Gandhinagar, April 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has recorded a sweeping victory across Gujarat in the local self-government elections, retaining control of all 15 municipal corporations and securing an overwhelming majority across municipalities and panchayats, according to results declared on Tuesday. Polling was held for 15 municipal corporations, 84 municipalities, 34 district panchayats and 260 taluka panchayats. Even before counting began, the BJP had won 732 of the 10,005 …
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Surat, April 26 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi cast his vote in Surat on Sunday, as polling for the state’s local body elections continued across municipal corporations, municipalities, district panchayats and taluka panchayats.After voting, Sanghavi appealed to young and first-time voters to participate actively in the democratic process.Addressing younger citizens, he said, “My young friends, my Gen Z friends, I extend my greetings to all of you. Many of you are voting…
Gandhinagar, April 26 (IANS) Voting for the local body elections in Gujarat was underway throughout the state on Sunday, with polling taking place in municipal corporations, municipalities, district panchayats, and taluka panchayats. Voters turned out in significant numbers, and political leaders cast their votes early in the day.In Ahmedabad, BJP state President Jagdish Vishwakarma cast his vote and described the elections as a public celebration of democracy.He said, “Local body elections ar…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that the dates of IPL 2026 fixtures between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have been swapped due to municipal corporation elections in Ahmedabad and other regions of Gujarat, slated to be held on April 26.Apart from Ahmedabad, municipal corporation elections will also be held in Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Karamsad-Anand, Gandhidham, Nadiad, Navsari, Porbandar, Mehsana, …
Ahmedabad, April 6 (IANS) Gujarat met its monthly LPG requirement of 68 lakh cylinders in March despite a surge in panic bookings triggered by rumours, officials said on Monday, asserting that supplies of petrol, diesel, and cooking gas remain stable across the state. Addressing a state-level briefing, Sanjib Kumar Behera, state head and executive director of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL), said LPG demand rose sharply last month, with 75 lakh bookings recorded.“There were no obstacl…
Jamnagar, April 2 (IANS) A Class-II officer of the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) was arrested by the Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4.52 lakh in Jamnagar.The accused, Vijaykumar Meena, was serving as an Assistant Engineer in the Electrical Branch of the CPWD.According to ACB officials, the trap was laid following a complaint by a person whose friend had been asked to pay a bribe to secure clearance of pending bills linked to electr…
Ahmedabad/New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has alleged a pattern of arrests targeting its workers in Gujarat ahead of local body elections, with its national convenor Arvind Kejriwal writing to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel seeking a meeting and claiming the actions were part of a “pre-planned conspiracy” to weaken the party.In a letter issued on Thursday, Kejriwal said more than 160 party workers had been arrested in the past three months and that the pace of detentions …
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Low-cost airline IndiGo on Sunday said it is introducing over 30 new routes from the Navi Mumbai International Airport between March 29 and April 23.The carrier will connect the airport to cities like Agra, Ayodhya, Bagdogra, Belgaum, Chandigarh, Diu, Kannur, Kolkata, Patna, Rajkot, Srinagar, Varanasi, Visakhapatnam, and many more. With this, IndiGo will operate over 400 weekly departures from Navi Mumbai, offering convenient travel options to customers and enhanced re…
Gandhinagar, March 27 (IANS) The Gujarat government has appointed 21 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers as in-charge secretaries for various districts, as part of a wider administrative exercise aimed at strengthening district-level governance. In its order issued on Friday, the department said the appointments were made after taking into account vacancies arising from recent promotions, transfers and retirements, with the aim of ensuring that no district administration remains without…
Gandhinagar, March 25 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Wednesday announced a fresh round of transfers in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), appointing new district collectors in Jamnagar, Surendranagar and Gandhinagar as part of an administrative reshuffle.According to an official notification issued on Wednesday, P.B. Pandya, currently District Development Officer in Amreli, has been appointed Collector of Jamnagar.He will assume charge on March 31, succeeding K.B. Thakkar, who is set to …