers, artists, professors and academicians from Karnataka paid rich tributes to Bharata Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Vishveshvaraiah on the occasion of his 150th birth anniversary here on Friday.
Junagadh (Gujarat), Aug 19 (ANI): Forest and police officials in Gujarat's Junagadh district rescued four boys from a flash flood in a forest area.
Jammu Aug 8 (ANI): Incessant rains caused flash floods in Jammu on Sunday, both inundating residential areas and slums.
Ajotha (Gujarat), Aug 6 (ANI): One person died in Ajotha village in Gujarat's Junagadh district after floods caused by heavy rains inundated the area.
Indrana (Gujarat), Aug 5 (ANI): Incessant rains have inundated Indrana village in Gujarat's Junagadh district, affecting normal life.
Mumbai, Kishangarh (Rajashthan), Junagarh (Gujarat), July 25 (ANI): The collapse of government infrastructure has been exposed through the water-clogged drains and traffic snarls in Mumbai.
Junagadh (Gujarat), July 22 (ANI): Local MLA Dirsinh Barad from Kodinar in Gujarat's Junagadh district on Thursday blamed the Gujarat government's Home Ministry for shielding legislator Dinu Solanki, who allegedly masterminded the murder of social activist Amit Jethwa two days ago.
Junagadh (Gujarat), June 2 (ANI): Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, as part of his drive to promote tourism in Gujarat, will produce a film under the banner of his company, Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (ABCL).
Junagadh (Gujarat), May 12 (ANI): Eleven black bucks have been found dead in Visavadar taluka on the outskirts of Gir forest area in Gujarat's Junagadh District.
New Delhi, Mar 8 (ANI): A group of women protested outside the parliament complex on Monday evening against the ruckus caused by some political parties against the tabling of Women's Reservation Bill in the Parliament.
Junagadh (Gujarat), Feb.6 (ANI): A lion was trapped in a cage, which was intended to catch a suspected man-eater leopard in a village of Gujarat's Junagadh District on Friday.
New Delhi, Jan.25 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram today described Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's comment that his country could not guarantee against another 26/11 attack on India, as irresponsible.
Amritsar, Jan 13 (ANI): The Chief Khalsa Diwan, the oldest socio-religious organization of the Sikhs, recently hosted an exhibition on the cultural heritage of Sikhs.
Amritsar, Dec.21 (ANI): A collection of olden handwritten miniature manuscripts, replicas of Sikh weapons, and treasured photographs of the Sikh gurus and warriors has been put on public display here.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha was adjourned on Monday for the day without conducting any business following the death of sitting BJP member Suryakantabhai Acharya.
Jungadh (Gujarat), Nov. 1 (ANI): A leopard that had fallen into an open well in Jungadh district of Gujarat was rescued after a three hour-long operation.
Amritsar, Sep.26 (ANI): Relatives of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his other well-wishers here on Saturday celebrated his 77th birthday by distributing sweets and holding prayers for his long life and good health.
Junagadh, Sep 25 (ANI): Giving cue to where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is headed after its debacle in national polls in April-May, senior leader Lal Krishna Advani on Friday brought the controversial Ayodhya temple issue back on the centrestage.
New Delhi, Sep. 11 (ANI): The Additional District Magistrate of Delhi on Friday visited the government school where five girl students had died in a stampede on Thursday.
Ipoh (Malaysia), Sep. 1 (ANI): Following Perak menteri besar Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir's announcement that state executive councillors might be taught Punjabi, the Punjabi Education Trust Malaysia has offered to give free language lessons to the top officers.
Ahmedabad, July 28 (ANI): People in Gujarat's Mangrol city are forced to use boats after stepping out of their homes, as the floodwater has marooned the city leading to massive water logging.
Porbandar (Gujarat), July 28 (ANI): People in Saurashtra region in Gujarat continued to live as if residing on an island ever since incessant rains have lashed both the coastal and inland areas over the past ten days.
Film: 'Kalaakar'; Director: Harish Raj; Cast: Harish Raj, Radhika Gandhi, Suman Ranganath, Avinash, Dwarakish and Sudha Narasimha Raju; Music: Giridhar Diwan; Rating: **1/2.
Junagarh (Gujarat), May 29 (ANI): Sakkarbaug zoo in Gujarat has become the lone address for the rare African cheetahs in India.
