Grain merchant strike enters third day

Jamnagar`s grain merchants strike against new traffic rules that restricts entry of trucks into the city entered third day yesterday,

Heavy vehicles of transport are prohibited in the city from 9.00 am to 2.00 pm and 4.00 to 10.00 pm. 

Grain merchants and wholesale agents said that the two-hour break is insufficient as it coincides with the lunch break of the porters who load and unload them. 

Around 50-75 trucks are loaded/unloaded in Jamnagar`s grain market, the current strike is causing moot of problems to citizens.

Ashok Singhal slams congress on Mumbai Blasts

Ashok Singhal, prominent leader in Vishwa Hindu Parishad slammed Congress leader Digvijay Singh for his remarks on RSS and Mumbai Blasts.
VHP Leader was in Dwarka yesterday, read more on http://www.halar.org/post/2011/07/20/VHP-leader-slams-Digvijay-Singh.aspx

Rain Continues in Jamnagar

Jamnagar district received rain in last few days, Read more on http://halar.org/post/2011/07/19/Rain-continues-in-Jamnagar.aspx

Four from a family killed in road mishap

Four members of a family got killed in a road mishap, read more at http://www.halar.org/post/2011/07/19/Four-killed-in-a-road-mishap.aspx

Brass Parts Industry - Help on the way

In a recent move, GTU and Techpedia started innovative approach to help revive the brass parts business in Jamnagar, read more at http://www.halar.org/post/2011/07/18/Brass-Parts-MoU-to-understand-business-challanges.aspx

Smuggled Diesel - tugboat seized

A tugboat carrying smuggled diesel seized, read at http://www.halar.org/post/2011/07/15/Tugboat-carrying-smuggled-diesel-seized.aspx

Around 80 girls of ahir community staying in  a hostel in Dhrol of Jamnagar were admitted to hospital for food poisoning late on Sunday.

All suffered were  given primary treatment by doctors at Dhrol hospital. But  seven girls in serious condition, were admitted in Jamnagar. Their condition is improving. Preliminary investigation suggests that contaminated water Is the main cause of this outbreak.

The hostel does not have a water purifier system.

Jamnagar Rain updates

Jamnagar district recorded 1/2 to 4 inch of rain in last 2 days, Jamnagar city received around 2 inch of rain by downpours of Saturday night, in various incidents many persons were rescued.

In other news, JMC will start taking fees of 3 Rs to visit the Kamala Nehru park near the Lakhota lake, this park visit fees will not be applied to kids below 5 years.

Bus overturned, eight killed

Around Eight people were killed and 30 were injured when a private luxury bus overturned near Falla village, this bus was carrying 50 passengers to Bhavnagar when it overturned near Falla on a rain slippery road.

Six people died on the spot while two others succumbed to death in hospital.

Politics ruins Lok Dayaro

Internal politics in a trust lead to cancellation of "Lok Dayaro" in Khambhaliya,



A charitable trust named, "Janseva Cheritable Trust" organized a Lok Dayaro, and invited popular artist "Farida Mir", but as the program got delayed, Police stopped the program at 10PM, the artists had to go back.



MP Vikram Madam was also present during this program.