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Gandhinagar, July 6 (IANS) More than five lakh unused items have been removed from government healthcare facilities across Gujarat during six days of the state-wide ‘Namo Swachhata Abhiyan’, freeing 1,677 rooms for future use and completing repairs to over 34,000 pieces of equipment and infrastructure, according to the state Health Department. The campaign, launched under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, is being conducted from July 1 to 7 across government health institutions…

Gandhinagar, July 5 (IANS) More than 5.11 lakh unusable items have been identified across Gujarat’s government healthcare network in the first five days of the state-wide ‘Namo Swachhata Abhiyan’, with over 46,000 of them already disposed of on-site, freeing up more than 1,500 rooms for future use, according to the state Health Department. The department said that on the fifth day of the campaign alone, 58,594 unusable items were identified across more than 12,000 government health institutions,…

Gandhinagar, July 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s concern for the country’s most vulnerable people, even as India advances in high-technology sectors such as semiconductors, reflects his “true sensitivity”, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Sunday while inaugurating a hostel for children from nomadic and denotified communities in Gandhinagar district. Patel was speaking at Pansar village in Kalol taluka after inaugurating the Shanti Nivas hostel, run by the Vicharta Samuday …

Gandhinagar, July 5 (IANS) Gujarat High Court’s Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal on Saturday called for greater use of mediation as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism to strengthen the judicial process and ensure faster disposal of pending cases, while laying the foundation stone for a new judicial and advocates’ complex at Kalol in Gandhinagar district. The Chief Justice made the remarks during the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of an advanced Taluka Court and Advocates’ Com…

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…

New Delhi/Ahmedabad, July 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that Sanand had established itself on the global map as a centre for innovation and industrial growth ahead of his visit to Gujarat, where he will inaugurate the CG Semi Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility. In a post on social media platform X, the Prime Minister described the inauguration as a significant milestone for India’s semiconductor manufacturing ambitions.”Sanand has made a place for i…

Gandhinagar, July 3 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Friday announced a major revision to its compensation policy for agricultural land affected by power transmission infrastructure, replacing the existing jantri-based formula with compensation linked to the prevailing market value of land. Under the new policy, farmers will receive compensation at twice the market rate for land used for power transmission lines and towers, while all compensation will also be paid upfront instead of in instalmen…

Gandhinagar/Ahmedabad, July 3 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Gujarat on Saturday, State Science and Technology Minister Arjun Modhwadia said on Friday that the inauguration of the CG Power Semiconductor Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility at Sanand marks another step in establishing Gujarat as the country’s leading semiconductor manufacturing hub. The facility, developed with an investment of more than Rs 7,500 crore under the ‘India Semiconductor …

Gandhinagar, July 2 (IANS) Gujarat’s network of Mobile Forensic Vans (MFVs) has attended more than 37,000 crime scenes over the past two years, providing on-site scientific support to police investigations as forensic evidence assumes greater importance under India’s new criminal laws. According to information released by the state government on Thursday, the 47 MFVs operating across Gujarat function as mini forensic laboratories, allowing investigators to preserve evidence at crime scenes, cond…

Gandhinagar, July 1 (IANS) Gujarat has been ranked first in the country in the “States with Most Improvement” category for 2025 under the Centre’s Tuberculosis (TB)-Free India Campaign after recording a significant decline in TB cases and deaths over recent years, state government spokesperson and Minister Jitu Vaghani said following a state Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. Speaking after the meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Vaghani said the Cabinet reviewed Gujarat’s performance …