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Rajya Sabha MP and director of Corporate Affairs at Reliance Industries Limited Parimal Nathwani has called for the need to develop more areas like Barda Hills Wildlife Sanctuary for the Gir lions. Nathwani, whose coffee table book ‘Call of the Gir’ was recently released, was interacting with media persons in Ahmedabad on Friday. On July […]
Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani on Wednesday presented the first copy of his new book ‘Call of the Gir’ to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a small family get-together at the PM’s residence. The Prime Minister met Nathwani’s family and exchanged pleasantries in addition to receiving the book. Incidentally, Nathwani has dedicated this book to […]
In an expected routine transfer order, 18 IAS officers were shuffled in the state on Wednesday. Among significant highlights, Manoj Kumar Das is appointed in the Chief Minister’s Office. Pankaj Joshi is given an additional charge of ACS Ports & Transport. Mukesh Kumar is out and Sunaina Tomar replaces him as ACS Education. As ACS […]
The Central Government has released Rs 4,369 crore in grants to Gujarat under the Jal Shakti Abhiyan for rainwater harvesting over the past three years. In addition, 188 projects totalling Rs 651 crore for the state’s water body revitalisation have been sanctioned by the Centre as part of the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban […]
In a shocking and unbelievable development, it has emerged that pressure is being mounted on the Gujarat government to restart all gaming and amusement zones in Gujarat even as the unfortunate Rajkot Gaming zone tragedy incident controversy has not died down yet. Most of these gaming and amusement zones operate without any required permissions and […]
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has withdrawn the ‘red alert’ issued for extremely heavy rainfall in several parts of Gujarat since the intensity of the rain has reduced over the last few days. However, several areas have been put on ‘orange alert’ for the next 48 hours, and starting on Wednesday, the intensity of rain […]
The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) has provided loans and grants to cooperative societies and federations across Gujarat, accounting for a notable increase of around 1470% during the last two years. While responding to a question raised by Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani, Union Minister Amit Shah replies, “NCDC’s funding for Cooperative Societies/Federations increased from […]
As part of a two-day visit to Gujarat, a high-level delegation from Bhutan, led by the country’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, visited the Adani Group’s major infrastructure facilities at Mundra and Khavda on Tuesday. Taking to X (formally Twitter), Adani Group’s Chairman Gautam Adani said, “Immensely grateful to His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel […]
Following violent clashes that erupted in Bangladesh over the job quota, as many as 14 Gujarat-origin students have returned from Bangladesh safely due to the efforts of the state and central governments. The procedure to bring 11 more is in motion. The Bin Nivasi Gujarati Foundation is overseeing the affairs at the state government level. […]
The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, is expected to arrive at Vadodara Airport via the first direct international flight from Bhutan on Monday, July 22. This is the first foreign flight to land in Vadodara with a state guest on board. The king is scheduled to arrive at Vadodara Airport on Monday at […]
When he was picked up as the vice chancellor of the M S University of Baroda in 2005, his proximity to the then chief minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi was considered instrumental. And now when Manoj Soni has resigned as chairperson of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) due to “personal reasons” five years before his […]
A Border Security Force (BSF) officer and a jawan have died due to extreme heat exposure while on patrol at the ‘Harami Nallah’ creek area along the India-Pakistan border in Gujarat on Friday. Head Constable Dayal Ram and Assistant Commandant Vishwadeo suffered from heat stroke and dehydration while on patrol close to the international border […]
The Supreme Court rejected a plea on Friday submitted by two of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, who challenged the January 8 verdict that cancelled their remission, calling it “absolutely misconceived”. Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar questioned the petitioners about how they could appear in an appeal over an order passed […]
The Gujarat High Court on Friday granted bail to five Congress workers arrested in the stone-pelting incident that took place at the party office in Ahmedabad. The Gujarat High Court has approved bail on bonds of Rs. 10,000 for the Congress workers. Congress workers Harsh Parmar (23), Vimalbhai Pansara (50), Manish Thakor (47), Sanjay Barot […]
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has issued notice to remove illegal religious structures in the city, leading to protests by the occupants. This move comes after the Supreme Court and the High Court have shown concern about the encroachments on public roads. According to an official press release from the AMC, a total of 1,386 illegal […]
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday reviewed the Chandipura virus situation in the state and the steps that were taken to contain the spreading disease. In order to avoid the disease in the districts and to guarantee prompt, intensive treatment in the case of a fever, the CM gave instructions at the meeting to […]
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing in the bail plea of five Congress workers arrested in the stone-pelting incident that took place at the party office in Ahmedabad. The hearing will now take place on Friday. On July 2nd, Bharatiya Yuva Janata Morcha (BJYM) workers had gathered at the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee […]
The Gujarat Government has authorised the extension of Surat International Airport by allocating Rs 215 crore for land acquisition on Wednesday. The decision is now going to permit the acquisition of 80,643 square metres of private land in Magdalla, which involves 20 survey numbers. The Collector’s office had recently convened a meeting of Civil Aviation […]
LD Engineering College, the largest and oldest government degree engineering college in Gujarat, has completed the placement process for the 2024 batch and released the placement figures in a press release. The highest annual package offered to students has reached ₹19 lakh, with an average package ranging from ₹5 to ₹7 lakh. As per the […]
A scam of ₹10 crore has come to light in purchasing bicycles for girls under the Saraswati Sadhana Yojana in Gujarat. Despite the bicycles being supplied by the same company in both Rajasthan and Gujarat, the state of Gujarat paid Rs 500 more per bicycle. Opposition leader in the State Assembly Amit Chavda has alleged […]
