Gujarat on alert as Cyclone Nilofar heads towards west coast

Gujarat state administration is preparing to face ‘Cyclone Nilofar’, which has developed in the Arabian Sea and is likely to move towards the state’s coast, Gujarat......

Preparation For Biparjoy Paid Dividends

No lives were lost after cyclone Biparjoy made landfall.Preparations for Biparjoy were not only extensive, they were also telecast far and wide.Ahead of the cyclone's landfall, Shyam G Menon......

It's been an early Diwali for people: PM on new GST rules

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi being garlanded at foundation-laying ceremony of a bridge between Okha and Beyt Dwarka in Dwarka, Gujarat on Saturday. The PM is on a two-day visit to his home......

Cyclone Nilofar: About 30,000 to be evacuated on Wednesday

An estimated 30,000 people along coastal areas will be moved to safer places in Kutch district of Gujarat from Wednesday as the very severe cyclonic storm Nilofar hurtles towards the state and......

Haldia not ABG's only sore point

Haldia Bulk Terminal is not the only project ABG has exited in recent times.Earlier this month, the company had terminated its contract with the Kandla Port Trust. It had also washed its hands off......

India, Iran sign 10-year Chabahar pact

India and Iran on Monday signed a 10-year contract for the operation of a terminal at the strategically important Chabahar port in Iran, a move that will boost regional connectivity as well as......

Why Port Blair may soon lose 'major port' tag

On June 1, 2010, under Indian Ports Act, 1908, govt declared Port Blair as 13th major port in India Port Blair may soon "officially" lose the tag of a major port, granted to it seven years ago, as......

Govt may fund strategically important Iranian port

The Jawaharlal Nehru and Kandla port trusts are in discussion with the government of Iran for operating a multi-purpose terminal at the port of Chabahar on the Gulf of Oman, near Iran’s......