Showing posts with label Business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Business. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Jamnagar : New Home for Amul

Jamnagar the jewel of Kathiawar, is a well known industry location across the world.

And soon Jamnagar will start contributing biggest Indian brand for India, Amul.

Yes, after consolidating the district milk union of Porbandar, Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) is all set to get Jamnagar under her wings.

In near future, Jamnagar milk union will be under its Amul brand.

Jamnagar's milk union was last for Amul, after this all the district dairy unions of Gujarat will be under the apex body of the GCMMF, covering all the regions of Gujarat.

Jamnagar district will become 19th member union of milk union.

Six dairy unions of Saurashtra and Kutch collectively procuring an average of 17 lakh litres milk per day.

Jamnagar is contributing 2 lakh litres milk per day in Jamnagar.

Saurashtra will register 15 to 20% of volume increment in next 10 years.

Friday, January 24, 2014

Blast in Essar refinery

Major blast was reported in Jamnagar Essar Refinery. It is reported that two person were killed in the blast.

More details are awaited

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

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. 

Saturday, February 9, 2013

UFO over Reliance Refinery



Multiple sitings of mysterious illuminated object is reported over Reliance Refinery Jamnagar.

This UFO appeared in the dark sky, eye witness reports talks about the UFO circling over the complex and  later disappearing in a flash,

Most recent siting, 3 days back was after dawn. Cameras at the Reliance refinery managed to take a few pictures of the object. Those who have seen this footage claims that the object was bright and spherical.

RIL has already reported the sightings to the government, along with the pictures.

Many experts believe these are drones supplied by China and used by Pakistan to survey the most important industrial installation in India. following to this, The Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard are on alert.

Recently an IB report claimed a confirmation from LeT loyalist that Reliance Refinery Jamnagar was one of their targets.
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RIL ED Prasad already wrote to Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily about the sightings. This letter mentions a volleyball sized spherical UFO hovering over refinery.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Monday, May 14, 2012

Jamnagar : New GSFC LNG Terminal

Gujarat’s premier fertiliser company, Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd (GSFC) is expanding its presence in Jamnagar, GSFC is considering a partnership another state owned company, Gujarat State Petronet Ltd (GSPL) for setting up a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal near Jamnagar.  GSFC already has a DAP production plant and a captive jetty at Sikka, the idea is to use the LNG terminal to enrich the facility.

Currently GSFC is under expansion of Di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) plant capacity at Sikka to 1.6 mtpa from 1.2 MTPA, this is a Rs.300 crore project.

This LNG terminal will be opening a new business for GSFC, currently India’s only 2 LNG terminal are in Gujarat. GSPL has setup the terminal with Adani at Mundra, while GVK is setting up a new terminal at OkhaMadhi.

India’s LNG demand is likely to rise in coming years. And GSFC on the other hand waiting for the new urea policy to be unveiled, if all is well then GSFC may go ahead with Dahej expansion plan and subsequently the LNG terminal also.


Saturday, May 12, 2012

Villagers opposition: cairn india pipeline work stopped

Cairn india's ambitious salaya bhogat pipeline project is suspended.

Local villagers are opposing this project right from the start indicating low price for the land and discrimination on the allotment of funds.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

New Suzlon Power Project - Jamnagar

Looks like its raining projects in Jamnagar.



Suzlon Group confirmed its upcoming project for GMDC in Jamnagar today.



This project will be Rs 305 crore for setting up a 50 MW power project.



Gujarat Mineral Development Corp (GMDC) is looking to develop this power plant as a part of its growth plan.



This project will have 24 units of wind turbines. Suzlon chief went gaga over the immense wind potential near Jamnagar and how the company is contributing in harnessing it.



GMDC on the other hand already has a base of around 100 MW power generation, Suzlon is contributing in 60% of that capacity.

Friday, February 3, 2012

Ravindra Jadeja cash 2 million dollars in IPL auction

Emerging as one of the biggest winners of IPL auction, jamnagar's Ravindra jadeja managed to get 2 million usd. This amounts to rs 10 cr.

Ravindra jadeja was picked up by CSK, he was one of the banner players in the IPL 5 auction.

IPL Auctions : Ravindra Jadeja on big bet

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Carbide Mangoes - JMC wake up

With increase in demand for Mangoes in the city, Mango vendors are shifting to more in-organic ways to ripe the Mangoes.

A hazardous substance , Carbide is used in abundance to ripe the mangoes artificially, every medical and health team should inspect the Mangoes religiously and without any preferential treatments. However many
vendors are getting a free run to use the carbide and one can see the carbide bags in Lakhota lake, Subhash market etc. will JMC look into this ?

