Jamnagar - Rain Changes City Mood

Sudden weather change across Gujarat bought rains to Jamnagar as well,

High winds and cloudy atmosphere added gloom in the city weather, there were quick shover of rain in yesterday morning, Rain was also felt in Okha and Dwarka, Fishermen are advised not to venture in sea as the sea could be violent.

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Ismail Darbar is coming to town

Ismail Darbar is starting a academy to focus on training film aspirants and will cover multiple cities across India like Ahmedabad, Agra, Mangalore, Jamnagar and New Delhi.

The academy endeavors to provide training to its students in the field of performing arts which includes acting, singing and dancing.

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Jamnagar - Hike in Gujarat Jantri Rates

BJP government's unprecedented hike in the `Jantri' rates (the annual statement of land rates) is lethal for a common man, this will make difficult for the common man to buy houses in Gujarat.

The proposal is to increase the Jantri rates by over 200 to 300 per cent, so a buyer have to shell out additional payment of Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000 for purchasing property for residential purposes.

Some feel that this is done in order to compensate the Octroi abolishment in the municipal coprporation of the seven cities of Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Surat and Junagadh. Govt. think it will be able to match for revenue losses of Rs 2,000 crores annually.

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Jamnagar - RIL Blamed for Cooking Gas Crisis

The Central Government found out a great reason for Cooking Gas Supply Crisis,

Govt blamed Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries Ltd and Essar Oil of the Ruias for shortage of cooking gas in some parts of the country.

Minister of State for Petroleum Dinsha Patel ( Who lost against Narendra Modi  in Gujarat elections) blamed the private refiners had reduced their supplies during January.

It is believed that Cooking gas Pipeline from Jamnagar to Bhatinda was running dry and the scarcity was kind of artificial

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Okha - Rameshwaram Train Announced

Much Awaited Okha - Rameshwaram train will soon start,

In yesterday's Union Rail Budget , Laluji has announced this missing piece of the Char-Dham inter connection.

With this new  extension, Dwarka is fully linked with all 3 Dham's In India.

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Jamnagar - Gujarat Budget 2008 - 2009

Narendra Modi government Monday announced its decision to mobilise Rs.8.8 billion ($220 million) by pouring additional tax in Fiscal year 2008-09.

This will end a 2 year no-tax budget regime. Finance Minister Vajubhai Vala said that the new tax will, however, leave a deficit of Rs.1.16 billion uncovered and the additional tax will not be imposed on petrol and diesel, also declared and exempted goods also will not attract the additional tax.

Although this was not a surprise, as the state is losing Rs.18 billion as octroi revenue in a full year, by abolishing it in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Junagadh municipal corporations. However its worth noting that prices of the items thus spared by Octroi loss has not gone down in last 4-5 months, and this additional tax will add the burden to the common man.

Vala did announced a proposal to create new technological university equivalent to Indian Institute of Technology during current year and plans to establish an Indian Institute of Management-like premier institute in collaboration with Public Health Foundation of India.

Other major numbers in the budget included
Rs.32.55 billion for Sardar Sarovar
Rs.21.11 billion for urban development and housing
Rs.7.75 billion under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Reform Mission
Rs.9.42 billion for agriculture
Rs.8.96 billion for industries and mines.

Vala announced that a new farmer's kit will be distributed to all the farmers living below the poverty line.

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Jamnagar - More Progressive works on the way

Jaynarayan Vyas is the designated minister for Jamnagar District.

He outlined following activities which are under progress / planned for the district.

·        Piping work for proposed Narmada work outlining is under progress and will complete by this December, this will enable 496 villages in 6 Taluka’s to have seamless distribution of water.

·        Bridge of Lalpur town was damaged in last rainy season, this will be rebuilt.

·        Khabbhalia – Rajkot link road will be completed by December.

·        In a new experimental approach, once in a week each main medical center will have an expert Private doctor to serve at the center.

·        Staffing issues of G.G. Hospital (Irwin Hospital) will also be addressed soon

Dwarka's Lord Krishna made Modi Win

Dwarka Math Swami, Sadanand saraswati maharaj and Jagad Guru ShankaraCharya wished Winner Narendra Modi and said that this has happened because of blessings of Lord Dwarkadhish (Krishna)

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Jamnagar Election Results 2007

BJP Has secured 6 out of 8 Seats in Gujarat Elections 2007

 

Here  is the result declared on 23rd December for Jamnagar district.

• Laljibhai of BJP defeated Dr Dinesh Parmar (Congress) in Jamnagar Rural
• In Bhanwad Mulubhai Bera got maximum lead in Jamnagar and won easily.
• R.C.Faldu of Kalavad won and created a hattrick.
• MeghjiBhai Kanzariya won in Khabhaliya,
• Pabubha Manek (BJP) won fifth time in Dwarka
• Raghavji Patel (Congress) defeated ex commissioner Ghodasara in Dhrol.
• BrijrajSinh Jadeja (BJP) defeated Chimanbhai patel for just 17 votes in Jamjodhpur.
• Vasuben Trivedi won from a narrow margin Jamnagar City.

Not to mention that Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) acquired 117 / 182 seats in Gujarat State assembly Elections 2007 , A clear verdict by Gujarat Voters.

Chief Minister Narendra Modi will be crowned in as next chief minister on 25th Dec. in Gandhinagar.

