Recently the presence of a tiger, who walked from Madhya Pradesh’s Ratapani, was confirmed in Boriya village of Mahisagar in Gujarat. While the incident has made speculations and raised several questions over relocation of tiger in one of the two states (Madhya Pradesh or Gujarat), Umag Singhar, the Forest Minister[Read More…]
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Gujarat: 500 Metre area around Somnath, Ambaji Temples to be “Veg Zone”
On Friday, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani while addressing people at a cultural event organised in Palanpur, Banaskantha declared that 500-metre area around Somnath and Ambaji temples as vegetarian zones. The decision means that no non-vegetarian food could be sold around the premises of the two temples. In his address, Rupani[Read More…]
Gujarat: RSS-BJP men behind this planned attack against north Indians, alleges Amit Chavda
Gujarat Congress Committee president Amit Chavda has condemned the attack followed against people north India in Gujarat, after a minor girl was raped by a resident of Bihar and said that “Such incidents of attacks against the Migrants also exposes the rising lawlessness and sheer failure of Gujarat government in[Read More…]
Gujarat CM: Will bring law mandating firms to hire 80% Gujarati workforce
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani promised on Tuesday to bring in a law to for manufacturing and service sector entrepreneurs to hire 80% of their workforce are Gujaratis. “The proposed law will also make it compulsory for industries to recruit 25 per cent of the required manpower from the area[Read More…]
Gujarat govt alleviates pain of Adani, Tata, Essar as high powered committee eases marooned power projects
Gujarat government set up a three-member committee having former Supreme Court judge Justice RK Agarwal, former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India SS Mundra and former Chairperson of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), Pramod Deo on July 3, 2018 to find solutions for the thermal power plants[Read More…]
Gujarat announces Rs 10-crore aid for Kerala
The Gujarat government on Saturday announced financial assistance of Rs 10 crore to the flood-ravaged Kerala. Announcing the aid, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said: “The government has decided to help the flood affected Kerala on humanitarian grounds.” “This assistance will be provided through the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund,” Rupani[Read More…]
Mega roadshow planned for PM Modi, Israeli counterpart Netenyahu’s Gujarat visit
A mega road show has been planned by the Gujarat government when the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu visit the state and Ahmedababd on January 17, officials said on Monday. A high-level meeting, chaired by Chief Secretary J.P. Singh, was convened on Monday at state[Read More…]
Received loan, not grant from Gujarat government: Tata Motors
Automobile major Tata Motors has said it received a loan worth Rs 584.8 crore and not a “grant” from Gujarat government for setting up a factory in the state. “The investor friendly environment created by the Government of Gujarat (GoG) encouraged Tata Motors to set-up its manufacturing plant in Sanand,[Read More…]
Gujarat: Special court summons Amit Shah in 2002 Naroda Gam riots case
A Gujarat court has summoned BJP president, Amit Shah, as a witness in the 2002 Naroda Gam riot case. A special court on Tuesday asked Shah to appear before it on 18 September based on a request by Maya Kodnani, a former BJP minister, who has been awarded life imprisonment[Read More…]
In PM Modi’s hometown, markets shut down as traders protest against GST
Against the implementation of good and service tax by the Centre, the textile traders’ agitation in Gujarat has lead to complete shutdown of trading centres as a mark of protest. The indefinite strike is against 5% GST levied on textiles. The traders continued with their protest even after police baton-charged[Read More…]
Why is Gujarat govt distributing school bags with Akhilesh Yadav’s photo on it?
In an awkward situation for the Gujarat government, a government led school distributed about 12000 school bags with an image of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and a tagline of ‘Khoob Padhao, Khoob badhao’. The incident was reported from tribal village Sankheda where an[Read More…]