Ahmedabad, Jan 14 (IANS) The festival of Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti) unfolded with vibrant colours and soaring enthusiasm across Gujarat, as citizens filled terraces and open grounds to celebrate the tradition of kite flying. From Ahmedabad to Surat and Gandhinagar, the state’s top leaders stepped away from official responsibilities for a day and mingled with the public—participating in the festivities not as politicians, but as fellow kite lovers. As skies across cities turned into a canvas…
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Gandhinagar, Jan 14 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the Gandhinagar kite festival on Wednesday, marking the commencement of ‘Patang Utsav 2026’ in the city.The Chief Minister extended greetings and warm wishes to the people on ‘Uttarayan’, an auspicious period in Hindu calendar symbolising the onset of longer days.On the joyous and festive occasion of Uttarayan 2026, the Chief Minister also joined the citizens in kite-flying and other festivities.The Chief Minister …
Surat, Jan 13 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Tuesday announced a hike in the monthly stipend for the Traffic Brigade (TRB) personnel, a move that brought cheers and joy on the faces of thousands of staff, entrusted with the responsibility of traffic control. Under this decision taken by the Home Department, the daily stipend of Traffic Brigade personnel working across the state has been increased from Rs 300 to Rs 450.As the decision was announced, a wave of joy gripped scores of TRB personnel…
Surat, Jan 10 (IANS) Kite flyers from across the world praised the atmosphere ahead of the International Kite Festival (IKF) in Gujarat on Saturday, saying they are looking forward to taking part in the celebrations. Speaking to IANS, Spini Marshall, a kite flyer from London said, “This is my third visit to India and my second visit to Surat. The people are extremely warm and feed us great food. Along with this, the decoration is wonderful as well. I am enjoying myself.”Rumy from Lebanon des…
Gandhinagar, Jan 9 (IANS) With spiritual fervour gripping the city amidst the four-day ‘Swabhiman Parv’ celebrations, a large number of Lord Shiva devotees arrived in Somnath on Friday morning via special trains.The devotees hailing from Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, and Ahmedabad reached the holy city this morning and were accorded a warm welcome with drumbeats and traditional ‘Bhathigal Garba’.The Gujarat government has made special arrangements for Shiva devotees for the ‘Somnath Swabhiman Parv’, …
Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena founder Raj Thackeray on Friday claimed that the BJP has exhausted its ideological appeal and is now relying solely on financial power and administrative pressure. “The BJP has reached a point of ‘political saturation’ and is now surviving on borrowed time,” said the two leaders in an interview in Shiv Sena (UBT)’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’.In the second part of the two-series interview in ‘Saamana’, Uddhav Thackeray…
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) Adopting a cluster-focussed approach for addressing gaps in policy, infrastructure, technology, and finance can help propel India’s gems and jewellery exports to $75 billion by 2030, according to report released on Thursday.The joint study by the Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) and the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) identifies and benchmarks 17 district-level clusters with high potential for exports.Among these clusters, Mumbai Suburban emerged…
Ahmedabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Gujarat Government spokesperson Jitu Vaghani on Wednesday said the state administration is gearing up for the ‘Somnath Swabhiman Parv’, to be held from January 8 to 11, under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said the event, centred around the country’s first Jyotirlinga, will celebrate “the unwavering faith and self-respect of Indian culture”.Vaghani said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh …
Gandhinagar, Jan 7 (IANS) The Centre has approved Rs 1,078.13 crore from the Central Road Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) for a series of major road development projects across Gujarat. The allocation follows the high-level review meeting held in Gandhinagar on November 25, 2025, between Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari. The funding will support 41 road works under the state government, covering a total length of 564.57 kilometres. The pr…
Ahmedabad, Jan 6 (IANS) A series of bomb threats targeting courts and government offices across Gujarat over recent days have prompted heightened security measures, temporary suspension of court proceedings, and intensive searches by security agencies. In all cases so far, authorities have reported no suspicious objects, terming the threats as hoaxes, even as investigations continue.In Ahmedabad, the Ahmedabad City Civil and Sessions Court received a bomb threat, following which court proceeding…