Patna, March 25 Prashant Kishor, the founder of the Jan Suraj Party, claimed on Tuesday that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, by being re-elected as the president of the JD(U) and inducting his son Nishant into the party, has removed himself from the position he had held for "the last 35...
amit shah
bihar
bihar politics
gujarat
jan suraj party
jd(u)
mukhyamantri mahila rojgar yojana
narendra modi
nishant kumar
nitish kumar
party leadership
political parties
political strategy
prashant kishor
rajya sabha
Gandhinagar, March 25: Gujarat has ranked first in the country in disposing of complaints received through the National Helpline Against Atrocities, while over Rs 23 crore in assistance was disbursed in 2025.The assistance is provided in cases involving Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled...
atrocity prevention act
bhupendra patel
chief minister
complaint handling
district vigilance committees
financial assistance
gujarat
helpline services
protection of civil rights act
samaras hostel scheme
scheduled castes
scheduled tribes
social harmony
social justice
social welfare
special courts
vigilance and monitoring committee
Surat, March 25 – The railway station in Surat, Gujarat, is undergoing redevelopment into a multi-modal transport hub (MMTH) with a long-term capacity plan. Approximately 50% of the first phase of the ₹1,500 crore project has been completed, with completion targeted for December 2027.The...
bus transport
elevated road
gujaratgujarat state road transport corporation
infrastructure development
metro transport
multi-modal transport hub
passenger transport
platform construction
rail transport
station building
station redevelopment
surat railway station
transportation hub
western railway
Gandhinagar, March 25 – The Gujarat Legislative Assembly passed an amendment to the state’s law on disturbed areas on Wednesday, renaming such zones as “specified areas” and introducing a series of changes to regulate the transfer of immovable property, following a heated debate in the House...
amendment to law
collector authority
disturbed areas
gujaratgujarat legislative assembly
immovable property transfer
jitu vaghani
legal disputes
political debate
property ownership
property regulation
property transactions
revenue department
sanajaysinh mahida
social harmony
Gandhinagar/Bharuch, March 25: The Bharuch district in Gujarat has further strengthened its position as a leading center for the chemical and petrochemical industry in the country, with approximately 1,394 industrial units operating across the region.According to state officials, more than 45...
bharuch district
chemical exports
chemical industry
chemical manufacturing
effluent treatment
employment
environmental compliance
gujarat
industrial infrastructure
industrial units
investment promotion
pcpir (petroleum, chemicals, and petrochemical investment region)
petrochemical industry
pollution control
vibrant gujarat regional conference
Amreli (Gujarat), March 25 Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday urged people to vote for themselves and "form their own government" in Gujarat, accusing the ruling BJP of indulging in corruption.Addressing a ‘Vijay Viswas Sabha’ rally, he alleged that the BJP has handed "insults"...
aam aadmi party
arvind kejriwal
assembly election
bhagwant mann
bjp
corruption
crop loss compensation
eco-zones
farmers
government
gujaratgujarat assembly elections
morbi
political party
punjab
vadodara
Navsari (Gujarat), March 25 A 38-year-old man who lived with a woman was arrested for allegedly raping her two minor daughters from a previous marriage and impregnating one of them in Navsari district of Gujarat, police said on Wednesday.The accused, who had been in a live-in relationship with...
arrest
bharatiya nyaya sanhita
child pregnancy
child sexual abuse
criminal investigation
domestic violence
family violence
gujarat
live-in relationship
minor girls
navsari district
protection of children from sexual offences act
rape
sexual assault
sexual exploitation
Gandhinagar, March 25 – The Gujarat government will open the ‘i-Khedut’ portal from March 27 to April 26 to accept online applications from farmers and livestock owners seeking assistance under the 148 components across agriculture, horticulture, and animal husbandry schemes for the 2026-27...
New Delhi, March 25 – Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda welcomed the passage of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, in Gujarat on Wednesday, asserting that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government remains committed to eliminating discrimination and ensuring equal...
bharatiya janata party
civil law
divorce
equality before law
government policy
gujarat
india
inheritance
j. p. nadda
legislative bill
marriage
narendra modi
religious law
state legislation
uniform civil code
Gandhinagar, March 25 – The Gujarat Legislative Assembly passed the Gujarat Clinical Establishment (Registration and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill-2026 on Wednesday without any opposition, a move aimed at simplifying the registration and regulation process for medical institutions across the...
