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  Porbander - Terror is ticket to success   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The clincher, of course, was: "Bhurabhai has the blessings of the local devi in Porbander.
After about an hour's spiel, I was told that Bhurabhai was at the Porbander airport to receive Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav, on whose party's ticket he is fighting the election for the Kutiyana assembly constituency.
Wouldn't your blood boil?" he said loudly and clearly in front of his impassive police bodyguard and a cringing SP of Porbander, who was overseeing the security arrangements for Mulayam.
www.rediff.com /election/2002/dec/11spec2.htm   (1034 words)

  
 Porbander ahmedabad, Porbander India, Porbander tour, Porbander picture, Porbander tourist attraction, Porbander ...
Porbander the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi situated about 395 Kms from Ahmedabad is a picturesque seaport on the Arabian Sea, known as "White City" because of its white stone construction.
Porbander is Saurashtra's end and has a pleasant beach with beach villas.
Porbander is also the birthplace of Gandhi's wife, Kasturba, was born.
www.tourtravelworld.com /hot_spots/ahmedabad/porbander   (317 words)

  
 Porbander City,Porbandar City in Gujarat,Porbander City Tour,Porbandar City Tour in Gujarat India,Porbander ...
Porbander was the last capital of the jethwa rajputs, who ruled this area for about 1200 years -shifting capitals from ghumli, ranpur and chhaya.
The most impressive feature of porbander is the city planning and the stone buildings with ashlar masonary and rich carving.
Porbander is heaven for birds with huge flocks of flamingoes, pelicans, ducks etc. seen in the creeks.
gujaratholiday.com /porbander-city.html   (505 words)

  
 Born again Porbander passes test   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
PORBANDER, March 21: He haughtily walks into the SSC examination hall, crunches a dagger into the desk as he raises his eye-lids up at the supervisor.
In a phase of transition that they are in, Porbander and its students, parents and journos don't seem to appreciate the change of guard at the SSC and HSC examination centres from the Mafia to the district education office.
Agrees local reporter Prakash Joshi, when he says, ``the supervisors and checking squads are harassing students and distracting their attention.'' He objects to Porbander being considered `sensitive' for the board exams.
www.indianexpress.com /ie/daily/19990322/ige22092.html   (581 words)

  
 Modi steals Advani's thunder - The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Porbander may be the birthplace of the apostle of peace but on Tuesday it became a ground for a verbal attack as Modi launched into a diatribe against Sonia Gandhi, calling her 'Begum Sahiba' and bracketed her with 'Miyan Musharraf', as the only two persons who were not "feeling good."
The Congress came in for a lot of flak at Porbander with Modi targetting the five Congress MPs in the last Lok Sabha, saying that they did nothing but tarnish the state's image under instructions from Begum Sahiba.
At Porbander, Manavadar, Kutiyana and Gondal, Modi's digs at the Congress chief made Advani's attack on the party pale into insignificance.
www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/msid-591511,prtpage-1.cms   (486 words)

  
 Porbander.com/guestbook
I have studied in porbander upto 12th and now I am in Mumbai.
I have been born and brought up in porbander and it was great pleasure in visiting this sight and refreshing the childhood memories.
porbander is beautiful city of any other city.
porbander.com /guestbookpage4.htm   (763 words)

  
 Hide  Sanatorium - Rajkot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It was built to commemorate the vice principalship of Percy Hide, Esq., who was appointed in 1904.
It is constructed in Porbander stone masonry, 12" thick strecher courses, laid in lime mortar.
Fenestrations are spanned by flat arches in porbander stone with decorative floral motifs at lintel and still level on the exterior.
www.saveheritage.com /rajkot/rajkot1.htm   (369 words)

  
 Search India Ahmedabad Travel Agents, Weather Report - Ahmedabad Gujrat, Gandhi Ashram Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad Hotels and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Porbander is Saurashtra's end - a picturesque sea port on the Arabian Sea.
Porbander has a pleasant beach with beach villas.
Other places of interests are Gandhiji's Kirti Mandir, Sudama Mandir, Bharat Mandir, Planetarium, Chowpati etc. Its ancient maritime activities - trade with Arabia, Africa and Persia have given way to a thriving industry of cement and chemical units.
www.theindiatravel.com /travel/favourites/majorcities/Ahmedabad.html   (2238 words)

  
 Plea to allocate Narmada water to Porbander  ::  Gujarat Plus.com News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
RAJKOT: Former MP of Porbander Balwant Manvar has demanded that the state government give water from the Narmada project to Porbander, Upleta, Ranavav, Kutiyana and others areas.
He said the Porbander areas were also semiarid and had no alternate source of water.
He said the reservoirs in the region had gone dry and water had to be supplied through tankers.
www.gujaratplus.com /cgi-gujaratplus/news/viewnews.cgi?newsid983594538,64861,Rajkot   (222 words)

