Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, May 16 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Amit Shah, on Saturday chaired a series of review meetings in Ahmedabad to assess the progress of development works in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, with discussions focussing on plantation drives, infrastructure projects, public healthcare and civic administration.By 2.30 P.M., HM Shah had completed six meetings at the South-West Zone Office on Corporate Road in Jodhpur area of Ahmedabad. Deputy Chief Minister H…
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New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Amit Shah, will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat, starting Saturday, where he will participate in a series of official programmes in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. During the visit, the senior BJP leader is expected to review major development initiatives, interact with newly elected civic representatives, and inaugurate a new milk processing plant aimed at strengthening the dairy sector in the region.As part of his engagements, Amit Shah…
Gandhinagar, May 15 (IANS) A day after three migrant workers died and one was critically injured following a suffocation incident inside an underground effluent treatment plant (ETP) tank at an industrial unit in the Saij Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) area of Kalol in Gandhinagar district, police said on Friday. The incident occurred at the Mafatlal Gujarat Industries Limited, Unit C/15 to C/18, where tarpaulin fabric processing work is carried out and wastewater generated fr…
Gandhinagar, May 15 (IANS) The Gujarat government has reported a reduction in pilot vehicle calls to the Home Department over the last two days after introducing measures linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for fuel conservation and reduced official travel.Ahead of the Cabinet meeting on Friday, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said the decline in pilot vehicle deployments had already resulted in significant savings in fuel usage and manpower, as “the state administration inten…
Ahmedabad, May 13 (IANS) Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat travelled by train from Ahmedabad to New Delhi on Wednesday as part of a wider set of austerity and fuel-conservation measures adopted in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent call for “economic self-defence”. The Governor departed from Sabarmati Railway Station in Ahmedabad for his onward journey to Kurukshetra, accompanied by Lady Governor Darshana Devi.Senior railway officials received the couple at the station …
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 9 (IANS) Around 200 athletes from 31 countries are set to compete at the Asian Senior Weightlifting Championship-2026 in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar, marking one of the largest international sporting gatherings to be held in India this year. The championship, organised by the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF), will take place at Mahatma Mandir from May 11 to 17.Alongside the athletes, nearly 200 coaches, support staff, team officials and delegates are expected to attend, as…
Gandhinagar, May 7 (IANS) A joint approach between government institutions and social organisations in strengthening child rights protection, particularly at the implementation level, was highlighted at a state-level workshop held in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar on the theme ‘Child Rights: Issues and Challenges’. Addressing the workshop on Thursday, Gujarat Labour, Skill Development, Employment and Rural Development Minister Kunvarji Bavaliya said cooperation between the government and social organisat…
Gandhinagar, May 6 (IANS) Nearly one-third of the daily revenue of the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) is now generated through digital payments, as the state-run transporter expands cashless systems across its network. Officials said around 30 per cent of GSRTC’s daily income is received through cashless modes, following the introduction of multiple digital payment options across more than 8,000 buses in the state.These include UPI, debit cards and credit cards, available thr…
Gandhinagar, May 6 (IANS) Urging a move away from “paperwork formalities” towards direct engagement with farmers, Governor and Chancellor Acharya Devvrat on Wednesday told young veterinarians and animal husbandry officials to work at the grassroots as Kamdhenu University held its 12th convocation ceremony in Gandhinagar.Addressing the gathering, he said: “Officials and young veterinarians should leave aside paperwork and reach the doorsteps of farmers. The lack of a scientific approach in villag…