Junagadh
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Leopard Kills Boy in Mendarda, Third Attack in Taluka in 45 Days
A leopard killed a migrant labourer’s son at Datrana on Diwali evening, the third attack in Junagadh’s Mendarda taluka since a girl was killed on September 23.
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Sakkarbaug Will Send Four Lions to Mumbai’s Byculla Zoo for Six Capuchins
Gujarat has told officials to finish an MoU that sends two pairs of Asiatic lions from Junagadh’s Sakkarbaug Zoo to Mumbai, which has had no lion since 2014.
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Rain Darkens Saurashtra Groundnut Just Outside Gujarat’s Drought Map
A one-day storm soaked drying groundnut in Rajkot, Amreli and Junagadh, all left off Gujarat’s drought list. Jetpur farmers want relief; no damage count yet.
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Junagadh Fake Milk Case Exposes a Gap at Village Dairies
Junagadh police say a Dungarpur man mixed palmolein and milk powder into about 800 litres of milk a day for months. What the case shows about testing.
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Gujarat Lost 62 Lions to Disease in a Year, Nearly Half of Them Cubs
Disease killed 62 Asiatic lions, 28 of them cubs, in the year to July 2026, the forest minister told the Assembly. What the figure shows and leaves out.
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Gir’s Vanished Hornbills Are Back After 60 Years, Study Confirms
A new study confirms Indian grey hornbills are breeding again in Gir after a 60-year absence, four years into a Junagadh forest department reintroduction.
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Junagadh Makes Registration Mandatory for Girnar Pilgrims After Lion Attack
Junagadh has begun mandatory entry-exit registration for Girnar pilgrims following a fatal lion attack. Here’s how the new system works.
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Gujarat Deploys Drones, 25 Trackers on Girnar After Fatal Lion Attack
After a lion killed a pilgrim boy on Girnar’s stairway, Gujarat has ordered permanent check posts, thermal drones and a silence zone along the pilgrimage route.
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Man-Eater Lion Kills Boy on Girnar Pilgrimage Route, Route Shut
A lion dragged an 11-year-old pilgrim to death near Girnar’s 50th step in Junagadh. Three lions are now caged as the forest department investigates.
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Mangrol Flooded as Junagadh Records 21 Inches of Rain in Four Hours
Mangrol town in Junagadh district was cut off after 21 inches of rain fell in four hours, halting traffic to Somnath, Porbandar and Dwarka for nearly a day.
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US Tariff Hike Causes 100,000 Job Losses in Gujarat’s Diamond Sector
The diamond cutting and polishing industry in Gujarat’s Saurashtra region is in crisis. A steep increase in tariffs imposed by the United States has led to the loss of nearly…