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Ukai dam generates record 224.12 MU power worth Rs 78 crore in August

September 2, 2022 03:48 IST

In the current monsoon season the dam received heavy inflow from 51 catchment areas in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.  The water discharged from the Ukai dam is used for irrigation, drinking and industrial purposes.

The Aam Aadmi Party’s Ganesh puja pandal in Surat. (Express Photo)

Inside AAP’s Ganesh pandal in Surat, model of vidhansabha, Kejriwal cut outSubscriber Only

September 2, 2022 01:57 IST

 The 16-feet-tall and 32-feet-broad model of the Vithalbhai Patel Bhavan, which houses the Gujarat Assembly, has a five-feet Ganesha idol at the centre.

AAP Gujarat general secretary Manojbhai Sorathiya. (Source: Twitter)

Gujarat AAP leaders allege attack by BJP workers at Ganesh pandal in Surat

August 31, 2022 23:24 IST

The AAP accused state BJP of orchestrating an attack on their leader, while BJP spokesperson Rutvij Patel termed AAP as “urban naxals”, in a statement on Wednesday.

Patidar Shahid Day is in memory of the Patidar youths who lost their lives during the agitation on August 26, 2017. (Representational/File)

Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti holds tiranga rally in Surat

August 28, 2022 22:45 IST

The rally started from Kranti Chowk (Kiran Chowk area) in Kapodara to Sardar Patel Statue at Mini Bazaar in Varachha.

PM Narendra Modi at  Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

PM to inaugurate today: How Smurti Van was developed in a year through Miyawaki methodSubscriber Only

August 28, 2022 00:04 IST

The dense forest made through Miyawaki method has been made in just 37 days by the NGO Enviro Creators Foundation co-founded and run by R K Nair of Umargam in Valsad district.

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Gujarat elections: Congress copies AAP, announces to open ‘janata dawakhana’

August 27, 2022 14:32 IST

The Congress in its election manifesto for the Gujarat Assembly elections announced to open ‘janata dawakhana’ (public clinics) in the residential societies in Nagar Palika and Mahanagar Palika.

With the certification, AM/NS  will be able to conduct health and safety training with the help of in-house faculty and training modules. (Bloomberg/File)

AM/NS to provide safety training to industrial workers

August 27, 2022 04:04 IST

As per the order dated on July 25, the authorisation will be in force for two years and will be required to be renewed thereafter.

Chief minister Bhupendra Patel at Vibrant Weavers Expo 2022 in Surat on Friday (Express Photo by Hanif Malek)

Paatil warns Gujarat voters against trusting AAP, questions Kejriwal’s job, power promises

August 27, 2022 04:01 IST

Patel was speaking at the Vibrant Weavers Expo 2022, a three-day event organised by the Federation of Gujarat Weavers Association at Global Textile market in Surat. The event was inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.

Rajeev Chandrashekhar added that the Centre was working on a new framework of laws to address digital privacy. (File Photo)

Centre has lawful right to intercept, says Rajeev Chandrashekhar day after SC remarks on Pegasus probeSubscriber Only

August 27, 2022 03:29 IST

India can provide such technology platforms to other countries who cannot afford to do it on their own. India can be the provider of digital government solutions to the rest of the world.

Earlier in the day, state BJP chief CR Paatil was in Surat and Bardoli for various events one of which was the inauguration of a petrol pump owned by Desai in Lajpore village on Surat- Navsari road. He was accompanied by  Desai, Vaghela, state cabinet ministers Mukesh Patel and Kanubhai Desai.

Vaghela defends Surat BJP leader after ‘photos’ of him with woman goes viral

August 26, 2022 03:07 IST

Calling it an attempt to defame him, Vaghela said, "Desai is a committed worker of the BJP and the act has been done to defame him. He went out of town with his friends and their families. Somebody had taken the photos, morphed and cropped them with ill-intention. Such type of activity in politics is not good. We will in the coming days take action against the incident."

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18-yr-old girl stabbed to death by youth on road in Valsad

August 26, 2022 03:03 IST

According to police, Neha Yadav, a first-year BCom student and a resident of Chitrakut area in Umaragam town of Valsad district, was riding a two-wheeler Thursday afternoon when she was intercepted by three youths on a bike near Dahad Gram Panchayat office.

Gujarat BJP president C R Paatil Thursday laid the foundation stone of BJP ‘Kamalam’ office at Bardoli town. (Source: Twitter/@CRPaatil)

Gujarat BJP chief lays foundation stone for party office at Bardoli

August 26, 2022 00:39 IST

All BJP workers and seven MLAs in Surat district asked to make contributions towards the construction of the new party office.

