Gandhinagar, May 19 (IANS) More than 60,000 people in Gujarat have joined the Centre’s digital self-enumeration drive for the upcoming population census, Chief Secretary M.K. Das said on Tuesday while participating in the campaign himself. Das completed the process by entering his family’s details on the online self-enumeration portal launched by the central government.The initiative allows citizens to submit census-related information digitally instead of relying solely on traditional door-…
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Gandhinagar, April 26 (IANS) Voting for the local body elections in Gujarat was underway throughout the state on Sunday, with polling taking place in municipal corporations, municipalities, district panchayats, and taluka panchayats. Voters turned out in significant numbers, and political leaders cast their votes early in the day.In Ahmedabad, BJP state President Jagdish Vishwakarma cast his vote and described the elections as a public celebration of democracy.He said, “Local body elections ar…
Gandhinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) The Women Art and Craft Festival was inaugurated at the Gujarat Legislative Assembly premises on Monday under the ‘Har Ghar Swadeshi, Ghar Ghar Swadeshi’ campaign.Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary formally inaugurated the festival. Deputy Speaker Purnesh Modi and Minister for Women and Child Welfare Dr Manisha Vakil were present at the ceremony, along with Assembly Secretary Chetan Pandya, senior officials of the Women and Child Development Department, and citizen…
Gandhinagar, Feb 16 (IANS) Surat West Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and former Gujarat Minister Purnesh Modi was on Monday elected Deputy Speaker of the Gujarat Assembly on the opening day of the Budget session. Purnesh Modi’s candidature was proposed by veteran BJP leader Jitu Vaghani.The Congress fielded Shailesh Parmar for the post, with his name proposed by party MLA Dinesh Thakor.The motion backing Purnesh Modi was put to a voice vote in the Assembly House, where the BJP holds a majority…
Gandhinagar, Feb 13 (IANS) The Gujarat Legislative Assembly will hold an election for the deputy speaker post on February 16, with Purnesh Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shailesh Parmar of the Congress party submitting their nominations on Friday.The post became vacant following the resignation of former deputy speaker Jetha Ahir (Bharwad), citing preoccupation with other responsibilities.Purnesh Modi, Surat West MLA and former state minister, filed his nomination at the Assembly S…