Ahmedabad, March 25 Police have arrested a 28-year-old man in Ahmedabad for allegedly killing a young man in his sleep, suspecting him of murdering his brother, officials said on Wednesday.The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday in the Guptanagar area of Ahmedabad.During...
Gandhinagar, March 25 – The Gujarat Legislative Assembly passed the Gujarat Educational Institutions Service Tribunal (Amendment) Bill-2026 unanimously on Wednesday, aiming to provide quicker resolution of disputes for academic and non-academic employees of educational institutions.Education...
New Delhi, March 25 The Ministry of Power is believed to have directed imported coal-based thermal plants to operate at full capacity for three months from April 1, in order to avoid any electricity shortage amid the estimated peak demand of 270GW during this summer.Sources said that in...
april 2026
coal
coal-based power plants
electricity act
electricity demand
gujarat
india
june 30, 2026
ministry of power
mundra power project
peak power demand
power generation
power supply
supplementary power purchase agreements
thermal power plants
New Delhi, March 25 India is increasing its domestic production of rare earth permanent magnets, which are crucial for electronics, space, aerospace, defense, and electric vehicles, with the first-ever Samarium Cobalt plant becoming operational in 2023, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on...
aerospace industry
defense industry
domestic production
electric vehicles
gujarat
india
mineral extraction
rajasthan
rare earth magnets
samarium cobalt
space industry
Gandhinagar, March 25 – Gujarat government spokesperson and Minister Jitu Vaghani accused the Congress party on Wednesday of attempting to block the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the Assembly, warning that the people would respond by rejecting the party in the next elections.Vaghani said...
alladi krishnaswamy iyer
ambedkar
bhupendra patel
bjp
congress party
gujarat
harsh sanghavi
india
jitu vaghani
k. m. munshi
legal system
legislative assembly
state government
tribal communities
uniform civil code
Gandhinagar, March 25 Gujarat has become the second state after Uttarakhand to pass a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, with state BJP President Jagdish Vishwakarma stating on Wednesday that the move advances the goal of a uniform legal framework governing personal matters across communities.In a...
adoption
bhupendra patel
divorce
guardianship
gujarat
india
inheritance
jagdish vishwakarma
legal framework
marriage
narendra modi
personal law
property rights
succession
uniform civil code
Agartala, March 25 The Tripura Police has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Gujarat's Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) to collaborate on advanced training and research, officials said on Wednesday.The DGP, Anurag, virtually signed the agreement with Pro Vice Chancellor of the...
academic accreditation
agartala
anurag
five year agreement
gujarat
joint committee
kalpesh h wandra
mou
police training
rashtriya raksha university
research
training
tripura police
university collaboration
Gandhinagar, March 25 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on March 31 to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for a range of urban development projects, as the state celebrates two decades of rapid urbanization and infrastructure expansion.The visit comes as Gujarat marks 20...
ahmedabad
airport development
amrut 2.0
gandhinagar
gujaratgujarat government
highway projects
infrastructure
metro rail
municipal corporations
narendra modi
pradhan mantri awas yojana (urban)
rajkot
smart city mission
surat
urban development
urban governance
vadodara
Gandhinagar, March 24 After a lengthy debate lasting over seven hours, the Gujarat Assembly on Tuesday passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, which aims to establish a common legal framework for marriage, divorce, inheritance, and live-in relationships, regardless of religion.The bill...
article 14
article 44
bjp
congress party
constitution of india
divorce law
gujarat
india
inheritance law
legal framework
live-in relationships
marriage law
religious law
scheduled tribes
state assembly
uniform civil code (ucc)
Gandhinagar, March 24 – The Gujarat Legislative Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill 2026 on Tuesday, introducing a common legal framework for civil matters such as marriage, divorce, maintenance, and inheritance across communities and religions.Deputy Chief Minister Harsh...
civil law
divorce
gujaratgujarat legislative assembly
india
inheritance
legal framework
legal procedures
live-in relationships
maintenance
marriage
monogamy
ranjana desai
religious law
state legislation
uniform civil code