Mahesh Langa

Ahmedabad

Senior Assistant Editor at The Hindu

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Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli - Latest news, Live Updates, Politics, Events

Nov 26, 2024 | thehindu.com | A. M. Jigeesh |Mahesh Langa

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Gujarat govt. to celebrate Modi’s ‘development works’ from Oct. 7 to 15

Oct 6, 2024 | thehindu.com | Mahesh Langa

Gujarat Government to celebrate the week from October 7 to October 15 as ‘Development Week’ to mark the beginning of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s works as Chief Minister and Prime Minister. This week has been chosen specifically as Mr. Modi had taken over as the Chief Minister of Gujarat on October 7, 2001. During the week, various development initiatives and works will be launched.
Surat’s diamond industry struggles to spark amid geopolitical tensions

Oct 1, 2024 | thehindu.com | Mahesh Langa

Surat-based 45-year-old Mahesh Poriya was readying his family to visit his native in Gir Somnath district before Janmasthami in August this year when he received a call from his employer - the owner of a small diamond polishing factory The owner informed him that the factory has been shut and that he and about 30 others, working in the small unit, cutting and polishing rough diamonds were not required to return to work.
Promise of ‘zero electricity bill’ fuels PM’s rooftop solar scheme rollout

Sep 28, 2024 | thehindu.com | Jacob Koshy |Mahesh Langa

September 16 was a red-letter day for Jagshibhai Suthar, a resident of Gandhinagar in Gujarat. He had Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his rooftop admiring his newly installed solar installation. “We have installed 3.24 kW (kilowatt) solar panels on the terrace and now our [electricity] bill has been reduced to zero. Additionally, I have received a credit of ₹248 in the bill,” he told The Hindu.
Gujarat: 27 Tamil Nadu pilgrims stranded on flooded causeway in Bhavnagar rescued in overnight operation

Sep 26, 2024 | thehindu.com | Mahesh Langa

In an overnight operation, 29 persons, including 27 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, were rescued by NDRF members from a luxury bus that was stranded on a flooded causeway in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district. The rescue work launched around 8pm on Thursday (September 26, 2024) was completed early Friday morning. All the pilgrims were senior citizens.
Tamil Nadu pilgrims stranded in a flooded river in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar

Sep 26, 2024 | thehindu.com | Mahesh Langa

A luxury bus carrying several dozen passengers, all pilgrims from Tamil Nadu, has been stranded in a turbulent flooded causeway over Maleshri river in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district on Thursday (September 26, 2024). After their bus was stranded in heavy flood waters, a truck was sent with rescuers to bring the passengers out of the bus but that truck also got stranded in turbulent waters while passengers on board.
BJP membership drive hits controversies in Gujarat

Sep 18, 2024 | thehindu.com | Mahesh Langa

Gujarat BJP’s ongoing membership drive has hit several controversies with instances ranging from alleged enrolment of school children and their parents in Surebdranagar to a hospital patient in Visnagar, rural employment guarantee workers in Narmada and local party leaders offering ₹500 to enrol 100 new members in Bhavnagar. On Wednesday, a woman and her husband went to visit a public health centre in Visnagar to get an injection.
Gujarat government announces special relief package for flood-hit Vadodara businesses

Sep 12, 2024 | thehindu.com | Mahesh Langa

Gujarat government on Thursday (September 12, 2024) announced a special compensation package for traders, street vendors and shop owners, affected by the recent floods in Vadodara. After the floods, the ruling BJP leaders faced protests from angry and frustrated communities who did not receive any support for nearly three days as their houses, business establishments and shops remained flooded.
Heavy rains in Gujarat; over 600 people shifted to safe places

Aug 25, 2024 | thehindu.com | Mahesh Langa

Several people were shifted to safe places after torrential rains caused severe flooding in South Gujarat’s Valsad and Navsari districts over the weekend. The continuous downpour since Saturday led to rivers swelling, and dams overflowing in the region. More than 600 persons from low-lying places were shifted to safety in Valsad district.
Caught in the jaws of loan sharks

Aug 23, 2024 | thehindu.com | Mahesh Langa

Trigger warning: The article has references to suicide. Mahendra Jani (name changed), 53, looks crestfallen when he talks about his small flat located in Akhbarnagar area in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He may have to sell it by October this year if he is not able to repay the amount he had borrowed from a private money lender in 2022. When he began suffering losses in his business of running a communication agency, Jani borrowed ₹4 lakh at an interest rate of 4-5% per month from the money lender.