  
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 Expressindia.com: Latest News: Nation
While two rain-related deaths were reported from Amreli and Jamnagar, rains claimed one life in Kheda, Panchmahal, Porbander and Sabarkantha during the past 24 hours.
The break up of district-wise toll in rain-related deaths is: Amreli (three), Gandhinagar (one), Jamnagar (seven), Kheda (one), Panchmahal (one), Porbander (two), Sabarkantha (one), Surat (five), Vadodara (four) and Valsad (three), sources added.
Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbander, Rajkot, Surendranagar in Saurashtra, and the Kutch district have experienced heavy to moderate rainfall in the past 24 hours.
www.expressindia.com /news/june18/nation1.shtml   (195 words)

  
 Tug-of-war over ship Gandhi used- The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
PORBANDER: Waters around the ship that Mahatma Gandhi sailed back in from South Africa to India in 1903 are being muddied by an ugly dispute over who owns the vessel that lies partly submerged off Porbander.
S S Khedive, that has remained off Porbander for exactly a century now, is being claimed by two families.
A complaint filed in the Porbander district court on Tuesday by a Madurai-based businessman alleges the ship originally belonged to his great grandfather who ran a shipping company here — Dada Abdullah Company — in the late 19th century.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/msid-525444,prtpage-1.cms   (177 words)

  
 biography
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbander, Gujarot, India on October 2, 1869.
Born as a son of the Dewan or Prime Minister of the small state Porbander and a highly religious woman.
His father was an important figure in his life, but being the youngest of four other siblings he was closer to his mother.
www.asd.k12.ak.us /schools/romig/pages/asia2/History/Gandhi/biography.html   (625 words)

  
 Porbander.com/guestbook
I have visited Porbander twice now and also have relatives there - My aunties and uncles and their children.
I am sure there are many news worthy incidences happening in and around Porbander.
TUM PORBANDER KO DEKHO TO SWARG NAJER AAYEGA.
www.porbander.com /guestbookpage3.htm   (357 words)

  
 Monat’s rise: from lecturer to scamster
FROM a lecturer’s job in Madhya Pradesh to Porbander jail via Vadodara, the life of Dr Sunil Monat is full of interesting twists and turns.
After a first class in M Com from Indore University, a doctoral programme and a degree in Chartered Accountancy, Monat landed up in Vadodara in 1989 in search of better job oppurtunities, but within five years turned out to be a master of forgery.
He was detained under PASA and sent to Porbander jail in March 2004.
cities.expressindia.com /fullstory.php?newsid=122601   (594 words)

  
 Porbander.com/guestbook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
dude wat up i think porbander is a happnin place to be.
My wife Hetal is from Porbander and alot of her family and my parents families are there so its great to see whats going on.
i am comin to porbander in july pls come to the airport to pik me up i really wud like to meet u ppl.
porbander.com /guestbookpage5.htm   (1204 words)

  
 Maheronline - Maher History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Shri Maldev Bapu had to face many adverse forces such as oppositions, economical difficulties, and even the tendency of the people to; consider the movement of spreading education as base and low.
He established Maher `Gnyati Bhavan' and 'Vidyarthi Bhavan' for the young generation of the community in Porbander, so that they might be able to stay in the hostels and study further.
In Porbander 6000 yards of land was acquired at a token rate but building construction work could not proceed.
www.maheronline.org /history/evolution.asp   (2500 words)

  
 Jurisdiction of TDS Range,Rajkot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Revenue Districts of Rajkot, Junagadh, Amreli, Jamnagar, Porbander and Kutch of Gujarat State and Union Territory of Diu.
All persons responsible for paying any income or sum of the nature mentioned in Chapter XVIIB and Chapter XVIIBB of the I. Act, 1961 and whose office (including branch office) falling within the territorial area specified in Column No.(4).
Revenue Districts of Jamnagar and Porbander of Gujarat State.
incometaxrajkot.gov.in /juristds.HTM   (304 words)

