Girnar Mountain Temples Climbing Competition News Saurashtra Gujarat India

State level Girnar climbing race on 3rd January 2010.

The annual state level Girnar climbing race will be held on 3rd January.

The competition this year has attracted 1496 applications for participation from 18 districts of the state. Of this 1022 applications are from Junagadh districts.

Due to increased distance of race, this year, the competition has received 299 lesser applications compare to last year.

The Mount Girnar is tallest peak of Gujarat. Every year state level and national level competitions are held here. The participants run on steps that are well constructed on the hill to reach atop.

Rajkot Junagadh City Sorath News Saurashtra Gujarat India

Rajkot college director wins national award.

Ayaz Khan I Babi, the director of Rajkumar College, Rajkot City, has been conferred with the Guruvar Award 2009 for lifetime achievement. Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal recently presented the award to Khan in New Delhi. The award carries prize money of Rs 10 lakh.

Khan, who belongs to the princely family of Parvin Babi from Panjod (Junagadh District), did not apply for the award, but his former students ensured that he got 62,000 nominations. Khan’s students include slain Maharashtra cadre IPS officer Ashok Kamte and Kenyan cricketer Hitesh Modi among others.

Guruvar Award is a Vareky Gems Foundation initiative that has started from this year. Four teachers from four zones of the country have been selected for four categories of the award. The Guruvar award is given for lifetime achievement, outstanding Indian teacher, young teacher and teacher for children with special needs.

Una Taluka Junagadh District Saurashtra News Samachar Gujarat India

Over 80 kids fall ill after consuming midday meal in Junagadh.

Over 80 children of a primary school in Una taluka of Junagadh District suffered from food poisoning, after eating food served to them under midday meal scheme today, district officials said.

The incident took place in the primary school of Dudhada Village in Una Taluka where students started vomiting and complained of stomach ache after consuming mid-day meal, they said.

"Around 85 student of the Dhudhada primary school has been admitted to the Una government hospital after they suffered food poisoning," Junagadh collector AM Parmar told PTI.

"The food poisoning seems to have been caused due to food given to them under the midday meal scheme," he added.

Parmar said that students are under observation and are being treated at the Una hospital.

Police said that a case has been registered and further investigation in the matter was on.