Two get life imprisonment for raping minor girl

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 13:51

Two persons were sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court for raping a minor girl at Bharuch in 2012.

Rains disrupts normal life; 50,000 evacuated, rail traffic hit

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 20:31

Heavy rains which disrupted rail and road traffic, claimed the lives of at least six persons in Gujarat, district authorities said.

Families evacuated from low-lying areas due to heavy rains

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 19:54

Families had to be evacuated from low-lying areas of Surat, after one person died in a wall collapse in Jhagadia in Bharuch, due to heavy rains.

Relief operations on in Bharuch as water recedes: Collector

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 22:25

Cleaning and relief operations were underway at various villages of Bharuch district and parts of the old city after flood waters began receding quickly, a senior district official said here on Tuesday.

11,000 shifted in Bharuch district due to release of Narmada water

Last Updated: Sunday, August 25, 2013, 22:59

Over 11,000 people belonging to 30 villages in Bharuch district were shifted to safer places following the release of water from Narmada dam.

Over 5,000 people evacuated in Gujarat due to rains

Last Updated: Saturday, August 24, 2013, 17:58

With water in Narmada dam flowing at 130.64 metre level following heavy rains in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, the administrations in south Gujarat districts of Bharuch, Narmada have shifted more than 5,000 people to safer places.

Heavy rains in Gujarat; 4,000 evacuated in Bharuch

Last Updated: Saturday, August 3, 2013, 20:14

Heavy rains continued to lash many parts of Gujarat for the second day on Saturday, following which around 4,000 people from Bharuch district`s 19 villages.

Ankleshwar-Rajpipla railway route to become operational soon

Last Updated: Friday, February 1, 2013, 17:30

The gauge conversion work on the Ankleshwar-Rajpipla railway route in Gujarat is nearing completion and it will become operational this year.

150 girls suffer food poisoning in Bharuch

Last Updated: Thursday, July 8, 2010, 23:57

Over 150 girls of a residential school today fell ill following suspected food poisoning at Manubar village on the outskirts of the city, police said.

JDU MLA encroached on 800 acre land in Bharuch

Last Updated: Sunday, March 21, 2010, 21:27

Jhagadia MLA and president of JD(U) in Gujarat, Chhotubhai Vasava, has been charged with illegally encroaching on 800 acre land located at Vasna village in Bharuch district.

Narendra Modi distributes Rs 13-cr to poor in Bharuch

Last Updated: Sunday, January 3, 2010, 18:13

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi distributed Rs 13.88 crore among beneficiaries of various schemes in Bharuch district during "Garib Kalyan Mela", a poor welfare scheme to mark Modi`s 3000 days in power.