Sri Lankan team arrives for Test series against India Nov 8, 2009
After the Test series, Sri Lanka will play two Twenty20 Internationals -- Nagpur (December 9) and Mohali (December 12) -- and five One-dayers at Rajkot (December 15), Visakhapatnam (December 18), Cuttack (December 21), Kolkata (December 24) and Delhi (December 27). All the ODIs, barring the first, will be day-night encounters. (India Times, India)
Impotent husband allows father to rape wife for child Oct 27, 2009
Impotent husband allows father to rape wife for child - Rajkot - City - The Times of India ... RAJKOT: A Rajkot woman on Monday filed a case against her father-in-law alleging that he had raped her after doctors declared her husband as impotent ... The complaint was filed at Rajkots Morbi taluka police station, where the womans parents live. (India Times, India)
Remember the time: MITs link with India Oct 23, 2009
Kalelkar most famously was alone at Gandhis side at an incident in Rajkot in 1939 when a mob of 600 attacked him. Gandhis body suddenly, uncharacteristically , started to shake, not out of fear Kalelkar stressed, his face could tell how free from fear he was. (India Times)
IPOs fail to win over investors Oct 20, 2009
According to merchant bankers, sub-Rs 100-crore issues are only marketed in a handful of cities like Kolkata, Mumbai, Rajkot and Delhi. Issues in the range of Rs 100-500 crore are also marketed in cities such as Jaipur, Bangalore and Hyderabad as well. (India Times)
MBBS degree to cost more in Gujarat Oct 15, 2009
The government runs six medical colleges in Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Vadodara. For post-graduate medical students, the fee is slated to jump from Rs 6,000-9,000 per year to Rs 6 lakh. (India Times, India)
Married woman kills self along with two lovers Oct 13, 2009
TNN 12 October 2009, 10:14pm IST. LAKHTAR (SURENDRANGAR): In a bizarre suicide pact, a married woman and her two paramours killed themselves by consuming pesticides together on Monday morning. (India Times, India)
Forecast » Sep 23, 2009
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 09/23/09 05:31:19 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 90% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Post-Lehman gems lose shine Sep 20, 2009
He took out a loan last October, as disaster curled his way, to finance construction of a 400 000 rupee (R61 862) two-bedroom house for his family in his ancestral village near Rajkot, a city of 1 million in the western state of Gujarat. Imports of rough gems to Antwerp fell 50 percent from October to August in dollar terms compared with the same period a year earlier, according to data from the Antwerp World Diamond Centre. (Business Report, South Africa)
Baby undergoes sex-change operation Sep 10, 2009
Week-old baby undergoes sex change operation - Rajkot - City - NEWS - The Times of India ... RAJKOT: Seven days after a boy was born to a city-based family, doctors have medically proved that the baby is a girl. (India Times, India)
Gandhi's Porbandar bars leprosy-affected Aug 9, 2009
RAJKOT: Mahatma Gandhi's concern f 00004000 or leprosy is well-known. He nursed lepers in his Wardha ashram and inspired the likes of Baba Amte to carry the work forward. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Minor murders rapist dad with brother's help Jul 13, 2009
Minor murders rapist father with help of brother, cousins - Rajkot - City - NEWS - The Times of India. . (India Times, India)
Dry days in the city Jun 28, 2009
In Rajkot in Gujarat, its been a month since the water supply was reduced to once every two days ... A rickshaw loaded with 5-6 water cans comes at Rs 140 while a tanker of water (almost 100 litre) comes for Rs 800, says Rajkot resident Bharti Tanna. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Frost & Sullivan Estimates Gray Iron and Spheroidal Graphite Iron Demand in the Indian Auto Industry to Reach 480,277 and 312,090 MT Respectively by 2013 in Automobile Industry Jun 24, 2009
Foundry clusters in India are located in Rajkot, Agra, Chennai, and Kolhapur adding up to over 5,000 recognized foundries both big and small. The industry employs about 500,000 workforce directly and 150,000 indirectly. (PR Newswire)
