Gandhinagar, May 27 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday convened a high-level meeting in Gandhinagar to review the recent deaths of lion cubs in the Gir region and to assess the preventive and healthcare measures being undertaken by the Forest Department to protect Asiatic lions. During the meeting, Principal Secretary, Forest and Environment, Vinod Rao, informed the Chief Minister that four lion cubs had been found dead at different locations in the Gir region.”Around 17 …
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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…
Gir Somnath, May 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday participated in the historic Kumbhabhishek ceremony at the Somnath Temple during the ‘Somnath Amrut Mahotsav’ celebrations marking 75 years since the inauguration of the reconstructed temple.The Kumbhabhishek ceremony was conducted in the presence of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, along with temple trustees, saints and senior officials.The event commemorated 75 years since the rest…
Gir Somnath, May 11 (IANS) The Indian Air Force’s Suryakiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) performed a special air show over the Somnath Temple on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of the ‘Somnath Amrut Mahotsav’ celebrations marking 75 years of the reconstruction of the temple.The aerial display was organised alongside the religious ceremonies and commemorative events at the Somnath Temple, one of the 12 Jyotirlingas and an important Hindu pilgrimage site.The SKAT carried…
Vadodara, May 8 (IANS) A review meeting was held in Vadodara to assess preparations for the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of a major inauguration programme in the city on May 11, Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said in a post on Friday. Sanghavi chaired discussions with concerned officials of the local administration to review arrangements for the event linked to the inauguration of Sardardham educational complex in Vadodara.During the meeting, preparati…
Ahmedabad, April 24 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had been reaching out directly to voters and urging full participation as campaigning for the local self-government elections concluded on Friday. Patel was speaking during a roadshow held in the eastern parts of Ahmedabad in the presence of State BJP President Jagdish Vishwakarma.Speaking to IANS, the Chief Minister said: “Today is the last day of local body election campaigning. The Bharatiy…
Gandhinagar/Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday said the death of legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle marked “the end of an era in the world of film music”, as tributes poured in following her passing at the age of 92.In a condolence message posted on X, CM Patel described the demise of the renowned singer ‘Sur Samragni’ Asha Bhosle as “extremely sad”, stating that through her “energetic and versatile singing”, she enriched the world of musi…
Ahmedabad, April 4 (IANS) Families of those killed in the Air India Flight AI‑171 crash have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pressing for the immediate release of the aircraft’s Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and Flight Data Recorder (FDR) data as they seek clarity on the cause of the accident. The appeal is associated with the ongoing frustration with the pace of the investigation and the level of communication from authorities and the airline.In their letter, families described acce…
Anand, April 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) candidate for the Umreth Assembly by-election, Harshad Parmar, filed his nomination on Saturday in the presence of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The nomination was filed after a large public meeting in Umreth addressed by Patel, followed by a rally involving party workers and supporters, during which the Chief Minister greeted citizens.In his address, Patel paid tribute to former MLA Govind Parmar, whose death necessitated the …
Gandhinagar, March 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday highlighted the importance of cultural heritage in addressing global instability as he inaugurated the Samrat Samprati Museum at Koba Tirth in Gandhinagar.The inauguration, held on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti, marked the opening of a museum dedicated to preserving India’s civilisational and cultural legacy, with artefacts of the Jain community collected from across the country, some dating back more than 1000 years.Referr…