Wednesday, July 9, 2008

NEW RELIANCE RETAIL MALL OPEN NOW

NEW reliance retail mall is now open in city. It is located at same
location of old adani shopping market
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JAMNAGAR
NEWS

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Heavy Rain - Crocodile Reaches Village

Rain not only bring joy in Suryadavar Village (Jam Kalyanpur) of Jamnagar District. but it also bought a crocodile out of the village lake,

Yesterday a crocodile from village lake reached to a house nearby and created panic in the village. Crocodile is 5 feet long and is of 6 years approx.

Such incidents had happened in past as well, where crocs have taken refugee in villages when there were heavy rains in the region, last year around the same time a giant croc has visited the village, Range Forest Officers are called in for capturing this crocodile.

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Jamnagar News

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Satisfactory rain in Jamnagar District

It was a long wait, and Rain did not disappointed Jamnagar.
Till the last news Lalpur , Jamjodhpur and Bhanvad had received almost 3 inch of rainfall yesterday.  Khabhaliya, Jodiya and Kalavad received 2 to 2.5 inch of rain.
Jamnagar city recorded around 0.5 Inch of rainfall.

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Jamnagar News

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Engineering College in Jamnagar

The AICTE - All India Council for Technical college has approved for 14 professional colleges in Gujarat (9 engineering and 5 pharmacy colleges) This will increase the 3,225 seats in the state.

The new 9 engineering colleges will have 240 seats each.

One of Such Engineering college will also be in Jamnagar.

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Jamnagar News

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Lakhota Lake renovation by Guj. Govt.

Gujarat will be first state in India to have its own heritage policy.

These policy will help protect heritages, that are not protected either by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) or the state Archaeological Department.

Retired IAS officer P K Ghosh, also the convenor of the Gujarat INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage) heads the committee for formation of this policy, Rajkot Municipal Commissioner Dinesh Brahmbhatt and Ahmedabad Joint Commissioner of Police Ajay Chowdhary are the two other members of the committee.

Initially under the plan following buildings are Identified.

  • The Karansinhji School - Rajkot.
  • The Lakota Lake - Jamnagar.
  • Upar Kot - Junagadh.
  • The Royal Palace at Lathi - Amreli.

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Jamnagar News

Monday, June 23, 2008

Cairn India - Jamnagar Pipeline Project Started

Cairn India is not missing the "Benefit Jamnagar" agenda.

Cairn India will begin laying a USD 800 million pipeline to evacuate crude oil from its Rajasthan fields, Cairn India has hired Larsen & Toubro for this contract, L & T will complete the job in 6 to 9 months.

These heated pipeline for transporting crude oil from the Rajasthan fields will begin at Mangala terminal (Rajasthan) to Salaya oil export terminal near Jamnagar in Gujarat.

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Jamnagar News

Mango Exhibition in Jamnagar

Recently a mango exhibition was held in Jamnagar.

Star attraction was mangoes grown in Reliance Refinery like Kesar, Malda and Langda.

This is first time in Gujarat that a Mango Exhibition was held, this exhibition displayed almost 50 varieties of Mango, out of 50, 20 were on sold as well, there were posters on information about different types of mangoes all over the exhibition.

Parimal Nathawani, Group president, Reliance told press that in Jamnagar Reliance Refinery, around one lakh plantation has been done on around 500 acres of land, this area cultivates around 25-30 different types of mangoes, out of that Kesar is the main variety.

Mangoes account for around 39 per cent of the total fruit exports from India.

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Jamnagar News

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Jamnagar Rain Update

Recent rains washed Jamnagar City and District to a great extent. Ranjit Sagar Dam got 5 feet new water just after the first rain,
On Friday alone, Jamnagar city recorded over 30 cm of rainfall in a single day. Und - 1 and Wodisang dams in the district were put on high alert as it might overflow. with landmark 12 inches in Jamnagar on Friday, the city is topping the chart with highest rainfall received. on Friday the city was completely submerged. I reached Jamnagar on Saturday to find all small roads and gullies blocked with rainwater. older city areas are still under water after a day.
In total till now, Jamnagar city had received the heaviest rainfall - 17 inch, Jamnagar flood control room said that all the three major dams in Jamnagar district i.e. Sapada, Horison and Ruparel have been overflowed in just first spells of rain.

Aliabada received 5 inch in last hours of Friday, totalling that to 7 inch. Sapda Dam is overflowing (2 Feet) since last 2 days.


Total Rain received in Taluka's are as follows


Lalapur - 12 inch

Kalyanpur - 10 inch
Kalawad - 7 inch

Bhanwad - 7 inch
Khambhalia - 7 inch
Dwarka - 7 inch
Dhrol - 4 inch
Jodiya - 4 inch
Jamjodhpur - 3 inch.



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Rains - K P Shah Vadi - Rameshwar Nagar Worst hit

As recent rains has lashed Jamnagar City, residents of K.P.Shah vadi and Rameshwar nagar were in constant fear.

On Friday water surged everywhere in this area and flooding reached the houses, many residents moved to terrace for safety.

In last 2 seasons, K. P. Shah Vadi and Ramewhwar Nagar residents had to move elsewehere for safety.

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Jamnagar News

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Reliance's Gift to Nani Khavdi

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) donated a constructed check-dam  to Nani Khavdi villagers last week.

This check dam costs Rs. 21 Lakh and its near the company's Jamnagar refinery.

Nani Khavdi's new check dam can store 240,000 cubic meters of water.

Parimal Nathwani, RIL group president and Rajya Sabha member dedicated the dam to the villagers on June 6.

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Jamnagar News

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