Modi Faces Political Drought
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's toughest challenge in a tough election year could be from the rain gods. That much was made clear on July 17, as police and security personnel patrolled a 130km stretch
Uday Mahurkar
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Reaping triumph
They are just 220 km away from the hustle and bustle of Ahmedabad, but the 42 tribal villages of Amirgadh taluka in Gujarat
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The wounds of salt
Kharaghoda, a large village located on the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, has a population of 12,000. Here's the shocker: 500 of them are widows.
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The wounds of salt
Kharaghoda, a large village located on the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, has a population of 12,000. Here
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Terror in the woods
The verdant Polo jungles of Vijaynagar in north Gujarat's Sabarkantha district have a substantial population of tribals, but unlike many other tribal areas in the country that reel under poverty, ma
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King in shackles
The first ever poaching of several Asiatic lions In Gujarat has shaken the authorities and wildlife lovers into devising steps to protect the species
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The Sardar of Indian dams
While the debate over the Sardar Sarovar Project continues, many within the state and outside are still unaware of the dam's benefits-
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Winning Back the Earth
In the Banni region of Kutch, western Gujarat, there is a move to turn back the ecological clock. It will take unusual means and Banni, a 2,900-sq-km area, which once epitomised greenery, may never be
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A powerful stimulant
Jyotirgram Yojana scheme brings 24-hour power supply to Gujarat's villages. Till a year ago, Ratanpar, a hamlet of about 1,300 souls in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat, was a typical Saurashtra village.