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Gujarat to waive off rural electricity bills worth Rs 650 crore, will benefit 6.22 lakh people

A circular issued by the energy department said the waiver would apply to domestic, agricultural and commercial connections across the state's rural zone.

Gujarat should teach world, rather than seek advice for setting up start-up ecosystems: NASSCOM president

NASSCOM President Debjani Ghosh said about Gujarat which has so far churned out a minuscule 184 start-up firms about two years after it floated an "Electronic & IT/ITeS Start-up Policy (2016-21).

PM Modi to inaugurate several projects in Gujarat on Sunday

The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for the expansion of Amul manufacturing facilities at Anand and Khatraj and address a gathering there.

Gujarat: ‘78% BPL families prefer private hospitals for treatment’

According to the report, the data maintained by the health and family welfare department stated that as of March 2017, there are 41,49,913 BPL families in the state.

Gujarat govt gives nod to redevelopment of 25-year-old buildings

The decision is applicable to buildings that have received development permission 25 years ago, and 75 per cent of the apartment owners have given their consent for redevelopment.

Gujarat: Govt rebuts Congress claim of scam, says GSPC has not defaulted on its loans

Gujarat Energy Minister Saurabh Patel refuted Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s claimed that a Rs 20,000-crore scam has come to light in the GSPC.

High Court notice to Centre, Gujarat govt against land acquisition for bullet train project

The petitioners have raised questions over the adherence to provisions for acquiring land and about parting with their fertile lands, which yield two to three crops a year.

Dismissed IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt’s security cover withdrawn

Sanjiv Bhatt wrote a letter to Chief Minister Vijay Rupani expressing how “in a sudden and shocking development, the meagre security provided to me and my family members has been suddenly and inexplicably withdrawn this morning”

Fee Regulation Law: Gujarat Govt will tell SC to not make extra-curricular activities mandatory

The Gujarat government, which is defending its school fee regulation law in the Supreme Court, has decided to request the apex court to not make extra-curricular activities compulsory for students in private schools.

Land compensation due for three decades, court attaches Gujarat govt’s cars, furniture

The government had acquired land from farmers in the late 1990s for the Thebi dam and in 1991 for Vadiya dam. Some farmers of Vadiya filed land reference cases in 2001 seeking higher compensation for their land.

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