Dwarka/Dakor (Gujarat): Two of the world famous Lord Krishna temples situated in Gujarat, the Jagat Mandir in Dwarka and Shree Ranchhodraiji Maharaj Mandir in Dakor are seeing a flood of visitors on Janmashtami today when at midnight the idols will beautifully decorated with ornaments especially used for the occasion. The deputy administrator of the Jagat Mandir of the Dwarkadheesh form of lord Krishna in Dwarka said that special ornaments are used to decorate the idol of Dwarkesh for ...Read More

Ahmedabad: In a unique programme ‘Rajadhiraj’ with Dwarkadheesh and Dwarka as theme;Pichhvai paintings of Lord Dwarkadheesh for the first time, a Coffee Table Book and a music album were unveiled by Chief Minister of Gujarat at YMCA in Ahmedabad today. Besides the Chief Minister,Vaishnavacharya HH Dwarkeshlalji Maharaj, Deputy Chief Minister Shri Nitinbhai Patel, Shri Anant Ambani, Energy Minister Shri Saurabh Patel, Minister of State for Food and Public Distribution Shri Dharmendrasinh Jade...Read More

Ahmedabad: Lord Dwarkadheesh and Punyanagari Dwarka are closely associated with life of people in Gujarat. A unique programme with Dwarkadheesh and Dwarka as theme “Rajadhiraj” has been organised from 5 to 7 PM at YMCA Club, SG Road, Ahmedabad on August 9, 2019. It is an initiative by Shri Dhanraj Nathwani, who is vice chairman of Dwarka Mandir Vyavasthapan Samiti and Group President at Reliance Industries Ltd. Popular singers Parthiv Gohil, Kirtidan Gadhavi and Kinjal Dave will perform live...Read More

Dwarka: In the wake of approaching cyclonic storm VAYU, Perhaps first time in the history of the world famous Jagat temple of lord Dwarkadheesh here, two mast flags (shikhar dhhwaj) have been put in place. A priest of the ancient temple, which was among the four top most pilgrimage places for Hindus, today said that two flags were put on the shikhar of the temple because of the strong winds caused by the approaching cyclone. 'It is first time in my life time that I am seeing t...Read More

Mumbai: Ginger has expanded its presence in Gujarat with the signing of a new hotel in Dwarka. With the addition of this hotel, Ginger will have eleven hotels in the state. The new hotel will have 99 rooms, an all-day diner, a meeting room and a fitness centre. The hotel is a management contract agreement with Bluerock Hospitality Ventures Pvt. Ltd and is slated to commence operations by the end of May 2019. Deepika Rao, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Ginger said, “We a...Read More

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused to stay the Gujarat High Court judgement of declaring Dwarka assembly election void. The High Court had declared 9 December 2017 Dwarka assembly general election as void under Section 100(1)(d)(i) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Pabubhai Manek, MLA elected from Dwarka in 2017 election had challenged the verdict in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court today denied stay on the High Court order and also noted that fresh by-poll o...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court today held void the election of BJP MLA Pabubha Manek from Dwarka constituency in Gujarat due to error in his nomination form. Congress candidate in the last assembly election of 2017, Meraman Goriya had filed the petition in the court saying that the name of the constituency 82- Dwarka was not mentioned in the nomination form of Manek ( who was winning the seat since 1990 and last time was his seventh consecutive victory on the seat). The court...Read More

Gandhinagar: An around 5 km long stretch on the National Highway 151 A near Khambhaliya of Devbhoomi Dwarka district in Gujarat would be developed as an emergency road cum airstrip, which is likely to be the first among the 11 such highway based emergency highway strips planned across India under ambitious Bharatmala project. Addressing a press conference here today Union Minister of state for Road Transport & Highways, Mansukh Mandaviya informed. He said that total 11 plac...Read More

Dwarka: Dwarkadhish temple here will get new Rasoi Ghar (kitchen) building subject to approval by Archaeological Survey of India(ASI). Reliance family's Anant Ambani visited Dwarka mandir along with his fiancee Radhika Merchant and others on Gujarati new year day and perform puja of golden charan paduka. Later Ambani and others visited Bhog Bhandar(Rasoi Ghar) of temple and had Rajbhog prasad. He observed old Rasoi Ghat which is in poor condition and offered its reconstruction with shikhar l...Read More