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Gujarat govt tables data on Covid deaths, Congress seeks ‘correct figures’Subscriber Only
March 24, 2022 01:09 IST
Deputy Leader of Opposition Shailesh Parmar referred to the data and asked the government to reveal the exact number of Covid deaths in Gujarat. The official number of people who died of Covid as per the health bulletin on Tuesday was 10,942.
President Kovind to address Gujarat state Assembly tomorrow
March 24, 2022 02:11 IST
A senior official of Gujarat Assembly said that this will be the first address of the President to Gujarat Assembly ever.
Congress: Over 28k posts of teachers, principals vacant in state
March 23, 2022 02:35 IST
The data was released by Congress on the basis of replies given by the Education Minister to various starred questions raised by its MLAs in Gujarat Assembly.
Cong-BJP spar over diversion of forest land to ArcelorMittal
March 23, 2022 02:24 IST
While Congress accused the ruling BJP of favouring the corporate group, the ruling party not only accused Congress of granting more diversion of forest land during its rule, but also said that everything was done as per rules in the case of ArcelorMittal Group.
Like sirens went off in Ukraine, PM’s Janata Curfew call was to warn people: minister
March 23, 2022 02:24 IST
The Prime Minister had also asked people to stand on doors, balconies and windows and express gratitude for five minutes by clapping or ringing bells.
Narmada project raised farmers’ incomes in Gujarat by 2-2.5 times: Rushikesh Patel
March 23, 2022 07:34 IST
While Congress MLAs said that 90 metres of the Sardar Sarovar dam was built during its regime, ruling BJP said it has helped build a 69,000 kilometre canal network that boosted farmers’ income and increased the irrigation potential of the state by 17.92 lakh hectares.
Gujarat govt provided over 17 lakh jobs in 5 yrs: Jagdish Vishwakarma
March 22, 2022 03:03 IST
The minister listed out the jobs given between 2016 and 2021 in response to a question asked by Congress MLA Shailesh Parmar about the rise in man-days lost in textile, chemical and automobile sectors in the state in 2021.
Bullet train project: Over Rs 2,935 crore paid as compensation for acquisition of land, says Gujarat govt
March 22, 2022 02:49 IST
As per the replies given by revenue minister Rajendra Trivedi, the compensation amount of Rs 2,935.85 crore paid in five districts by December 2021 includes Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Kheda, Navsari and Anand.
‘188 custodial death cases in 2 yrs’
March 18, 2022 03:58 IST
In his reply, the CM also said that the next of kin of the deceased in custodial deaths have been paid Rs 6 lakh compensation each.
Narmada project: 3 participating states yet to pay over Rs 7 crore dues to Gujarat, says CM
March 18, 2022 03:39 IST
As per the CM’s reply, Madhya Pradesh has to pay Rs 4,953.42 crore, Maharashtra Rs 1,715.67 crore and Rajasthan has to pay Rs 556 crore to Gujarat.
In 7 years, Tata Motors manufactured 5 lakh cars at Sanand plant
March 18, 2022 03:33 IST
The plant has given direct or indirect employment to over 26,000 people in the region, Minister of State for Industries Jagdish Panchal said
There’s communication gap with Rahul: Vaghela after G23 meet of Congress
March 18, 2022 03:00 IST
Suggesting that a leader should have the “capacity to listen”, Vaghela said while the BJP was embracing even those that were abusing it, “the Congress was driving out those that had already embraced it”.
53 of the 177 Kevadia Safari Park animals and birds died
March 18, 2022 02:47 IST
CM Bhupendra Patel provided the information in a written format to a starred question raised by senior Congress legislator Shailesh Parmar. As per the reply, the birds and animals were brought to the Safari Park in the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 at the total cost of Rs 5.47 crore.
519 fishermen from Gujarat imprisoned in Pak jails, says minister
March 17, 2022 02:51 IST
As per the minister’s reply, 163 and 195 fishermen were apprehended by Pakistani authorities in 2020 and 2021 respectively. It further said that the state government has made a total 18 representations to the Union Home Ministry to get these fishermen released.
Gujarat Assembly: Home dept’s budgetary demands of Rs 6,320 crore passed unanimously
March 17, 2022 02:39 IST
Initially, the demands were opposed by Congress members, including Leader of Opposition Sukhram Rathva and Deputy Leader Shailesh Parmar, while raising a number of issues related to law and order in Gujarat.
Congress, BJP throw jibes at each other over J&K political ties
March 17, 2022 01:23 IST
The topic was first raised by Hitu Kanodia, actor-turned-politician representing BJP from Idar constituency in North Gujarat, in the House.
In 2 yrs, 15 complaints from farmers on fake seeds, 8 on pesticides: Gujarat Govt
March 17, 2022 01:11 IST
While the government is inquiring into 11 cases, the licence of one firm that sold the fake seeds has been cancelled, while in one another case, the complainant farmer reached an agreement, the government stated in written replies during the Question Hour.
3,489 job fairs were held in two years: Govt data
March 17, 2022 01:08 IST
The data was provided by the state government in reply to various starred questions raised by Congress MLAs in Gujarat Assembly, on Wednesday.
Resolve to promote natural farming passed
March 17, 2022 01:03 IST
He said this while supporting a non-government resolve brought by BJP MLA Bhupendrasinh Chudasama asking the government to make intense efforts to promote natural farming among farmers.
Gujarat Congress MLA cites 7-month ordeal to buy ambulanceSubscriber Only
March 17, 2022 07:38 IST
Solanki also said that his request was at first accepted and then denied on the ground that ambulances do not count as “medical items”.
Cumin prices at ‘historic high’ in Gujarat, says minister
March 16, 2022 23:19 IST
The MLA had wanted to know why government was not buying cumin as per MSP (Minimum Support Price).
Finance minister Kanu Desai tells House: At 16.5%, public debt down from 28.48% of GSDPin 2004-’05
March 16, 2022 04:41 IST
Gujarat’s public debt which stood at 28.48 per cent of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) in 2004-’05, has fallen to 16.5 per cent as per revised estimates of 2021-’22, state Finance Minister Kanu Desai told the state Assembly on Tuesday. “The total public debt of Gujarat is within the limit of 27.1 percent of GSDP. […]
‘Provide power for farmers during daytime’: Congress MLAs walk out
March 16, 2022 04:28 IST
The government in response to a question raised by Congress MLA Niranjan Patel said the state had a power generation capacity of 36,384 Megawatt (MW), as on December 31, 2021 and 3,266 MW capacity was created in the past two years.
Gujarat: MLA questions cancelling gun licences of those above 60 years
March 16, 2022 04:08 IST
Around 2,000 tribals in Kawant region of Chhota Udepur district were granted gun licence for agriculture purposes in 1975 by the state government, following a spate of robberies there.
700 primary schools in Gujarat run by single teacher, says govt
March 14, 2022 23:16 IST
Replying to various questions during the Question Hour, the government also stated that 86 government-run primary schools were closed and 491 were merged in the past two years.
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