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	Porbandar - District in Gujarat, India
		Porbandar district is a district in the state of Gujarat.
		Porbandar city is the administrative headquarters of this district.
		Porbandar was a momentous port of the Jetwa Rajputs, a dynasty that ruled vast areas of the Kathiawad peninsula for approximately 2000 years.
	www.gloriousindia.com /places/gj/porbandar.html (939 words)

	Wildlife Trust of India - India's Premier Animal Welfare Organisation. Wildlife Conservation\|Animal Rescue ...
		Porbandar, May 02, 2006: More than 5000 people in Porbandar came together to support ‘Vhali’ the whale shark as their pride symbol and pledged for its protection at a rally jointly organized by the Forest Department and the district collectorate in Porbandar on April 28.
		At 5 pm, the 45 feet long inflatable whale shark was mounted on two camel carts which was closely followed by 5000 participants upto the Sudama Chowk in the heart of the city.
		This campaign yielded good support from all sections of the society and many cities – Porbandar, Diu, Dwarka, Okha and Ahmedabad adopted the whale shark as their city mascot.
	www.wildlifetrustofindia.org /html/news/2006/060502_porbandar.html (409 words)

	Porbandar - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Porbandar is a town in the Gujarat state of India.
		Porbandar city is the administrative headquarters of this district.
		This district is surrounded by Jamnagar (North) and Junagadh (South) districts.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Porbandar (158 words)

	Ahmedabad District
		Ahmedabad District is a district in the central part of the state of Gujarat in western India.
		The city of Ahmedabad, in the northern part of the district, is the administrative headquarters.
		Ahmedabad District is surrounded by Mehsana, Sabarkantha, and Gandhinagar districts to the north, Kheda district to the east, the Gulf of Cambay and Bhavnagar district to the south, and Surendranagar district to the west.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/ah/ahmedabad_district.html (195 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		Porbandar is a coastal city in the Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi.
		Porbandar was formerly the seat of the eponymous princely state in British India.
		Porbandar has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 67%.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Porbandar (862 words)

	Junagadh, India
		The district of Junagadh is located on the Kathiawar peninsula in eastern Gujarat, with the city of Junagadh as its administrative headquarters.
		The district is surrounded by Rajkot (North), Porbandar (North-West), Amreli(East) districts.
		Porbandar, Gandhi's birthplace, was earlier a part of this district, before Porbandar district was carved out of Junagadh district.
	www.creekin.net /c4140-n85-junagadh-india.html (264 words)

	districts of gujarat - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		In 1964 Gandhinagar district was formed from parts of Ahmedabad and Mahesana, and in 1966 Valsad district was split from Surat.
		On October 2 1997 Anand district was split from Kheda, Dahod district was split from Panchmahal, Narmada District was split from Bharuch, Navsari District was split from Valsad, and Porbandar district was split from Junagadh.
		In 2000 Patan District was formed from parts of Banaskantha and Mahesana.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/Districts-of-Gujarat (121 words)

	Porbandar . Enpsychlopedia
		The discovery of ancient jetties along the Porbandar creek signifies the importance of Porbandar as an active centre of maritime activities in the past.
		Porbandar was formerly the seat of the eponymous princely state in British India.
		Porbandar has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 67%.
	www.enpsychlopedia.com /psypsych/Porbandar (787 words)

	Junagadh district - KnowledgeIsFun.com
		Junagadh District is located on the Kathiawar peninsula in western Gujarat, with the city of Junagadh as its administrative headquarters.
		The district is surrounded by Rajkot District (North), Porbandar District (North-West), Amreli District (East).
		Porbandar, Gandhi's birthplace, was earlier a part of this district, before Porbandar district was carved out of Junagadh district.
	www.knowledgeisfun.com /J/Ju/Junagadh-District.php (247 words)

	Porbandar district - KnowledgeIsFun.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Porbandar district is in the state of Gujarat, India.
		Porbandar is also the name of a town within the district.
		One cement factory is at Ranavav, outskirts of Porbandar and another oldest one in the city itself.
	www.knowledgeisfun.com /P/Po/Porbandar-District.php (225 words)

