News for '-kutch'

Shilpa Shetty walks the ramp for Tahliani

Shilpa Shetty walks the ramp for Tahliani

Rediff.com7 Sep 2007

Shilpa Shetty took to the ramp for Tarun Tahliani at the Delhi fashion week.

'Modi's popularity swept away other factors'

'Modi's popularity swept away other factors'

Rediff.com23 Dec 2007

The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to win more than 33 per cent of the 58 seats in Saurashtra and Kutch.

ONGC to invest Rs 1,200 cr for captive wind energy

ONGC to invest Rs 1,200 cr for captive wind energy

Rediff.com22 Dec 2007

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), the country's leading oil and gas exploration and production company, is entering the alternative energy segment with a Rs 1,200 crore-plus (Rs 12 billion) investment to generate 200 mw of wind power for captive use, within two years.

Gujarat's salt pan workers now own a company

Gujarat's salt pan workers now own a company

Rediff.com8 May 2008

As corporate line up CSR activities backed by a huge cash flow, a small group of people lying below the poverty line are treading the road untravelled. As many as 27 marginalised salt pan workers, who earn their living in Kutch by producing salt from the area, are now proud owners of a private limited company called Sabras, formed a year ago.

Krishna's birthday in all its forms

Krishna's birthday in all its forms

Rediff.com16 Aug 2006

A tour of India's most famous Krishna temples

Now, Aamir caught in chinkara case

Now, Aamir caught in chinkara case

Rediff.com8 Aug 2006

Gujarat forest department has sent a notice to Khan for allegedly violating the Wildlife Act.

The peace time enemies of security forces

The peace time enemies of security forces

Rediff.com30 Apr 2007

The Rann of Kutch comprises 10,000 square miles between the Gulf of Kutch and the mouth of the Indus river in southern Pakistan.

Raids continue, currency worth crores dug up

Raids continue, currency worth crores dug up

Rediff.com24 Dec 2016

Authorities on Saturday continued to dig up currency to the tune of lakhs of rupees, including in new notes, across the country.

PM takes part in Yoga session with top cops

PM takes part in Yoga session with top cops

Rediff.com26 Nov 2016

The three-day conference of the directors general of police of all states was inaugurated in Hyderabad on Friday by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

As Nitish joins NDA, 2019 poll prospect looks rosy

As Nitish joins NDA, 2019 poll prospect looks rosy

Rediff.com27 Jul 2017

The BJP and its allies now rule over 70 per cent of the country's population, marking an unprecedented saffron footprint.

28 Indian fishermen captured by Pak; 5 boats seized

28 Indian fishermen captured by Pak; 5 boats seized

Rediff.com14 Feb 2014

In the fifth such incident since August, Pakistan coastal authorities have apprehended 28 Indian fishermen and seized five boats, a Gujarat-based fishermen's association said on Thursday.

Organic cotton booms in Gujarat

Organic cotton booms in Gujarat

Rediff.com16 Aug 2007

After the Bt Cotton boom in Gujarat, it is the turn of organic cotton now. Keeping pace with the global trends, certain areas in Gujarat are going for organic cotton.

Stage set for 1st phase of Gujarat polls

Stage set for 1st phase of Gujarat polls

Rediff.com11 Dec 2007

Paramilitary forces have been deployed at strategic points and the Election Commission has ordered video recording at all polling booths. Out of the 87 constituencies going to the polls, 58 are located in the Saurashtra region.

IAF rescues 18 crew members of Iraqi vessel

IAF rescues 18 crew members of Iraqi vessel

Rediff.com4 Jul 2007

The 18 crewmembers, consisting of 13 Iraqi nationals and five Indians, took the help of an onboard rescue boat and reached the nearby Creek.

Gujarat's kesar mangoes head for US

Gujarat's kesar mangoes head for US

Rediff.com15 Jun 2007

Gujarat's mango growers are a happy lot today. Their produce, Kesar mangoes, are leaving Indian shores to conquer American palate on Thursday.

ONGC may have to return 5 blocks

ONGC may have to return 5 blocks

Rediff.com29 Dec 2006

After the euphoria over the recent oil and gas discoveries made by upstream behemoth Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

How to have an EXCITING travel adventure!

How to have an EXCITING travel adventure!