HIV+ woman paraded in hospital Jun 21, 2009
HIV+ woman paraded in Jamnagar govt hospital - Rajkot - Cities - The Times of India ... RAJKOT: An HIV positive woman was branded as one at a government hospital in Jamnagar on Saturday and paraded through the wards to warn other patients about her status. (India Times, India)
119 Ahmedabad schools get 0% Jun 5, 2009
Of those schools with 100 per cent result, Rajkot district topped the list with 36 schools, while Ahmedabad city and Anand district stood second with 31 schools each and Surat came third with 29 schools. Text. (India Times, India)
SBI attracts 548 kg gold in two months May 24, 2009
"Our branches in four centres of Gujarat - Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot and Vadodara, have arracted 548 kgs of gold in the last two months," a senior SBI official said. "Gold desposit scheme has done exceptionally well especially in Ahmedabad with 80% of deposits coming to bank vaults are from the city out of the total gold deposits of 548 kilograms recieved so far from across the state," he added. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Wild ass population up in Gujarat Apr 11, 2009
71 sq km of the Little Rann of Kutch and parts of the districts of Surendranagar, Rajkot, Patan, Banaskantha. The forest officials also included some villages on the periphery of the sanctuary for the purpose of counting. (India Times, India)
Mumbai businessman richest neta in LS race, with Rs514cr Apr 10, 2009
RAJKOT: He is perhaps the wealthiest candidate in the fray for the Lok Sabha polls. Khimji Patadia, a Mumbai-based businessman, took everyone by surprise when he filed his nomination as an Independent from Surendranagar. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Cleanest village gets rid of poll campaign dirt Apr 5, 2009
RAJ SAMADHIALA (Rajkot): Every single eligible voter will cast his vote in Raj Samadhiala village, about 30 km from Rajkot. But not a single candidate will campaign here. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Amisha Patel to contest from Rajkot Mar 21, 2009
Ahmedabad: Bollywood actress Amisha Patel will contest the Lok Sabha election from Rajkot in Gujarat on a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) ticket, a party official said on Saturday. "I called up Amishaji on Friday and sought her consent. She agreed immediately," NCP chief for Gujarat Jayant Patel said. (Sify.com, India)
No chance of being PM: Rahul Feb 24, 2009
During his visit to Kutch, Rajkot and Patan he had met many workers, attended a women's conference, visited the artisans' village Bhujodi in Kutch and interacted with the women artisans. During his interaction with youngsters in Rajkot, he had said that youth from Gujarat will be given more responsibility during forthcoming parliamentary elections. (Sify.com, India)
Gujarat DGP records statement before SIT Feb 19, 2009
Meanwhile, the SIT seems to have suffered the most with the new round of police transfers where its convenor Geetha Johri was shifted out as commissioner of Rajkot city. One of its prime investigating officers Ashish Bhatia was moved to Gandhinagar while a field officer Pravin Mall who was DSP was promoted and posted as Commandant of an SRP group in Sabarkantha. (Times of India)
Cong MLA in dock for pasting Rahul's poster Feb 15, 2009
Cong MLA in dock for pasting Rahul's poster -Rajkot-Cities-The Times of India. lll. (Times of India)
11 of a family killed in road mishap near Gondal Feb 8, 2009
GONDAL (Rajkot): Tragedy struck a family of Rajkot businessman, when its 11 members including the groom-to-be were killed in a road acident near Bharudi village near Gondal taluka early on Sunday morning ... "Ashish and his mother were killed on the spot. By the time rescue team arrived, Hasora's relatives Karsan Sapariya (36), Kishore Vora (40), Kishore's daughter Bhakti Vora (18), Kusum Vora (32), Nirmala Sapariya (40) and Amruta Sapariya (60) succumbed to their injuries. "Jeep driver Ashok... (Times of India)
Local Weather Feb 8, 2009
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 02/08/09 07:15:32 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 89% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
