The Latest Breaking News from Gir Somnath

Gujarat's Sidi Community Has Kept African Music and Dance Alive in India for Four Centuries

The Drum That Crossed the OceanThe Goma drum does not sound like anything else in Gujarat. It is lower, older, more insistent, the kind of sound that gets into the sternum before the ear has caught up. In Jambur village, about 65 kilometres from Junagadh, the Sidi community brings it…

Times Life · Aug 12

Gazwa-e-Hind case | NIA conducts raids across four States

NIA carried out raids in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh, Gir Somnath district of Gujarat, Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh and Kozhikode district of Kerala in the Gazwa-e-Hind case

The Hindu · Nov 26, 2023

Eighty fishermen released from Pakistan jail arrive in Gujarat, reunited with kin for Diwali

Eighty fishermen released from Pakistani jail reach Gujarat for Diwali. 200 still in Pakistani jails. Pakistan released 400 Indian fishermen in May-June.

The Hindu · Nov 12, 2023

Two tremors hit Gujarat’s Gir Somnath, locals run out of homes; no casualty

Residents of the Talala village woke up from sleep and ran out of their homes after experiencing the tremors

The Hindu · May 2, 2022

Gujarat: Two tremors hit Gir Somnath, locals run out of homes; no casualties

VERAVAL: Two successive tremors of 4 and 3.2 magnitude jolted a village in Gujarat's Gir Somnath district on Monday morning, officials said.

The Times of India · May 2, 2022