Builder Shot dead in DKV College Campus

Image Courtesy - Ramesh Bhadra 

On Sunday - in broad daylight a contractor was killed in campus of D K V College,

A builder named Suresh Santoki was shot dead in DKV College campus, it is believed that this was due to some money related issues in partnership.


From  : http://rameshbhadra.wordpress.com/2010/09/12/426/ 

Heavy Rains Marooned Khambhaliya , Jamnagar District

Last 2 days, heavy rains marooned entire Jamnagar district, and Jamnagar city received 5 inch more rain

And Khambhaliya completed century (100 inch) of rain.

Details of total rainfall as under

Area	Today's Rain (mm)	Today's Rain (inch)	Total Rain (mm)	Total Rain (inch)
Khambhaliya	287	11.48	2547	101.88
Jamnagar	134	5.36	2031	81.24
Dhrol	84	3.36	675	27
Kalavad	93	3.72	903	36.12
Lalpur	81	3.24	1903	76.12
Kalyanpur	44	1.76	1822	72.88
Bhanvad	44	1.76	1356	54.24
Jodiya	42	1.68	1031	41.24
Dwarka	36	1.44	1054	42.16
Jamjodhpur	26	1.04	1133	45.32

Bholeshwar Amavasya Fair - Cancelled

A note from Bholeshwar Temple priest indicates that the Annual Amavasya fair is cancelled due to the recent causeway tragedy

Coral Rehabilitation Project - Marine National Park

Coral Rehabilitation Project - Marine National Park

Under a conservation project for eco-diversity, Gujarat State Forest dept will get some coral from Lakshadweep, and re-plantation them in Jamnagar Marine National Park

These Acropora Corals are on the brink of extinction, earlier it was found in abundance now are a rare sight in Pirotan / Narara.

Two more coral species, Corites and Feviya, will also be replanted. Jamnagar's Marine National park is of the few parks in world where travellers can see coral in shallow water also.

This Project funded by World bank will have lifecycle of 5 years.

Vedanta Resources - Bauxite from Jamnagar

UK Based Vedanta Resources lead by Anil Agarwal now turns its head towards Gujarat, has Vedanta got deniel from Orissa.

Vedanta has bid for five lakh metric tonnes of non-plant grade bauxite from a Gujarat PSU , GMDC.

Vedanta is looking to acquire the same from a bidding / transfer process. GMDC is looking to sell around 9 lakh metric tonnes of bauxite, along Kutch this Bauxite is also available in Mewasa village of Kalyanpur taluka in Jamnagar district. GMDC already has approval for mining of bauxite Jamnagar district.

Now on home front, Area near Bhatia / Kalyanpur and Mewasa are excited as land and rental prices are on rise.


If this deal is through then vendetta acts of moving state machinery against Vedanta by biggest private company of India may be in vein.

Shravan Fair - Extended for 2 More Days

JMC has extended the Jamnagar Janmashtami Fair for 2 more days.

Frequent rains had dampened the spirits of citizens as they cant visit fair in heavy splashes. this news also bought cheers for the shop owners of the fair.

This 2 days also coincides with celebration of Eid, so organizers hope to recover the money via this extension.

Normally Shravan / Eid fairs brings lot of cloud and entertainment / business, however this year frequent rains throughout all three days of Shravan had spoiled the celebrations.

Sasoi Dam - 2 dead , 3 Missing

2 members of a brahmin family were drowned to death and 3 more are feared dead.

The accident happened when 8 members of 3 Brahmin family were returning from Bholeshwar and were crossing a causeway bridge over the river. 3 were rescued by firefighters.

[UPDATE]

2 more dead bodies were found totalling the drowned number to 4

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.

Dwarkadhish Janmashtami Webcast - Live

Ancient Buildings in worst condition

Jamnagar, Once known as Paris of Saurashtra now cries for restoration of its famous ancient buildings, forts and great architectures.


Jamnagar Municipal Corporation spends millions in re-building the city circles, where it can not look for restoring famous Lakhota Lake Fort.


Take a case of Statue of Jam Raval near Lakhota Lake, this place is filled with dirt and is not cleaned since almost a year. The horse on which founder of Jamnagar seats, has lost 3 legs, this statue can fall at any moment. Lakhota Lake Fort itself is going under restoration since last 5 years with no progress.


Ironically the same department which is looking for these architecture (ASI) is spending around 32Lakh on cleaning up and painting a tower (Pancheshwar Tower) in city, building that are older then 150-200 years are completly ignored, this includes Bhujio Kotho, Lakhota Lake Fort, Khambhaliya Gate etc.


In last 5 years, JMC had spent more then 3-4 crore in gardening, plantation and slum cleanup which is though not visible here. Now only the alert citizens can wake up the JMC from its prolonged intended ignorance of the situation.