 

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Jamnagar - Muslims prefer BJP in Sikka

Congress claims that it has an added advantage against BJP's Hindu agenda, It feels muslims will favour them (as it happened in 2002).

 

How true is this, Everyone is benefited by economic prosperity in Gujarat, and muslims in Sikka ( Jamnagar District) has clearly tilted the scales in favour of Modi.

Note that thic town has 70% Muslims and almost every one is supporting BJP, more then this out of 19 seat in Sikka municipalty all seats are with BJP, 14 of them are muslims. Reliance and IOC has their base in this area, clearly economic freedom has wiped out images of 2002 riots here.

 

Cashing on this example, BJP wants to market this model across the state, but this will not be so easy,

 

Congress on the other hand started appealing Urban Muslims to vote in plenty, which congress missed to appeal in 2002 elections.

 

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Jamnagar - Dhrol the image continues

Jamnagar - Dhrol the image continues

Superstitions are well alive in political world, when every effort fails superstition takes its turn.

Dhrol is always known the infamous "Samu Gaam" (Village on the opposite side) for Jamnagari's, people here do not name the town, they think its not so good feeling to utter the name of this town (Like You-Know-Who ??).

Dhrol town has earned a notorious superstitious reputation, even in political areas. Today nobody wants to campaign at Dhrol, guess -  it is supposed to be unlucky.

Locals says that in 1975, Indira Gandhi imposed emergency just after addressing a rally in Dhrol.
Later in 1985 CM Madhavsinh Solanki addressed a rally , and soon he had to make way for Amarsinh Chaudhary.

Modern day election campaing are wrapped up in Superstitions, right from timing of nomination filing, campaing kick off everything is drived by prospourous timings / Muhurta.

BJP has gone beyond beliefs, relocating offices to meet needs of Vastu Shahstra.

Let's see how Dec 23 treats the astologers.

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Jamnagar - BJP Started ElectionCampaign

BJP president Rajnath Singh kicked-off the election campaign for the
party from Kalawad town of Jamnagar district addressing an election
rally. Actress-turned-politician Smriti Irani and cricketer Navjot
Singh Sidhu are also campaigning for the party in Saurashtra.

Rajnath singh will also be addressing an election meeting in Tankara
and Rajkot.

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, started a public rally at Botad
town of Bhavnagar district, and fumed the controversy by invited
Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen to Gujarat.

Arun Jaitley (General secretary) is scheduled to address public
meetings at Jamjodhpur and Jamnagar this evening while senior leader
Sushma Swaraj is to address three pubic gatherings in Kutch district.

State BJP president Purshottam Rupala will addressed a rally in Dwarka.

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Vasuben Trivedi for BJP

In a recent news, Vasuben Trivedi has been nominated for Jamnagar Seat from BJP

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IAS Office quits to join BJP

Jamnagar Municipal Corporation Commissioner BH Ghodasara has resigned from the post to join the BJP.

 

He will be taking BJP flag for Jodiya constituency in Jamnagar district,

This is the place where he worked as civil servant for a long period.

Ghodasara's father-in-law, O R Pate is a well-known industrialist (founder of ORPAT) in the state and has proximity Narendra Modi.

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Jamnagar - Rain Storming the city - Pics

Jamnagar is still wet, more rainfall is received by the city and district, Jamnagar Municipal Conrporation (JMC) has shifted the janmashthami ( Krishna Janma ) Fair , also known as Melo to DCC High School / Exhibition ground, and all big rides are cancelled because of the wet and muddy earth, which can cause accidents. this is one of the glimpse of what became of famous Vhora No hajiro.

Jamnagar Brass industry affected by rain

Jamnagar's brass industry is badly hit by floods caused by heavy rains.

Due to inaccessibility and poor power supply, Since last two-days, operations at factories have been thrown out of gear in the state, the main brass foundry in the city is under water, affecting production.

Around 4000 brass units in Jamnagar are flooded with water, workers unable to reach factories, industrialists fear a huge loss on the export front.

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Jamnagar - More Rain Pictures

Some of the pics from Nobat and Jamnagar friends.

Jamnagar - 28 dead in torrential rain

Coastal city of jamnagar received 147 CM of rainfall this season,  this is the highest rainfall the city has ever received. The city is having almost uninterrupted rains for the last four days, rains have taken toll of 28 persons while the figure of the entire gujarat state is 102.

Chief Minister Narendra Modi stopped at Jamnagar in an unscheduled visit to take fuel. He was on the aerial survey of Junagadh, Porbandar and Manavadar which were very badly affected.

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Jamnagar flood - rain Images

Misc town images, showing flood havoc.

rain images of Jamnagar

lalpur town is seperated

Jamnagar Rain Update

Jamnagar Rain Update

Rain is lasting for last 72 hours and the death toll is risen to 10 person in Jamnagar, Normal life is completly out of order. Famous crematorium "Manekbai Sukhdham" is under 4-5 feet deep in water, as a result bodies are cremated at the nearby crematorium, which was exclusively set up by the kings for jains of Jamnagar city.

Manekbhai Sukhdham crematorium is known for its beautiful displays narrating stories from Hindu epics and has become a picnic place for the tourists. There are many crematoriums that have come up on the pattern of Manekbai Sukhdham in the state and elsewhere.

This district is one of the worst affected districts in the state.
Gandhvi village (Harshadmata temple) is totally cut off from the rest of the world.

This Temple is on the pilgrim route between Dwarka and Veraval and most of people on this route stop here.