Gandhinagar, May 7 (IANS) Large-scale land recovery, action against illegal mining and the disposal of more than 20,000 revenue cases within a year were highlighted as key outcomes of district-level governance initiatives presented at the Gujarat government’s ‘Chintan Shibir’. During a special session on Saurashtra and Kutch, Junagadh Collector Anil Ranavasiya delivered a detailed presentation on administrative performance across the region, stating that “through administrative transparenc…
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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…
Bhuj, May 4 (IANS) Debris of an unclaimed drone wing has been recovered from the coastline of western Kutch during intensified round-the-clock patrolling, with the material sent to the Indian Air Force for examination to establish its origin and specifications, officials said on Monday. The recovery was made on May 2 along the seashore between Pingleshwar Beach and Sindhodi village, where joint teams of the Special Operations Group (SOG), Local Intelligence Branch (L.I.B.)’s Field unit, Jakhau p…
Gandhinagar, May 4 (IANS) Gujarat’s major reservoirs are holding higher water levels this year, with total storage reaching 59.75 per cent as of Sunday, an increase of over nine percentage points compared to the same period last year, according to the Water Resources Department.The rise follows an above-average monsoon, with the state recording more than 128 per cent rainfall.This has resulted in improved water availability across regions for both drinking and irrigation purposes.“Due to wid…
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani said on Friday that the Group would add another Rs 2 lakh crore in new assets within this year as part of the accelerated growth that is taking place across its businesses.Addressing 4 lakh employees of the Adani Group on International Labour Day, Gautam Adani said, “In our first 35 years, we collectively built assets worth approximately Rs 2 lakh crore. And today, such is our standing that within this single year alone, we are going to…
Mundra (Kutch), April 27 (IANS) Underscoring the Adani Foundation’s focus on accessible, holistic and future-ready education, Adani Public School (APS), Mundra, has completed 25 years of shaping young minds, marking its Silver Jubilee with a deeply moving celebration that brought together students, alumni, parents and educators in a shared moment of pride and reflection, it was announced on Monday.The occasion also marked the inauguration of an indoor sports complex and a state-of-the-art audi…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA), Ajit Doval, held a significant meeting with the Muslim community recently, during which he emphasised that many youths from the community have been recruited into the Indian Army and Paramilitary forces over the last 12 years. He pointed out that India is like a large ship, and citizens are all sailors and “we sail or sink together.”Stating that at no point should the Muslim community doubt the government’s intent, he added that the c…
Somnath, April 20 (IANS) Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Jagdish Vishwakarma on Monday criticised a Congress MLA elected by a narrow margin in Veraval as inactive, stating that the town’s development had instead been driven by the BJP’s organisational strength. Addressing a ‘Vikas Sankalp Sabha’ at Vavdi-Adri village in Veraval taluka of Gir Somnath district, he said: “The Congress MLA (Vimal Chudasama) elected by a very small margin has remained inactive. The developmen…
Gandhinagar, April 9 (IANS) The Gujarat government has announced key amendments to the rules governing the supply of bulk non-domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to industrial units, officials said on Thursday. According to the Department of Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs, industrial units in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, food processing, polymers, agriculture, packaging, paint, steel, ceramics, glass, and aerosols can now receive up to 70 per cent of their pre-March 2026 consu…
Vav-Tharad (Gujarat), March 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for development projects worth Rs 19,806.9 crore during a visit to Gujarat on March 31, with investments spanning renewable energy, transport, railways and urban infrastructure.The programme, to be held at Vav-Tharad, will cover projects of both the Central and state governments.Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi are scheduled to attend, along with sen…