News for 'Valsad'

With new judge recommendations, SC set to regain full strength

With new judge recommendations, SC set to regain full strength

Rediff.com5 May 2022

The Supreme Court is all set to regain its full strength of 34 judges with the apex court collegium headed by CJI N V Ramana recommending names of the Chief Justice of Gauhati high court Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Gujarat high court judge Justice Jamshed B Pardiwala for elevation to the apex court, sources said.

Maharashtra district on alert over spread of Congo fever

Maharashtra district on alert over spread of Congo fever

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

"This viral disease is transmitted from one animal to another by a specific type of tick...the disease is transmitted to humans through contact with the blood of infected animals and by eating the meat of infected animals," the circular said.

Class 10 student held for death of junior in Vadodara school

Class 10 student held for death of junior in Vadodara school

Rediff.com23 Jun 2018

The killing was a grim reminder of the murder of a seven-year-old student in Gurgaon last year.

Two judges held in corruption case in Gujarat

Two judges held in corruption case in Gujarat

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

According to Registrar General of the high court, B N Karia the vigilance cell investigated the case and filed a first information report in the case of corruption.

Heavy rains in Ahmedabad disrupt normal life

Heavy rains in Ahmedabad disrupt normal life

Rediff.com30 Jul 2014

Normal life was thrown out of gear as moderate to heavy rains lashed south and central Gujarat, with Ahmedabad recording 210 mm rainfall overnight.

'Modi cannot afford to lose Gujarat'

'Modi cannot afford to lose Gujarat'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2022

'If he loses Gujarat, then he has a major, major, problem coming up in 2024.'

Tauktae tears up Gujarat coast; 13 dead

Tauktae tears up Gujarat coast; 13 dead

Rediff.com18 May 2021

Even as Tauktae's intensity weakened, it left behind a trail of destruction with as many as 13 people losing their lives in different parts of Gujarat, including Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Patan, Amreli and Valsad, officials said.

Rains play spoiler in Mumbai, Thane; normal life hit

Rains play spoiler in Mumbai, Thane; normal life hit

Rediff.com4 Aug 2019

the India Meteorological Department has forecast intermittent rain with heavy to very heavy showers in the city and suburbs and extremely heavy rain at isolated places in next 24 hours.

Elections Are MUST For Democracy

Elections Are MUST For Democracy

Rediff.com8 Nov 2022

Democracy is the heart of our body politic and elections are its life blood. Because there is some disease that affects it, we cannot apply leeches to drain it off, killing the body in the process, asserts Shreekant Sambrani.

Over 7000 shifted to safer places as rains batter Gujarat

Over 7000 shifted to safer places as rains batter Gujarat

Rediff.com14 Sep 2021

Many villages were cut off as several roads connecting them were inundated.

Pix: Maharashtra braces for cyclone Nisarga

Pix: Maharashtra braces for cyclone Nisarga

Rediff.com3 Jun 2020

Here are some photographs of how the state is gearing up for cyclone Nisarga.

Huge cache of explosives seized in Gujarat

Huge cache of explosives seized in Gujarat

Rediff.com14 Feb 2010

A day after terror struck Pune, a huge cache of explosives was today seized from Valsad district of Gujarat and four persons were arrested in this connection.

Cyclone Tauktae to hit Gujarat coast on Monday evening: IMD

Cyclone Tauktae to hit Gujarat coast on Monday evening: IMD

Rediff.com16 May 2021

The very severe cyclonic storm Tauktae is likely to intensify during the next 24 hours and reach the Gujarat coast on Monday evening, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

1993 trains blast case: SC irked as accused jailed for 11 years without charges

1993 trains blast case: SC irked as accused jailed for 11 years without charges

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

"Convict him or acquit him," an anguished Supreme Court observed on non-framing of charges on an accused jailed for 11 years over serial blasts in multiple Rajdhani Express and other trains in 1993.

