Mumbai/Surat, April 2 (IANS) A 15-foot sand sculpture of Lord Hanuman and a 7,000 kg ‘laddu’ were among the highlights as the country, on Thursday, celebrated Hanuman Jayanti. People, in various parts of the country, visited temples in large number to offer prayers to Lord Hanuman.At Juhu Beach in Mumbai, sand artist Laxmi Gaud created a 15-foot sand sculpture of Lord Hanuman.”Every year I make small sand sculptures of Lord Hanuman on Hanuman Jayanti, but this year I have made a big one. It took…
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Gandhinagar, April 1 (IANS) The Gujarat government has approved investment-linked assistance for 23 industrial units worth more than Rs 1,607 crore, a move expected to generate an estimated 5,634 jobs across multiple districts, officials said after a high-level committee meeting on Wednesday. The approvals were granted at a meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, where final eligibility certificates for state support were cleared for the selected units.The assistance is ai…
Ahmedabad, April 1 (IANS) Gujarat has recorded more than 30 lakh MSME registrations under the Udyam system, placing it among the top five states in India, with Ahmedabad and Surat also featuring among the country’s top 10 districts for registrations, according to official data. The state government said the figures underline Gujarat’s continued position as a leading industrial and entrepreneurial hub.“Gujarat has secured a place among the top five states in the country in terms of MS…
Surat, April 1 (IANS) A regional push to attract targeted industrial investment will underpin the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) scheduled to be held in Surat on May 1 and 2, coinciding with Gujarat Foundation Day and aligned with the ‘Viksit Bharat @2047’ vision.According to officials, the conference is being organised under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.It is intended to strengthen regional industrial ecosystem…
Surat, March 31 (IANS) Five members of a family, including four women and a four-year-old child, died after a fire broke out in a residential building in the Limbayat area of Surat on Tuesday morning, officials said. The incident was reported at around 11 a.m. in the Mithi Khadi locality, where a ground-plus-two-storey house caught fire.According to initial information, the blaze is believed to have started on the ground floor while cooking was underway, possibly due to a gas leak, and spread ra…
Surat, March 29 (IANS) A high-level review chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi in Surat on Sunday assessed gas supply, worker welfare and industrial operations across South Gujarat, as authorities moved to maintain stability amid the ongoing West Asia crisis. The meeting, held at the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICC), brought together representatives from industrial associations in Surat, Ankleshwar, Vapi and Bharuch, along with senior state officials.Discussions focused on…
Surat, March 29 (IANS) Trial run of Metro train has commenced on a key stretch of the Surat Metro Rail Project after the completion of an 8.5 km-long viaduct between Dream City and Althan Tenament, officials said on Sunday. The Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) confirmed that the elevated section on the designated route has been completed, and testing operations have started.The trial phase is expected to involve around 500 hours of train running to assess the system’s performance, reliabi…
Gandhinagar, March 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 38,949 newly constructed rural houses across Gujarat on March 31, in what officials describe as a significant expansion of housing access for low-income families under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin).The houses, built at an estimated cost of Rs 651 crore, have been completed across multiple districts for families who were previously houseless or living in kutcha structures.The scheme, aimed at improving rural livin…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Low-cost airline IndiGo on Sunday said it is introducing over 30 new routes from the Navi Mumbai International Airport between March 29 and April 23.The carrier will connect the airport to cities like Agra, Ayodhya, Bagdogra, Belgaum, Chandigarh, Diu, Kannur, Kolkata, Patna, Rajkot, Srinagar, Varanasi, Visakhapatnam, and many more. With this, IndiGo will operate over 400 weekly departures from Navi Mumbai, offering convenient travel options to customers and enhanced re…
Vadodara/Surat, March 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has begun preparations for the upcoming local self-government elections in Gujarat with a focus on strengthening its booth-level organisation, as senior leaders held a series of zonal meetings on Saturday. At a meeting of South Zone office bearers in Surat, BJP state president Jagdish Vishwakarma outlined a strategy centred on building a “strong and well-planned organisational structure” down to individual booths and households…