Bhuj, May 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday directed authorities in Gujarat’s border districts to adopt a zero-tolerance approach towards unauthorised encroachments, strengthen action against illegal infiltration and financial crime networks, and closely monitor demographic changes, which he described as the most serious challenge facing border regions. Shah was chairing a high-level security review meeting in Bhuj on issues concerning Gujarat’s border and coastal districts alo…
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Bhuj, May 29 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said nearly 70 per cent of the infrastructure strengthening work in the Sir Creek and Harami Nala border region of Gujarat had been completed and asserted that the area would become “permanently secure” within the next two years.Addressing Border Security Force personnel at Border Outpost G7 in Bhuj, Home Minister Shah said the Centre had initiated a comprehensive plan after identifying vulnerabilities in the region during an early …
Gandhinagar, May 28 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will begin his two-day visit to Gujarat on Thursday, during which he is scheduled to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for multiple development projects across the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency and Ahmedabad, and to hold organisational and review meetings.Shah, who is also the Member of Parliament from the constituency, will begin his programmes on Thursday with a series of development-related events across differen…
Gandhinagar, May 26 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will undertake a two-day visit to Gujarat on May 28-29, during which he is scheduled to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for multiple development projects across the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency and Ahmedabad, and to hold organisational and review meetings. Shah, who is also the Member of Parliament from the constituency, will begin his programmes on May 28 with a series of development-related events across differ…
New Delhi/Bhuj, May 22 (IANS) A new direct rail link between Kutch and New Delhi was inaugurated on Friday with the launch of the Bhuj-Delhi Express service in the virtual presence of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, as the state government highlighted ongoing railway expansion and infrastructure investment in Gujarat.The train was flagged off from Bhuj railway station, with Patel joining the programme virtually from Gandhinagar and Vaishnaw par…
Ahmedabad, May 21 (IANS) The Ahmedabad police have recovered stolen jewellery and valuables worth more than Rs 80 lakh and arrested two men in connection with the theft of an Angadia consignment from a Kalupur area-based firm, officials said on Thursday. The alleged mastermind and the employee accused of absconding with the parcel remain on the run.The case pertains to H. Pravin Kumar & Co., an Angadia firm operating from Nagar Sheth Market in the Ratanpol area of Kalupur.According to police…
Bhuj, April 24 (IANS) A special court in Gujarat’s Kutch district has sentenced six Pakistani nationals to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for attempting to smuggle heroin worth over Rs 380 crore into India through its territorial waters. The Sixth Additional Sessions and Special NDPS Court in Bhuj, presided over by Judge V.A. Badhu, held the accused guilty under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.The court observed that the operation was part of a …
Ahmedabad/Bhuj, April 22 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Wednesday said that action against illegal properties of alleged criminals and anti-social elements is being carried out using the Chief Minister’s bulldozers, presenting it as part of the state government’s approach to maintaining law and order. Addressing a gathering in Bhuj after a road show held as part of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s campaign for local self-government elections, Sanghavi said, “To…
Gandhinagar, Feb 19 (IANS) The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) has announced an increase in bus services to accommodate passengers travelling during the Holi and Dhuleti festivals.Under Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, the corporation will operate an additional 1,300 buses, running over 7,500 trips between February 27 and March 5 this year.The extra services aim to ease the mode of transportation for citizens celebrating festivals with their families and provide special arr…
Gandhidham, Feb 17 (IANS) The Cyber Crime Police in East Kutch have uncovered an organised mule account network through which transactions exceeding Rs 182 crore were routed via 81 bank accounts allegedly used to facilitate cyber fraud across several states, officials said on Tuesday. Four individuals – Yash Bhatia, Siddharth Soni, Sahil Sharma, and Alpesh Luhar – have been arrested in connection with the case.Another accused is already lodged in the Himmatnagar jail in connection with ano…