Gir Somnath: The local police on Friday nabbed a narcotics dealer 30 nautical miles off the Gujarat coast. In the first such operation for Gujarat police, the narcotics dealer from Karnataka, who had been evading capture at sea for one and a half months, was apprehended in a case related to the seizure of a Rs. 350 crore drug haul. Gir Somnath SP Manoharsinh Jadeja said, "that during the interrogation of a drug peddler, it was revealed that Shivkumar Chennan Kounder, also known as Shiva, was ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Police achieved another major success in its continuous drive against the menace of drugs. In latest, the Sate Police has seized drugs worth Rs. 350 crore from Veraval coast. Sharing the details on this, Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi stated that Gujarat Police raided Naliya Goli shore of Veraval port and seized 50 kg sealed packets of heroin drugs worth Rs. 350 crore. He said this operation was conducted by the Special Operation Group and NDPS teams joint...Read More

Somnath: The Indian Coast Guard and Marine Police have seized six boats from Maharashtra engaged in illegal line fishing in the Arabian Sea off the Somnath coast. Among the seized boats, two fishing boats were found sharing the same license, as revealed by the Secretary of the Veraval Boat Association. Numerous complaints have surfaced regarding the illegal line fishing activities of Maharashtra's fishing boats in the waters of Gujarat, especially off the Gir Somnath and Porbandar coast. A fe...Read More

Gir Somnath: A mega demolition drive was carried out today behind Somnath Mandir to clear out illegal encroachments on around 17 bighas of land. The drive was prompted by numerous complaints over the years about encroachments on land belonging to the Shree Somnath Trust and the state government, near Somnath Temple. The operation targeted 21 houses and 153 huts, which were demolished during the mega drive, reclaiming a total of 17 bighas (6.79 acres) of government land. The drive commenced...Read More

Gir Somnath: The Gujarat Forest Department, in collaboration with the Wildlife Trust of India, Tata Chemicals Limited, and the coastal fishing community, has undertaken significant efforts for the conservation of whale sharks along the 1600 km coastline of the state. The "Gujarat Whale Shark Day - 2023" was celebrated at Fisheries College, Veraval to raise awareness about the conservation and breeding of whale sharks. Whale sharks are protected under forest department rules, and students from...Read More

Gir Somnath: Another Jungle Safari for Asiatic lions is going to come up in Gujarat in Una Taluka. The state government has granted in-principle approval for this Safari, which is currently in the planning stage. Approval from the central government is also awaited for this project. Regarding the upcoming sanctuary, Mulubhai Bera, Forest & Environment and Climate Change, Government of Gujarat, stated - "The state government has given in-principle approval for setting up a new Safari Park ...Read More

Gir Somnath: A 35-year-old fisherman from Gujarat, awaiting repatriation from a Pakistani prison, passed away in a Karachi jail earlier this month. It is learnt that Jagdish Mangal Bamaniya, hailing from Nanavada village in Kodinar taluka of Gir Somnath district, passed away in Malir prison on August 6. The cause of his death remains a mystery, and despite two weeks having passed since his demise, there is no information regarding the repatriation of his remains to India. The group of 100 fi...Read More

Gir Somnath: The police, during a search operation, found five packets of Charas, weighing 1 kg each, from Dhamlej port in Sutrapada in Gir Somnath. Gir Somnath district LCB (Local Crime Branch) and SOG (Special Operation Group) police had launched a search operation after several packets of Charas were found on the coast on the stretch from Adri and Veraval, to Sutrapada. During the search operation, the police teams found five more packets of Charas from Dhamlej port. The local police, marine...Read More

Junagadh: Gir Somnath Police has nabbed a person who was faking his identity and claiming self as the personal assistant (PA) of Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi. Accused Jagdish alias Dilip Naranbhai Nandaniya has been arrested by the Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Gir Somnath district police. Nandaniya is accused of calling the government officials and identifying self as Sanghavi's PA Dattaji. The accused after his arrest admitted that he had called Veraval GSRTC division's traffic...Read More

Gir Somnath: Two people from Nava Ugla village in Gir-Gadhda taluka of Gir-Somnath were arrested after videos of them allegedly harassing lions circulated widely on social media. In the video, the accused, Haresh Bamba and Madhu Jogadiya were seen using torch lights to locate the lions and then throwing stones and pipes to scare them away. The incident occurred on May 7 and the forest department conducted a thorough investigation leading to their apprehension. LB Bharwad, the range forest ...Read More