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dharoi dam

Rs 317 crore to lay pipeline from Dharoi dam to recharge water bodies in Mehsana

May 14, 2023 19:28 IST

The new pipeline will directly connect 53 ponds and eight check dams and eight ponds and five check dams indirectly in the two talukas.

PM Modi in Gandhinagar

‘True secularism is where there are no differences’: Modi while inaugurating, laying foundations of over 42,000 PMAY housesSubscriber Only

May 13, 2023 00:18 IST

"When you work for everyone's happiness, when you work for everybody's comfort and when you work to deliver everyone's rights, then, I feel, there is no social justice bigger than this," Modi said.

gujarat cow slaughter

Man in Gujarat’s Amreli convicted of cow slaughter, sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment

May 12, 2023 15:09 IST

A raid by Amreli town police on December 20, 2020, had led to the arrest of Rafiq alias Shetti Kalva. According to the police, he had slaughtered a male calf and was caught red-handed.

leopard

Infant, 3-year-old boy killed after being attacked by lion, leopard in Amreli

May 9, 2023 21:56 IST

Forest officers managed to cage a male leopard and a lioness suspected to have been involved in the incidents just hours after the attacks.

reliance jio

Reliance Jio replaces Vodafone as Gujarat govt’s official mobile service providerSubscriber Only

May 9, 2023 04:22 IST

Reliance has been asked to provide a new series in which the first five digits will be unique and common for all users.

gujarat rains

Excess rainfall in Gujarat in March, April highest in 15 yrs: IMDSubscriber Only

May 5, 2023 22:05 IST

According to data by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Gujarat recorded 29.8 mm rainfall against a normal rainfall of 0.9 mm from March 1 to May 4.

mann ki baat

Event to mark Mann Ki Baat’s 100th episode to be held at Gujarat Raj Bhavan tomorrow

April 29, 2023 16:04 IST

An exhibition showcasing the experiences of the people and their work that have found mention in ‘Mann Ki Baat’ will be organised on the occasion.

gandhi case

Rahul Gandhi moves Gujarat HC against Surat court’s refusal to stay his conviction

April 26, 2023 07:21 IST

A Surat magistrate court had convicted Rahul Gandhi to two years simple imprisonment for criminal defamation in a complaint filed by Surat West MLA Purnesh Modi, over Gandhi’s “Why do all thieves have the name Modi?” remark.

Fake currency racket busted, kingpin held

Surat police arrest kingpin of fake currency note racket from Chennai

April 26, 2023 04:08 IST

The police had earlier arrested three members of the racket and had seized fake currency notes worth Rs 5.79 lakh (Rs 500 denomination).

godhra prison

Viral video leads to midnight raid at Godhra sub-jail, 9 phones seized

April 21, 2023 17:02 IST

The viral video purportedly shows two inmates lodged in Barrack Number 6 posing for the camera in a series of photographs, superimposed with a dialogue from a Hindi gangster flick.

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Speaker appoints members of four financial committees of Assembly

April 20, 2023 03:58 IST

Notably, in a departure from tradition, the chairmanship of PAC has been given to a member of the ruling BJP. Before this, for around 55 years, the Assembly followed a tradition of giving the chairmanship of PAC to a member of the Opposition party.

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BoB’s GIFT City branch to outperform it’s London branch this year: MDSubscriber Only

April 20, 2023 07:51 IST

GIFT City will be one of the two major important wholesale business centres for BoB, along with New York, for the next three to five years, he said.

morbi bridge collapse

Morbi suo motu PIL should be laid to rest: State, Oreva submit before Gujarat HC

April 19, 2023 03:12 IST

The state, represented by Advocate General Kamal Trivedi, also informed the court that the Morbi municipality has been superseded and that “it is time to give a quietus” to the PIL.

beating heart diamond surat

Surat firm finds rarest of rare ‘diamond within diamond’, names it ‘Beating Heart’

April 17, 2023 17:06 IST

The rough diamond has an internal cavity enclosing a smaller diamond that can move around. V D Global plans to use this 0.329-carat, D-coloured diamond to promote natural diamonds.

gujarat PIL

Gujarat HC issues notice in PIL seeking videography by state of all processions, rallies to prevent communal incidents

April 17, 2023 21:45 IST

The PIL has been filed by Azajkhan Hamidkhan Pathan, ex-youth president of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen’s Gujarat state unit.

Nityanand Srivastava addresses the workshop organised by Gujarat Ecology Comission, in Gandhinagar on Sunday. (Express Photo by Gopal Kateshiya)

Gujarat to double number of nature education campsSubscriber Only

April 17, 2023 08:39 IST

The government has decided to double the annual quota of nature education camps to 2,000 from the existing quota of around 1000.

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Gujarat CM: Community that takes care of its children’s education is progressive

April 16, 2023 23:26 IST

Earlier this month, a group of Anjana-Chaudhary community in Dhanera tehsil of Banaskantha district had among other things imposed fine of Rs 51,000 on youths who sport “fashionable beard”.

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BJP SC wing to launch campaign to make youths join party

April 14, 2023 00:37 IST

Addressing a press conference in this regard, chairman of the SC Morcha Gautam Gediya said that they are planning to join more than 1.25 lakh youths from the SC community to the BJP during the campaign.

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Quota in local body polls: OBC panel submits report to CM

April 14, 2023 00:11 IST

The Commission, headed by retired high court judge Jhaveri, was appointed in July 2022 to make recommendations to the state government while studying the backwardness of communities in local bodies in detail.

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Sports fest to be held as part of Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam

April 13, 2023 00:08 IST

The Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam programme is scheduled between April 17 and 30. Special trains will be run to get people from Tamil Nadu to the state for the event. The first train will arrive from Madurai on April 17.

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Talati-cum-mantri recruitment exam deferred to May 7

April 12, 2023 23:46 IST

The decision was taken after it was realised that only around 40-50 per cent of the registered candidates remain present for such examinations, said state government spokesperson and senior minister Rushikesh Patel.

baroda dairy elections

Baroda Dairy director Maharaul quits Congress, joins BJP along with 5 others

April 10, 2023 20:48 IST

Maharaul, who is also the director of Sankheda APMC, joined the BJP

leopard caught in gujarat

Leopard caught from Gujarat’s Jhagadhia industrial estate

April 10, 2023 15:13 IST

The officials laid a cage at an unused area in Parikh Enterprise company at Jhagadia GIDC three days ago and kept a goat as bait after the company authorities had complained of sighting a leopard.

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Govt conducts survey to assess rain damage to agricultural areas

April 6, 2023 00:48 IST

Out of the total 42,210 hectare area that has sustained 33 per cent or more damages due to the unseasonal rain, 30,895 hectare area is of agricutlure whereas, 11,315 hectare area is of horticulture.

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BJP gen secy relieved from post, party appoints 3 new dist chiefs

April 6, 2023 00:09 IST

Bhatt confirmed that he has been relieved of responsibilities as general secretary from the party by party president C R Paatil.

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