Bhuj, May 29 (IANS) In a bid to transform 11 industrial training institutes (ITIs) across Kutch through industry-linked skilling and employment-focused training, Adani Skills & Education (ASE) on Friday formalised two MoUs with the Gujarat government.ASE, the Adani Group’s capability-building platform which is focused on creating scalable talent ecosystems aligned to industry and enterprise demand, said the initiative aims to create local employment opportunities, reduce talent migration a…
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Bhuj, May 29 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to spend the second day of his Gujarat visit on Friday in the border district of Kutch, where he will review security arrangements along the India-Pakistan frontier and interact with Border Security Force (BSF) personnel stationed in the region.According to the official schedule, HM Shah will begin the day by inaugurating Border Outpost G-7 and interacting with BSF jawans.The programme will be held at the G-7 border p…
Ahmedabad, May 28 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the progress achieved by Gujarat’s Patidar community over the past 75 years had “no parallel anywhere in India”, while calling for a detailed academic study of the community’s transformation and contribution to the state’s development. Speaking at the inauguration of new hostel facilities at Mata Umiya Dham in Ahmedabad, Shah said the development of Gujarat and the rise of the Patidar community had progressed toget…
Gandhinagar, May 28 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will begin his two-day visit to Gujarat on Thursday, 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 Thursday with a series of development-related events across differen…
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…
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…