Gandhinagar, May 2 (IANS) Authorities in Gujarat have destroyed around 1,018 kilograms of suspected paneer, valued at approximately Rs 1.83 lakh, as part of a state-wide food safety inspection drive aimed at tackling adulteration in dairy and summer consumables. The action followed inspections across manufacturing units, restaurants, dhabas, and street vendors, during which suspected analogue dairy products and paneer were identified.The stock was seized and destroyed on the spot after bei…
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Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Thursday accused the Maharashtra government of being indifferent not only towards illegal hawkers but also of other issues facing the common public, and that the High Court has rightly criticised it.According to the Thackeray camp, it was good that through the issue of unauthorised hawkers, the Bombay High Court “shamed those in power and stripped away the facade of their political will”.”However, for those whose political…
Gandhinagar/New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the mandate in Gujarat’s local body elections reflected strong public support for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as counting trends and results showed the party leading decisively across municipal corporations, municipalities, district panchayats and taluka panchayats on Tuesday evening. Reacting to the emerging results, the Prime Minister said, “The bond between Gujarat and the BJP gets even stronger.”He…
Gandhinagar, April 28 (IANS) Early trends in the counting of votes for Gujarat’s local body elections on Tuesday showed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) taking a decisive lead across urban and rural bodies, according to official updates available till 11 a.m.In Municipal Corporations, the party has won 51 seats so far, including 41 uncontested. In Municipalities, or nagarpalikas, the BJP led with 428 seats, while the Congress had secured 25 seats and others seven.In District Panchayats, the BJ…
Gandhinagar, April 28 (IANS) The counting of votes for Gujarat’s extensive local body elections is scheduled on Tuesday, with results expected later in the day, according to officials from the State Election Commission.The counting process will determine the outcome across 15 Municipal Corporations, 84 Municipalities, 34 District Panchayats and 260 Taluka Panchayats, where polling was held on April 26.Officials said counting will begin at designated centres, with security and administrative ar…
Gandhinagar, April 26 (IANS) Polling for Gujarat’s local body elections concluded at 6 p.m. on Sunday, with turnout figures indicating moderate participation across the state’s urban and rural local bodies.According to the data, the overall voter turnout stood at 57.14 per cent.Among the different tiers, taluka panchayats recorded the highest turnout at 61.22 per cent, followed by district panchayats at 60.66 per cent and municipalities at 58.12 per cent.Municipal corporations registered a compa…
Gandhinagar, April 27 (IANS) Voter turnout in Gujarat’s local body elections remained varied across different tiers, with polling conducted across the state, according to official data released by the State Election Commission. The Commission said on Sunday that the voter turnout stood at 49.02 per cent in municipal corporations, 59.50 per cent in municipalities, 61.69 per cent in district panchayats and 62.38 per cent in taluka panchayats.In by-elections to certain seats in municipalities, vote…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Voting for Gujarat’s extensive local body elections is set to take place on Sunday, covering 393 self-government institutions across the state. The elections include 15 municipal corporations, 84 municipalities, 34 district panchayats, and 260 taluka panchayats, making it a major democratic exercise.Polling is scheduled to begin at 7:00 AM and will conclude at 6:00 PM. If necessary, repolling will be conducted the following day. The counting of votes will take place …
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…
Gandhinagar, April 25 (IANS) With voting for Gujarat’s local self-government elections scheduled for Sunday, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has appealed to citizens to ensure 100 per cent voting, describing participation as both a democratic right and a civic duty.In a message issued on Saturday, the Chief Minister urged voters across the state to take part enthusiastically in what he termed the “sacred festival of democracy”.He said that voting was not merely a right but also “a sacred …