Bollywood box-office report of the week Feb 27, 2008
85 lakhs from Himmatnagar, 13 lakhs from Rajkot, 5 ... 28 lakhs from Ahmedabad, 1 lakh from Rajkot, 1 lakh from Delhi city, 1. (Glam Sham)
Go, Take Asylum Feb 15, 2008
He now lives in London and Dubai because of the many cases that have been filed against him in Indian courts, in Rajkot, Indore, Bhopal, Haridwar and Pandharpur in Maharashtra. A well-meaning but simple-minded response to his predicament might be that Husain should return to his native country and face the charges against him. (India Times, India)
Lead India: Adrenalin rush in last lap Feb 7, 2008
This infectious enthusiasm has even rubbed off on a Rajkot fan who has created Nanavati's profile on his forum on reality shows. In a message scribbled on the forum, Divyang Majmudar from Ahmedabad has applauded Nanavati for making it to the top two. (India Times, India)
Sania Drops Out Feb 6, 2008
Cases have been filed against Husain in Rajkot, Indore, Bhopal, Haridwar and Pand 00004000 harpur in Maharashtra. Faced with the ignominy of having to travel the length and breadth of the country fighting frivolous cases against him, Husain chose to stay abroad. (India Times, India)
BCCL buys stake in Ace Tours Feb 5, 2008
Ace Tours, which was launched in 1996, has branches in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Rajkot and six franchises in other parts of the country. Ace Tours MD Raju Choksi said, Your success in life isnt based on your ability to simply change. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Ahmedabad: 1 dead in house fire Jan 30, 2008
RAJKOT: One person of a family succumbed to her injuries and five others were severely burnt when their house in Kholadiyadad village in Surendranagar caught fire early on Tuesday morning. Although family members claim that the fire was caused by a short-circuit, the police suspect that this may have been an attempted suicide by the parents who tried to kill the children as well. (India Times, India)
M Ramachandran, Urban Development secretary Jan 20, 2008
Vizag, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochi, Coimbatore and Rajkot are some of the cities which have undertaken more urban reforms in the last couple of years than their peers. Even states such as Maharashtra and Gujarat have already undertaken reforms which they had committed earlier. (India Times)
Women participants steal the limelight at kite festival Jan 16, 2008
Rajkot, January 15 She barely speaks English, let alone any Indian language ... While many male participants at the venue were accompanied by with their wives, the five women arrived on their own in Rajkot with sets of special kites. (Ahmedabad Newsline)
SC clears hurdles against Reliance Power IPO Jan 12, 2008
The court had also issued notice to the petitioner in the high court, a Rajkot-based NGO Grahak Suraksha Mandal ... While the matter is pending before SAT, the Rajkot Mandal and another party have filed two petitions under the guise of PIL seeking stay on it IPO, alleged Reliance Power. (Economic Times)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
The princess who wowed Junagadh Dec 29, 2007
RAJKOT: Benazir Bhutto, the former prime minister of Pakistan who was assassinated on Thursday, had her roots in a little town in Gujarat Junagadh. Her family was also deeply embroiled in the politics of Partition. (India Times, India)
Readerspeak: Modi is the King of Gujarat Dec 24, 2007
The prosperity that has come to Gujarat in his tenure is seen everywhere, not just in cities like Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Jamnagar but also in villages. 99% world class metalled roads, 24 hour electricity in each and every home in Gujarat, the Narmada project, by which the problem of drinking water was solved in most remote places. (India Times, India)
Celebration mood grips BJP, workers distribute sweets Dec 23, 2007
Party activists were taking out rallies in Surat, Rajkot and Vadodara to ex 00004000 press their happiness over the excellent performance of BJP in the assembly elections. Meanwhile, as the counting progressed, Modi sent SMSes claiming he was the "CM and will be CM forever". (India Times, India -- Community News)
Gujarat investor hungry for more IPOs Dec 20, 2007
Shah says that apart from Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot, smaller cities and towns like Bharuch, Anand, Kheda, Umreth, Kadi, Kalol and Bhuj, are witnessing a surge in number of IPO applications. Atul Choksi of Kunvarji Finstock says, "With quality IPOs making a debut on bourses with a substantial premium to their issue price, there is no wonder that Gujarat investor are lapping it up.". (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Love or hateCan India's most controversial politician win re-election? Dec 8, 2007