Rediff.com13 Dec 2019

The new-age traveler is no longer into ticking a checklist of must-see spots on his holiday. He is ready to pay a premium to experience culture, crafts and culinary delights of the local populace

Textile exporters to bank on 'organic' cotton

Textile exporters to bank on 'organic' cotton

Rediff.com24 Sep 2007

Paras Jain, who exports textiles to US retail chains like Linens-N-Things and Laura Ashley, is one of the many exporters planning to grow organic cotton as the growing 'green conscience' in the west leads to a rise in the demand for the product.

India's largest power plant ahead of schedule

India's largest power plant ahead of schedule

Rediff.com18 Sep 2007

Tata Power bagged the Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) project in Mundra last year by offering to supply electricity at the lowest rate of Rs 2.26 per unit by burning imported coal.

Terror sets its sight on coastal Karnataka

Terror sets its sight on coastal Karnataka

Rediff.com27 Jul 2007

Intelligence reports reveal that some terror groups, alleged to be based in Pakistan, are planning to set up base at Karnataka's coastal town of Karwar where INS Kadamba is located (INS Kadamba is a strategic navy base).

Pakistan fishermen arrested in Indian waters

Pakistan fishermen arrested in Indian waters

Rediff.com4 Sep 2005

Officials said the fishermen's reasons for being in Indian territorial waters are still to be discovered.

Cricket Buzz: Pujara, the man in demand in Saurashtra's T20 League

Cricket Buzz: Pujara, the man in demand in Saurashtra's T20 League

Rediff.com9 May 2019

India's premier Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara will play for Team Zalawad Royals in the inaugural Saurashtra Premier League.

Dropout outsources work to America

Dropout outsources work to America

Rediff.com1 Nov 2006

Foreign firms eye ONGC oil blocks

Foreign firms eye ONGC oil blocks

Rediff.com10 Apr 2006

Cyclone near Gujarat coast weakens

Cyclone near Gujarat coast weakens

Rediff.com24 Sep 2006

Though the alert mode has been lowered meteorological and coastal agencies have warned fishermen not to venture into the sea till the weather clears up completely.

Gujarat sarpanch, jailed under draconian law, blames Adani

Gujarat sarpanch, jailed under draconian law, blames Adani

Rediff.com24 Apr 2015

Gajendrasinh Jadejha, the sarpanch of the Navi Naal village in Mundra taluka of Kutch, who has been sent to jail under the Prevention of Anti-Social Act by the Gujarat government, has filed a petition in the Gujarat high court against his detention and application of the tough law against him.

Another chinkara case, another Khan?

Another chinkara case, another Khan?

Rediff.com9 Jul 2006

Aamir Khan had asked for a chinkara for a scene in Lagaan.

Review: Jal is a bore

Review: Jal is a bore

Rediff.com4 Apr 2014

Jal takes its own time in unravelling and loses the plot pretty soon, says Paloma Sharma.

Mukesh Ambani: The Mogul of Mumbai

Mukesh Ambani: The Mogul of Mumbai

Rediff.com2 May 2006

Pak national held with fake notes; seizure of money continues

Pak national held with fake notes; seizure of money continues

Rediff.com15 Dec 2016

Police seized 100 fake notes of old Rs 500 denomination from Burhanuddin, who first claimed to be a Mumbai resident.

Women team sets off for unique camel safari along Pak border

Women team sets off for unique camel safari along Pak border

Rediff.com25 Feb 2015

A contingent of over two dozen women, including border guarding 'mahila' troops of BSF, have embarked on a maiden 2,300 km camel safari along India's international border with Pakistan.

Memoirs of a Hindutva hawk

Memoirs of a Hindutva hawk

Rediff.com28 Dec 2005

156 Pak fishermen leave for home

156 Pak fishermen leave for home

Rediff.com17 Apr 2005

This was as part of confidence-building measures between the two countries and comes in the backdrop of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's three-day visit to India.

5.2 intensity quake jolts Gujarat

5.2 intensity quake jolts Gujarat

Rediff.com8 Mar 2006

The tremor, whose epicentre was in the Kutch region of the state, struck at 11.51 pm, the Met office in Delhi said.

Two policemen arrested for raping minor girl

Two policemen arrested for raping minor girl

Rediff.com31 Jul 2005

A minor girl was allegedly raped by two policemen in Bhuj town of Kutch district in Gujarat, police said in Ahmedabad on Sunday.\n\n

900 Pakistanis to be given citizenship

900 Pakistanis to be given citizenship

Rediff.com2 Jan 2005

The Centre has delegated powers to Gujarat government to grant citizenship to nearly 900 migrants from Pakistan who have been residing in four districts of the state for the past several years.