Ahmedabad, July 16 (IANS) More than 200 Jagannath Rath Yatras were taken out across Gujarat on Thursday, with the state’s major 149th annual procession in Ahmedabad concluding peacefully after travelling along its traditional route from the historic Shree Jagannath Temple in Jamalpur area and returning to the temple by evening. Besides Ahmedabad, Rath Yatras were organised in cities and towns including Gandhinagar, Surat, Rajkot, Morbi, Vadodara and several other districts, with lakhs of devotee…
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Gandhinagar, July 13 (IANS) Gujarat has trained over 4,000 young volunteers under the first phase of the ‘Yuva Aapda Mitra’ Scheme, moving towards its target of creating a trained community-based disaster response force across 17 districts, with women expected to account for half of all participants.According to the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA), the scheme aims to strengthen the state’s capacity to respond to natural and human-made disasters by preparing local volunteers t…
Gandhinagar, July 10 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Friday decided to provide government land free of cost for five years to nine newly formed municipal corporations to help them develop essential civic infrastructure during their transition from municipalities to municipal corporations. The decision, taken by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, applies to the municipal corporations of Mehsana, Nadiad, Anand, Navsari, Vapi, Morbi, Gandhidham, Surendranagar and Porbandar.The government said the mea…
Ahmedabad, July 1 (IANS) Three men were arrested in Ahmedabad’s Sarkhej area with 1.823 kg of ambergris, commonly known as whale vomit, valued at more than Rs 1.82 crore, in a crackdown by the Local Crime Branch (LCB) Zone-7 ahead of the annual Rath Yatra.The operation was carried out after the city police intensified surveillance on the illegal trade, storage and transportation of derivatives of protected wildlife species under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.Acting on specific intelligence…
Gandhinagar, June 23 (IANS) Twenty-eight retired state transport buses converted into solar-powered mobile classrooms were flagged off from Gandhinagar on Tuesday as part of a new initiative aimed at providing uninterrupted education to children of Agariya families living and working in Gujarat’s remote salt-producing regions.The buses, launched under the state’s newly introduced “School on Wheels” programme known as Ranshala, will serve children from migrant Agariya communities in Surendranagar…
Rajkot/Morbi, June 19 (IANS) The Special Monitoring Cell (SMC) of Gujarat Police seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth more than Rs 1.26 crore and recovered vehicles, mobile phones and cash valued at more than Rs 1.81 crore in two separate prohibition operations conducted in Rajkot and Morbi districts. In the first operation, the SMC conducted a prohibition cutting raid at a premises in the RK-9 Industrial Area of Kuvadva in Rajkot.During the raid at Shri Ramdev Plot No. 5, police recov…
Morbi (Gujarat), May 25 (IANS) A plantation drive that saw one million saplings planted in just 37 days has transformed barren land along the Machhu Dam in Gujarat’s Morbi district into a dense green cover.The project, named ‘Namo Van’, was developed on 1,200 bighas of land owned by a Trust near Machhu Dam (2) in Morbi district during 2025. The forest cover was inaugurated by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on September 17 last year, marking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday.Le…
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…
Morbi (Gujarat), May 19 (IANS) More than 670 ceramic manufacturing units in Gujarat’s Morbi cluster have resumed operations within six weeks after disruptions linked to the conflict in West Asia had forced large sections of the industry to suspend production, a state government said on Tuesday. State Energy Minister Rushikesh Patel said Gujarat Energy Limited (GEL), formerly known as Gujarat Gas Limited, ensured uninterrupted piped natural gas (PNG) supply and price stability despite adverse g…