Shopkeeper Kamleshbhai Chotai in Rajkot town's bustling vegetable market says, "Earlier we thought BJP was going to win, but now it seems that Congress may win.". Kanjibhai, a village headman in Dhanaun village, echoes a similar sentiment. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
On 1996 tour, Gary Kirsten hated India Nov 29, 2007
For the record, the South Africans played one-day games in Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Faridabad, Rajkot, Guwahati and Mumbai ... "I'll never forget arriving in Rajkot laughter broke out in the bus when we were told we had reached our hotel, yet there didn't seem to be one in sight. It was actually above another building... A sense of humour is a necessity on this tour," wrote Kirsten ... One wonders how the present BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah, who hails from Rajkot, would react to that. (India Times, India)
India Red scores comprehensive win Oct 27, 2007
He started the season with a splendid century in the Irani Cup at Rajkot and on Friday night scored his first 50 off 54 balls. He was the only batsman to pack a punch after his team s top order had fallen for paltry scores. (Hindu)
Confusion over camp Oct 23, 2007
We will decide by tomorrow We are still looking into the logistics, BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah told The Telegraph from Rajkot. The infrastructure at the CCFC is of the highest standard, but the nature of wickets is unknown. (Calcutta Telegraph)
'It's my dream to be a regular Team India member' Oct 21, 2007
Raina has fully recovered from the knee injury now and, as he told Haresh Pandya, when he was engagedhim in a freewheeling conversation during the recent Irani Cup tie between the Rest of India and the Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai in Rajkot, he is optimisticabout staging a successful comeback into Team India ... You had a good chance to play a big innings againstRanji Trophy champions Mumbai in the Irani Cup matchin Rajkot while representing the Rest of India. (Rediff)
EC keeps Narendra Modi on his toes Oct 20, 2007
GANDHINAGAR: The war of nerves between Election Commission and the Gujarat government continued for the fourth day on Friday with the EC expressing its dissatisfaction with the alternate names suggested for Valsad district collector and SPs of Patan, Rajkot rural and the newly-created Tapi district. EC had removed these officials along with DGP PC Pande, Ahmedabad municipal commissioner J Mahapatra, IG border range IM Desai and Gandhinagar collector Sonal Mishra for their perceived closeness to... (India Times, India)
EC transfers Gujarat DGP Oct 16, 2007
In the case of J.N.Rajgor, superintendent of police, Patan district, N.D.Solanki, superintendent of police, Rajkot district, S.K.Gadhavi, superintendent of police, Tapi district, D.H. Brahmbhatt, collector, Valsad district and Sonal Mishra, collector, Gandhinagar district, the poll panel said they shall not be posted in the same district or place even in any other capacity. The poll panel ordered the transfer of the DGP after the Nanavati Commission called for the phone records of top ministers... (The Tribune)
'There is no reason why I can't do well in ODIs' Oct 10, 2007
Only recently he scored a magnificentdouble century in the four-day match against South Africa 'A' in Delhi and followed it up with a brilliant hundred (besides taking four wickets) in the third and final one-dayer against the same opposition in Rajkot. Haresh Pandya caught up with Badrinath at theMadhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, in Rajkot,immediately after the announcement of the Indian squad for the fifth ODI on Monday, where he wasplaying in the for the Rest of India againstRanji... (Rediff)
It's win for Rest of India Oct 9, 2007
RAJKOT, October 9: Rest of India XI defeated Ranji Trophy winners Mumbai by nine wickets on the fourth and penultimate day to win the Irani Trophy here Tuesday. Mumbai faltered in their second innings and were all out for 106 to lose the five-day annual season opener to Mohammed Kaif's side. (India Times, India)
Tiwary hits century, Rest in command Oct 9, 2007
Rajkot: The Irani Cup match has swung Rest of India s way in spectacular fashion. Challenged by the Ranji Trophy champion Mumbai, the Rest of India players did not let their spirit weaken for nearly three days in the face of a stiff first innings target. (Hindu)
Parthiv Patel leads Rests strong reply Oct 8, 2007
Rajkot: Parthiv Patel repelled all the attempts from the Mumbai bowlers to finish the second day on a resounding and undefeated 161 that took Rest of India to a fighting 292 for four in the Irani Cup competition here at the Madhavrao Scindia Stadium. Rest needs exactly the same number of runs Parthiv collected on Sunday to match Mumbai s first innings score of 453. (Hindu)
