Gandhinagar, May 6 (IANS) The Gujarat government has re-notified the schedule for the Census of India 2027 in the state, confirming that the first phase of house-listing operations will be conducted from June 1 to June 30 following a Central government directive issued under the Census Act, 1948.A gazette notification issued on May 5 outlines the nationwide framework for census operations and specifies state-wise implementation timelines.While houselisting operations will be conducted across the…
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Ahmedabad, April 25 (IANS) Ahead of local body elections in Gujarat, Ahmedabad rural police have stepped up enforcement and security measures, seizing illicit liquor worth over Rs one crore and intensifying preventive action as part of preparations for polling scheduled on April 26. Officials said that 5,360 litres of country liquor, valued at Rs 10.72 lakh, and 16,976 bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor, worth Rs 96.94 lakh, have been seized during ongoing drives.Between April 1 and Apr…
Gandhinagar, April 25 (IANS) Gujarat Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Jagdish Vishwakarma on Saturday appealed to citizens across the state to exercise their franchise in large numbers in the forthcoming local body elections, stressing that voting is a collective responsibility essential to strengthening democracy. Speaking a day ahead of polling, Vishwakarma said that local self-government institutions form the foundation of democracy and urged citizens to participate enthusiastically in the elector…
Navsari, April 13 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Gujarat’s Navsari district celebrated after winning 41 seats across multiple local bodies unopposed in the ongoing local self-government elections, reflecting a series of victories ahead of polling later this month. According to party leaders, BJP candidates were elected unopposed to three seats of the Navsari Municipal Corporation, six seats of the district panchayat, 11 seats of taluka panchayats, and 21 seats of the Gandevi m…
Gandhinagar, April 6 (IANS) With less than three weeks remaining for Gujarat’s extensive local body elections, the state’s top police leadership has directed an intensified crackdown on criminals and preventive action across districts to ensure a “free and fair” polling process. The directive was issued at a high-level review meeting chaired by Director General of Police (DGP) Dr K.L.N. Rao on Monday, who convened all Police Commissioners and District Police Chiefs via video conference f…
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) A meeting of the Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Core Committee was held on Wednesday at the official residence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The meeting was attended by senior party leaders and Ministers, including Rushikesh Patel, Jitu Vaghani and State BJP President Jagdish Vishwakarma.The closed‑door meeting came a day after the State Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, making the state the second in the country afte…
Ahmedabad, March 24 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday released its first list of more than 460 candidates for the upcoming local body elections in Gujarat, with the party’s state president Isudan Gadhvi describing the move as the beginning of a shift towards broader participation in electoral politics.In a video statement, Gadhvi said the list includes candidates for taluka and district panchayats, municipalities and municipal corporations across the state.He said the selection had bee…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Friday criticised the Congress-led Karnataka government for opting for ballot papers instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in elections, terming the move as an approach that goes against modernity and technology.Speaking to reporters in Delhi, Joshi said the decision of the Congress-led state government to use ballot papers even in local body and gram panchayat elections reflects an …
Nagpur, Jan 15 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday arrived with his family to vote in the local body elections. Speaking to reporters, Chief Minister Fadnavis said, “Our democracy is a unit that can be considered the fundamental cornerstone of democracy. Therefore, voting in it is very important. I urge everyone who believes in India’s democracy to go and vote.”I believe that voting is not only your right but also your duty. If we want good governance in a democracy…