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Gadkari courts
trouble linking Gandhi & Modi
30th January 2010 |
Gadkari made the comparison in Porbandar, where he and Modi had
gone to attend an event for the welfare of the poor.
Gadkari pointed out similarities between the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit
Deendayal Upadhyaya, the former leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, and added
that Modi was treading the same path as theirs.
After unveiling a statue of Upadhyaya, Gadkari told reporters that both Mahatma
Gandhi and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya believed that politics should be used as a
tool of socio-economic development and not as an instrument of power. |
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Modhwadia detained,
released after Garib Kalyan function ends
30th January 2010 |
Gujarat Congress spokesperson and Porbandar MLA Arjun Modhwadia
was picked up by the police from his residence on today. He, along with some
other Congress workers, was taken to the Kamlabaug police station and released
“only after the Garib Kalyan Mela function was over.”
The Gujarat government had organised Garib Mela today in Porbandar, where Chief
Minister Narendra Modi BJP president Nitin Gadkari were to announce some
benefits for the poor. As per the protocol, Modhwadia was also invited to
the function.Modhwadia said 80 per cent of the benefits
announced by Modi are given under the Central government schemes. (IE) |
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golden Gandhi pays tribute to the
Mahatma
30th January 2010 |
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Jayesh Hinglajiya, the multi-colored Gandhi of Gujarat who is
paying a unique tribute to the Mahatma on his 61st death anniversary today.
Jayesh has been paying a silent tribute to the Father of the Nation for the the
past many years, covering himself in paint from head to toe and posing as a
Gandhi statue at public places. (PT) |
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Sands come alive with Gandhi’s
thoughts - A tribute
30th January 2010 |
Orissa’s famous sand-sculptor artist Manmohan Mahapatra has
created a 15 ft high sand-sculpture of Kirti Mandir, the birth place of Mahatma
Gandhi at Porbandar’s sea beach.
The vast Chowpatty beach here came alive with around 50 magnificent sand
sculptures of Mahatma Gandhi surfacing from the golden sands, giving out various
messages enshrining his philosophy of peace and non-violence.
Total 175 sand sculpture artists, most of them amateurs trained by Mahapatra. The sculptures
will be opened for public by BJP’s national President Mr Nitin Gadkari in
presence of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Mahatma
Gandhi’s death anniversary.
(Mohapatra) has designed and is
creating the main piece at the same venue. This is a life-size replica of the
Kirti Mandir. There will also be a mural of Gandhi. The carvings will trace the
real architecture of the place. Apart from this there is a theme pavilion at the
Chowpatty also.
(DG- SIF) |
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Pakistan’s Maritime Security Agency (PMSA)
arrests five Indian fishermen
29th January 2010 |
Pakistan’s Maritime Security Agency has apprehended five Indian
fishermen along with their boat for allegedly fishing illegally in the country's
waters. India and Pakistan arrest dozens of fishermen every year for violating
each other's maritime boundaries and many of them languish in jail for years.
A total of 570 Indian nationals, including 510 fishermen, are currently in
Pakistani jails, according to information recently provided to parliament. A
total of 785 fishermen are among 848 Pakistanis currently being held in Indian
prisons.
Islamabad proposed the revival of the Judicial Committee on Prisoners, which has
not met since the Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008, when it freed 100
Indian fishermen last month.
It seems that Pakistan Marine Security Agency has tendency of
kidnapping fishermen every time when there is some VIP visit scheduled or
major national function organized in Porbandar, the coastal town on Gujarat
coast. Last year Pakistan kidnapped fishing boat when President of India
Pratibha Devi Patil was visiting Porbandar. Same happened when Rahul Gandhi was
visiting Porbandar. Pakistan kidnapped fishing boat even when Navy week was
being celebrated. Now this year Pakistan has again kidnapped the boat from
Porbandar exactly a day before the 30th January when Gandhi Nirvan Divas
functions are scheduled to be held at Porbandar in presence of BJP's national
President Nitin Gadkari, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Governor Dr.
Kamla. |
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari is
scheduled to visit Porbandar
29th January 2010 |
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president
Nitin Gadkari is scheduled to visit Porbandar, the birth place of Mahatma
Gandhi on Jan 30 to pay tributes to the Father of the Nation on his death
anniversary.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi would be present on the occasion of "Garib
Kalyan Mela", a welfare scheme. The state is observing 2010 as golden jubilee
year of its formation. |
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Gujarat fishermen
announce indefinite stir from 1st March 2010
28th January 2010 |
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Gujarat fishermen and boat owners are all set to go on indefinite
strike from March1. The key demands
of the fishermen and fishing boat owners pertain to release of fishermen
languishing in Pakistani jails for long as well as the release of their boats.
The agitation against the Central government has been supported by the fishermen
from allover the country. In this regard, a meeting was held last week by the
Federation of India Fishery Industries at Porbandar and it was attended by
fishermen's representatives and boat owners from across the country.
Meanwhile, the Gujarat Fisheries department will soon be
radically overhauling the registration process of the fishing vessels. The new
one will be part of a uniform national registration procedure that will make it
very easy to identify as is the case in motor vehicles. |
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Electricity Supply
cut
24th January 2010 |
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13 hours Electricity Supply cut in the city from 07.00 to 19.00.
P.G.V.C.L cut Electricity Supply in the Porbandar City area from 07.00 O'clock
to 19.00 inspite of oppose from the various local bodies / public. |
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woman dies of swine flu
20th January 2010 |
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Nital Jodhvadiya of Kinderkheda village in Porbandar district was
admitted in the isolation ward of Rajkot city's PDU hospital on January 18. She
tested positive for the virus subsequently and was put under intensive care. She
lost her struggle against the killer disease. She had also been suffering from
Thalassemia. (TOI) |
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Cold wave
13th January 2010 |
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The minimum and maximum temperatures of Porbandar is Porbandar 14.0 and 26.6
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Open Gujarat Sea
Swimming Competition
10th January 2010 |
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As many as 150 sea swimmers, including several children,
from across the state splashed into the ocean off Chowpati in Porbandar on
Sunday morning as part of sea swimming competition organized by Sri Ram Sea
Swimming Competition (SRSSC).
The Open Gujarat Sea Swimming Competition was divided into four major
categories, which include 500 mt for boys and girls under 14 years, 1,000 mt for
women- which was further segregated age wise in up to 30 years, 31 to 40 years,
51 to 60 years, 61 to 70 year and 71 years and above. There was 4,000 mt
category for both men and women both. |
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International Kite
Festival from Jan 10
4th January 2010 |
The five-day annual International Kite Festival, organised by the
Gujarat Tourism, is likely to see participation from over 34 countries. This
year the festival will be organized at three different places Ahmedabad,
Surat and Porbandar. Over 105 kite flyers from across 34 countries are likely to
participate in the festival. The
festival will feature an international kite competition, aerial acrobats, kite
paintings competition and kite workshop.
Besides, over 120 kite players from nine states including Maharashtra are also
expected to take part in the festival. The five-day-long festival would start
from January 10. |
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GUVNL announces new
schedule for permanent power holiday
4th January 2010 |
The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) on Monday announced
its new schedule for permanent weekly staggered holidays to be observed by
industrial units in the state. The new schedule will be made effective from
January 10 for a period of six months for all high and low tension
non-continuous process industries in the state.
Accordingly, Porbandar district will have to observe Friday as weekly staggered
holiday |