Nayar, Kukreja score centuries Oct 7, 2007
Rajkot: If there was a prize for a first day performer, Mumbai s Abhishek Nayar would have won hands down in the 45th Irani Cup at the Madhavrao Scindia Stadium here on Saturday. Opener Sahil Kukreja (110, 17x4) was the bulwark for a little over five and a half hours while his partner, Ajinkya Rahane (52), showed immense potential. (Hindu)
Middle India shining Sep 30, 2007
Fashion retailers too are investing in towns like Jamshedpur, Nasik and Rajkot. Reports say that organised retailing is small-towns is growing at over 50% annually. (India Times, India)
Ravi Shastri accepts NCA chiefs post Sep 29, 2007
A report of Alan Hurst, the ICC observer on the viability of Japiur, Rajkot, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and Dharamshala staging Tests/ODIs was made available to the members ... Rajkot, though, is not in the same group; Hurst has said it has to fulfil a lot of conditions. (Hindu)
Surat has 82,000 duplicate voters Sep 18, 2007
Shrivastav will visit Jamnagar, Rajkot, Porbander and Kutch, Prasad, a retired bureaucrat, will be going to Patan, Mehsana, Banaskantha and Sabarkantha. Others will fan out to rest of the districts to see how the job of identifying duplicate names has been done. (India Times, India)
Gujarat's Brahmins meet turns stormy Sep 9, 2007
Jagdish Dave, the co-ordinator of the manch, said, "The meeting was organised to work out a strategy to bring Brahmins to Rajkot for the mahasamellan. The allegations that they were moving towards Congress is are correct. We, Brahmins, are not with any party and hence, have leaders from both the parties." ... He added that over one lakh Brahmins would be attending the mahasamellan in Rajkot on October 10 this year. (India Times, India)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
More rain hits India as heath workers race to avert outbreak of disease Aug 10, 2007
The authorities shifted more than 17,000 people to camps on higher ground in the Rajkot, Junagadh, Jamnagar, Surat and Porbander districts, where 564 villages were left without electricity, he said. Today in Asia - Pacific. (International Herald Tribune)
Flood rains hit new India regions Aug 10, 2007
More than 17,000 people have been shifted to camps on higher ground in Rajkot, Junagadh, Jamnagar, Surat and Porbander districts where 564 villages are left without electricity, he said. Meanwhile, food, drinking water and medicines are being distributed across north India but the scale of the disaster has dwarfed relief efforts. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Heavy rains lash Gujarat, army called in Aug 9, 2007
Heavy rains have inundated several areas in Junagadh Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Jamangar districts and authorities have shifted thousands of people to safer places and are providing them with temporary food and shelter, they said. A MIG chopper from the Jamnagar air force base was dashed to a remote village in Jamnagar district this morning to rescue eight people who were stranded in deep flood waters since Tuesday night after a local check dam over flowed, air force officials said. (Hindustan Times)
Critics: India unprepared for monsoons Aug 9, 2007
Heavy overnight rains triggered floods in several parts of Junagadh, Rajkot and Jamnagar districts in the western Indian state of Gujarat, leaving scores of people stranded and disrupting normal life in the state. Story Tools. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
BCCI rules out Twenty20 tie Jul 22, 2007
RAJKOT, July 21: Borad of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Niranjan Shah on Saturday ruled out the possibility of the Indian team participating in a Twenty20 match with Pakistan for collecting funds for a cricket academy in memory of the late Bob Woolmer in South Africa. "Where's the time. We have such a tight schedule and I don't think it's possible," Shah said in reaction to a media statement issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that it was willing to play the tie during... (India Times, India)
Indian womans new face to fight for her Jul 9, 2007
Earlier Rajkot police did not register Pooja s complain of harassment by her husband and in-laws for dowry and for giving birth to a female child and did not take any action against her in-laws even after repeated complains ... Woman from Rajkot has given the message that if police does not take action definitely she herself will have to come with off-line methods of protests to win justice. (Newstrack India)
Pooja wants neighbour to be punished now Jul 7, 2007
