Gandhinagar, April 15 (IANS) Women account for more than 11 lakh of the 36 lakh members of Banas Dairy, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said on Wednesday, highlighting their role in driving economic self-reliance in Gujarat’s dairy sector.He was speaking at a joint ‘Milk Day’ and ‘Women Awareness Programme’ organised by Banas Dairy and the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) at the Banas Dairy complex in Sanadar village in Vav-Tharad.Gujarat Legislative Assembly Sp…
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Ahmedabad, April 14 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Tuesday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s unopposed victories on more than 300 seats in local body elections reflected the weakened position of opposition parties in the state, as he addressed campaign events across parts of Ahmedabad. Sanghavi visited ward offices in Bapunagar and Sardarnagar and later addressed workers and residents at the India Colony ward office and a ‘Vikas Sankalp Sabha’ in Saijpur-Bogha.“T…
Ahmedabad, April 13 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Ahmedabad on Monday evening as part of her two-day official visit to Gujarat. She arrived in the city after attending the first convocation ceremony of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rajkot, where she served as the chief guest and awarded degrees to graduating students of the institute’s inaugural MBBS batch.On her arrival at Ahmedabad Airport, President Murmu was accorded a formal and warm welcome by Governor…
Ahmedabad, April 13 (IANS) Marking the completion of 20 years of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, a comprehensive reference publication documenting the law’s evolution, institutional framework and landmark rulings was released in Ahmedabad on Monday by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi. The book, titled ‘Right to Information – Two Decades Journey’, has been prepared as an in-house compilation by the Gujarat Information Commission.The release took place at a programme organised at GUJSA…
Gandhinagar/Chennai, April 11 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Saturday described the return of fishermen stranded in Iran as “a moment of relief, gratitude and pride”, as a fresh batch of evacuees reached India following an ongoing government-led evacuation from the conflict-hit region. Taking to X, Sanghavi said: “From uncertain waters to safe shores, hundreds of Indian fishermen stranded along the Iranian coast are finally on their way home. Now safely boarded t…
Gandhinagar, April 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will launch a synchronised election campaign across 15 municipal corporations in Gujarat on Sunday, with candidates collectively taking a pledge of public service under the ‘Janseva Sankalp’ programme, marking the formal start of its campaign for upcoming local body elections. According to BJP leaders on Saturday, the programme will begin at 9.30 a.m. on Sunday across all 15 municipal corporations simultaneously.The party said the ini…
Gandhinagar, April 6 (IANS) A political row escalated on Monday after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge drew sharp criticism from the Gujarat government over remarks made at an election rally, with Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi posing a series of pointed questions and demanding an apology. Addressing a rally in Kerala’s Idukki district ahead of Assembly elections, Kharge said that people in the state are “educated and clever” and “cannot be misled”, unlike “those who are ill…
Gandhinagar/New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Union Sports Minister and Porbandar MP Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday accused Congress of harbouring a “negative mindset” towards Gujarat, as the political row escalated over remarks by the party’s national President Mallikarjun Kharge during a rally in Kerala.Addressing a public meeting in Idukki ahead of the Assembly elections, Kharge had said: “Don’t misguide the people of Kerala. They are very clever and educated. Modi, Vijayan, you both can fool …
Ahmedabad, April 1 (IANS) Gujarat has recorded more than 30 lakh MSME registrations under the Udyam system, placing it among the top five states in India, with Ahmedabad and Surat also featuring among the country’s top 10 districts for registrations, according to official data. The state government said the figures underline Gujarat’s continued position as a leading industrial and entrepreneurial hub.“Gujarat has secured a place among the top five states in the country in terms of MS…
Gandhinagar, April 1 (IANS) Five differently-abled employees were given permanent appointments at a state-run cooperative bank on Wednesday, alongside the distribution of accident insurance cheques to families of deceased farmers at a programme in Gandhinagar.The event, chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, was organised by the Gujarat State Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Development Bank Ltd., which also used the occasion to underline its insurance support scheme for farmer famil…