Gandhinagar, May 1 (IANS) Gujarat’s per capita income has crossed Rs 3 lakh for the first time, reaching a level around 60 per cent higher than the national average, according to official data released on Friday.The figure is said to show the state’s sustained economic expansion, with Gujarat contributing 8.3 per cent to India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) despite accounting for about five per cent of the population and six per cent of the land area.The state also holds a 19 per cent shar…
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Gandhinagar, May 1 (IANS) Gujarat has begun enforcing helmet rules within its own government offices as part of a month-long statewide drive aimed at reducing road accidents and improving compliance with traffic laws.The ‘Helmet Enforcement Special Drive’, running from May 1 to May 31, marks a shift in strategy by placing initial responsibility on public servants, with traffic police deployed at the entrances of government offices to check adherence.Officials and employees arriving without helme…
New Delhi/Surat, May 1 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Friday extended greetings on the 66th Gujarat Foundation Day, paying tribute to the state’s rich cultural heritage and its significant contribution to national development. In a post on X, HM Shah said: “Heartfelt greetings to the people of Gujarat on the state’s foundation day, a sacred land of glorious history, rich culture and unique entrepreneurship.”He further added, “From independe…
Gandhinagar/Surat, May 1 (IANS) Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday linked the state’s development journey to both its historical foundations and its future economic ambitions, as he marked the Gujarat Foundation Day.In his message to citizens in India and abroad, CM Patel placed emphasis on Gujarat’s evolution from a historically shaped region into a modern industrial and technological hub, while outlining a forward-looking growth strategy centred on emerging sectors.“Heartfelt greet…
Surat, May 1 (IANS) India’s first barrier-free toll plaza has become operational on the Mumbai-Delhi National Highway (NH48) near Surat, allowing vehicles to pass without stopping and marking a shift towards fully automated toll collection across the country.The Choryasi toll plaza, situated on the Kamrej–Choryasi stretch between Surat and Bharuch, was opened after nearly two months of testing that began on February 2.The facility eliminates the need for physical barriers, enabling uninterru…
Ahmedabad, April 30 (IANS) Human skeletal remains recovered from a house in Vatva’s Qutub Nagar area have led Ahmedabad Crime Branch to a suspected breakthrough in a 35-year-old homicide case dating back to 1992, with investigators now pursuing DNA confirmation to establish the identity of the deceased. The remains were exhumed on Wednesday from a pit nearly 18 feet below the floor of a residential property during an operation carried out with an executive magistrate, Forensic Science Labor…
Gandhinagar, April 30 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Thursday disbursed Rs 1,349.50 crore to 11,029 beneficiaries across industrial sectors through a single digital transaction, as part of efforts to improve the speed and transparency of financial assistance.The transfer was carried out under the “Single Click Payment Programme” organised at the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) in Surat, in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi.The initiative, led by the state’s …
Gandhinagar/Surat, April 29 (IANS) Preparations for the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) to be held in Surat on May 1 and 2 were reviewed in detail at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar, as the state moves to position the event as a key platform for regional industrial expansion and investment promotion. Following the meeting, government spokesperson and minister Jitu Vaghani said VGRC is intended to go beyond a conventional conference and act as…
Gandhinagar, April 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has recorded a sweeping victory across Gujarat in the local self-government elections, retaining control of all 15 municipal corporations and securing an overwhelming majority across municipalities and panchayats, according to results declared on Tuesday. Polling was held for 15 municipal corporations, 84 municipalities, 34 district panchayats and 260 taluka panchayats. Even before counting began, the BJP had won 732 of the 10,005 …
Gandhinagar/New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the mandate in Gujarat’s local body elections reflected strong public support for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as counting trends and results showed the party leading decisively across municipal corporations, municipalities, district panchayats and taluka panchayats on Tuesday evening. Reacting to the emerging results, the Prime Minister said, “The bond between Gujarat and the BJP gets even stronger.”He…