RAJKOT: After stripping to her inner-wear on Tuesday in full public glare, 22-year-old Pooja Chauhan was a relatively relieved person on Friday after being assured that the police had registered her complaint and was taking adequate action. Though they have been released on bail currently, a case has been registered under the Domestic Violence Act. (Daily News & Analysis)
Woman strips in dowry row Jul 6, 2007
The Hindu woman shocked residents of the normally conservative city of Rajkot in Gujarat state, by her half-naked parade through the street ... A police inspector in Rajkot, SS Jhala, told the BBC that "swift action" had been taken against Ms Chauhan's family, who had been arrested and were now on bail. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Indian State Digs in as Rains Bring Locust Threat Jul 6, 2007
Gujarat officials said grasslands and fields in the state's Kutch, Banaskantha, Patan, Porbander, Rajkot and Jamnagar regions were the most vulnerable. "The epidemic may require emergency aerial spraying," a senior agriculture official, Avinash Kumar, said. (Planet Ark, United States)
Semi-nude anti-dowry protest Jul 5, 2007
Rajkot woman stages semi-nude protest against dowry demand-India-The Times of India ... RAJKOT: Conservative Rajkot went into convulsions on Wednesday when alleged mental and physical abuse by her husband's family drove a 22-year-old woman to strip to her underwear and walk through the city in protest ... "The arrests were made on the basis of Pooja Chauhan's complaint. We are also planning to take action against Pooja for indecent behaviour in a public place. However, we will examine her mental... (India Times, India)
State sits face-to-face with a flood-like situation Jul 4, 2007
Lodhi in Rajkot district received 10 inches, Sidpur village in Kheda district received 12 ... Jasdan in Rajkot district received 12 inches of rain in less than six hours ... Gondal, also in Rajkot district, received 12 inches, while life in Rajkot city was paralysed with 10 inches of rainfall. (Ahmedabad Newsline)
GenNext enterprises are today's success stories: PM Jun 24, 2007
" "The growth in the small and medium enterprises in the last six decades is impressive; they have contributed both to the growth of new industries as well as of new industrial centres, cities and towns like Surat, Rajkot, Tirupur, Coimbatore, Faridabad, Ludhiana, Visakhapatnam and scores of others have come up, because of the growth of small and medium enterprises. " "We must acknowledge the role that corporate entities, both in the public and private sector, have played in nurturing SMEs... (Moneycontrol.com)
Aditya Birla Group mulls airport foray Jun 19, 2007
P R Sanjai k Datta / Mumbai June 19, 2007. After the turn of the Tatas and Ambanis, the Birla Group has taken up the lucrative job. (Business Standard)
Ticket to Rajkot? Which one? Jun 1, 2007
-Ahmedabad-Cities-The Times of India. ePaper: Print Edition. (India Times, India)
Multi-crore dabba trading scam busted May 24, 2007
Dabba trading - equivalent of bucket shops in the US - has mushroomed in several Tier II towns like Jalgaon, Jaipur, Rajkot, Ludhiana, along with metros like Kolkata and Delhi. The hottest commodities being traded in these bucket shops are gold and silver, which are now in the grip of a huge bull run. (India Times)
Man sentenced to 10 years in prison for spying Apr 18, 2007
RAJKOT: An Indian citizen has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for passing secret defence documents and photographs to Pakistan. Shahid Haji Gani, an imitation jewellery trader, was on Monday sentenced by fast track court Judge M G Baraiya in Dhoraji. (Daily News & Analysis)
Sachin, Yuvraj reply to BCCI notice Apr 15, 2007
"I don't know anything. I have not got any reply from Tendulkar. I will talk to the BCCI office people and issue a media statement tomorrow at 12 noon," Shah said in Rajkot. BCCI, in its Working Committee meeting on April 7, had decided to issue show cause notices to Tendulkar and his team-mate Yuvraj Singh for breaching board's code of conduct by making remarks in the media. (India Times, India)
Board official says team most indisciplined, wants Greg out Apr 14, 2007
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah told the Hindustan Times from Rajkot that the Board distanced itself from Narvekar's comments. "He made those remarks in a personal capacity," said Shah, "Those are his individual views and are not endorsed by the Indian Board.". (Hindustan Times)
Here's BCCI version of Greg's presentation Apr 7, 2007
It is a different matter though that the release has been sent from the secretary's office in Rajkot, when the secretary, Niranjan Shah, was present at the new BCCI headquarters at Wankhede Stadium for the meeting. Interestingly, the secretary has a swanky office at the HQ. Excerpts. (India Times, India)
Cotton seed takes the lead on dwindling g'nut stocks Apr 5, 2007
