Gandhinagar, May 26 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will undertake a two-day visit to Gujarat on May 28-29, during which he is scheduled to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for multiple development projects across the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency and Ahmedabad, and to hold organisational and review meetings. Shah, who is also the Member of Parliament from the constituency, will begin his programmes on May 28 with a series of development-related events across differ…
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Gandhinagar, May 26 (IANS) Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) K. L. N. Rao on Tuesday appeared before a Kutch court through video conferencing from Gandhinagar to give testimony in a 2021 Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) case, marking what officials described as a practical example of the expanding use of digital systems in judicial proceedings across the state. Rao attended the proceedings from the Formal Witness Deposition Centre at the Gandhinagar District Court, while the case hearing was …
Gandhinagar, May 24 (IANS) Digvijaysinh Gohil, an importer of mangoes in England, said that whenever boxes of Kesar and Hapus mangoes packed from Gujarat are unloaded at London’s Heathrow Airport, it fills the entire cargo area with the aroma, making him proud of his identity. However, he is not alone in feeling such pride. Those living across the seven seas have a strong liking for Gujarat’s Kesar mangoes and Maharashtra’s Hapus varieties.Though mangoes from South American nations like Brazil a…
Gandhinagar, May 24 (IANS) Gujarat is advancing towards environmentally friendly and sustainable development through the modernisation of its road infrastructure. To add strength to the state’s green corridors, the state government is set to undertake Rs 1,147 crores project, for the construction of climate-resilient roads using modern technology. Work on 20 roads across various districts of the state will begin using green technology, with old road materials being reused to reduce costs and pro…
Gandhinagar, May 23 (IANS) Gujarat is set to scale up the use of green construction methods in its road infrastructure with the commencement of 20 road projects across multiple districts, under a Rs 1,147 crore programme aimed at improving durability, reducing construction costs and promoting large-scale reuse of existing road materials. The initiative forms part of the state’s infrastructure development programme aligned with national development priorities associated with Prime Minister Nare…
New Delhi/Bhuj, May 22 (IANS) A new direct rail link between Kutch and New Delhi was inaugurated on Friday with the launch of the Bhuj-Delhi Express service in the virtual presence of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, as the state government highlighted ongoing railway expansion and infrastructure investment in Gujarat.The train was flagged off from Bhuj railway station, with Patel joining the programme virtually from Gandhinagar and Vaishnaw par…
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 17 (IANS) Gujarat Health Minister Praful Pansheriya on Sunday directed strict action against a junior pharmacist accused of negligence towards patients after reports surfaced that medicines were allegedly denied despite adequate stock being available in the state healthcare system.According to the Health Department, the Minister took serious note of the issue and directed officials to conduct an immediate inquiry into the allegations. The Gujarat government reiterated that negli…
Gandhinagar, May 8 (IANS) Gujarat has recorded the arrival of more than 35 lakh migratory and local birds over the past year across its wetlands and protected water bodies, including five Ramsar sites, according to figures released by the state Forest department for 2025–26 on Friday. Officials said the data reflects seasonal movement patterns along the Central Asian flyway, with peak arrivals between November and February.The highest concentration was recorded at Nadabet in the Vav–Tharad b…
Gandhinagar, May 8 (IANS) Gujarat has expanded its battery energy storage capacity to 870 megawatts across five operational locations as part of a broader effort to manage fluctuating renewable energy output and strengthen grid stability, officials said on Friday. The state’s latest capacity addition builds on its early adoption of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), first demonstrated in Modhera in Mehsana district, which is recognised as India’s first solar-powered village where sola…