Surendranagar/New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Monday expressed condolences following a fatal road accident in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district that claimed seven lives from a pilgrim group in the early hours of the day.Notably, the President is on a two-day visit to the state for various academic events.In a post on X, the President said: “The news of the death of people in a road accident in Surendranagar district of Gujarat is ex…
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Gandhinagar, March 9 (IANS) More than 2,900 beneficiaries in Rajkot district received loan assistance under the Shri Vajpayee Bankable Scheme in the past one year, the Gujarat government informed the state Assembly on Monday.Responding to a question raised by a member in the Assembly, Minister of State for Khadi, Cottage and Rural Industries, Swarupji Thakor, said that a total of 4,157 applications had been received in Rajkot district under the scheme during the year up to December 31, 2025.All …
Ahmedabad, March 4 (IANS) Two men were found dead near a railway track in the Naranpura area of Ahmedabad after being struck by a train during the night, the police said on Wednesday.The bodies were discovered at around 11 a.m. near the railway track close to the Adarshnagar Police Chowki.One of the deceased has been identified as Satyajit Shrimali (50), a resident of Naranpura. The second victim is an unidentified man believed to be around 32 years old.Local residents alerted the authorities af…
Gandhinagar, Feb 28 (IANS) The Gujarat government has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting crime-free and socially progressive villages, with state Panchayat Minister Sanjaysinh Mahida informing the state Assembly that 17 villages were selected under the ‘Tirthgam’ and ‘Pavangam’ schemes over the past two financial years.Replying to a question during the ongoing session of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly on Saturday, Mahida outlined key features of the schemes, which aim to encourage communal…
Vadodara, Jan 30 (IANS) Two people were killed and more than 10 others seriously injured after a private bus collided with a stationary truck on National Highway-48 near Karjan in Gujarat’s Vadodara district in the early hours of Friday, police said.The accident occurred near the Dhavat Chokdi bridge when the bus, travelling from Aurangabad to Ahmedabad, rammed into a truck parked on the side of the highway.Officials said the impact was severe, crushing the front portion of the bus and trapping …