Surat, March 4 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi celebrated Holi with elderly residents at an old age home in Surat, spending time with them, applying colours and seeking their blessings.Describing the visit as more than a formal engagement, Sanghavi said the celebration was an emotional moment for him.“Today is the sacred occasion of Holi. I extend my heartfelt greetings to all the citizens of my state,” he said.“On this festival, families come together and joyfully appl…
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Ahmedabad, Feb 10 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has made a significant breakthrough in the high-profile silver heist in Rajkot, recovering a second consignment of stolen silver and arresting a key suspect, police officials confirmed on Tuesday. The development follows the theft of approximately 120 kg of silver from the premises of a trader in Rajkot, in the early hours of February 4.According to police, unidentified individuals broke into the property and fled with silver valued at over R…
Rajkot/Ahmedabad, Feb 8 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has recovered 40 kg of silver and arrested one person in connection with a major silver theft in Gujarat’s Rajkot, in which nearly 120 kg of silver was stolen, officials said on Sunday. The theft was reported on February 4 from the Champak Nagar area of Rajkot.According to the police, unidentified persons allegedly broke into a residential premises in the early hours of Sunday and stole silver worth more than Rs 1 crore.Officials said the…
Gandhinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) Quality standards in public-interest works will not be compromised at the village level, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Tuesday, stressing that accountability and workmanship must remain central to rural development initiatives across Gujarat.The Chief Minister was speaking at the inauguration of the ‘Gram Shakti Training Programme’ at the Gujarat Legislative Assembly Secretariat, organised by the Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and…
Gandhinagar, Jan 28 (IANS) The Gujarat Cabinet has approved a Rs 2,630 crore project to widen the 51-km Ahmedabad–Mehsana highway into an eight-lane corridor, a move aimed at easing congestion on one of the busiest arterial roads connecting Ahmedabad with north Gujarat. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, state government spokesperson and Minister Jitu Vaghani said on Wednesday.Minister Vaghani said the project covers the 51.60-km stretch from…
Mehsana, Jan 16 (IANS) The iconic and ancient Sun Temple at Modhera in Gujarat’s Mehsana district is set to come alive with classical dance traditions as the state prepares to host the two-day ‘Uttarardh Mahotsav 2026’ on January 17 and 18. Organised by the state’s Sports, Youth and Cultural Activities Department, the Office of the Commissioner of Youth Services and Cultural Activities, and the district administration, the festival celebrates India’s revered guru–shishya dance heritage.The fes…
Ahmedabad, Jan 15 (IANS) The Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration (SPIPA) has announced the launch of weekly mock tests for candidates preparing for the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2026, as part of its 2025–26 training programme. Registration for the mock tests will begin on Friday.Candidates, who were previously admitted to SPIPA’s training centres in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot and Mehsana, and who have not withdrawn their deposit, can register …
Rajkot, Jan 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) for the Saurashtra–Kutch region on January 11 at Marwadi University in Rajkot, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference at the Rajkot District Collector’s Office, Deputy Chief Minister Sanghavi added the conference is expected to bring large-scale investments to Saurashtra and Kutch, further strengthening Gujarat’s position as one of India’…
Ahmedabad, Jan 2 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Ahmedabad Zonal Office, has made a major seizure in connection with a fraudulent stock market investment scam that targeted common investors. Acting under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, the ED recovered proceeds of crime worth several crores from the accused, Himanshu alias Pintu Bhavsar, and others.During the search and seizure operations, the ED recovered silver bullion weighing 110 kg valued a…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) India’s IPO market has entered a structurally stronger phase and emerged as the global leader by deal volume, poised to facilitate around Rs 4 lakh crore of capital formation in 2026, a report said on Monday.The report from Pantomath Capital said India’s equity capital markets transformed in 5 years till 2025 from a largely cyclical fund‑raising avenue into a deeper, more resilient platform for capital formation.The financial services firm noted a decisive inflecti…