	Porbandar - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Porbandar is a town of the Porbandar District in the Gujarat state of India.
		This city is an important all-weather port located on the Arabian Sea on the west coast of the Indian subcontinent.
		This is one of the older temples and situated at the outskirts of Porbandar.
	www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/Porbandar (223 words)

	Parliamentary Bulletin PART - I (Site not responding. Last check: )
		143.500) in village Ranipet of Walajah taluk in the district of Vellore in Tamil Nadu.
		143.500) in Vannivedu village of Walajah Taluk in the district of Vellore in Tamil Nadu.
		139.950 and 142.800 in Arcot village of Arcot Taluk in the district of Vellore in Tamil Nadu.
	www.rajyasabha.nic.in /bul1/202/15072004.htm (4444 words)

	Porbandar News
		Porbandar which was reeling under water shortage for the past couple of months, are now set to get regular water supply as there is very good monsoon going on in result majority of reservoirs and dams have registered a significant increase in water levels.
		Porbandar will be gifted a jetty when a memorandum of understanding to this effect is signed between Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) and the Navy on May 1, the Gujarat Day.
		Porbandar Bandh call by the employees of Saurashtra Chemicals, to protest their retrenchment by the new management of Nirma Group, turned out to be a major success.
	www.webmasteronline.biz /porbandar_news.htm (3398 words)

	Celebrating 75 years of The Salt March 1930 - 2005
		Porbandar is a small town with a majestic sea front and an all weather port.
		The Palace of the Porbandar royals is an imposing structure on the waterfront.
		Motihari, Champaran, Bihar: The district head quarters of Champaran this is where Gandhiji came in 1917 to lead the fight for justice of the ruined indigo farmers of Champaran.
	www.saltmarch.org.in /gandhian.html (1772 words)

	Open Directory - Regional:Asia:India:Gujarat:Districts
		Anand district is in Gujarat at the north of the Gulf of Khambat, and is named after Anand Town.
		Jamnagar district is named after the town and is in the coastal northwest of Saurashtra.
		Porbandar is district with a population figure of more than half a million.
	www.dmoz.org /Regional/Asia/India/Gujarat/Districts/desc.html (552 words)

	Junagadh - District in Gujarat, India
		Junagadh district is located on the Kathiawar peninsula in western Gujarat, with the city of Junagadh as its headquarters.
		The district is surrounded by Rajkot District on North, Porbandar District on North-West, Amreli District on East, Arabian Sea on South and West.
		The district had a population of 2,448,173 of which 29.06% were urban as of 2001.
	www.gloriousindia.com /places/gj/junagadh.html (1416 words)

	Porbandar, Gujarat
		The last Rana of Porbandar, H. Natwarsinhji was the 162 nd generation of the Jethwa clan.
		The Vijay Vilas was the old Treasury of the State of Porbandar from where the various coins were minted to be used as currency.
		Marakanam is a `panchayat town` situated in Viluppuram district and was an ancient seaport on the Bay of Bengal.
	www.indianetzone.com /5/porbandar.htm (1528 words)

	Porbandar,Porbandar India,Porbandar Travel,Porbandar Tourism,Porbandar Tours,The Land of Mahatma Gandhi,Gujarat Travel ...
		Porbandar, situated at the end of Saurashtra is a picturesque seaport on the Arabian Sea having pleasant beaches with beach villas.
		Birthplace of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, Porbandar is an intermediate seaport on the southwest coast of Saurashtra.
		Rail: Porbandar is a railway station and is connected to many places in Gujarat and western India.
	www.indiantravelportal.com /gujarat/porbandar (1059 words)

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		The District Commander has jurisdiction of an area along the entire coastline of State of Gujarat, which is about 1600 Kms and extending to 200 NM from the coast.
		The Porbandar is the largest town on the Kathiawar coast lies on the East side of the entrance of narrow creek, which flows out between the town and a point on which stands Kadar Pir, a conspicuous mosque with an elevation of 9 meters.
		The Porbandar port has a break water of 14 cables in length extends South from the point on which stands Kadar Pir and provides shelter for a port, which is in operation throughout the year.
	www.indiancoastguard.nic.in /Indiancoastguard/org/dhq1.html (229 words)

