They were freed from Boko Haram's rape camps, but their nightmare isn't over

Edit Stars and Stripes 04 Apr 2016
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — For months, they were kept in tiny thatched huts in the middle of the forest, waiting with dread each evening for their rapists to return. During the almost intolerable violence, the young women's minds drifted to escape or death. The victims were as young as 8 ... - - - ... - - - ... "The fear is that they've been converted to Boko Haram's ideology," said Mohammed Ali Guja, the chairman of the city of Bama ... Gen ... ....

Indus inscription discovered at Mayiladumpara in Kannur

Edit The Times of India 31 Mar 2016
KANNUR ... "We discovered a five-letter Indus inscription on a rock in an Adivasi settlement in the forest ... He is presently the UGC Emeritus Fellow conducting research on epig raphic texts in Kerala and Sr Lanka ... As per history , Lothal town in Guja rat was the most prominen city of the ancient Indus Val ey civilization, which suppli ed ivory , gold, precious stones and pepper to hundreds of ci ties ... More stories from Kochi. ....

Speech of President Islam Karimov at the grand celebrations dedicated to the Navruz holiday (Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan)

Edit Public Technologies 22 Mar 2016
(Source. Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan). Assalоm alaykum, dear compatriots! ... In these radiant and joyful moments our fellow countrymen gather around the dastarkhans (festively laid national table) decorated with such rare viands as sumalak, khalim, kuksomsa and guja, and strive to share these springtime edibles with their family, kin and friends in each and every community, foothills, gardens and grasslands of our country....

Gohil alleges corruption in vessel tracking system

Edit The Times of India 11 Mar 2016
AHMEDABAD. Congress MLA Shaktisinh Gohil has alleged the presence of rampant corruption in setting up and running Guja rat's vessel tracking management system ... ....

Herbivore count up 57% in 5 years

Edit The Times of India 03 Mar 2016
Ahmedabad ... The biggest percentage-wise increase was in chinkara and chausingha, as their populations grew by over 100% ... "Instead of killing animals, people resort to other methods to save their crops ... Incidents of hunting of even herbivores are negligible and this is mainly because most people in Guja rat are vegetarian," said S C Pant, who was directly involved in the estimation process as principal chief conservator of forests ... ....

6 teachers selected as Microsoft educators

Edit The Times of India 17 Feb 2016
AHMEDABAD. Microsoft India on Monday announced the selection of six Innovative Educators and two Showcase Schools from Guja rat in the 2015-2016 class of Educa tion Innovators ... The two Showcase Schools are Udgam School for Children and Atul Vidyalaya ... ....

GU puts off plan to scrap internal examinations

Edit The Times of India 17 Feb 2016
AHMEDABAD. After much hue and cry over the decision of Gujarat University (GU) to scrap internal exams of colleges, the varsity has now decided to postpone its decision. Now all colleges affiliated to GU will take internal examinations this semester ... Vice chancellor of Guja rat University , MN Patel, said ... ....

Govt policy eyes a new high for Gujarat hotel industry

Edit The Times of India 13 Feb 2016
AHMEDABAD. Gujarat's skyline has been cleared to pave way for hotels as tall as Dubai's Burj Khalifa. The new hotel policy of the state government now allows construction of hotel buildings higher than 70 metres ... The move to clear decks for tall er hotels is aimed at creating world class facilities for tourists and business travellers coming to Guja rat ... "The new regulation promises unlimited FSI ... ....

8k NRGs to take part in 'Gujarat Mahotsav'

Edit The Times of India 05 Feb 2016
As per the organizers, the festival in June is the first of its kind held in western coast of the US. "The event has been planned by Indo-American Guja rati Community Association (IAGCA) to fill a cultural void," said Praveen Patel, one of the key organizers of the event, and a hotelier who was recently in Ahmedabad to make arrangements for the show ... ....

PAAS leader Ervadiya gets bail in sedition case

Edit The Times of India 29 Jan 2016
Ahmedabad ... A resident of Morbi town, Ervadiya was arrested by city crime branch in September in the aftermath of the violence across Guja rat, which broke out after the huge Patidar rally at GMDC ground to push for OBC status for the community on August 25 last year. After his arrest, Ervadiya was also charged with sedition ... He will have to cooperate with investigators whenever summoned ... ....

Centre may replicate Khel Mahakumbh, Gunotsav

Edit The Times of India 27 Jan 2016
Ahmedabad. Three 'government festivals' of Gujarat — the Khel Mahakumbh (biggest state-run sports talent hunt), Shala Pravesh Utsav (school enrollment drive) and Gunotsav (drive to improve the quality of teaching in government schools) — will now echo in the power corridors of Delhi ... The special committee had visited us last year," said Guja rat's education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama ... ....

GSFC's Nanda gets IOD fellowship for 2016

Edit The Times of India 25 Jan 2016
Gandhinagar. Gujarat's senior most IAS, and Guja rat State Fertilizer Corporation (GSFC) chairman Dr S K Nanda, who is retiring this month, has been awarded the Distinguished Fellow ship - 2016 award by the Institute Of Directors (IOD), India ... ....

Cut power tariff by 2 paise: CERS

Edit The Times of India 02 Jan 2016
Ahmedabad ... All distribution companies in Gujarat are allowed to make up for revenues losses by revising tariffs The four discoms Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Ltd, Paschim Guja rat Vij Company Ltd, Dakshin Gu jarat Vij Company Ltd and Mad hya Gujarat Vij Company Ltd had projected a revenue loss of Rs 996.48 crore for 2015-16 ... It is up to the commission to decide to reduce the tariff," said senior government officials. ....
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