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AAP workers protest in Vadodara Saturday after the VMC team arrived at Preet party plot. (Express Photo by Bhupendra Rana)

BJP-run VMC sends bulldozers to AAP townhall event venue

September 25, 2022 01:06 IST

Terming the move as “political vengeance” by the BJP, AAP party workers obstructed the bulldozers from razing the structure.

The PM will virtually inaugurate Phase 1 work of Dream (Diamond Research and Mercantile) City project worth Rs 103.40 crore and virtually lay the foundation stone of phase 2 work. (PTI photo)

PM to launch projects worth Rs 3,400 crore in Surat on Sept 29

September 24, 2022 07:57 IST

Municipal corporation officials, police officers and district administration officials have been monitoring preparations for the PM’s visit at Nilgiri ground in Limbayat area of Surat.

The Speaker did not allow the Opposition demand stating they did not have any prior discussion with her and she cannot suddenly allow the same. (PTI photo)

Mevani, Cong MLAs suspended from Assembly over OBC quota issue

September 23, 2022 14:22 IST

To fix OBC reservation in local bodies, the Gujarat government has appointed a commission headed by a retired High Court judge, K S Jhaveri.

Despite rising pollution levels in the state, 17-30 per cent posts in the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) are vacant.

Gujarat: 17-30% posts in state pollution control board vacant, says CAG reportSubscriber Only

September 23, 2022 13:59 IST

In response, the Gujarat government in January 2022 said “continuous efforts” were being made to tackle the staff crunch.

Bills to amend Municipalities, GNLU Acts passed; varsity to set up campus in Silvassa

September 23, 2022 13:45 IST

The amended GNLU Act enables the university to set up a campus outside Gujarat. Sources privy to the development told The Indian Express that the university is in the process to set up a campus in Silvassa, in the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli, as proposed by administrator Praful Patel.

The proposal was put on vote following which it was turned down by majority vote. (File)

Proposal to discuss inflation by Cong MLA turned down

September 23, 2022 13:39 IST

While the Congress members talked about rising prices of daily essentials making life difficult for common people, the ruling BJP members defended its policies and efforts to contain inflation.

Based on Remedial Action Plans proposed by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), approved by CPCB in September 2010 for the abatement of pollution in these CPAs, the ministry lifted the moratorium from Vapi (October 2010), Bhavnagar (February 2011), Junagadh (March 2011) and Ahmedabad (September 2013).
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Surat, Rajkot and Vadodara added to list of Critically Polluted Areas in GujaratSubscriber Only

September 23, 2022 14:18 IST

The audit watchdog stated that CEPI scores of Vadodara was highest in state, followed by Surat. Rajkot turned critically polluted from being a severely polluted area in 2009.

The report points out that the there has been a 39 per cent reduction in the number of accidents between 2012 and 2019. (File)

Gujarat road safety authority report: Number of tipplers behind wheels rise by 27 per centSubscriber Only

September 23, 2022 14:05 IST

In Gujarat, a total of 9,393 cases were registered in 2018 where people were caught driving under the influence of alcohol. The cases of drunk driving violation rose to 11,937 in 2019, states the annual administrative report for the year 2019-’20.

The Congress MLAs staged walkout shouting slogans and returned a few minutes later to participate in the discussion on government Bills (File photo)

Denied permission to discuss LSD, Cong MLAs stage walkout

September 23, 2022 12:39 IST

The incident happened when Congress MLA Punja Vansh requested Speaker Nimaben Acharya for a discussion on LSD that killed thousands of cows in Gujarat.

Congress MLA Shailesh Parmar received the Best MLA award for 2022. (shaileshMparmar/ Facebook)

Sukhadia and Parmar receive ‘Best MLA’ award

September 23, 2022 12:35 IST

Announcing the names, Speaker Nimaben Acharya remembered former Speaker Rajendra Trivedi who began these awards in the state legislature. She said the norms for giving the awards were published in 2020.

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Rs 58 crore loss to Gujarat due to inappropriate land allotment to Adani firm: PAC report

September 23, 2022 08:51 IST

The PAC has recommended to recover the full amount from the company in three months and to take action against officials concerned for inappropriate classification of the land, causing loss to the state government and “undue” benefit to the company.

"Much of the groundwork has been done for the first campus of GNLU outside of Gujarat, in Silvassa", the source said.

House passes Bills to amend Municipalities, GNLU Acts

September 23, 2022 03:49 IST

State education minister Jitu Vaghani could not be reached for comment.

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Proposal to discuss inflation by Congress MLA turned down

September 23, 2022 00:21 IST

Moving the proposal, Parmar said that a number of unions of government employees have been protesting in Gandhinagar and that it was due to rising inflation that everybody is facing difficulty in running their households.

Congress MLAs protest at Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday. (Express Photo)

Gujarat: Oppn members raise agitation of govt staff, suspended after protest

September 22, 2022 03:46 IST

On Wednesday, two questions of short notice were listed for discussion. As soon as the Speaker — Nimaben Acharya — ordered discussion on the first question of short notice, Leader of Opposition Sukhram Rathva demanded discussion on various burning issues of the state including the agitations by various government employees.