Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) Gujarat and Russia’s Astrakhan region have agreed to strengthen cooperation in sectors, including trade, education, shipbuilding, transport and logistics, following a virtual meeting between Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Astrakhan Governor Igor Babushkin on Wednesday. The discussions focused on expanding an existing partnership between Gujarat and the Russian region, which dates back to a protocol cooperation agreement signed in 2001 and currently valid until Nove…
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Gandhinagar/Morbi, May 20 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Wednesday said that 40,000 new domestic PNG (D-PNG) gas connections and 13,000 reconnections were provided in the state within 2.5 months as authorities sought to maintain an uninterrupted supply during the ongoing global energy uncertainty. The developments were reviewed during a state cabinet meeting held in Gandhinagar under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.Government spokesperson and minister Jitu Vaghani said the m…
Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) Gujarat’s Dang district has emerged as the state’s leading strawberry-producing region, with cultivation expanding rapidly under the government’s natural farming initiative and farmers earning up to Rs 8 lakh annually per hectare.According to official data, the area under strawberry cultivation in the tribal district has grown from 20 hectares in 2022-23 to nearly 33 hectares in 2025-26. Production has also witnessed a sharp rise, increasing from 140 metric tonnes in 2…
Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) The Gujarat government has approved a new rural infrastructure scheme under which community facilities capable of accommodating 500 people will be built in villages across the state for social, religious and public events, while also serving as emergency shelters during natural disasters. The decision was approved by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel during a state Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday.Announcing the decision, Government spokesperson and Minister Jitu Vaghani…
Kutch, May 20 (IANS) In the deserts of the Kutch belt in Gujarat, camel milk is fast emerging as an alternative source of livelihood for hundreds of families, dependent on livestock farming. Earlier, camel milk was sold for a pittance, but with some innovative and out-of-the-box schemes of the state government, the livestock farmers are finding themselves in an advantageous position.The ‘Sarhad Dairy’, established recently, has created an organised system for purchasing milk and is helping camel…
Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Wednesday said simultaneous elections under the proposed ‘One Nation, One Election’ framework could save nearly 50 lakh man-hours in the state by reducing repeated deployment of government machinery and administrative staff for separate polls. Speaking after a meeting with the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the proposal, Sanghavi said: “The state government had extended full support to the initiative du…
Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday told the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal that frequent elections adversely affect governance by repeatedly engaging large sections of the state machinery in electoral work and disrupting economic activity in industrial states such as Gujarat. Addressing the parliamentary panel during its consultation meeting at GIFT City in Gandhinagar, Patel said simultaneous Lok Sabh…
Ahmedabad, May 20 (IANS) Students at the Railway Design Centre of the National Institute of Design (NID) in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad have developed a modern ‘parcel trolley’ for Indian Railways, aimed at making parcel handling on railway platforms faster, easier and more efficient.The initiative is part of a long-term collaboration between Indian Railways and NID, which is set to continue till 2035, with the objective of modernising railway stations and improving passenger amenities.Divisional Railwa…
Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) K. L. N. Rao on Wednesday undertook a Metro train journey from Ranip Metro Station in Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar in order to review security arrangements at Metro stations and encourage the use of public transport. The exercise was linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal on fuel conservation and sustainable mobility.During the inspection ride, Dr Rao closely examined entry and exit points at stations, CCTV surv…
Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) Concerns over large-scale deployment of security forces, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and logistical preparedness for simultaneous elections dominated discussions on Wednesday as the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal continued its second-day consultations in Gujarat with participation from political parties. The discussions involved Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) representatives,…