Gandhinagar, DeshGujarat Fisheries Minister Babu Bokhiria today in reply to Congress MLAs in Gujarat assembly threw light over several important aspects of problem regarding mid-sea arrests of Gujarat fishermen by Pakistan Marine Security Agency for alleged violation of International Marine Boundary Line. -There are around 5.58 lakh fishermen in Gujarat. -When Indian fishing boats are captured by Pakistan and Government of Gujarat is informed about it officially by Coast Guard, the g...Read More

New Delhi, 20 November 2014 Gujarat Minister for Water Resources Shri Babubhai Bokhiria today urged the Government of India to include approved projects which have attained at least 10 percent progress financially under the modified AIBP guidelines as against the new guideline which allows only projects approved after 50 percent financial progress, requesting the Union Minister for Water Resources to extend the same level of Central aid for ongoing project works as w...Read More

Porbandar, 17 November 2014 Porbandar Additional District Court today acquitted Gujarat Cabinet Minister Babubhai Bokhiria and others in alleged Rs. 54.19 crore mine theft case. Assistant Manager of Saurashtra Chemical Company, Umesh Bhavsar had lodged a complaint against Babu Bokhiria, Bhima Dula Odedara, Bharat Odedara and Laxman Bhima Odedra in Bagvadar police station for committing theft of limestone worth of Rs 54.19 crore from mines belonging to Saurashtra C...Read More

Gandhinagar, 7 July, 2014 There are 67 borewell rings at work at present on behalf of Government of Gujarat across the state and soon this figure will be lifted to 100 rings in two-three days, said Water Supply and Irrigation minister Babubhai Bokhiria on Monday morning to DeshGujarat. In a brief conversation, Babubhai said whenever complain on failure of local source of water is received, a borewell ring is sent to that place to create another source. In most of th...Read More

Ahmedabad, 7 June 2014 Fisheries Minister Babubhai Bokhiria today inaugurated an exhibition of fishes in Ahmedabad's Vastrapur Gram Hat. The exhibition had evoked overwhelming response last year when it was organized at city's Sanskar Kendra. This time the state government has organized it in bigger venue of Gram Hat. The exhibition will remain open for public during 9.00 am - 10.00 pm for three days starting from 7 June. 34 Gaura type fishes and 40 types of Gold fi...Read More

Ahmedabad, 3 April 2014 There's big relief to Gujarat cabinet minister Babubhai Bokhiria. The Supreme Court has set aside the Gujarat High Court order which allowed Bokhiria's trial in Mulu Modhwadia murder case. This means he is no more in the list of accused. It is equivalent to being discharged in that case. Babu Bokhiria's reaction: I always had full faith on India's justice system. Truth always prevails. Just to involve me in this case, then leader of opposition A...Read More

New Delhi, 31 March 2014 Porbandar District judge I B Vaghela on Monday deferred court's verdict on Gujarat cabinet minister Babubhai Bokhiria's sentence till April 4 in the Rs 54-crore illegal limestone mining case of 2006 on technical grounds. The court has reserved the verdict till April 4. Manager of Saurashtra Chemical Company, Umesh Bhavsar had lodged a complaint against Bokhiria in this connection in 2006 when Bokhiria was not minister. Babubhai Bokhiria lat...Read More

Somnath, 25 August 2013 The only cabinet minister from Saurashtra region in Modi government Shri Babubhai Bokhiria today visited Shri Somnath manadev mandir and performed puja with his family. He was weighed against dry fruit by Sagar Khedu Foundation. Shri Bokhiria presided a meeting to review the preparations for Chief Minister Narendra Modi's forthcoming public rally here. Shri Modi is going to address his public felicitation function opposite Shri Somnath mandir. ...Read More

Gandhinagar, 24 July 2013 A delegation of Finance Ministers of various states of India is going to South Africa on 10-day visit to study Goods and Service Tax(GST) study. Gujarat Finance Minister Shri Nitin Patel and Commercial Tax Commissioner Haribhai Patel are part of this delegation. Nitin and Haribhai Patel left for South Africa on Tuesday night. The delegation is led by central minister of state for Finance and union Finance secretary. Shri Nitin Patel is member of...Read More

Gandhinagar, 23 July 2013 Porbandar MLA and Water resources minister Shri Babubhai Bokhiria today rejoined his office after halt of almost one month. Bokhiria who is only cabinet minister in Modi's ministry from Saurashtra region was convicted in Rs. 54 crore illegal mining case. The case was filed when he was not minister. While local court in Porbandar convicted him and gave 3 years jail term, the district court later stayed sentence. Bokhiria may now also attend...Read More