Somnath (Gujarat), July 8 : The historic temple of Somnath in Gujarat is all set to regain its old glory as a ''golden temple'' by 2010.

The famous temple’ Trust is carving and gold-plating the Sabha Mantap, the place where devotees gather and will also embed porous Bella stones on the outer structure that will be coated with fungus resistant paint.

The Somnath Temple that is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas (prime shrines devoted to Lord Shiva) and located at Prabash Patan in Gujarat’s Junagadh district.

Gujarat government has tied up with Adani and Essar for purchasing 3000 MW power at a fixed rate for a period of 26 years.

Bayad, Sabarkantha June 30 : Setting an example for the initiatives to prevent cases of female foeticide in the country, the members of Kutch Kadva Patidar (community of Patels) in a Gujarat district has volunteered to promote birth of girl children in their community in a novel way.

The Patel community has come forward to adopt girl children in their community in Sabarkantha region of Gujarat. The members have been in a way have dedicated themselves to promote the 'Save the Girl Child Movement' for last two years here.

The Patel community comprises over 8,000 families in the region.

Anand (Gujarat), June 23 : Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) popularly kno

Surat (Gujarat), June 17 : The current recession has had its impact on world markets and raw di

Ahmedabad, June 10 : High tide in many coastal villages of Gujarat has played havoc as the sea water has flooded farm lands turning almost 4,000 acres of fertile fields into saline stretches.

High tide has hit the coastal areas including Jaswanpura, Kotda, Ganeshgadh, Narmad, Kala talav, Kheta- Khatli, Bavaliyari in Bhavnagar District situated almost 12 - 15 kilometer from the sea.

Seawater broke boundaries of 3-meter high mud edges in low-lying areas stretched around many kilometres on the periphery of these coastal villages.

This sudden high tide has shattered the dreams of the farmers in these villages who were expecting a timely monsoon.