News for '-kutch'

'The Good Road' nominated as India's entry for Oscars

'The Good Road' nominated as India's entry for Oscars

Rediff.com21 Sep 2013

Gyan Correa's National award-winning Gujarati film 'The Good Road', a lost-and-found story of a small boy, was today nominated to represent India in the Best Foreign Film category at next year's Oscars.

BP eyes ONGC's oil & gas blocks

BP eyes ONGC's oil & gas blocks

Rediff.com27 Dec 2005

INS Sardar Patel commissioned in Porbandar

INS Sardar Patel commissioned in Porbandar

Rediff.com9 May 2015

Indian Navy on Saturday commissioned a new base, INS Sardar Patel, in Porbandar, Gujarat.

Red carpet welcome awaits Netanyahu in Modi's home state

Red carpet welcome awaits Netanyahu in Modi's home state

Rediff.com16 Jan 2018

Before Netanyahu, the PM has hosted Japanese premier Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Ahmedabad.

Lakme Fashion Week: 8 reasons we're excited

Lakme Fashion Week: 8 reasons we're excited

Rediff.com1 Feb 2017

From Padma Lakshmi to Kareena, this season offers plentiful reasons to make your jaws drop.

89 Gujarat farmers committed suicide in last four years: Govt

89 Gujarat farmers committed suicide in last four years: Govt

Rediff.com4 Mar 2015

Gujarat agriculture department on Wednesday said that 89 farmers committed suicide in the state in the last four years, while claiming that crop failure was not the reason behind the extreme step in any of the cases.

Meet the cast of India's official entry to the Oscars

Meet the cast of India's official entry to the Oscars

Rediff.com22 Sep 2013

Shamjibhai Ahir, a Kutchi truck driver by profession, can't understand such hullabaloo over India's official Oscar entry of the Gujarati film The Good Road in which he is playing an important role.

Gujarat emerges stronger three years after quake

Gujarat emerges stronger three years after quake

Rediff.com25 Jan 2004

Kutch district, which was almost flattened by the quake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale, is today self-sufficient and now boasts of an Rs 130 crore hospital.

Sir Creek: India, Pak seek early resolution

Sir Creek: India, Pak seek early resolution

Rediff.com7 Aug 2004

The Indian delegation to the talks was led by Surveyor General of India Prithvish Nag and the Pakistan side was\n\nheaded by Rear Admiral Ahsan-ul-Haq Chaudhry.

Gujarat court asks Kejriwal to appear in 10 days for poll violation

Gujarat court asks Kejriwal to appear in 10 days for poll violation

Rediff.com16 Apr 2014

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has been issued a notice to appear within 10 days at a local court in Kutch district, Gujarat for his alleged breach of model code of conduct during his fact finding tour of Gujarat last month.

Survivor of two disasters

Survivor of two disasters

Rediff.com7 Jan 2005

Srini was at the IAF base in Andaman and Nicobar's Car Nicobar Island, when the killer waves struck.

Soon after 'agreement', Congress, Patidars spar over candidate list

Soon after 'agreement', Congress, Patidars spar over candidate list

Rediff.com20 Nov 2017

Two PAAS members were given tickets in the released list, while the Hardik Patel-led organisation had demanded 20 seats.

Two more Guj Cong MLAs quit to join BJP, five in one month

Two more Guj Cong MLAs quit to join BJP, five in one month

Rediff.com24 Feb 2014

Two more Gujarat Congress members of Legislative Assembly on Monday resigned from the party and extended their support to the Bharatiya Janata Party, taking the number of Congress MLAs who have quit to join the saffron party in the last one month to five.

Gujarat on alert as Cyclone Nilofar heads towards west coast

Gujarat on alert as Cyclone Nilofar heads towards west coast

Rediff.com26 Oct 2014

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 meteorological department said.

Will make Gujarat slum-free in next five years: CM Patel

Will make Gujarat slum-free in next five years: CM Patel

Rediff.com15 Jun 2014

Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Sunday announced that her government will make the state slum-free in the next five years and is also aiming to provide pucca houses to the needy.

PM launches ferry service, slams UPA for delaying his 'dream project'

PM launches ferry service, slams UPA for delaying his 'dream project'

Rediff.com22 Oct 2017

He said that as the previous government could not do it, he had to do it.

TotalFinaElf keen on ONGC pie

TotalFinaElf keen on ONGC pie

Rediff.com16 Jun 2003

French oil major TotalFinaElf is keen on taking stake in state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's deep-sea oil and gas blocks.\n\n\n\n

Riding with the wind

Riding with the wind

Rediff.com24 Dec 2003

Heavy rains likely as 'Maha' hits Guj coast on Nov 7

Heavy rains likely as 'Maha' hits Guj coast on Nov 7

Rediff.com6 Nov 2019

The cyclone would bring light to moderate rains at most places and 'heavy to very heavy downpour' at some places on November 6.