Blow for Congress ahead of RS polls as 2 Gujarat MLAs resign

Blow for Congress ahead of RS polls as 2 Gujarat MLAs resign

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

The Congress has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of trying to break the opposition party to win the Rajya Sabha polls.

PIX: Inside the GRAND Sets of Mahabharat

PIX: Inside the GRAND Sets of Mahabharat

Rediff.com23 Sep 2013

The lavish sets are spread over 10 acres of land in Umargaon in Valsad, Gujarat.

CBI stenographer arrested for molesting female doc on train

CBI stenographer arrested for molesting female doc on train

Rediff.com13 Sep 2013

A 21-year-old stenographer with the CBI, in Navi Mumbai was today arrested for allegedly molesting a female doctor while she was asleep in a Mumbai-bound Express train, railway police said.

Cyclone Tauktae: Death toll in Gujarat goes up to 79

Cyclone Tauktae: Death toll in Gujarat goes up to 79

Rediff.com21 May 2021

As many as 79 people have lost their lives in incidents related to cyclone Tauktae in different parts of Gujarat, officials said on Thursday as the authorities carried out restoration work in affected areas and launched damage assessment exercise.

Bullet train on slow track as farmers oppose land surveys

Bullet train on slow track as farmers oppose land surveys

Rediff.com19 Jun 2018

The project, the foundation stone for which was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in September 2017, is facing resistance in eight districts of Gujarat, through which the train will run.

Anger and anguish roil Gujarat as pilgrims' bodies arrive

Anger and anguish roil Gujarat as pilgrims' bodies arrive

Rediff.com11 Jul 2017

A pall of gloom descended on the airport as the plane landed.

Juneja takes Gujarat to 232 in 2nd innings against Punjab

Juneja takes Gujarat to 232 in 2nd innings against Punjab

Rediff.com24 Dec 2012

Manprit Juneja cracked a patient 79 as Gujarat scored 232 in their second innings against Punjab on the penultimate day of the Group A Ranji Trophy match at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Valsad on Monday.

Harbhajan, Sandeep, Siddarth script fall of Gujarat

Harbhajan, Sandeep, Siddarth script fall of Gujarat

Rediff.com22 Dec 2012

Struggling India spinner regained some of the lost touch with a three-wicket haul as Punjab restricted Gujarat to 261 for nine on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match, Valsad on Saturday.

Parthiv, Juneja strike centuries to help Gujarat post 566

Parthiv, Juneja strike centuries to help Gujarat post 566

Rediff.com2 Dec 2012

Gujarat posted a mammoth 566 in their first innings after skipper Parthiv Patel and Manprit Juneja struck hundreds to give the hosts an overwhelming upperhand against Hyderabad in their Ranji Trophy Group B match in Valsad on Sunday.

PIX: 67 pc voter turnout in first phase of Gujarat polls

PIX: 67 pc voter turnout in first phase of Gujarat polls

Rediff.com13 Dec 2012

Voter turnout of 67 per cent was recorded on 87 seats across Gujarat during the first phase of state assembly elections on Thursday.

Steady Hyderabad reach 291-4 vs Gujarat

Steady Hyderabad reach 291-4 vs Gujarat

Rediff.com3 Dec 2012

Slow but steady Hyderabad batsmen steered their team to 291 for four in the first innings, still trailing Gujarat by 275 runs on the third of the Group A Ranji Trophy match in Valsad.

Orchestra singer, milk-seller, farm labourer won World cup for India

Orchestra singer, milk-seller, farm labourer won World cup for India

Rediff.com24 Jan 2018

One is a singer, one works at a farm, another sells milk -- meet India's Blind World Cup winning team

BJP MP claims honey trap, but woman alleges rape

BJP MP claims honey trap, but woman alleges rape

Rediff.com1 May 2017

K C Patel, the MP from Gujarat's Valsad, filed the complaint with the police last week following which the woman approached a city court, claiming police did not act on her rape complaint against the lawmaker.

