Ahmedabad Airport to Jamnagar - VOLVO Bus Service

New GSRTC (ST) Volvo bus from Ahmedabad airport to Jamnagar, read more on http://halar.org/post/2011/03/14/Ahmedabad-Airport-Jamnagar-Volvo.aspx

Cairn India - New Allegations of Bribe to MP

New allegations have surfaces in Cairn - Jamnagar MP tussle, Jamnagar MP had lodged a complaint against Cairn in Anti bribery case , read more on http://halar.org/post/2011/03/14/Bribe-to-MP-Cairn-in-deep-trouble.aspx

Sewage water plant for Jamnagar

Inaugurating India's first National Centre of Marine Bio-diversity (NCMB) in Jamnagar Jairam Ramesh sent a clean and clear message to rest of the India, green is the way to go.

With this he announced a brand new sewage treatment plant that will be setup at estimate of 90 crore rs..

NCMB project is a of PPP project in collaboration with Reliance industries Limited, Jairam Ramesh added that he had already talked to Mukesh Ambani who agreed to contribute to this project.
The central government would grant Rs20 crore and Reliance would contribute Rs10 crore for NCMB.

Jairam Ramesh on Gulf of Kutch Ecology

Read on http://halar.org/post/2011/03/08/Jairam-Ramesh-on-Gulf-of-Kutch-Ecology.aspx

Ship stuck - possible oil spill in marine park?

Marine National Park Jamnagar officials are on a high alert,

A large vessel carrying bulk of rapeseed extraction meal and castor seeds extraction meal onboard got stuck near "Duni" island (between poshitra and Vadinar), this island borders the marine national park and there is a eminent threat to marine life in India's only marine national park.

MV Jutha Pathama, the vessel was bound for South Korea, all crew and owner of this ship are from Thailand, The Indian Coast Guard have confirmed the incident. Steps are being taken to ensure there are no oil spill in this area.

Flea market in cricket ground

Jamnagar may boast its glorious past in cricket and may look forward in future with players like Ravindra Jadeja, but the truth at ground is far from this dreams.

Come Saturday, and one of the biggest cricket playing place of Jamnagar city is filled with hawkers and flea shoppers, this area in ward 5, Gandhinagar is also a dumping ground for municipal corporation for pushing solid waste, this is very near to two primary schools and a high school. Teachers and locals around this area are urging JMC to clean up some of this area.

Jairam Ramesh in Jamnagar

Environment minister Jairam Ramesh will be in Jamnagar on Wednesday, 2nd March to inaugurate seminar on Marine Bio Diversity, read more on http://halar.org/post/2011/03/01/Environment-minister-in-Jamnagar.aspx

Sterling Hospital in Jamnagar

Sterling hospital is now in Jamnagar also,
Vasuben Trivedi has inaugurated a "super specialty clinic" in Jamnagar , this clinic has facilities ranging from Cardiology, laproscopy, Neuro and spine surgeon services etc.

Jamnagar - Gujarat Budget 2011

Although this budget is more of neutral in terms of taxation, there is a good news for Jamnagar,

Jamnagar will soon have a four track road extended to Bhavnagar, regarding taxation more tax will be imposed on tobacco and mobile services, there will be more ITI, and for the first time to cut carbon emission and promote green revolution, govt is proposing green tax, this green cess will be 2 paisa per unit of electricity consumption.  

Fisherman dead, 2 sons missing

A Salaya fisherman was found dead near Salaya creek on Sunday, his two sons one aged 14 and other 11 are still missing,

Neighbours confirmed that this fisherman named "Ismail Bhaya" went for fishing three days ago with his two sons; it is assumed that the boat in which fisherman and his two sons went fishing night has capsized.