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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the 60th national conference of Indian Association of Physiotherapists (IAP) in Ahmedabad via video conferencing from New Delhi (PTI)

PM says physiotherapists, like his govt, work towards self-reliance

February 12, 2023 00:00 IST

"It is said the best physiotherapist is the one whose need is not felt repetitively. So, in a way, your profession teaches you about self-reliance," PM Modi said as he virtually addressed the 60th annual conference of the Indian Association of Physiotherapists, held in Ahmedabad.

Union Minister Virendra Kumar inaugurates three addiction treatment facilities in Gujarat

February 10, 2023 00:43 IST

The three centres are among the 25 such centres inaugurated by the union minister across the country as part of the Nasha Mukta Bharat Abhiyan Thursday.

Hillary Clinton visits Little Rann of Kutch

Hillary Clinton meets salt pan workers, announces USD 50-million Climate Resilience FundSubscriber Only

February 7, 2023 02:48 IST

Roughly 70 per cent of the total production of salt in the country comes from the salt pans of Gujarat, majorly spread across Little Rann of Kutch in Surendranagar district.

Seek exemption for constructed properties: Builders urge govt to delay jantri rate hike, meet CMSubscriber Only

February 7, 2023 00:13 IST

Representatives from Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat and Vadodara were part of the meeting that was led by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India, the apex body of realty developers in the country.

VMC committee approves budget: Rs 68 cr higher than draft budget

February 7, 2023 03:45 IST

The draft budget of the VMC has allocated Rs 2,600 crore for development works.

Nachiketa Desai belonged to a noted Gandhian family.

Veteran journalist Nachiketa Desai dies at 72 after fall

February 5, 2023 22:08 IST

Nachiketa Desai was suffering from cancer and heart-related issues for a few years.

Gujarat question paper leak scam whistleblower Yuvarajsinh Jadeja (File)

Clerk exam paper leak accused involved in other similar scams: Jadeja

February 3, 2023 00:00 IST

Yuvarajsinh Jadeja alleged that three accused arrested in the junior clerk exam paper leak were also directly involved in similar scams.

Gujarat: Lover kills woman over loaned money

February 1, 2023 03:52 IST

According to the Varnama police station, the accused, Ismail Parmar, and the deceased had been in an extra-marital relationship for over seven years.

Godhra carnage convict who jumped parole nabbed in theft case

January 31, 2023 17:13 IST

Salman Zarda, who was convicted in the Sabarmati Express carnage, was handed the death penalty by a trial court in March 2011. Currently, he is serving a life sentence at Ahmedabad Central Jail.

Leader of Congress Legislative Party (CLP) Amit Chavda sought the resignation of minister concerned and arrest of all those responsible behind the incident. (Representational/File)

Opposition holds BJP govt responsible for paper leak

January 30, 2023 04:16 IST

Question paper for the examination was found to be leaked, following which the exam was postponed by Gujarat Panchayat Service Selection Board (GPSSB) Sunday morning.

While the shape of rMQR is new, it retains the same outstanding scan speed and data capacity characteristics of a conventional QR code. (Representational/File)

Rectangular QR code can store data in long, narrow spaces: Japanese engineer

January 29, 2023 02:23 IST

“This new QR code has about 32 different variations and can be printed in a space about 2 mm high,” said Hara whose address in Japanese was translated to Hindi.

The CM did not answer a query on the proposals from Gujarat that were accepted by the Centre in the Budget.(Express File)

Under Modi, India came out of Covid, recession: Gujarat CM

January 27, 2023 23:19 IST

The chief minister was speaking while inaugurating the 12th edition of Vadodara Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s VCCI Expo 2023 in Vadodara.

Party sources said that the Chief Minister is likely to join the meeting.

BJP Gujarat unit executive meet starts, Lok Sabha poll strategy on agenda

January 24, 2023 04:17 IST

Over 450 members of the party executive are participating in the two-day meeting, which is being held for the first time after BJP’s historic victory in the state assembly elections in December last.

The CM was also scheduled to attend the two-day state BJP executive meeting, which is set to begin in Surendranagar on Monday evening. (File)

Berieved CM Bhupendra Patel skips B20 meeting

January 24, 2023 04:14 IST

The CM attended the funeral ceremony and skipped the Business-20 (B-20) inception meeting organised at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar.

He noted that in case of mobility, the solution for passenger vehicles will not be the same as commercial vehicles. (Representational/File)

Industry stresses on need for policy roadmap for clean energy transitioning

January 23, 2023 23:55 IST

While the chemical industry may be a “dirty industry” to an extent, “the focus should be on what can be done to make it clean” by focusing on small fundamentals, said Anand Desai, MD of Gujarat-based Anupam Rasayan.

India contributes about 20 per cent to the global supply of medicines, in terms of volume. It also supplies 60 per cent of the global demand for vaccines.

Zydus developing single pill for malaria: ChairmanSubscriber Only

January 24, 2023 04:09 IST

“The drug discovery happening in India is at significantly lower cost and as a result consumers and patients are being offered (drugs) at lower prices,” said Pankaj Patel while addressing a special plenary session on opportunities in Gujarat at the B20 India Inception Meeting.

2023 will be full of challenges like inflation, says Union minister Piyush Goyal at B20 India meeting

January 23, 2023 16:57 IST

The Business 20 Inception meeting at Gandhinagar is the first of 15 G20 meetings being hosted by Gujarat.

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Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel’s mother-in-law dies at 93

January 23, 2023 18:43 IST

Shantaben, who had been living with Patel for years, breathed her last at the CM's official residence.

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Senior advocate Vakharia no more; SG Mehta says lost ‘mentor, father figure’

January 23, 2023 03:12 IST

"His legal training is imbibed in me and all those who worked with him are either eminent lawyers or eminent judges now in their own right. Shri Vakharia would continue to live in all of us till the last of his colleagues practising law continue to practise", said Mehta.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta’s mentor, senior advocate Krishnakant Vakharia no more

January 22, 2023 21:38 IST

A former Congress party veteran, Vakharia was the party's general secretary in 1972 and had worked closely with late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Gas-based economy was a wrong approach, says NITI Aayog memberSubscriber Only

January 22, 2023 02:32 IST

“So when it came to NITI Aayog, I was the only one who said that it was a wrong approach. Because, India’s resources are not oil and gas. India’s resource is coal. So why are you not exploiting your own coal, rather than importing gas?,” VK Saraswat told the gathering.

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Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, state BJP chief CR Paatil in Delhi to attend BJP national meet

January 16, 2023 12:27 IST

Bhupendra Patel has earmarked two days every week to meet citizens and other ministers without prior appointment.

Patel starts 2nd term with focus on jobs, infra—issues raised by Opp in pollsSubscriber Only

January 16, 2023 03:33 IST

Politically, a BJP insider admitted, the government seems to be working on blunting all the issues that the Opposition, especially the Aam Aadmi Party, raised during the recent polls, and struck home. One decision being cited is regarding land resurvey, an issue the AAP had talked about.