Will bullet train start running from 2023?

Will bullet train start running from 2023?

Rediff.com14 Jul 2020

Apart from land acquisition, another major cause for concern before the project is cost escalation owing to a fall in the rupee against the Japanese yen.

Dhruv, Patel sizzle for Gujarat against Punjab

Dhruv, Patel sizzle for Gujarat against Punjab

Rediff.com23 Dec 2012

Left-arm spinner Rakesh Dhruv (3/51) and paceman Kushang Patel (2/74) shared five wickets between them as Gujarat fought back to reduce Punjab to 227 for seven on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match, in Valsad on Sunday.

Western Railway helplines

Western Railway helplines

Rediff.com1 Jul 2005

Western Railway helplines

East Zone beat West to enter Duleep semis

East Zone beat West to enter Duleep semis

Rediff.com30 Jan 2012

East Zone turned in a disciplined all-round performance to beat West by five wickets and make it to the semi-finals of the Duleep Trophy, in Valsad, on Monday. East will meet North in the semi-final, scheduled to be played in Delhi from February 4.

Anushtup ton gives East 1st innings lead

Anushtup ton gives East 1st innings lead

Rediff.com29 Jan 2012

Bengal middle-order batsman Anushtup Majumdar's unbeaten century ensured a slender but important 29-run first innings lead for East Zone against West in a Duleep Trophy quarter-final in Valsad on Sunday.

A Feminist Messiah Passes Into The Ages

A Feminist Messiah Passes Into The Ages

Rediff.com11 Sep 2021

Sonal lived the feminist slogan: The personal is political, in a way few feminists have been able to. She will be remembered and missed for doing this not with a dour self-righteousness, but with humour and a rare joie de vivre, remembers Jyoti Punwani.

Parsi woman married outside community granted right to enter fire temple

Parsi woman married outside community granted right to enter fire temple

Rediff.com14 Dec 2017

Goolrukh Gupta was barred from entering the fire temple and towers of silence after she married a non-Parsi man.

Duleep Trophy: Yadav hundred props West Zone

Duleep Trophy: Yadav hundred props West Zone

Rediff.com27 Jan 2012

Mumbai youngster Suryakumar Yadav hit a sparkling century under pressure to guide West Zone to a respectable 299 for 7 in the Duleep Trophy match against East Zone, in Valsad, on Friday.

Monsoon hits Mumbai with a bang; IMD issues red alert

Monsoon hits Mumbai with a bang; IMD issues red alert

Rediff.com9 Jun 2021

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and its suburbs on Wednesday, causing flooding on roads and rail tracks and disrupting suburban train services as the south-west monsoon arrived in the city with a bang, while the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an alert for more downpour.

Taiwan, MAIT plan electronic clusters in Gujarat

Taiwan, MAIT plan electronic clusters in Gujarat

Rediff.com18 Jan 2010

The Taiwan-based Institute of Information Technology (III) and Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology (MAIT) are planning to set up electronic clusters at Gujarat Vittal Innovation City, a special economic zone to come up near Valsad in Gujarat.

120 kmph winds, heavy rains: What Nisarga has in store

120 kmph winds, heavy rains: What Nisarga has in store

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

The storm is likely to impact Mumbai, Thane and other coastal districts of Maharashtra like Raigad and Palghar along with Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bhavnagar and Bharuch districts of Gujarat and Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Preparations for the impending cyclone were discussed at a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), headed by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, a home ministry statement said.

Ranji Trophy round-up: Mumbai crush Gujarat

Ranji Trophy round-up: Mumbai crush Gujarat

Rediff.com3 Dec 2010

A round-up of day three action from the Ranji Trophy Super League games across the country on Friday.

Ranji: Jaffer, Rahane hit tons to lift Mumbai

Ranji: Jaffer, Rahane hit tons to lift Mumbai

Rediff.com2 Dec 2010

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday.