Independence Day - new Dwarka district

Congratulations to all the residents of Dwarka, Kalyanpur, Khambhalia and Bhanvad 

New Dwarka district will be announced most likely tomorrow on independence day.

Khambhalia citizens will enjoy more as they are for getting a new District Headquarter. 

Rain , Agriculture , Shravan and more

In last 56 hrs Jamnagar recorded around 340mm of rainfall. Local government has alerted the authorities because of water logging caused by incessant rain.

Jamnagar district agriculture department claims that the district has completed 94% of sowing, more rain could wipe-off the plantation.

Along with the rain comes the Shravan month of devotion and celebration. thousands of pilgrims, including those from non-resident Gujarati community, have started flocking to various temples of Saurashtra, Somnath and Dwarka being the main attractions.

Jamnagar district collectorate of Dwarka and management board of Jagat Mandir in Dwarka have begun preparations for the Janmashthami celebrations. Devotees have already started thronging the town to attend the celebrations. In a recently convened meeting attended by Rajya Sabha MP and Dwarkadhish Devasthan Samiti chief Parimal Nathwani and collector VP Patel, preparations for the big day's events were discussed.

Jamnagar Distance Chart

This Chart displays distance for following towns

Bhanvad, Dhrol, Dwarka, Gopmoti, Harshad, Jamnagar, Jamjodhpur, Jodia, Kalavad, Kalyanpur, Lalpur, Mithapur, Okha, Khambhalia, Salaya, Sikka

Bhanvad	Dhrol	Dwarka	Gopmoti	Harshad	Jamnagar	Jamjodhpur	Jodia	Kalavad	Kalyanpur	Lalpur	Mithapur	Okha	Khambhalia	Salaya	Sikka	Distance
0	173	102	20	50	73	127	199	102	68	39	105	135	30	42	62	Bhanvad
	0	171	95	156	40	100	20	54	138	74	191	201	96	108	68	Dhrol
		0	115	65	131	132	177	179	59	145	20	30	75	87	107	Dwarka
			0	70	55	47	101	78	88	23	206	226	50	62	83	Gopmoti
				0	116	77	162	122	18	89	85	95	60	72	92	Harshad
					0	60	46	48	98	34	151	161	56	68	28	Jamnagar
						0	106	75	95	66	152	162	57	69	88	Jamjodhpur
							0	74	144	80	197	207	102	114	174	Jodia
								0	146	82	199	209	104	116	76	Kalavad
									0	107	103	147	42	54	74	Kalyanpur
										0	185	195	40	102	62	Lalpur
											0	10	96	107	127	Mithapur
												0	105	117	137	Okha
													0	12	32	Khambhalia
														0	47	Salaya
															0	Sikka

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Jamnagar News

Change in BigB's Dwarka Travel

There is slight change in timings of Amitabh Bachhan's Visit to Dwarka

As per official spokesman Amitabh will visit Dwarka on 20-21's August.

INS Dwarka and Okha Marine Police - Security Training

A training camp was organised by Okha marine police and INS Dwarka, cadets were given training on using air inflated emergency boat.

Gujarat coast is biggest in India, spanning 1600 KM and coast guard and Navy has strong presence considering proximity to specific countries, Jamnagar has biggest coast line of 335 KM in Gujarat, this places Jamnagar in demand of high security.

First time, Coastal DIG, INS Dwarka, INS Pralay and STS all are participating in this training exercise, INS Pralay is currently docking at Okha port.

Chorwad incident - Dwarka Boating stopped

In view of recent Chorwad tragedy that claimed 9 lives, the civic administration of Dwarka has decided to stop all leisure boating activities for the
next five months.

Jamnagar district administration did said that although these activities were started to boost tourism and create employment opportunities for locals, after the Chorwad incident it needs to be bought down.

Additionally several concerns were raised after the tragic Chorwad incident in which nine lives were swept away by high tide last week. During monsoons, the sea waves near Dwarka and Okha get extremely aggressive.

Boating will resume in winter season.
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Dhoni's Parents, wife visited Dwarka

Indian Cricket Team captain Mahendra singh Dhoni’s parents and wife visited Dwarka yesterday, they also visited Somnath temple.

 

Baba Ramdev : Home Minister is Mental

Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev kicked guns at Home minister P.Chidambaram and declared him as a possible mental patient

Baba Ramdev, was in Dwarka on the eve of Janmashtami, Journalists asked him about PC's remarks of "Saffron Terrorism".

Baba Ramdev said he was upset with this remarks, and called PC a metal patient, baba ramdev also suggested Yoga  and Pranayam as he can not see a difference between terrorism, Maoism and Naxalism. Baba ramdev was promoting his new political party Yatra from Dwarka.

Heavy rain lashes Jamnagar district

Jamnagar district finally had its share of rain in last week-end, On saturday night and Sunday morning Khambhaliya received 6 inch of rain, maximum in the current season,

Jamnagar city received around 4 inch in just around one hour. Lalpur, Lamba received 3 inch, Bhanvad 2.5, Dwarka 2, Dhrol, Jamjodhpur received 1.75 inch.

Water reserviour across the district received new water. Ranjit Sagar Dam level is up by around 15 ft , UmiyaSagar dam is overflowing at 15 ft.
Total rain received in this season is as follows

Place                     : Rain in Inch
Jamnagar                : 13
Kalyanpur               : 11
Dhrol                      : 3
Lalpur                     : 8
Khambhaliya           : 9
Dwarka                  : 5
Bhanvad                 : 9
Kalavad                  : 7
Jodiya :                   : 4
Jam-Jodhpur           : 8

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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Krishnaben Khakhrawala in Dwarka

SONY TV's famous TV serial "Krishnaben Khakhrawala" is currently shooting in Dwarka, in collaboration with Gujarat Tourism and Vibrant Gujarat efforts,.
However the shooting was disrupted yesterday on 15th March when priests and local had protested the shooting as a junior artist had entered the temple with shoes, Krishnaben intervened and resolved the matter,

Foreign Job Scandal - Remand for 10 days

Court have approved 10 days remand for the main accused in the foreign job scandal that rocked Dwarka.

Two youth from Dwarka lost 6Lakh, they found out about this duping only a day before their flight to Singapore.

Mumbai agents promised them fair job in Singapore.

One of the accused Gaurang is in police custody, others are absconding

Foreign Job Scandal - One more arrested

One more convict was arrested in Jamnagar district following a complaint by more then 6 person, they all were promised a job in Singapore and were duped 6Lakh in total.

Accused promised a job and accommodation in Singapore, they were handed over a ticket and visa. In few hours though, accused cancelled the visa and tickets.

FIR was lodged from Dwarka police station, and the enquiry was stretched to Mumbai.

Further investigation is going from Dwarka Police.

35 New Camera For Dwarka Temple

In a bid to increase security, Dwarka temple will have 35 new camera tapping on potential trouble creators, this project is approved with cost and is awaiting nod from Archaeological authority.

There will be a control room upgrade to facilitate the operations too, currently only 5 camera and a small operation control room is used for security. The transmission will be broadcasted live to Jamnagar police chief and Gandhinagar home department, this camera will be used to monitor nearby areas also.

Khushboo Gujarat ki - Video Launch

Khushboo Gujarat ki- first phase of Gujarat Tourism Promotion ad will be released on Monday, Amitabh Bachhan and Narendra Modi will be releasing this promo today.
 
Films on Asiatic Lion and Gir, will be promoted with the catch phrase sher dil (lion heart).

Amitabh Bachhan will visit Dwarka, Bet Dwarka and Nageshwar from 20th August onwards and will leave from Jamnagar for Mumbai.

Dwarka - Chief Office Caught in bribe

Dwarka town chief officer was caught red-handed on Friday while accepting bribe worth 16,000.

This comes as disturbing news as the rates of bribe were fixed on percent basis of total work amount, Chief officer Ashwin Pathak fixed the commission rate as 8% of total value; In this case 16,000 for an amount of 200,000.
Chief Officer is booked under Anti Corruption Laws.

Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev in Dwarka / Jamnagar

Yoga Guru, Baba Ramdev arrived yesterday in Jamnagar and will be staying in district for 3 days.

JamSaheb Shri ShatruShalyaji., Pabubha Manek, Dinesh Parmar welcomed him on the airport

Baba Ramdev will be launching his Yatra from Dwarka and will host Yoga Camp in these three days.

Dwarka Oceanarium Updates

One more news regarding the Dwarka Oceanarium was release to press yesterday.

Since June 2010, Reliance Industries and Govt. of Gujarat has started working on this project on PPP (Public private partnership) bases, this project is developed by Gujarat Ecology commission and Marine National Park.

The project is aimed to create new generation oceanarium with a central tunnel with 360 degree view of ocean life.

Further to this, this facility will have touch pool, 4D theatre, gaming zone, Mall, gift shop and various hotels and concert hall.

Train Rammed into Trackor : 4 Dead

Atleast four persons were killed when a train rammed into a tractor at an unmanned level crossing in the Dwarka taluka near okha.

Okha-Bhavnagar train rammed into a tractor, carrying four persons, at an unmanned crossing between Dwarka and Okha railway station

All the four persons on the tractor died on the spot.

Amitabh Bachchan - Dwarka Ad Shooting

Come 16th August and Dwarka will be host to Amitabh Bachhan. Big B will be here to shoot an ad for promotion of Gujarat Tourism.


Amitabh Bachhan is brand ambassador for Gujarat Tourism and have completed a ad tour of Kutchh/Bhuj.

Administration is working on smooth execution of this event that will be on for 2-3days, area near Gomti Ghat, Ambani Marg etc is now cleared of for shooting.