	Wild Life - National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries - Porbandar Birds Sanctuary (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Nearest bus station is Porbandar (5 kms).
		Porbandar Bird Sanctuary in the Western part of the state provides the practical example of co-existence of man and nature.
		Porbandar district, Porbandar city on the Western coast of Saurashtra
	www.gujaratforest.gov.in /wildlife/porbandar1.htm (137 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Porbandar is a coastal city in the Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi & vivian manek.
		Arya Kanya Gurukul at Porbandar is among the most reputed educational organizations dedicated to female education in India.
		As of 2001 India census, Porbandar had a population of 133,083.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Porbander (822 words)

	Pitted with scars \| News \| Down To Earth magazine
		According to the last estimate, made in 1994, eight million tonnes of stone was mined from the district.
		Several species of birds and fish have either been wiped out or are on the verge of extinction in the coastal zone of Porbandar, alleges Narottam Palan of Gandhi Prakriti Pariwar, a group of citizens working for environmental protection.
		Vaishnav merely explained that the lease for a quarry is granted under the Mines and Minerals Regulation and Development Act, 1957, on the basis of a report prepared by the district mine supervisor and the executive magistrate.
	www.downtoearth.org.in /full.asp?foldername=20040715&filename=news&sid=38 (824 words)

	'93 blasts: Porbandar court acquits Dawood aide
		An alleged aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and the key accused in the landing of RDX and arms in 1993 has been acquitted in an Arms Act case by a court in Gujarat's Porbandar district.
		These pistols were allegedly part of a huge quantity of RDX and arms that was landed on the Gosabara coast of Porbandar in 1993 and used in the serial blasts in Mumbai later the same year.
		Mamumiyan, believed to be a close aide of Dawood Ibrahim, was taken into custody by police in Porbandar in January 2005.
	www.rediff.com /news/2007/jun/05verdict1.htm (251 words)

	Khoj - Directory for porbandar
		Ports - Porbandar is an all-weather Port with direct berthing facilities.
		Cities of Gujarat - Porbandar is chiefly noted as the birth place of Mahatma Gandhi.
		Porbandar, the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, is a picturesque little seaside resort on the west coast of Gujarat.
	www.khoj.com /Regional_and_Local/States/Gujarat/Porbandar (147 words)

	Cyclone losses for Gujarat ports put at Rs 100 cr
		AHMEDABAD, June 19: The first-ever assessment of damage to port structures at Porbandar, Jamnagar-Bedi, Okha and Navlakhi in Gujarat during the recent cyclone has been put at Rs 100 crore and that to commodities lying in the vessels another Rs 50 crore to Rs 75 crore.
		Kailasnathan said the western-most port of Okha in Jamnagar district was also damaged but the extent of harm was comparatively less.
		As far as the all-weather port at Navlakhi in Rajkot district is concerned, the damage is complete.
	www.expressindia.com /fe/daily/19980620/17155064.html (479 words)

	Chhaya, Gujarat
		Located in the porbandar district of Gujarat Chhaya is a small town.
		Beas is a town of the Amritsar District in Punjab.
		In the Nagpur district of Maharastra, Digdoh is a census town.
	www.indianetzone.com /8/chhaya,_gujarat.htm (275 words)

	The Hindu : National : Congress loses Porbandar municipality to BJP
		It has dethroned the Congress from most of the district, taluka panchayats and municipalities that went to the polls on Tuesday.
		For the first time in 42 years, the Congress lost control of the municipality to the BJP, which was marching ahead in the district and taluka panchayats too.
		The Congress was in power in 20 of the 23 district panchayats and a majority of the 209 taluka panchayats and 49 municipalities.
	www.thehindu.com /2005/10/28/stories/2005102809341200.htm (421 words)

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		The District Commander has jurisdiction of an area along the entire coastline of State of Gujarat, which is about 1600 Kms and extending to 200 NM from the coast.
		The Porbandar is the largest town on the Kathiawar coast lies on the East side of the entrance of narrow creek, which flows out between the town and a point on which stands Kadar Pir, a conspicuous mosque with an elevation of 9 meters.
		The Porbandar port has a break water of 14 cables in length extends South from the point on which stands Kadar Pir and provides shelter for a port, which is in operation throughout the year.
	indiancoastguard.nic.in /Indiancoastguard/org/dhq1.html (229 words)

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