Ahead of Gujarat assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address four public meetings in the state. He will address rallies in Kutch’s Anjar, Jamnagar’s Gordhanpur, Bhavnagar’s Palitana, Jamnagar’s Gordhanpar and Rajkot today. As the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections nears completion parties are in the […]
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Indian Navy team deployed to assist flood relief ops in Rajkot
A naval humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) team on Monday was dispatched for Rajkot as a part of the ongoing civil rescue efforts in flood-affected areas. As per a statement released by the Indian Navy, a naval HADR team, consisting of naval divers with support gears, was dispatched from INS Sardar to Rajkot on […]
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Gujarat man plants 7,50,000 trees in Rajkot, aims to turn entire state green
The owner of an old age home-cum-NGO in Gujarat’s Rajkot has planted 7,50,000 trees across the district and has pledged to turn the entire state ‘green’ in the next 20 years. Speaking to ANI, Vijay Dobria, the owner of Sadbhavna Vrudhashram said, “We have planted 5,00,000 trees in tree guard and around 2,50,000 in a nearby forest. This […]
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Aerobic centres in Rajkot now groove to Garba beats
Garba, which is traditionally performed during the Navratri festivities, has now made it to the list of exercises of several aerobic centres in Rajkot as they try to promote fitness along with their culture. “Since Garba is part of Gujarati culture, we decided to include it in our aerobic class,” said a trainer at Bal […]
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Gujarat teacher turns agriculturist with terrace farming
As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to people taking more care of their health, several citizens of Gujarat’s Rajkot are now adopting terrace farming to grow more organic vegetables that are safer and healthier. Deepak Nakum, a teacher-turned-farmer, hailing from Rajkot has now taken up this as a mission and has also been convincing others to take up terrace […]