'This is the story of thousands of Sikh families'

'This is the story of thousands of Sikh families'

Rediff.com18 Sep 2014

'Since last year, over 50,000 Sikh farmers have been evicted from Kutch district and Narendra Modi's government has done little other than giving assurances.' 'We are today at a point where Sikhs continue to move out of the country in large numbers and nobody is ready to address the real concerns of Sikhs.'

Total makes quid pro quo offer to ONGC

Total makes quid pro quo offer to ONGC

Rediff.com12 Sep 2003

French oil giant TotalFinaElf has offered Oil and Natural Gas Corporation stake in its Azerbaijan and Barbados oil blocks in return of equity in the Indian oil firms' three offshore blocks.

BSF to acquire six MI-17 choppers

BSF to acquire six MI-17 choppers

Rediff.com4 Sep 2003

'The first of the six helicopters will be delivered by September 16 and will be inducted into J&K and Northeast,' BSF Additional Director General A K Mitra said.

We don't work to benefit corporate houses, Modi tells Oppn

We don't work to benefit corporate houses, Modi tells Oppn

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

He urged Congress-run states to also help elevate the poor.

Fencing along Indo-Pak border in full swing

Fencing along Indo-Pak border in full swing

Rediff.com4 Jun 2003

The CPWD has already completed 62kms of the border that passes through the dry terrain of Rann of Kutch, official sources said.

Politics By Pipeline

Politics By Pipeline

Rediff.com31 May 2003

Key issues India will rake up with Pak Rangers in Sept 9 meet

Key issues India will rake up with Pak Rangers in Sept 9 meet

Rediff.com6 Sep 2015

The Indian agenda for the talks has put extra stress on the "most important" issue of breach of ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir

In 5 years, India will become a major wind energy hub: Suzlon chairman Tulsi Tanti

In 5 years, India will become a major wind energy hub: Suzlon chairman Tulsi Tanti

Rediff.com27 Apr 2017

Solar equipment manufacturing, however, is unlikely to pick up in India as Chinese imports are more cost-effective

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.

Bihar flood toll reaches 28; IAF drops relief material

Bihar flood toll reaches 28; IAF drops relief material

Rediff.com30 Sep 2019

The disaster management department said that the state government has urged the Indian Air Force to send a helicopter for air-dropping of food packets and other relief material in marooned areas.

Gujarat plans to give Kerala a run for its coconuts

Gujarat plans to give Kerala a run for its coconuts

Rediff.com15 Mar 2017

The Gujarat government believe it can usefully utilise its 1,600-km coast for cultivating more coconuts in the coming years.

Gujarat still close to Modi's heart, gets new projects

Gujarat still close to Modi's heart, gets new projects

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

Even while the union budget may not have announced many direct schemes for Gujarat, the state has been a major beneficiary under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first 100 days in office.

10 Indian sailors released from Iran jail reach Gujarat

10 Indian sailors released from Iran jail reach Gujarat

Rediff.com2 Nov 2013

Ten sailors released from an Iranian jail reached their native places in Gujarat and have been reunited with their family members.

Cyclone Komen makes landfall in Bangladesh, heavy rains in Bengal, Odisha

Cyclone Komen makes landfall in Bangladesh, heavy rains in Bengal, Odisha

Rediff.com30 Jul 2015

The storm has claimed 27 lives in Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Will Congress spring surprise? All eyes on Gujarat results

Will Congress spring surprise? All eyes on Gujarat results

Rediff.com17 Dec 2017

The results are expected to have a bearing on the 2019 parliamentary polls.

Two Wars and a Romance

Two Wars and a Romance

Rediff.com3 Sep 2015

'On June 15, 1965, Major A K Afridi of the Pakistan army was captured by Papa's 1 Mahar unit near Vigokot, when he accidently walked into Indian territory.' 'While he was being airlifted to Delhi from Kutch, Major Afridi made a request: He wanted to watch Sangam>, the movie starring Raj Kapoor and Vyjayantimala. It was a request that the Indian Army fulfilled.' 'Major Afridi was sent with armed escorts to watch the movie in Ahmedabad and then sent to Delhi for further interrogation.'

Have you ever been to a human library?

Have you ever been to a human library?

Rediff.com2 Aug 2017

The Human Library project brings together people from all walks of life to interact with 'talking books'.