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Sanjiv Bhatt, brass parts and more

IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt's provocation to Modi is likely to cost him dearly. In first of the many hits to come, a 21-year-old case against police atrocity has been revived for hearing. This case was related to the death of a person in custody. During this period Bhatt was an ASP posted in Jamnagar.

Brass parts prices are in news again, for the recent up rise in brass parts raw material price and how its hitting Jamnagar brass industry, read more http://halar.org/post/2011/05/25/Brass-Parts-Prices-hitting-Industry.aspx

The RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of Rupees 2 Lakh on the "Commercial Co-operative Bank Ltd" for violating KYC norms, bank was found to be not following the rules in its stationery and advertisements, bank also violated norms for making extra, and probably suspicious donation beyond prescribed limit, bank had already submitted reply for the show cause notice issued by RBI.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Four year old girl killed by father, Two drowned, Crematorium website launch.

A man brutally murdered his four-year-old daughter in Aliya village. This girl was living with his father and grand-mother, after her mother got divorced and re-married.

Last Saturday, two teenage boys were drowned in Ranjeet Sagar dam, Fire-brigade could fished out the bodies by Sunday evening. Two boys age 14 & 17 went to tuition class and when they did not return on time, family members started searching them in the evening. Later they came to know that the boys had gone to Ranjeetsagar dam for swimming. The Jamnagar Fire Brigade found the clothes of the boys near the dam.

The 112-year-old Jamnagar crematorium now has a website. Gujarat minister & Prof Vasuben Trivedi launched the public website, around Rs 4 crore have been spent on the crematorium's renovation, the spokesman said that the website will be useful to public and tourists as well, he added that organisers are working on live streaming aspect of website that could allow relatives to attend the funeral from internet.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Bank Manager caught batting, Bangladeshi nabbed in Mithapur

A bank manager of Lalpur co-operative bank was caught along with few others while gambling on cricket in Lalpur, also cash of around 50 thousand, a TV set and mobile phones were taken in custody from them.

In another crime news, a Bangladeshi was caught in Mithapur, raising more questions of national safety near the sea-shore areas, it is to note that one Bangladeshi national was caught a month earlier from Reliance refinery, many Bangladeshi nationals are working in industries around Jamnagar without proper documents and this could be an issue with national security.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Two teens killed in a wall collapse

Ruin of an old building collapse killed two teens in bedeshwar in Jamnagar,
This accident occurred near Jamnagar city's bedeshwar area. Luckily 2 teens did survived this accident as a result of a prompt medical assistance.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Pirated DVD, Vegetable prices etc.

Police in Jamnagar suddenly wake up to discover huge stash of pirated DVD sold at every corner in the city, in past 2 days Jamnagar police recovered pirated copies of copyright material amounting to around a million rupee, police arrested 14 person and raised 14 places in city, most noticeable places includes Lakhota lake, Jayshree cinema, S.T. Road etc.

Last Saturday, vegetable shop owners around the main vegetable market stopped business at the subhash market, causing sharp increase in the vegetable prices. In this tussle of JMC and vegetable businessmen, citizens are paying price (actually high price), earlier last month JMC suggested to move the vegetable market to Hapa marketing yard. Vegetable shop owners are arguing that cost to transportation vegetables to the city from Hapa is unreasonable.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Forgery : 8 Lakh withdrawn from Company Account

A police complaint file against a company accountant details forgery of amount more then Rs 8Lakh,

The incident occurred in GIDC phase II near Dared, when company accountant deposited the cheques to his personal account, that were intended for govt sales tax and excise duty submission.

Monday, February 28, 2011

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.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

More NREGA scandal in district

A new NREGA Scandal has emerged in Moti Gop village of Jam Jodhpur talkua,

Few villagers have complained of forging the false job cards, there were complaints of work being done by contract labours, as they are cheaper as compared to the cash offered by NREGA.

There were other villages complaining issues of same nature, FIR is under investigation.

GVK to build LNG terminal in Jamnagar

GVK Power and Infrastructure was first to link Jamnagar with Vibrant Gujarat 2011.

GVK has entered an agreement with Gujarat government for creating a new LNG importing terminal Okha Madhi in Jamnagar.

GVK is planning to invest around 7,000 crore to develop the LNG terminal, there will be a private coal terminal and Maritime city at Okhamadhi.

GVK already has two LNG terminals at Dahej (Petronet LNG) and Hazira (Shell India and Total).

Essar Bulk Terminals also inked two MoUs totalling over 8,100 crore for jetty expansions, the second agreement deals with expansion of the Salaya jetty which is presently under construction for coal handling.

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