Gandhinagar, April 14 (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Tuesday said that national security ultimately depends on the morale of the nation and its citizens’ awareness, stressing that it cannot be defined solely by military strength or technological capability but must be understood as a collective national responsibility. Addressing the fifth convocation ceremony of Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) in Gujarat after being conferred an honorary doctorate by President Droupadi M…
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Gandhinagar, April 14 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister, Bhupendra Patel, on Tuesday paid floral tributes to Dr B.R. Ambedkar on his 135th birth anniversary, as commemorative events were held across the state capital with significant public participation.Patel began the day by offering flowers to an oil portrait of Ambedkar at the podium of the state Legislative Assembly.He later garlanded a full-size statue of Ambedkar at the Dr Ambedkar Statue Complex at Prerna Bhoomi, located opposite the Assembl…
Gandhinagar, April 14 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu paid floral tribute to Dr B.R. Ambedkar at Lok Bhavan in Gandhinagar on Tuesday, marking his birth anniversary during her official visit to Gujarat.President Droupadi Murmu offered flowers to the portrait of Dr Ambedkar, regarded as the architect of the Indian Constitution, during a commemorative event held at the Governor’s official residence.Governor Acharya Devvrat also paid homage to Dr Ambedkar on the occasion, joining senior officials…
Ahmedabad, April 13 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Ahmedabad on Monday evening as part of her two-day official visit to Gujarat. She arrived in the city after attending the first convocation ceremony of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rajkot, where she served as the chief guest and awarded degrees to graduating students of the institute’s inaugural MBBS batch.On her arrival at Ahmedabad Airport, President Murmu was accorded a formal and warm welcome by Governor…
Junagadh, April 13 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi can never understand the suffering of rural poverty or mothers affected by smoke from ‘chulhas’ (stoves), Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Jagdish Vishwakarma said on Monday, targeting the party while campaigning for upcoming local body elections in Junagadh district. Addressing ‘Vikas Sankalp Sabha’ gatherings, Vishwakarma said that Rahul Gandhi, “whose roots and maternal family are in Italy”, could not relate to the realities…
Gandhinagar, April 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will launch a synchronised election campaign across 15 municipal corporations in Gujarat on Sunday, with candidates collectively taking a pledge of public service under the ‘Janseva Sankalp’ programme, marking the formal start of its campaign for upcoming local body elections. According to BJP leaders on Saturday, the programme will begin at 9.30 a.m. on Sunday across all 15 municipal corporations simultaneously.The party said the ini…
Gandhinagar, April 11 (IANS) Gujarat is the only state in the country implementing 19 different policies for various industries, State BJP president and MLA Jagdish Vishwakarma said on Saturday while inaugurating the ‘Shri Vishwakarma Business Expo 2026’ in Gandhinagar. Addressing the gathering, Vishwakarma said, “Gujarat is the only state in the country where 19 types of policies for various industries are being implemented.”He added that such policy support has contributed to the state…
Ahmedabad/London, April 11 (IANS) Families of British nationals, who died in the last year’s Air India Flight-171 crash, approached the UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch, which has told them it does not have the authority to carry out a technical review of the incident as relatives continue to seek answers. In a letter dated April 9 accessed by IANS, the AAIB said its role in the Indian-led inquiry is limited despite the deaths of UK citizens.The response came after nearly 10 families appr…
Gandhinagar, April 10 (IANS) Gujarat plans to develop 8-10 hi-tech nurseries across districts and expand mangrove and grassland cover as part of a wider push to increase green cover, officials said at the conclusion of a two-day Forest Department “Chintan Shibir” held in Gandhinagar. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, addressing the closing session on Friday, said continuous reflection was vital for effective governance and highlighted the role of technology in improving public service deliv…
Gandhinagar, April 10 (IANS) Gujarat has moved to deepen its collaboration with Taiwan in advanced manufacturing sectors, with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up an India-Taiwan Industrial Park in the Sanand–Dholera region, officials said on Friday. The agreement, signed in Gandhinagar, brings together the state government’s Department of Science and Technology and Allegiance International Company Limited to develop the proposed industrial park, which will focus on bu…