  
 Coast Guard hovercraft catches fire in Porbander- The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
RAJKOT: A Coast Guard hovercraft anchored at the old port in Porbander caught fire on Thursday afternoon.
While the Coast Guard was not ready to comment on the issue, the Porbander police told TNN on Friday that the fire had erupted in the rubber section of the hovercraft.
However, the exact cause of the fire has yet to be established, the police said, adding that the vessel was used for patrolling on the high seas.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/msid-33295275,prtpage-1.cms   (163 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
He was treated at Vijayawada and later brought to the CARE Hospital, where the doctors ruled that heart transplant was his "only hope for survival."
On learning that Dhula Bhai, a 54-year-old lorry driver from Porbander, who met with an accident was "brain-dead," the CARE doctors contacted his relatives and sought the donation of his heart.
They agreed and the donor's four brothers travelled for 36 hours by road to reach Hyderabad and be present at the time of the transplant.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004072502350400.htm&date=2004/07/25/&prd=th&   (359 words)

  
 Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
MOHANDAS Karamchand Gandhi, the youngest son of Karamchand Gandhi and Putlibai, was born on October 2, 1869.
His birthplace was Porbander, a small seaside town in the Kathiawar peninsula of western India.
At school in Porbander, Gandhiji was very shy and lacked the confidence and poise necessary to talk to strangers.
www.sivanandadlshq.org /saints/gandhi.htm   (1284 words)

  
 Porbandar gets its own district panchayat
The ruling BJP had two-thirds majority in the combined Junagadh Panchayat and was dominated by the Bharat Gajapara group.
The total strength of the combined Junagadh District Panchayat was 45, out of which, eight seats of Porbander, Ranavav, Kutiyana and Madhavpur talukas will now go to Porbander district.
The strength of Porbander District Panchayat should be eight but since one member, Bhagvanji Kargathiya from Madhavpur, has resigned following his election to the Legislative Assembly, the figure stands at seven.
www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19990615/ige15159.html   (250 words)

  
 Welcome to Aabhparo - Location   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
If anybody would like to visit Aabhparo the best thing is to ask the local people.
You can travel from Porbander, Jamnager or Rajkot by bus or taxi.
If you want to travel by train from Porbander you need to go to Bhanwar station and from there you need to go by taxi or public transport.
uk.geocities.com /rajnico/location.html   (236 words)

  
 Porbander
: The city of Porbander is mythological linked to Lord Krishna and Sudama.
A historic port and capital of the Jetwa Rajputs, a dynasty that ruled this area for 2000 years, the capital was moved as they faced defeat, they came back to power and finally settled in Porbandar in the 18th century.
Great flocks of flamingoes, both greater and lesser, can be seen at a remarkably close range around the coastal marshes.
www.spiritualjourneys.net /Venues/Porbander.htm   (294 words)

  
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 rediff.com: Cyclone may hit Gujarat by Saturday evening
But the exact location where the cyclone will hit the coast will be known only by evening on Friday, he added.
At present, experts are indicating that it is likely to strike between Surat and Veraval or at Porbander.
Meanwhile, the state government has geared up to tackle the situation and the army, air force and Border Security Force have been put on alert.
www.indiaabroad.com /news/2001/may/25cyc1.htm   (233 words)

  
 The Hindu : Relief dwindles for the quake-hit
Little efforts have been made to restore damaged historic monuments, which include Dwarkadheesh temple in Jamnagar, the Kirti Mandir in Porbander and several other Jain temples.
Unknown still is detailed assessment of losses in areas like Porbander, Junagarh, Amreli, Bhavnagar and parts of the Rajkot district, and long-term effect of the quake on the economy of Kutch and Saurashtra regions.
Gujarat, which contributed 70 per cent of the country's salt production, might suffer an economic setback once the salt pan manufacturing workers leave the State for good.
www.hinduonnet.com /2001/02/27/stories/1427206j.htm   (264 words)

  
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 Bhartiya Janta Party Gujarat
Ahmedabad: The fifth phase of the Gaurav Yatra led by Chief Minister Narendra Modi, will commence from Porbander tomorrow and will cover 11 assembly constituencies in four districts.
The two-day yatra would be flagged off by the party's national spokesman Sunil Shastri and would traverse Porbander, Junagadh, Bhavnagar and Amreli districts, BJP sources said.
The state BJP chief Rajendrasinh Rana would address a convention of fishermen before the start of the yatra, they said.
www.bjpguj.org /news/oct15_2002.htm   (118 words)

  
 News Centre@myiris.com India's Most Comprehensive Financial Destination   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Orient Abrasives (Q, N,C,F)* Ltd has installed a power generating plant of capacity 4.5 MW at its Porbander unit, which was imported from Wartsila Finland Oy Services, Finland.
The plant generates power only for captive consumption by the manufacturing unit of the company at Porbander.
The shares of Orient Abrasives were last traded on the BSE at Rs 198 up 0.41 per cent.
www.myiris.com /newsCentre/storyShow.php?fileR=20041123104506002&dir=2004/11/23&secID=corporates&code1=&code=   (155 words)

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