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Gujarat passes Bill to pave way for 11 new private universitiesSubscriber Only

April 1, 2022 03:16 IST

The Bill was unanimously passed amid objections expressed by the opposition to increasing privatisation in the education sector without any government control over institutes in matters like fee and admissions.

The CAG observations come as Congress MLAs complained of poor condition of rural roads during the ongoing budget session and compared it with those in Bihar.

PMGSY in 2020-21: Gujarat failed to spend 54 pc of money for building roadsSubscriber Only

April 1, 2022 01:14 IST

In the report on state finances, the CAG pointed out that the Union Ministry of Rural Development had allocated Rs 600 crore (Rs 360 crore and Rs 240 crore as central and state share, respectively) to Gujarat, with physical target of 700 kilometres of road.

Losses of Gujarat’s PSUs put at Rs 30,400 croreSubscriber Only

April 1, 2022 01:09 IST

There are 97 SPSUs in Gujarat that include 64 government companies, 29 goverment-controlled companies and four statutory corporations.

As many as 102 doctors in Kutch and 65 in Banaskantha account for a pending bond amount of Rs 4,05,00,000 and Rs 2,34,00,000 respectively. (Representational image)

Govt yet to recover Rs 49 L bond amount from MBBS graduates

March 31, 2022 12:15 IST

Data revealed that 1,155 such non-reported doctors are yet to deposit their bond amount that comes out to be a total of Rs 49,35,00,000

The decision was taken in the meeting of the state cabinet headed by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, on Wednesday.(Representational)

Gujarat govt plans Bill to restrict cattle movement in cities, townsSubscriber Only

March 31, 2022 04:18 IST

The proposed law also empowers local authority to capture and seize cattle if they are found in urban areas not designated as licensed premises.

The residents then took out a morcha at the Vanrai police station in Goregaon (East) and raised slogans against the police.(Representational)

Police start training for volunteers to prevent crime against womenSubscriber Only

March 31, 2022 03:49 IST

Led by the Director General of Police Women's Cell of Gujarat Police, the 1,100 volunteers have been appointed under the state government's community policing initiative “Suraksha Setu”.

These CCTV cameras will be set up in commercial and industrial establishments, religious places, educational institutions etc (File)

CCTVs mandatory at certain establishments, Bill passed

March 31, 2022 01:12 IST

Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi tabled the Bill that seeks to allow law enforcement agencies to access the video footage from Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras for the purpose of prevention, detection and investigation of criminal cases.

Minister of State for Labour Brijesh Merja said the regulation was enacted in 1979 to regulate the employment and welfare of unprotected manual workers employed in 13 types of employment.

Unprotected Manual Workers Act repealed

March 31, 2022 01:11 IST

This 2008 Act fulfils purpose of Gujarat Unprotected Manual Workers (Employment and Welfare Regulation) Act, 1979 and hence employment and welfare specific constitution of multiple board is not required.

The Gujarat government supplies subsidised power for agricultural use for eight hours, which is usually during the night. (File/Reuters)

Gujarat: Troubled by power cuts, farmers scared to return to constituencies, say Congress MLAsSubscriber Only

March 30, 2022 09:37 IST

“If the government cuts power supply to industries by just an hour, then farmers in Gujarat can get 24-hour power supply for irrigation. If you can impose power cuts on farmers, then do the same for industries,” Gulabsinh Rajput, Congress MLA from Tharad said.

Gujarat: 33% posts in govt engineering, diploma colleges lying vacant

March 30, 2022 08:43 IST

Among the 16 engineering colleges in the state, L D College of Engineering in Ahmedabad has the highest number of vacant posts across three cadres.

Acharya declined issuing any such orders and said MLA quarters were not under her jurisdiction.

Congress MLAs complain of ‘manhandling’ by securitymen; Bhupendra Patel, Nimaben Acharya order probe

March 29, 2022 09:39 IST

The Question Hour in the House Monday noon started with the complaint raised by Congress MLA Amit Chavda of “each car of Congress MLAs being searched while entering the Complex as if some terrorists were entering”.

The state government in a written reply stated there were a total of 31,56,541 BPL families in Gujarat and 2558 families got added to the BPL category list between September 2020 and August 2021. (Representative image)

Gujarat: Number of families below poverty line rose to 2,556 last yearSubscriber Only

March 29, 2022 09:37 IST

In the past one year, the number of families living Below the Poverty Line (BPL) in Gujarat have risen by 2,556, taking the total number of BPL families over 31.56 lakh, as on August 31, 2021, the Gujarat Assembly was informed on Monday.

The arrest has been made after Hindu right-wing activists accused them of religious conversion.

More Muslim girls married Hindu boys, converted: Cong MLA

March 29, 2022 07:13 IST

In the past two years, more Muslim girls have accepted Hindu religion and got married, said Congress MLA Gyasuddin Shaikh in the Gujarat Assembly on Monday, adding that such “social” incidents should not to be distorted and presented to the public.

Gujarat: Cong MLAs complain of ‘manhandling’; CM, Speaker order probe

March 29, 2022 07:06 IST

Police detain Congress workers in Gandhinagar. (Express Photo)

Forest guard recruitment exam ‘paper leak’: Cong leaders detained, House adjourned

March 29, 2022 07:01 IST

The Congress also alleged that several hundreds of its workers were detained or put under house arrest by police at Mehsana, Aravalli, Ahmedabad and Surendranagar as well as Gandhinagar outskirts, to prevent them from arriving in the capital to take part in the protest.

Gujarat assembly adjourned after Congress MLAs protest over alleged paper leak

March 28, 2022 14:44 IST

The Congress MLAs stood up from their seats and displayed posters in connection with the alleged paper leak. Later they shouted slogans against the BJP government and rushed to the well.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel at Sola Civil Hospital, Saturday. (Nirmal Harindran)

Gujarat is BJP’s home, Congress wiped out, nowhere in sight: Shah

March 27, 2022 01:55 IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asked a gathering in Gandhinagar to take a "pledge" to "bring BJP government back to Gujarat once more", ahead of the Assembly polls in the state scheduled later this year.

Congress members staged a walkout from the assembly later in the day, demanding a written assurance that no land belonging to tribals would be acquired for the project. (Representational)

Congress MLAs walk out of Assembly in Gujarat

March 26, 2022 01:20 IST

Even as the crowd gathered at the venue, Minister for Tribal Development Naresh Patel assured that “not even an inch of land owned by tribals” would be acquired for the project, during a discussion on the river-linking project in the Gujarat Assembly on Friday, claiming that the project originated during the Congress regime.

Protesting the unavailability of electricity to farmers, Congress MLAs Lalit Vasoya, from the Dhoraji constituency in Rajkot, and Vimal Chudasma from Somnath, allegedly took off their shirts. They, along with other opposition MLAs, were demonstrating with placards. (File)

Government tables data on deaths during Covid, Congress seeks ‘correct figures’Subscriber Only

March 24, 2022 02:04 IST

Deputy Leader of Opposition Shailesh Parmar referred to the data and asked the government to reveal the exact number of deaths due to Covid-19 in Gujarat.