Narmada, June 23 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Chaitar Vasava and eight others, including his wife Shakuntala Vasava, were sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment by a sessions court in Rajpipla on Tuesday in connection with a 2023 case involving the assault of forest department officials, extortion and offences under the Arms Act. Additional Sessions Judge A.V. Hirpara pronounced the sentence after convicting the nine accused earlier in the day.The case stemmed from an incident that occurred …
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Gandhinagar, June 19 (IANS) Gujarat has approved incentive assistance for 15 major industrial projects involving a combined investment of Rs 1,567.18 crore under the Incentive to Industries Scheme of the Industrial Policy-2015, with the projects expected to generate around 1,238 direct employment opportunities. The approval was granted at a meeting of the committee responsible for issuing Final Eligibility Certificates to large industrial units under the scheme, officials said on Thursday.The me…
Valsad/Bharuch, June 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) projects worth more than Rs 1,063 crore in Bharuch and Valsad districts on June 5, with the investments aimed at strengthening industrial infrastructure, environmental management systems, and pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities across South Gujarat. The projects form part of a larger package of development works worth more than Rs 18,777 crore that will be inaugur…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended birthday greetings to Union Minister of Labour and Employment Mansukh Mandaviya and praised his efforts in enhancing sports infrastructure and ensuring the well-being of workers and youth across the country.Mandaviya was born on June 1, 1972, in a small village named Hanol in Palitana Taluka of Gujarat’s Bhavnagar. He has been serving as the 17th Minister of Labour and Employment and 19th Minister of Youth Affairs and Sport…
Gandhinagar, May 24 (IANS) Gujarat is advancing towards environmentally friendly and sustainable development through the modernisation of its road infrastructure. To add strength to the state’s green corridors, the state government is set to undertake Rs 1,147 crores project, for the construction of climate-resilient roads using modern technology. Work on 20 roads across various districts of the state will begin using green technology, with old road materials being reused to reduce costs and pro…
Gandhinagar, May 23 (IANS) A major coordinated cybercrime investigation in Gujarat has led to the arrest of 13 accused allegedly linked to a cyber fraud network involving transactions worth over Rs 631.86 crore through mule bank accounts, shell companies and multi-state operations, officials said on Saturday.The action was carried out under ‘Operation Mule Hunt 2.0’ by the Cyber Centre of Excellence following directives from senior police officials amid a rise in cybercrime cases across the …
Gandhinagar, May 23 (IANS) Gujarat is set to scale up the use of green construction methods in its road infrastructure with the commencement of 20 road projects across multiple districts, under a Rs 1,147 crore programme aimed at improving durability, reducing construction costs and promoting large-scale reuse of existing road materials. The initiative forms part of the state’s infrastructure development programme aligned with national development priorities associated with Prime Minister Nare…
Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) Gujarat’s Dang district has emerged as the state’s leading strawberry-producing region, with cultivation expanding rapidly under the government’s natural farming initiative and farmers earning up to Rs 8 lakh annually per hectare.According to official data, the area under strawberry cultivation in the tribal district has grown from 20 hectares in 2022-23 to nearly 33 hectares in 2025-26. Production has also witnessed a sharp rise, increasing from 140 metric tonnes in 2…
Gandhinagar, May 13 (IANS) In a major administrative exercise, the Gujarat government on Wednesday effected a large-scale reshuffle involving 72 IAS officers, transferring and reassigning senior officials across district administrations, municipal corporations and key state departments.The reshuffle includes changes at collectorates across several districts, such as Ahmedabad, Surat, Bharuch, Navsari, Morbi, Dahod, Junagadh, Valsad, Kutch-Bhuj, Arvalli, Botad, Tapi, Narmada and Kheda, alongside …
Gandhinagar, May 7 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Thursday said that decisions on preventive detention and externment measures such as PASA and “tadipar” must be taken after hearing police officers, while stressing that strict action against anti-social elements should be ensured wherever necessary. He was addressing the closing ceremony of a three-day Revenue Department’s ‘Chintan Shibir’, where he underlined the need for administrative decisions to be taken with due…