Okha: The Indian Coast Guard will hold the inauguration of the Hovercraft Maintenance Unit (HMU) and the stone-laying (Bhoomi Poojan) ceremony for the Indian Coast Guard jetty at Okha on March 28th. On March 29th, the OTM and Married Accommodations at Veraval will be inaugurated. The Defence Secretary will be the chief guest for both programs. According to the program schedule, on March 28th, at around 11 am, the inauguration of the Hovercraft Maintenance Unit (HMU) and the stone-laying cerem...Read More

Veraval: Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi recently dedicated electrified lines of Railways in Saurashtra region Rajkot – Okha, Rajkot – Jetalsar – Somnath and Jetalsar-Vansjaliya during his recent visit to Jamnagar and Rajkot. Thanks to this, the rail movement in this region has transformed. Diesel engines in as many as 9 Veraval-bound trains were replaced with electric engines in last two days. Indore-Veraval-Indore, Bandra-Veraval-Bandra, Veraval-Okha-Veraval, Ahmedabad-Veraval(two t...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Ministry of Railways last week announced the diversion and extension of three Saurashtra-bound trains. These trains are Train No. 09568/65 Bhavnagar-Jetalsar Passenger, which has been extended to Porbandar; Train No. 09566/67 Bhavnagar-Jetalsar Passenger, which has now been extended up to Veraval; and Train No. 19207/08 Porbandar-Veraval Express, which has been diverted via Jetalsar to Rajkot. Here are the details and timings of these trains: Train No. 19207/08 Porbandar-Vera...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

Veraval: Western Railway has introduced a new train between Veraval of Saurashtra and Banaras stations in Uttar Pradesh. For its inaugural run, the Veraval - Banaras SF Weekly Express departed from Veraval today and will reach Banaras tomorrow on Tuesday. According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the details of this train is as under: Train No. 12945/ 12946 Veraval - Banaras SF (Weekly) Express  Train No. 12945 Verava...Read More

Gir Somnath: The Gir Somnath district sessions court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Naranbhai Chudasma, the father of Junagadh Lok Sabha MP, in Veraval based Dr Chag suicide case. Dr Atul Chag of Veraval committed suicide on 12th February 2023 by hanging himself. A suicide note found at the scene implicated Junagadh MP Rajeshbhai Chudasma and his father, Naranbhai Chudasma, as the cause of his suicide. Dr. Chag's son, Hitarth, filed a police complaint, leading to the police filing...Read More

Veraval: About three months after Dr. Atul Chag committed suicide in his hospital here, the local police in Veraval has filed cases against Lok Sabha member of Junagadh constituency Rajesh Chudasama and his father Naran Chudasama who were mentioned in late Dr. Chag's suicide note. The abatement to suicide crime has been filed against the member of parliament and his father on the basis of an application submitted by the late Dr. Atul's son Hitarth Chag who had alleged that Chudasama father-son w...Read More

Gir Somnath: A sessions court in Veraval rejected the anticipatory bail plea of an accused Maulana who allegedly molested a female. The accused, Maulana Javid Gulam Chauhan, who resides in Govindpara in Veraval taluka, was booked by the Prabhas Patan police for physically molesting a female. He made a plea for anticipatory bail in the second additional district and sessions court of Veraval. However, the public prosecutor of the district argued that granting the accused anticipatory bail and...Read More

Veraval: The Gujarat High Court has instructed the investigating officer in the case of Dr Atul Chag's alleged suicide to hire a private lawyer instead of being represented by the state's public prosecutor. Although government law officers typically defend government employees and officers in contempt proceedings using government funds, in certain cases, the court may order that they not be represented by government lawyers due to the possibility of future conflicts of interest. Dr Chag's ...Read More

Veraval: The Gujarat High Court has issued notices to police officers, including a Range Inspector General (IG), following a complaint from the family of a Dr. Atul Chag, who committed suicide in Gir Somnath district. The family claimed that the police were not taking appropriate action, which they believed amounted to contempt of court. On Wednesday, when the matter came up for hearing before a division bench of Justices NV Anjaria and Niral Mehta, public prosecutor Manan Mehta told the c...Read More