RAJKOT: Groundnut's loss is cotton seed s gain. Rising raw cotton seed prices in the wholesale market has led to higher cotton seed oil prices in Saurashtra. (India Times)
Two more lions found dead in Gujarat Apr 2, 2007
Gujarat Global News Network, Rajkot. Death of two more lions in the Gir forest has made Forest Department sit up as an investigation into the killing of Asiatic lions is on in the sanctuary. (Gujarat Global.com)
BCCI may ratify players' contracts Apr 2, 2007
"We don't have to follow the example of any other board," BCCI secretary Niranjan Shan said from Rajkot. Nagpur-based vice president Shashank Manohar is a member of the special contracts committee and has been vocal about the need for performance-related contracts. (India Times, India)
Team India's World Cup exit leaves cracker traders in a fix Apr 1, 2007
If in Bharuch, stockists had got crackers worth nearly Rs 7 lakh, in anticipation of India making it to the Super Eights and possibly even winning the World Cup, then those in Surat, Rajkot and Ahmedabad were not far behind. Narendra Kesaria, vice-president of Gujarat State Fireworks Dealers Association said traders had expected heavy demand for firecrackers during the World Cup, but this time fans did not get any chance to celebrate. (India Times)
Indian shopkeepers brace for Wal-Mart invasion Mar 17, 2007
Anil Rajpal, assistant vice-president of retail consultancy firm KSA Technopak, says that his company has been hired by a group of 150 shopkeepers in Rajkot, western India, to help them survive. The shopkeepers want to build a joint buying organisation and computerise their operations to be able to compete with the more efficient operations of supermarket chains such as Wal-Mart and Reliance. (The Age)
Govt may clear DA hike for central staff Mar 15, 2007
It increased by three points in Rajkot centre, by two points each in 11 other centres and one point in 24 centres, a source in the government said. The increase of four points in Sholapur centre was mainly on account of the increase in prices of wheat, jowar, grinding charges, groundnut oil, goat meat, dairy milk, onion, garlic, tea and electricity charges. (India Times)
The bowlers need to deliver Mar 9, 2007
The start to this year has been less forlorn: the West Indies was dispatched 3-1, and lessons were immediately drawn from the one loss against Sri Lanka in Rajkot. With just a few days to go before the World Cup commences in the Caribbean, it appears likely that Virender Sehwag will open in the company of Sourav Ganguly, at least for the first few matches. (Hindu)
A spice story: She rolls to conquer Mar 8, 2007
"There are as many as 13 branches in Gujarat, which employ around 6,000 women," says Jayshree Bhatt, head of Rajkot branch. All the branches are autonomous units for the purpose of profitability. (India Times, India -- Community News)
The six issues before Team India Feb 26, 2007
He looked distinctly uncomfortable batting at No. 5 at Rajkot. So is Sehwag the obvious choice to partner Ganguly. (India Times, India)
Samjhauta blasts: Timer device made in Gujarat Feb 25, 2007
The police here revealed that the watch used as timer device in the explosive used on this train was made by Orpat watch company in Morbi, a town in Rajkot district. More importantly Haryana police is camping in Morbi trying to figure out when was the last consignment by the watch manufactures sent to Haryana and Delhi. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Brit dream shattered, docs homeward bound Feb 24, 2007
Given that Sterling Hospital, Ahmedabad is planning to open branches at Surat and Rajkot soon, it is more than ready to welcome expatriate doctors ... "A couple of them who are from Surat and Rajkot have already been assured of jobs at our soon-to-open facilities.". (India Times, India)
5,200 suicides in a yr Feb 24, 2007
Nineteen women committed suicide in Rajkot city, 15 in Surat and 12 in Vadodara. Congress MLA from Dehgam Jagdish Thakore raised the question in the state Assembly as to how many cases of individual and 'family suicides' were registered in the state in the past one year. (India Times, India)
I have a big role to play in World Cup: Bhajji Feb 23, 2007
I have really worked on my batting, but unfortunately I couldnt help the side win against Sri Lanka at Rajkot recently and I was very disappointed. I have been trying hard and whenever the situation comes I should be able to deliver. (India Times, India)
Irfan Pathan likely to get a game Feb 17, 2007
Rahul Dravid reckons the pitch might assist the seamers, but unlike in Rajkot the bounce is likely to be even. The outfield, green as spinach, looks quick; this match could produce the highest totals of this series, although that was what had been predicted for every game prior to this. (Hindu)
