Gandhinagar/Valsad, July 23 (IANS) Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel chaired a late-night high-level review meeting at the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) on Thursday as heavy rainfall continued to affect parts of the state, with the administration intensifying rescue, relief and monitoring efforts in the worst-hit districts of South Gujarat.During the review, the Chief Minister received updates on the prevailing weather situation from officials of the India Meteorological Department (IMD)…
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Gandhinagar, July 13 (IANS) Gujarat has trained over 4,000 young volunteers under the first phase of the ‘Yuva Aapda Mitra’ Scheme, moving towards its target of creating a trained community-based disaster response force across 17 districts, with women expected to account for half of all participants.According to the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA), the scheme aims to strengthen the state’s capacity to respond to natural and human-made disasters by preparing local volunteers t…
Kheda/Anand, July 6 (IANS) The Gujarat Police’s State Monitoring Cell has seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and other property valued at more than Rs 56 lakh in two separate prohibition raids carried out in Kheda and Anand districts, leading to the registration of prohibition cases and action against multiple accused. According to officials, the operations were carried out following instructions from the Director General of Police (DGP), G.S. Malik, to take legal action against illegal li…
Kheda, July 2 (IANS) Three members of a family from Gujarat died after a fire swept through a motel in Wooster, Ohio, early on Thursday, trapping them inside their living quarters despite desperate attempts to seek help before the blaze engulfed the building. The victims were identified as Hitesh Suthar, his wife Hina and their 20-year-old daughter, Ishani.The family, originally from Nadiad in Gujarat’s Kheda district, had moved to the United States about two years ago and had been living at the…
Vadodara, June 29 (IANS) Gujarat’s three Regional Vibrant Conferences have attracted investment commitments worth Rs 13.30 lakh crore through 9,499 memoranda of understanding (MoUs), Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Monday, describing the regional conference model as a “key driver” of balanced industrial development across the state. Speaking at the inauguration of the fourth Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) for Central Gujarat in Vadodara, Patel said the initiative had built on …
Vadodara, June 29 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday launched eight new Smart GIDC Estates spread across five districts, marking the latest expansion of the state’s industrial infrastructure during the inaugural session of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) for Central Gujarat.The new Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) estates will be developed across Kheda, Ahmedabad, Panchmahal, Chhota Udepur and Bhavnagar districts, covering a combined area of 3…
Gandhinagar, June 13 (IANS) Gujarat has emerged as the leading state in the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri-SVAMITVA Scheme, issuing more than half of all property cards prepared across India during the programme’s second phase and completing drone-based mapping in over 11,500 villages. The achievement comes as the Centre marks 12 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure, during which the SVAMITVA Scheme has been positioned as a major initiative to provide legal ownership records for …
Vadodara, May 22 (IANS) The next edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) will be held in Vadodara in the last week of June 2026, with a focused review of the industrial and economic profile of Central Gujarat, the state government announced on Friday. The conference will concentrate on the Central Gujarat region, which comprises Ahmedabad, Anand, Chhota Udepur, Dahod, Gandhinagar, Kheda, Mahisagar, Narmada, Panchmahal and Vadodara districts.The region contributes around 28 per …
Ahmedabad, May 13 (IANS) Family members of victims of the Air India AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad have demanded that the final investigation report be “fair” and that the Black Box and raw flight data be shared transparently with relatives.They also said the investigation should not attribute responsibility solely to the pilots without fully disclosing the technical findings, while speaking at a gathering in Ahmedabad ahead of the first anniversary of the tragedy.The London-bound Air India Boein…
Gandhinagar, May 6 (IANS) Gujarat has been ranked third in India in terms of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows between April to December 2025, according to data released by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).The state attracted approximately Rs 44,041.7 crore in foreign investment over the nine-month period, reinforcing its position among the country’s leading destinations for overseas capital.A significant share of this inflow was concentrated in Ahmedab…