Gandhinagar, March 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 38,949 newly constructed rural houses across Gujarat on March 31, in what officials describe as a significant expansion of housing access for low-income families under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin).The houses, built at an estimated cost of Rs 651 crore, have been completed across multiple districts for families who were previously houseless or living in kutcha structures.The scheme, aimed at improving rural livin…
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Gandhinagar, March 17 (IANS) Travel time to several of South Gujarat’s interior forest, coastal and heritage destinations is set to be reduced following the Gujarat government’s approval of road works worth around Rs 1,185 crore under the Surat Economic Region (SER) Scheme (Phase 1). The decision will see a network of roads across Surat, Navsari, Tapi, Valsad and Dang districts widened, strengthened, and, in key stretches, converted into four- and six-lane corridors.Bypass roads are al…
Gandhinagar, March 13 (IANS) The Gujarat government has approved road development works worth Rs 1,185 crore across five districts in South Gujarat as part of a broader effort to strengthen logistics connectivity and support the long-term development of the Surat Economic Region (SER).Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel approved 24 road widening and improvement projects covering about 383 kilometres across Surat, Tapi, Valsad, Navsari and Dang districts.Officials said the projects are intended to imp…
Gandhinagar, March 8 (IANS) Road infrastructure works worth Rs 1,185 crore have been approved to upgrade connectivity across the Surat Economic Region (SER), with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel describing the move as part of Gujarat’s roadmap towards “Viksit Gujarat@2047”.The projects, covering 24 works over a total length of 383 kilometres, will be implemented in districts forming part of the SER, including Surat, Bharuch, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi and Dang.According to the state government, …
Gandhinagar, Feb 27 (IANS) Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat on Friday inaugurated an exhibition of natural farming produce at the Gujarat Legislative Assembly complex, aimed at promoting awareness among farmers and the wider public about chemical-free agriculture.A total of nine stalls showcasing natural farming products were set up within the Assembly premises.The exhibition was organised with the objective of encouraging farmers to adopt natural farming practices and to highlight the range and…
Navsari, Feb 25 (IANS) A young tribal entrepreneur from Navsari in Gujarat has established a successful bamboo‑product enterprise with support from the Gujarat government’s Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP). The venture, which manufactures more than 120 items from bamboo, reflects a growing trend of student‑led innovation in rural parts of the state.Yogesh Yadav, who grew up in a village, founded the startup, named ‘House of Shitij’, after completing training in bamboo wor…
Gandhinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) Surat is set to host the South Gujarat edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference on April 9 and 10, with a special focus on strengthening Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises through an MSME Conclave scheduled on the second day of the event.The two-day conference is part of the state government’s first-ever initiative to take the Vibrant Gujarat platform to four regional zones, building on the legacy of the global summits that began in 2003.The South Gujarat z…
Navsari/Ahmedabad, Jan 27 (IANS) The Gujarat Anti‑Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested a youth from Navsari on suspicion of planning targeted killings aimed at “spreading terror and fear”.The accused, identified as Faizan Shaikh, a resident of Charpul in Navsari district, was taken into custody on January 25.Officials said preliminary investigations indicate that Shaikh, originally from Dundawala, Narpat Nagar in Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh, had been radicalised by the extremist ideologies …
Navsari (Gujarat), Jan 22 (IANS) Meena Joshi, a widow and mother of three from Gujarat’s Navsari district, who was stranded in Belarus after being duped by a fake overseas job offer, is set to return to India on January 24, officials said on Thursday.According to those facilitating her return, Joshi will depart from Minsk International Airport at 9.20 p.m. on January 23 and arrive at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport at 6.40 a.m. the next day. She will proceed to her hometown there…