Bhavnagar


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Bhav·na·gar

(bou-nŭg′ər, bäv-)
A city of western India on the Gulf of Khambhat south of Ahmadabad. It is a port and manufacturing center.
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Bhavnagar

(ˈbɑːvnəɡə)
n
(Placename) a port in W India, in S Gujarat. Pop: 510 958 (2001)
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Summary: Bhavnagar (Gujarat) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Four people went missing following an explosion on board a boat at Piram Bet island in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district on Friday afternoon.
4 people missing after explosion on boat in Gujarat
At least 26 people were killed and 12 injured when a truck they were traveling fell into a drain in Gujarat's Bhavnagar on Tuesday.
26 killed, 12 injured as truck falls into drain in India
Summary: Bavayali (Gujarat) [India], May 19 (ANI): In a fatal accident on Saturday morning, 19 people have lost their lives and seven have been injured after a cement-laden truck in which they were travelling turned turtle on Bhavnagar-Ahmedabad highway, near Bavalyali village in Bhavnagar.
19 dead in truck accident in Gujarat
Summary: Bhavnagar (Gujarat) [India], April .1 (ANI): A 21-year-old Dalit man was allegedly murdered in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district for keeping a horse, but according to the Gujarat Police, they found no such evidence.
'No evidence' that Dalit was killed for keeping a horse
Pradeep's body has been shifted to Bhavnagar Civil Hospital for post-mortem, the police added.
Gujarat: Dalit man killed for riding horse, 3 held
Summary: Bhavnagar (Gujarat) [India] March 10 (ANI): Suspended Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Gujarat cadre Pradeep Sharma was sent to police remand over corruption charges on Saturday.
Suspended IAS officer Pradeep Sharma sent to police remand