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Gujarat Confidential: BJP meet at Statue Of Unity
May 01, 2025 1:23 am
With the Statue of Unity turning into a popular destination for government and political conventions, the Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajasthan state unit is now planning to organise its annual party executive meeting in Tent City in Ekta Nagar.
Another Sholay-style protest in Narmada: Two project displacees, ex-Statue of Unity staffer climb telecom tower
April 26, 2025 11:55 pm
While two men agreed to climb down after 12 hours following assurances by the authority, the third man stayed perched atop the tower at the time of going to press
High-speed corridor to Statue of Unity: Ground-breaking ceremony of Phase 1 held
March 23, 2025 2:07 am
A project of the Gujarat Roads and Buildings Department, the exercise is intended to be completed by May 30, before the upcoming monsoon, officials said
President cancels Statue of Unity visit due to ‘chopper snag’
February 27, 2025 1:54 am
Officials confirmed that the helicopter carrying Murmu had arrived near the Kevadia helipad at its scheduled time of 5.15 pm but “returned mid-way, aborting landing” to return to Vadodara airport.
Leopard kills one blackbuck in Gujarat’s Statue of Unity safari, 7 others die of ‘shock’: Forest officials
January 05, 2025 10:30 pm
In the first such incident of a wild leopard entering the safari at SoU, the big cat sneaked into the herbivore area and entered the enclosure of the black bucks.
Gujarat re-invites tender to begin work on Museum of Royal Kingdoms near Statue of Unity
November 30, 2024 9:51 pm
PM Narendra Modi was supposed to inaugurate the ground-breaking ceremony of Museum of Royal Kingdoms on October 31 during his visit to Statue of Unity.
43% jump in tourists visiting state during Diwali break: Gujarat govt
November 26, 2024 2:47 am
As per the data shared by the government, the footfall recorded at Dwarka (13 lakh), Ambaji (12 lakh), Pavagadh (8.92 lakh), and Somnath (8.66 lakh) was among the top in the list of 16 most visited spots.
6 years of Statue of Unity: PM Modi inaugurates projects worth Rs 284 crore at Narmada river site
October 30, 2024 9:37 pm
Walkways, museums, smart bus stops, a bonsai garden, and an equipped hospital figure among the various projects
Infra development in and around Statue of Unity yet to reach nearby villages
April 03, 2024 7:54 am
The nearly 700-odd residents of Khuta Amba own mobile phones and other gadgets. They own motorcycles, too. But lack of network coverage has meant that phone calls can be made only until sunset as wild animals lurk in the dark.
Gujarat confidential: Model Orientation
November 03, 2023 11:10 am
Fourteen buses with officer trainees fanned out in villages around Ekta Nagar, including Garudeshwar, to study the “boons” of tourism in the area, especially the model village homestays that have come up.
STATUE OF UNITY PHOTOS
In pictures: Vintage cars rally to Gujarat's Statue of Unity
January 08, 2023 2:10 pm
Seventy Five vintage cars headed to the Statue of Unity in Ekta Nagar (Kevadia) in Narmada district on Thursday, a day ahead of the 21 Gun Salute Concours d’ Elegance
March of Unity: CISF, BSF take part in 'Ekta Diwas Parade'
October 31, 2019 3:58 pm
Born on October 31, 1875, at Nadiad in Gujarat, Sardar Patel was India’s first Home Minister who is credited for the merger of over 560 states into the Union of India.
STATUE OF UNITY VIDEOS
Eye for Detail EP 12: All about the Ayodhya uncertainty, RBI vs govt and Statue of Unity
June 22, 2020 6:12 pm
How the BJP and RSS are reacting to the Supreme Court deferring the Ayodhya case, why the RBI and the government are at loggerheads and what it means to have a statue worth almost Rs 3000 crores. All that and more in this week’s Eye for Detail.
The World's Tallest Statue - Statue of Unity is now open
June 22, 2020 6:12 pm
The Statue of Unity will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31, 2018. Here are some interesting facts about world's tallest statue located at the Sardar Sarovar Dam on Narmada river in Gujarat.
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