Ahmedabad, July 5 (IANS) Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar received a major transport infrastructure boost on Sunday with the inauguration of Gujarat’s first cable-stayed flyover in an urban area, while the state government also launched a project to widen a key bridge on the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar corridor to ease growing traffic congestion.Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the newly constructed cable-stayed flyover at Bhat Circle on the Gandhinagar-Airport Road and simultaneously laid the foun…
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Gandhinagar, June 8 (IANS) When the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s four Rajya Sabha nominees filed their nomination papers at the Gujarat Legislative Assembly on Monday, the most significant political development was not who entered the contest but who stayed out of it. For the first time since Gujarat was formed on May 1, 1960, the Congress did not field a candidate for a Rajya Sabha election from the state.If the BJP’s four candidates are elected as expected, the party will occupy all 11 Rajya…
Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) The Gujarat Legislative Assembly on Wednesday announced the constitution of its financial and non-financial committees for the 2026-27 financial year, with four key financial panels declared elected unopposed and several senior legislators appointed as committee chairpersons.In an official statement issued by the Gujarat Legislative Assembly Secretariat in Gandhinagar, Speaker Shankar Chaudhary said the committees play a significant role in the smooth functioning of th…
Gandhinagar, May 17 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday referred to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s electoral performance in West Bengal and said the party received a strong mandate after “an extensive campaign carried out under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi”. Addressing a gathering in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar during a programme related to development works worth Rs 620 crore, Union Minister Shah spoke about election campaigns in different states and s…
Gandhinagar, May 17 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the BJP’s sweeping performance in Gujarat’s recent local body elections reflected the people’s trust in development-oriented governance, while asserting that both the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had been decisively rejected by voters. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating and laying foundation stones for development projects worth Rs 620 crore under the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation, HM Shah said …
Gandhinagar, May 17 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while highlighting the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) recent electoral victories in Gujarat, saying the Congress continued to make claims of forming governments despite repeated defeats.Speaking at a public programme in Gandhinagar after inaugurating and laying foundation stones for development projects worth Rs 620 crore, Union Minister Shah said the BJP’s victorie…
Patan, March 27 (IANS) A new bus port in Patan will handle around 850 daily bus movements and is expected to serve more than 20,000 passengers each day, following its inauguration on Friday under a public-private partnership model. The facility, built by the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) in collaboration with Katira Construction (Patan) Pvt. Ltd., was inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi.He unveiled the plaque after a ribbon-cutting ceremony and announced …
Gandhinagar/Ahmedabad, March 8 (IANS) A call to treat daughters-in-law with the same respect and affection as daughters marked a mass marriage ceremony of the Thakor community in Gujarat on Sunday, where Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi addressed newlywed couples and community members.Speaking at the 35th mass marriage ceremony organised by the Gujarat Thakor Kshatriya community in Kalol, Sanghavi extended his wishes to the newlywed couples and appealed for greater social harmony within fami…
Gandhinagar, Jan 27 (IANS) BJP MLA Alpesh Thakor said he would permanently step away from politics on the day he felt he could no longer serve his community, a declaration that became the central moment of the Thakor community’s ‘Abhyuday Mahasammelan’ held at Ramkatha Ground in Gandhinagar on Tuesday.Addressing thousands of people gathered at around 3 am, Thakor said his political journey was inseparable from social responsibility.“For me, society is above any post. If I realise that I …