Jamnagar: While achieving 96 percent victory ratio in the local elections Gujaratwide, results of which were out today, BJP has failed to win even a single seat in 28-seat Salaya municipality. So why BJP could not win even a single seat in Salaya Municility election? The answer lies in demography. Salaya is majorly populated by Muslim voters who conventionally prefer to vote for Congress. However in the election results declared today, it appears that significant number of Muslims have shifte...Read More

Dwarka: Saurashtra’s Salaya town, which has over 95% of its population as Muslims, witnessed the municipal election last Sunday for 28 seats. After counting today, the Congress party has been declared the winner with 15 seats, while the Aam Aadmi Party secured the remaining 13 seats. Among the winning candidates, the majority are Muslims, with only 2 being Hindus. In the last local body elections held in 2018, Congress managed to wrest power with 24 seats, while the BJP secured 4 seats. No...Read More

Devbhoomi Dwarka: The district authorities today carried out a demolition drive against unauthorized encroachments on railway-owned land near Salaya Port. Indian Railways has decided to restart the age-old Khambhaliya-Salaya railway line in Khambhaliya after almost four decades. Accordingly, railway track work has commenced near Khambhalia. However, there was heavy encroachment in the railway line area near the old Salaya railway station in Salaya for years. The authorities had issued notices...Read More

Jamnagar: The Customs department in Salaya seized a ship worth Rs 1.30 crore, which arrived from Dubai, for allegedly externally selling 80 barrels of diesel. The customs department has undertaken the process of collecting the customs duty of Rs 13 lakh. The ship named Sagar Darshan with 500-ton capacity had arrived in Salaya from Dubai in May. There was a stock of 110 barrels diesel in the ship at its arrival. The superintendent inspector of local customs, under the guidance of deputy commis...Read More

Jamnagar: The Indian Coast Guard has lodged a complaint against unknown persons with the Jamkhambhalia police under various articles after it came to light that a ship which had originally sought permission to go to Dubai from Salaya instead went to Muscat (Oman). According to the Coast Guard, not only did the ship go to another destination without approval, they also used crew members poached from other ships on their vessel and took them to Salaya, where they were paid in Indian currency. ...Read More

Mumbai: Essar Ports Limited (EPL) today said that its investment of over Rs 2,800 crore in its Salaya and Vizag terminal projects has the potential to increase the company’s revenues by 30% in FY2018-19 on the back of third-party cargo growth. Mr Rajiv Agarwal, CEO-EPL, said: “The two fully integrated and automated facilities at Salaya and Vizag further the goal of port-led development set by the Government of India and our Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi. It is also a manife...Read More