Friday, December 28, 2018

Watch: Rs 4000-cr credit default crisis hits Kutchi-Visa-Oswal community in city

A
credit default crisis involving loans worth over Rs 4,000 crore, backed by no guarantees and collaterals, has hit the
Kutchi-Visa-Oswal community, one of Mumbai’s most influential business communities.
On December 5, prominent members of the community – including Sunil Gala of the

Thursday, October 25, 2018

How the use of solar pumps is brightening the lives of Kutch’s salt farmers


Viju Ben has been working in the saltpans of the Little Rann of Kutch for as long as she can remember. In all these years, never did the 51-year-old Ben realise the value of the sun’s golden rays, found in abundance in the semi-arid landscape. The same holds true for the other saltpan workers

Everything you need to know about Rann Utsav in Gujarat

Every winter, the white sand salt marshes of Kutch comes alive with a riot of colours. This year, the festival will be celebrated between 1 November 2018 and 20 Feb 2019, during the chilly winter months when the desert is most attractive. The festival celebrates the unique culture of Gujarat with music and dance performances, storytelling sessions, walks through the desert, fabulous displays of

Friday, July 22, 2016

Tuvar dal traders urge retailers to sell for fair price


Mumbai: The wholesale dal traders of APMC are trying to persuade retailers to sell tuvar (arhar) dal for just Rs 10 more than the wholesale rate. Retailers commonly charge up to Rs 40-50 more per kg.

The announcement comes hours after the opposition questioned the government

Monday, April 18, 2016

Internet services cut in several Gujarat cities amid bandh call by Patidars

Ahmedabad, Apr 18: Indefinite curfew was imposed in Mehsana while mobile Internet services suspended in Ahmedabad, Mehsana, Surat, Sabarkantha, Banaskantha and Rajkot in view of bandh call today.
Curfew was imposed in Mehsana after yesterday's Jail Bharo call given by Patidars turned violent. More than 100 people including police and district officials were injured during stone pelting and

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Kutchi Samaj up in arms against lady who doesn't want Dombivli groom


The alliance was for a divorcee who didn’t want her future husband to be from Dombivli. This has created a furore within the community. The community members from the eastern suburb are so infuriated that they want to teach the woman a lesson for insulting the men residing in the middle