Gandhinagar, July 18 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday said natural farming is the most sustainable way to restore soil health and safeguard future generations, as he visited two natural farming model farms in Gandhinagar district to interact directly with farmers and understand their practices. The Chief Minister visited the natural farming farm of Alpesh Patel in Mahundra village of Gandhinagar taluka, where he observed cultivation methods based on cow-derived inputs an…
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Anand, July 17 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel made an unscheduled stop at Ambali village in Anand district on Friday while returning to Gandhinagar from an official programme, stepping out of his convoy to meet schoolchildren and residents gathered along the roadside. The Chief Minister halted his convoy after noticing schoolchildren in uniform and villagers waiting to greet him as it passed through Ambali village in Anklav taluka.Setting aside protocol, he walked over to the chil…
Ahmedabad, July 16 (IANS) More than 200 Jagannath Rath Yatras were taken out across Gujarat on Thursday, with the state’s major 149th annual procession in Ahmedabad concluding peacefully after travelling along its traditional route from the historic Shree Jagannath Temple in Jamalpur area and returning to the temple by evening. Besides Ahmedabad, Rath Yatras were organised in cities and towns including Gandhinagar, Surat, Rajkot, Morbi, Vadodara and several other districts, with lakhs of devotee…
Gandhinagar, July 15 (IANS) More than 500 experts from over 50 countries gathered at the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Gandhinagar for a three-day international summit to strengthen global cooperation in digital forensics and AI-enabled investigations, with the event concluding on Wednesday. The 1st International Investigators’ Summit and Competition on ‘AI-Enabled Digital Forensic Investigations’ was organised by NFSU in association with INTERPOL and held alongside the 11th IN…
Gandhinagar, July 15 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister, Bhupendra Patel, marked his 64th birthday on Wednesday with prayers at the Dada Bhagwan Trimandir in Adalaj, where he sought blessings for the health, happiness and prosperity of the people of the state and for Gujarat’s continued all-round development.According to the Chief Minister’s Office, Patel began the day by visiting the Trimandir complex in Gandhinagar district. He paid homage at the memorials of Pujya Dada Bhagwan and Pujya Niruma bef…
Gandhinagar, July 14 (IANS) Gandhinagar’s newly introduced air-conditioned electric bus service has carried more than 1.53 lakh passengers in its first 14 days of operation, with daily ridership rising steadily to an average of nearly 11,000 commuters, according to figures released by the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC). The data shows that 1,53,509 passengers travelled on the e-buses between June 29 and July 12, averaging 10,965 passengers a day.After a modest start, ridership increased…
Gandhinagar, July 13 (IANS) Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Monday inaugurated the newly constructed vegetable sub-yard of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) at Dahegam in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar district, marking a step towards strengthening agricultural marketing infrastructure in the region. The inauguration formed part of the ‘Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations of the Dahegam APMC and was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, Agriculture Ministe…
Gandhinagar, July 13 (IANS) The inaugural ceremony of the 11th INTERPOL Digital Forensics Expert Group (DFEG) Meeting at the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Gandhinagar, which was scheduled to be inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday morning, has been cancelled after the Centre declared a day of national mourning following the death of former Qatar Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.In a statement, NFSU said the inauguration scheduled for 11 a.m. on July 13 w…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate a new vegetable sub-yard at the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Dahegam city of Gandhinagar district on Monday, as part of the market committee’s ‘Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations, with the event centred on agricultural marketing, cooperative development and farmers’ welfare.Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Dahegam APMC Chairman Sumeru Amin, cooperative representatives, APMC members and oth…
Gandhinagar, July 12 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate a new vegetable sub-yard at the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Dahegam city of Gandhinagar district on Monday, as part of the market committee’s ‘Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations, with the event centred on agricultural marketing, cooperative development and farmers’ welfare.Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Dahegam APMC Chairman Sumeru Amin, cooperative representatives, APMC members and o…