Junagadh: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today during his visit to Junagadh district reviewed the progress of ongoing Girnar ropeway project. He said a private operator Usha Breko is speedily executing the project and the rope way will be operational in next three to five months period. Rupani added that Uparkot development and Narsinh Mehta sarovar beautification works were also underway. He said a circuit of Gir lions, Somnath and Girnar will bring more tourists and therefore create more...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government today said that Girnar rope way will be functional by December this year and 80% work to create Jungle Safari near Statue of Unity site is over. According to a statement issued by the State government, the State Wildlife Board meeting convened today took in-principle decision to allote Forest department land over Ambaji peak of Girnar mountain to tourism and pilgrim development board. The proposal will be sent to National Wildlife Board for approval. With ...Read More

Lucknow: A delegation from Gujarat visited Lucknow to invite Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to visit upcoming Bhavnath fair in Junagadh which is celebrated on Maha Shivratri every year in the foothills of Gujarat. The Gujarat delegation consisting of education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, tourism minister Ganpat Vasava, minister of state Vibhavariben, MLA Babu Jamna Patel, saints Bhartibapu and Shernathbapu handed over invitation and murti of Shiv to Yogi Adityanath and de...Read More

Junagadh: Despite use of drone cameras to track a Jain Muni, who is missing for almost a week since his visit to Girnar mountain here, the police so far has not been able to find him. Police said that Digambar Jain Muni Mudit Sararji (35) had left for Girnar from Nirmal Sagar Dhyan Kendra Dharmshala in the wee hours of January 23. He has been missing from Sahsavan forest area since that day. The manager of the Dharmashala Bhagchand had lodged the report in this regard. Drone c...Read More

Junagadh: Local voluntary organization's volunteers prevented 2 tonne plastic to enter the protected forest area of Girnar during Lili Parikrama. Over a million pilgrims come to Girnar hill forest for 36-km long Lili Parikrama every year ahead of Kartiki Purnima(full moon day of Kartak month of year as per Gujarati calendar). Most of them bring plastic bags with them which they eventually dump in forest area after use. Local voluntary organization for last several years take plastic from pil...Read More

Junagadh: After a day long heavy rainfall over and around Girnar mountain, Willingdon dam of Junagadh has started witnessing overflow from 5.30 am today. DeshGujaratRead More