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Surat SP dismisses 80 GRD jawans over dereliction of duty

August 25, 2022 04:53 IST

In the case filed by Nilesh Raghvani, a resident of Tarsadi village in Mangrol taluka, he was on way with his friend Sunil Sonwane on August 15 when they were intercepted by four men posing as Local Crime Branch cops near Sanskardeep society gate at Tarsadi village.

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Two cars carrying liquor bottles worth Rs 82,000 seized in Surat

August 25, 2022 00:11 IST

Police, later in the day, found the car abandoned with liquor bottles in a jungle. The other car was also found abandoned and the police have launched a hunt to nab the drivers of the cars after registering a case in connection with the incident.

Sumul Dairy hikes pay to cattle rearers by Rs 10 per kilo fat of cattle milk

August 23, 2022 01:29 IST

This is the third time since April, the dairy has increased the prices per fat for cattle rearers.

Karnataka Police on Monday arrested an activist for allegedly honey-trapping an RSS leader and extorting money from him, officers said. (File Representational Photo)

Drug seizure from Bharuch factory: One more partner arrested, sent to police remand

August 22, 2022 17:23 IST

Two other partners of the firm were arrested on August 17 after mephedrone worth Rs 1,382 crore was seized from the factory, the police said.

This will be Kejriwal’s fifth visit this month to Gujarat, which is scheduled to go to polls, later this year. (File Photo)

Delhi raids: AAP demands CBI probe into hooch tragedy; Sisodia, Kejriwal to visit Gujarat

August 21, 2022 00:56 IST

Italia was speaking at a press conference organised by the AAP in Surat, which was also attended by Leader of Opposition of Surat Municipal Corporation Dharmesh Bhanderi.

Assistant head constable of Surat police, Vipul Koradia.(Express Photo)

‘CDR scam’: Delhi police arrest Surat cop

August 20, 2022 20:43 IST

The incident came to light after the Delhi police recently busted a racket that sold CDR and arrested Pawan Kumar (22), a resident of Palam village in southwest Delhi, who runs 'Venus' detective agency.

Subir and Vaghai talukas in Dang district with 102 towers with 2G network will be upgraded to 3G, while 20 new mobile towers will be installed in talukas with no connectivity. (Representational image)

Tribal areas of Valsad, Dang to get 35 new mobile towers, 157 towers to be upgraded

August 19, 2022 02:51 IST

According to Valsad BJP MP Dr KC Patel and Valsad district BJP president Hemant Kansara, 55 mobile towers in Kaprada, Dharampur and Vansda talukas in Valsad district will be upgraded to 3G, while 15 new mobile towers will be installed in the hilly terrain areas in all the three talukas that has no mobile network connectivity.

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ABVP, BJYM leaders booked for ‘assaulting’ AAP Surat councillor

August 19, 2022 02:43 IST

In the complaint registered with the Umra police station, Bhanderi said that he was at the Veer Narmad South Gujarat University on August 16 afternoon, while counting of the Senate member election was in progress, when leaders of ABVP and BJYM verbally abused him and later physically assaulted him. 

The NLEM guides the government’s procurement policy and decides the price cap for medicines. (File/Representational)

MD drug seizure from Bharuch factory: Police hunt for two accused

August 18, 2022 01:27 IST

The Anti-Narcotics Unit of Worli in Mumbai and Bharuch police, in separate operations, claimed to have seized mephedrone drug worth Rs 2,407 crore from the Infinity Research and Development factory at Panoli GIDC in Bharuch.

The fishermen alerted the Valsad fisheries department office following which the Daman coast guard launched a rescue operation.

Coast Guard rescues 11 fishermen off Valsad coast

August 18, 2022 01:11 IST

The boat was returning back to Mumbai when the engine stopped functioning due to some unknown reasons.

Vehicles ply on a waterlogged road after incessant monsoon rainfall, in Surat, Aug. 17, 2022. (PTI)

Parts of Surat flooded as water rises rises in five creeks

August 18, 2022 01:01 IST

Due to the rise in the water levels, 20 roads in the Surat district and eight roads in Tapi district have been closed.

Gujarat state Congress President Jagdish Thakor. (Image: Facebook)

Gujarat Assembly polls: Congress announces ‘page commandos’ to take on BJP’s page committees

August 17, 2022 00:16 IST

With Assembly elections around the corner, the instruction came at the party's 'maru booth maru gaurav' (my booth, my pride) event in Surat Tuesday.

Veer Narmad South Gujarat University main building (Image: Wikipedia)

Surat AAP leaders hospitalised after ‘ABVP attack’

August 16, 2022 23:39 IST

The alleged attack took place during the counting of votes in the VNSGU senate elections Tuesday afternoon.

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