Gandhinagar, April 29 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday directed senior officials to prepare a comprehensive list of public grievances from the village level to the state level and formulate an action plan for their swift resolution. Briefing the media after a Cabinet meeting, government spokesperson and Minister Jitu Vaghani said the instructions have been issued to ensure that citizens’ complaints are systematically compiled and addressed through a structured adminis…
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Jodhpur/Ahmedabad, April 29 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday extended the interim bail of self-styled godman Asaram, who is serving a life sentence in a rape case, till May 25 on medical grounds.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice S.P. Sharma and Justice Sangeeta Sharma passed the order while hearing an application seeking extension of his bail, which was due to expire in early May.The court directed that the interim relief would continue till May 25 or until the High Court deli…
Kachchh (Gujarat), April 28 (IANS) After receiving the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, Kachchh’s copper bell craft is gaining significant recognition at the international level, while demand has increased both in India and abroad, empowering artisans.Jhura village in the district is a major hub for making copper bells, where artisans have preserved this craft for generations.A copper bell is mainly made of three parts — body, cap, and handle. These bells are first shaped from iron scrap, th…
Dang, April 18 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister, Harsh Sanghavi, on Saturday said that 10,000 tribal farmers in Dang district have had their forest land rights restored by the state government, as he addressed a ‘Vikas Sankalp Sabha’ in Ahwa.The event was held at Dang Swaraj Ashram under the slogan “public support to BJP, public support to development”, where Sanghavi presided over the gathering.He was welcomed in accordance with tribal traditions with a turban and symbolic bow and a…
Gandhinagar, April 17 (IANS) The Gujarat Police have intensified the use of preventive detention against repeat offenders in narcotics cases, with five more individuals detained under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PIT NDPS Act) and sent to jails across the state, officials said on Friday. The latest action takes the number of detentions under the PIT NDPS Act to 21 in the first four months of 2026.In 2025, a total of 86 accused were de…
Gandhinagar, April 1 (IANS) The Gujarat government, on Wednesday, approved more than Rs 3,400 crore for resurfacing 5,700 km of rural roads and introduced a performance-based contracting system that will require contractors to maintain roads for up to 10 years, as part of efforts to strengthen the state’s road network and improve safety. The decisions were taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, continuing what the government described as the development approach initiated …
Gandhinagar, April 1 (IANS) The Gujarat government has removed the mandatory 30-day notice period for specific land and property transactions. Same-day certification will now be provided in undisputed cases, while timelines for transactions requiring review have been shortened. The changes aim to reduce delays and prevent fraudulent objections.State spokesperson Jitu Vaghani stated that these changes were made by amending Section 135-D of the Land Revenue Act, 1879, to simplify revenue procedure…
Gandhinagar, March 30 (IANS) The Gujarat government has outlined a set of proposed measures targeting irrigation support, farm equipment regulations, and crop protection following consultations with farmer organisations, Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani said on Monday.The minister said that the administration “stands firmly with farmers” and that “there is no need for farmers to worry”.Speaking to reporters after a meeting with the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh and Kisan Morcha, Vaghani said th…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court has expressed strong displeasure over the delay by the Gujarat government in deciding the plea for premature release of a life convict, warning that failure to adhere to the policy timelines could invite “strict penal orders”, including suo motu contempt proceedings. A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R. Mahadevan said that despite granting more than three months’ time earlier, the state government had failed to take a final decision on th…
Sanand (Gujarat), March 29 (IANS) Sanand’s rapid transformation from an automobile manufacturing centre into a key node in India’s semiconductor ambitions is set to advance further with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to inaugurate an outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) facility by Kaynes Semicon on March 31.The facility, being established at a cost of Rs 3,300 crore, was approved by the Union Cabinet on September 23, 2024, under the National Semiconductor Mission.Locate…