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Topic: Porbandar

SP gets its 1st Gujarat MLA — ‘Godmother’ Santokben’s son Kandhalbhai scores hattrick in Kutiyana

Kandhalbhai Jadeja won on Samajwadi Party ticket after being denied one by Nationalist Congress Party. He secured 60,744 votes against BJP’s Dheliben Odedara's 34,032 votes.

High costs, low catch & Pakistan, not polls — what’s on top of mind for Porbandar fishermen

Pleas to get those held in Pakistan jails released & special financial package have not yielded much, says fishing community. Many are undecided on whether to support BJP or Congress.

Gang wars to battle of ballots — in Porbandar, mafia descendants seek votes, promise development

Between late 1960s & mid 1990s Mahatma Gandhi's birthplace became 'Chicago of Gujarat'. Now, relatives of former gangsters have forayed into politics, in a bid to retain their clout.

For gangsters of Porbandar, power is constant. It used to be guns, now its politics

The gang wars of Porbandar forever attached the coastal town to an irony that has become a cliche now– Mahatma Gandhi’s birthplace has a violent saga to tell.

Ajmal Kasab was hanged 10 years ago. But MV Kuber boat is an albatross for owner

When Vinod Masani bought ‘the Kuber’ he hoped it would bring good fortune. Instead, the 'terror boat' sits in Porbandar harbour with no licence to sail.

Being Gandhian: How Narendra Modi’s career has been a series of odes to the Mahatma

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has borrowed excessively from Mahatma Gandhi's legacy, if just to corner the Congress.

On Camera

Free gas to waivers, govt-owned gas firms roll out incentives to push households from LPG to PNG

IGL, MGL & other city gas distributors announce benefits to encourage LPG users to shift to piped natural gas as Centre flags concerns over LPG supply in the wake of Iran conflict.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.