Junagadh, May 27 (IANS) Two officials of the Sakkarbaug Zoo in this Gujarat town, which houses two cheetahs brought from Singapore, will travel to the island nation next month to learn ways to help the animals cope with the harsh Indian summer.
Junagadh (Gujarat), May 22 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate's rally to celebrate victory in the Lok Sabha elections turned violent as members of two communities clashed in this Gujarat city and threw stones at vehicles, police said.
Gandhinagar, May 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won 15 of Gujarat's 26 Lok Sabha seats while the Congress had got eight as the final round of counting began Saturday afternoon.
Gandhinagar, May 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won four Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat and the Congress one after the third round of counting around noon Saturday.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Polling for the seven Lok Sabha seats of the national capital ended at 5 p.m. after 10 hours of balloting.
Junagadh (Gujarat), May 6 (IANS) Authorities in the Shakkarbaug Zoo of Gujarat's Junagadh town have removed a pair of Cheetahs received from Singapore in June last year from public view as the animals could not bear the intense heat wave sweeping the state.
Junagadh (Gujarat), May 1 (IANS) Six teachers of a local school in Gujarat's Rajkot town drowned Friday when they ventured into the Arabian Sea near the resort town of Chorwad in the neighbouring Junagadh district, police said.
Banej(Gujarat)/New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) A temple priest, the only voter registered at a polling station in the world famous Gir lion sanctuary in Gujarat, said he was proud of Indian democracy as he exercised his franchise Thursday.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) With the sun beating down mercilessly, two Gujarat polling officials were rushed to the hospital Thursday after suffering heat strokes.
Banej (Gir Forest), April 30 (IANS) A temple priest, who is the only voter registered at a polling station in the Gir lion sanctuary in Gujarat, said he was proud of Indian democracy as he exercised his franchise Thursday.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) With the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) coinciding with the Lok Sabha polls, political parties are planning to put up giant screens at election rallies to woo voters.
Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 15 (ANI): Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak gave a pleasant surprise to country's Sikh community by participating in the Vasakhi Day celebrations on Tuesday. Besides visiting the Sahib Tatt Khalsa Diwan Gurdwara for the first time, he also tried his hand at making chapattis, leaving other cooks delighted.
Kuala Lumpur, April 15 (IANS) The Malaysian prime minister making rotis! That was exactly what Najib Tun Razak did when he visited a gurudwara here to greet the Sikh community on Baisakhi.
Banej (Gujarat), Mar 5 (ANI): A lone voter of Banej village is carrying the torch of democracy in Junagadh constituency of Gujarat.
Srinagar/Jammu/ Ludhiana/Delhi, Jan.25 (ANI): Vigilance, surveillance and allied security measures have been strengthened in several parts of north India, and especially in sensitive cities like Srinagar, Jammu and Ludhiana ahead of Monday's Republic Day celebrations.
Ahmedabad, Dec 16 (IANS) It was a macabre serial crime. Ten killings in over a month and the killers had melted away in the darkness of the dense jungle. But a dogged Criminal Investigation Department of Gujarat Police that probed the killings of 10 Gir lions was able to crack their first wildlife case, using conventional forensic methods, and nab the criminals.
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) With not even three months having passed since their own brush with terror, most people in Delhi avidly followed the audacious terror strike on Mumbai, the financial capital of the country, throughout the night while others only found out when they woke up Thursday.
Ahmedabad, Nov 26 (IANS) A Gujarat legislator is carrying out illegal mining and stone crushing in the protected Gir forest - home to Asia's only lion species - ravaging the areas around its periphery, a state government employee has alleged.
Toronto, Nov 14 (IANS) Vinay Virmani, a recent graduate of the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York, will debut with the role of Canada's first Sikh martyr Mewa Singh in Deepa Mehta's upcoming film 'Komagata Maru'.
Doha, Nov 10 (IANS) India and Qatar reviewed a number of issues of mutual concern in the course of a meeting National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan had with the heir apparent of Qatar here Monday.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) A three-member team led by Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta met the Election Commission (EC) Friday to discuss the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and on the deployment of forces for assembly elections due later this year in the troubled state.
Finding contradictory statement of the two ministries-Home and Health- the Delhi High Court on Friday criticised the Centre for its conflicting
Lahore, July 1 (ANI): Pakistan is slated to hand over an Indian spy who was jailed in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail for the past ten years, to Indian authorities at the Wagah Border today.
Fine bowling performance by Robin Chaudhary (4/46) and good knock by Amit Gupta (72) enabled Hari Singh Cricket Academy
