Rajkot

Motilal Oswal arm announced to invests Rs 400 crore in Pan Heathcare

A Motilal Oswal arm on Tuesday announced a Rs 400 crore investment in Rajkot-based hygiene products maker Pan Healthcare for a minority stake. The company established in 2016, which manufactures diapers and sanitary napkins, will use the funds for brand building and ramping up distribution, its promoter Chirag Pan said in a statement. Funds managed by or advised by Motilal Oswal Alternate Investment Advisors (MO Alts) have invested in the company of Pan Group, which also has interest in cement, cotton, steel and agri-trading, the statement said. Vijay Dhanuka, head of consumer sector at MO Alts said the hygiene products segment in India is significantly underpenetrated as reflected by per capita diaper consumption of less than 60 units as against 1,000 in the US and 400 in China, and the market is dominated by multinational companies. The company's strategy of creating large-scale operations, be it in manufacturing or in offline distribution through large feet-on-street workforce,

IND vs SL 3rd T20I Preview: India lagging on many fronts, Lanka eye history

Sri Lanka have not won any series in India in any of the three formats. Now they have got an opportunity to etch their names in history by winning this series

IND vs SL 3rd T20I: Pitch report, weather forecast, live streaming details

India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I: The match takes place at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. The pitch offers a lot of runs and hence a high-scoring game is in the offing

IND vs SL 3rd T20I: Toss details; Predicted playing XI of India, Sri Lanka

India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I, Predicted XI: Find out the latest team news and the predicted playing eleven of both India and Sri Lanka for the third T20I of the three-match series

Greenfield Airport in Rajkot scheduled to be operational by 2023 end: AAI

With a project cost of Rs 1,405 crore, the new airport is envisioned to be a transportation hub for people traveling abroad from the state

PM Modi to address 75th 'Amrut Mahotsav' of Swaminarayan Gurukul Sansthan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 75th "Amrut Mahotsav" of Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Rajkot Sansthan via video-conferencing on Saturday, the PMO said. Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Rajkot Sansthan was established at Rajkot in 1948 by seer Shri Dharmajivandasji Swami. It has expanded and currently has more than 40 branches all over the world, providing facilities for school, undergraduate and postgraduate education to more than 25,000 students, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said.

Gujarat polls 2022: Rahul Gandhi to hold rallies in Rajkot, Surat on Nov 21

Amid the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address rallies in poll-bound Gujarat for the first time since elections were announced in the coastal state.

Aeroplanes will be manufactured in Gujarat soon, says PM Modi in Rajkot

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed confidence that aeroplanes will soon be manufactured in Gujarat and their spare parts will be made at Rajkot in the state. He was addressing a gathering in the Race Course area of Rajkot city after launching a host of projects, including houses for the economically weaker sections. Modi is on a two-day visit to his home state Gujarat, where Assembly elections are due by December end. Praising the engineering industry in Rajkot district during his address, Modi said, "Aeroplanes will be manufactured in Gujarat soon and their spare parts will be made in Rajkot." Some leaders built bungalows for themselves after coming into politics, but did not do anything for the poor, he said without mentioning anyone. "They came into politics and built their bungalows, but never thought of improving the conditions of those living in slums. I have taken up the work of building houses for the poor" he said. On the occasion, he handed over the ...

Congress outsourced contract of abusing me, says PM Modi in Rajkot rally

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Congress has outsourced the contract of abusing him. Addressing a rally in Jamkandorna town of Rajkot district in Gujarat ahead of the state Assembly polls due this year-end, Modi warned BJP workers and supporters to be aware of the Congress which, he said, has stopped abusing him and is "working silently" to capture rural votes. In the last 20 years, those who were against Gujarat left no stone unturned to defame the state. They hurled choicest abuses against me, including calling me maut ka saudagar', the prime minister said. They have suddenly gone silent. They have outsourced the contract of creating ruckus, making noise and abusing me, to others. They are silently going to villages and asking people for votes, Modi said, without naming the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the new entrant to the poll fray in Gujarat. I should warn you against this silent strategy of the opposition party. I know this as this is being controlled by those who

ED attaches properties of Rajkot-based firm in money laundering case

Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached immovable assets worth Rs 16 crore under the PMLA, 2002 in connection with a case against Mandeep Industries, Rajkot

4,000 litres of adulterated milk seized from a truck in Gujarat's Rajkot

Four thousand litres of adulterated milk was seized from a truck at a checkpoint in Rajkot, said the officials on Tuesday.

IND vs SA 4th T20I Highlights: India annihilate South Africa by 82 runs

India vs South Africa 4th T20I Highlights: India levelled the series 2-2 courtesy of annihilation of South Africa by 82 runs at Rajkot. Dinesh Karthik shone with bat for India with his maiden fifty

Spared no effort in serving nation in last 8 years, says PM Modi in Rajkot

"I have neither allowed, nor personally done any such work that will make you or even a single person of India hang head in shame," PM Modi said

Under-bridge in Gujarat's Rajkot named after General Bipin Rawat

The Gujarat government on Monday named an under-bridge in Rajkot after General Bipin Rawat to honour the country's first Chief of Defence Staff who died in a chopper crash in December.

Gujarat: Rains batter Rajkot, Jamnagar; over 7,000 shifted to safer places

Extremely heavy rains lashed Rajkot and Jamnagar in Gujarat over the last 24 hours, following which more than 200 people stranded in the flood waters were rescued

New Gujarat CM chairs meet on flood-like situation in Saurashtra

Heavy rains battered parts of the Saurashtra region on Monday, leading to the death of three people in Rajkot and Jamnagar as rivers overflowed and low-lying areas got flooded

IndiGo to start flights connecting Rajkot to 4 cities from Mar 28

T flight services will connect Gujarat's Rajkot with Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad

AIIMS Rajkot will boost health infrastructure in Gujarat, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of All India Institute Of Medical Science (AIIMS), Rajkot through video conference

Gujarat: PM to lay AIIMS Rajkot foundation stone online on Dec 31

Modi to lay the foundation stone of the upcoming campus of AIIMS in Rajkot, Gujarat on December 31 through video conferencing

Gujarat: Earthquake of 4.1 magnitude recorded in Rajkot, no casualties

An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude was experienced in Rajkot district in Gujarat on Tuesday afternoon, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said