Surat, June 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday marked ‘World Environment Day’ by participating in a tree plantation drive under the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ initiative, highlighting the government’s ongoing emphasis on environmental sustainability and public participation in afforestation efforts. The initiative encourages citizens to plant a tree in their mother’s name as a symbolic gesture that combines environmental responsibility with familial tribute.During the event, the Pri…
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Surat, June 4 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Surat on ‘World Environment Day’, authorities have transformed the venue of his public programme into a fully eco-friendly and plastic-free event space, using recycled materials, waste-based art installations, and community-created environmental artwork in an effort to showcase how large public gatherings can be organised with minimal environmental impact. The programme, scheduled for June 5 at Surat’s Indoor Stadium, has be…
Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at 21 locations across Mumbai, Surat, Ankleshwar and Rajkot in connection with a “Trans-national Organised Narcotics Trafficking Syndicate” operated by Salim Ismail Dola, an alleged drug trafficker associated with the Dawood Ibrahim gang who was recently extradited from Turkey, and his aides, seizing currency and gold bars valued at around Rs 1.33 crore, an official said on Thursday. The ED’s Mumbai Zonal Office, conducted…
Surat/Daman, June 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate, dedicate, and lay foundation stones for development projects worth more than Rs 21,700 crore during his visit to Gujarat and Daman on Friday, with major transport, healthcare, power, and maritime infrastructure works forming the centrepiece of the programme. Ahead of the visit, PM Modi said in a post on X that he would be in Surat and Daman on June 5 to attend programmes aimed at improving the “Ease of Living” of people…
Surat, June 4 (IANS) Cleanliness drives have been intensified across Surat ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on Friday, with large-scale civic arrangements underway in line with preparations for his scheduled programmes in Gujarat and Daman. Taking to social media platform X, Union Jal Shakti Minister and Navsari MP C. R. Paatil said special cleanliness campaigns have been organised across the city as part of efforts to strengthen public awareness on sanitation and environmental re…
Gandhinagar, June 4 (IANS) A statewide enforcement drive under ‘Operation Delta Hunt’ led to the detention of 501 individuals identified as alleged illegal Bangladeshi nationals across Gujarat on Thursday, according to figures released by authorities.The coordinated action was carried out simultaneously in multiple districts as part of ongoing verification and identification exercises targeting suspected undocumented foreign nationals residing in the state.On Wednesday, police teams, including d…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Surat and Daman on June 5, where he will inaugurate, dedicate to the nation, and lay the foundation stone for a series of major development projects worth more than Rs 22,600 crore. The projects span key sectors including transportation, healthcare, industrial infrastructure, power, civil aviation, tourism, and maritime connectivity.The Prime Minister’s visit will begin in Gujarat. At around 2:30 p.m., he will visit Hazira in Sur…
Gandhinagar, June 3 (IANS) Gujarat’s health authorities have reviewed plans to expand specialised cardiac treatment across the state, with the U.N. Mehta Cardiac Institute reporting 8,504 successful heart surgeries and more than 3.94 lakh outpatient consultations during 2025. A high-level review meeting on the expansion of cardiac services was held in Gandhinagar under the chairmanship of the state Health Minister Praful Pansheriya on Wednesday.The meeting examined the state’s cardiac healthcare…
Surat, June 3 (IANS) The Surat City Police have arrested 77 people across several states and registered 58 cyber fraud cases after a three-day operation targeting mule account networks used to move and conceal proceeds from online scams, uncovering fraud transactions worth Rs 23.85 crore and freezing more than Rs 1.04 crore linked to the accounts under investigation. The action was carried out under “Operation Mule Hunt 2.0”, a special drive conducted from May 31 to June 2 under the direct s…
Surat, June 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate two sections of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and lay the foundation stone for four National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) projects worth a combined Rs 12,421 crore during his visit to Surat on June 5, coinciding with ‘World Environment Day’. According to the state government, the projects are aimed at strengthening connectivity across South Gujarat, improving freight movement, and supporting economic activity in the state’s tr…