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Ahmedabad, March 30 The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday selected Harshad Parmar, son of former BJP MLA Govind Parmar, for the upcoming by-election to the Umreth assembly constituency in Gujarat.Govind Parmar, who represented the Umreth seat in the Anand district, died on March 6 at the...

Gandhinagar, March 25 Following a heated debate over demographic shifts and protection for a particular community, the Gujarat Assembly passed an amendment bill to the 1991 Act on Wednesday, aimed at curbing illegal property transfers and strengthening safeguards for legitimate owners.The bill...

Gandhinagar, March 25 The Gujarat legislative assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill to amend an existing law, removing provisions related to terrorism so that they do not overlap with the Centre's new criminal code.The Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (Amendment)...

Gandhinagar, March 25 – A meeting of the Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Core Committee was held on Wednesday at the official residence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.The meeting was attended by senior party leaders and Ministers, including Rushikesh Patel, Jitu Vaghani...

Gandhinagar, March 24 – Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday termed the passage of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill 2026 by the state Assembly as a "historic moment" for Gujarat and the country.The passage followed a debate lasting more than seven and a half hours, which ended...

Gandhinagar, March 24 The Gujarat assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill on Tuesday after a marathon debate of more than seven hours, with the ruling BJP hailing it as a landmark reform to ensure equality, while the Congress vehemently opposed it, saying it violates fundamental rights...

Gandhinagar, March 24 – Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi argued in the Gujarat Assembly on Tuesday that the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) was essential to address the legal inequalities faced by women.Speaking during the discussion after the legislation was tabled by Chief Minister...

New Delhi, March 22— Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva stated on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a historic record by completing an 8,931-day tenure as Head of Administration dedicated to the service of the nation.The Delhi BJP chief said that having been elected four...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 Ministers from the Kerala state, top leaders from the Congress and BJP, filed their nomination papers on Saturday for the upcoming Assembly elections.Several state ministers, including P. Rajeev, V. Sivankutty, R. Bindu, and P. A. Mohamed Riyas, as well as CPI(M)...

Gandhinagar, March 18 The Gujarat assembly complex received a bomb threat via email on Wednesday morning during the ongoing budget session, but it turned out to be a hoax after a thorough check of the premises, police said.The threat was received on the official email ID of the assembly just...

Gandhinagar, March 18 The Gujarat assembly complex received a bomb threat via email on Wednesday morning, just minutes before the House proceedings were scheduled to begin during the ongoing budget session, officials said.The email claimed that a bomb had been planted in the assembly complex...

Gandhinagar, March 17 Members of the Congress and AAP on Tuesday attempted to raise issues related to election expenditure during a discussion on the budgetary demands of the General Administration Department (GAD) in the state assembly, but the Speaker disallowed a debate.Gujarat Chief...

Gandhinagar, March 16 – The Gujarat government on Monday asked domestic and commercial LPG consumers who also have piped natural gas (PNG) connections to discontinue their LPG connections by March 18, as part of efforts to manage fuel supply and expand the use of PNG.The directive was...

Gandhinagar, March 13 – Gujarat Education Minister Pradyuman Vaja, on Friday, cited historical letters of former Prime Minister late Jawaharlal Nehru in the state Assembly while speaking on a private resolution on 'Somnath Swabhiman Parv', stating that the correspondence reflected Nehru's...

Gandhinagar, March 12 – The Gujarat Assembly on Thursday passed budgetary demands of Rs 3,725.11 crore for the state’s Rural Development Department for the financial year 2026–27.The government has proposed to extend rural employment from 100 to 125 days under a new mission and increase...

In Gandhinagar, on March 12, Minister of Women and Child Development, Dr. Manisha Vakil, responded to MLA Jignesh Mevani's remarks about Anganwadi workers and malnutrition during the Gujarat Assembly session. She stated that the condition of Anganwadi centers had significantly improved under the...

Ahmedabad, March 12 The ruling BJP and the opposition engaged in a verbal duel in the Gujarat assembly on Thursday over the issue of malnutrition, with the state government asserting that the figures cited by the Congress were outdated and that the situation had improved significantly.The...

Gandhinagar, March 10 – The Gujarat Assembly witnessed a heated debate on Tuesday over the T20 World Cup final tickets, which had been ongoing for the past two days, drawing attention from both ruling and opposition legislators in the state.BJP MLA Arvind Patel raised concerns about not being...

Gandhinagar, March 9 – The Gujarat government on Monday informed the state Assembly that 196 out of 198 children reported missing in the Junagadh and Gir Somnath districts over the past two years have been traced.Responding to a question on missing children and women, Minister of State for Law...

Ahmedabad, March 9 Liquor worth more than Rs 42 crore was seized from checkposts along Gujarat's borders with Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in the past two years, the state government informed the assembly on Monday.Gujarat is a dry state where prohibition is in effect.Responding to a...