New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) With temperatures soaring in different parts of the country, Dr. Anubhuti Rana, associate professor from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi, said that heatwave is a serious situation for pregnant women. She urged the expectant mothers to take special precautions during the prevailing weather conditions.Speaking to IANS, Dr. Rana said: “Pregnancy is anyway a special condition for women where there is an in…
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Rajkot, May 22 (IANS) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rajkot is emerging as a major healthcare hub for the Saurashtra region, with the institute reporting a sharp rise in critical surgeries and patient footfall since its super speciality hospital became operational in February 2024.Spread across nearly 200 acres, AIIMS Rajkot currently offers 22 speciality and six super speciality medical services under one roof. The foundation stone of the institute was laid in December 2020.Hos…
Gandhinagar, May 19 (IANS) The Gujarat government has substantially increased financial assistance for the purchase of “Sanedo” agricultural vehicles under the ‘Kisan Parivahan Yojana’, in a move aimed at reducing transport costs for farmers and improving the movement of agricultural produce, particularly in rural and remote areas of the state. Announcing the decision on Tuesday, State Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani said the increase in subsidy was approved after repeated representati…
Gandhinagar, May 17 (IANS) The renewed engagement between India and the Netherlands on the Kalpasar project is being seen as a significant development for Gujarat’s long-term water security, with implications for irrigation capacity, renewable energy generation and regional connectivity if the large-scale infrastructure plan is eventually implemented. During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the Netherlands, a Letter of Intent (LoI) was signed between India’s Ministry of Jal S…
Gandhinagar, May 17 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday described the technical cooperation agreement between India and the Netherlands on the Kalpasar Project as a major step towards strengthening water management and climate-resilient infrastructure, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Netherlands and his review of the Afsluitdijk Dam. In a post on social media platform X, Patel said: “PM Modi’s visit to the iconic Afsluitdijk along with Dutch Prime Mi…
Jamnagar, May 10 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Gujarat, Jamnagar has been illuminated and decorated, with a series of programmes scheduled across Jamnagar, Somnath and Vadodara on May 10 and 11.Major roads, government buildings and traffic circles in Jamnagar have been adorned with decorative lighting, stretching from the Air Force Station to Lal Bangla Circle. Prominent locations, including Darbargadh, D.K.V. College, Bedi Naku, Pavan Chakki, Annapurna Circle…
Gir Somnath (Gujarat), May 9 (IANS) Somnath Temple, regarded as the first among the 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva, is set to mark 75 years since its reopening in independent India, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to visit the shrine on May 11 as part of the ‘Somnath Amrut Mahotsav’ commemorations. The observance coincides with two milestones linked to the temple’s history — 1,000 years since the first recorded attack on Somnath in 1026 and the 75th anniversary of its ceremonial r…
Gandhinagar, May 7 (IANS) Large-scale land recovery, action against illegal mining and the disposal of more than 20,000 revenue cases within a year were highlighted as key outcomes of district-level governance initiatives presented at the Gujarat government’s ‘Chintan Shibir’. During a special session on Saurashtra and Kutch, Junagadh Collector Anil Ranavasiya delivered a detailed presentation on administrative performance across the region, stating that “through administrative transparenc…
Gandhinagar, May 4 (IANS) Gujarat’s major reservoirs are holding higher water levels this year, with total storage reaching 59.75 per cent as of Sunday, an increase of over nine percentage points compared to the same period last year, according to the Water Resources Department.The rise follows an above-average monsoon, with the state recording more than 128 per cent rainfall.This has resulted in improved water availability across regions for both drinking and irrigation purposes.“Due to wid…
Somnath, April 20 (IANS) Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Jagdish Vishwakarma on Monday criticised a Congress MLA elected by a narrow margin in Veraval as inactive, stating that the town’s development had instead been driven by the BJP’s organisational strength. Addressing a ‘Vikas Sankalp Sabha’ at Vavdi-Adri village in Veraval taluka of Gir Somnath district, he said: “The Congress MLA (Vimal Chudasama) elected by a very small margin has remained inactive. The developmen…