gujarat

Jaipur, April 3 Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma said on Friday that ensuring waterway connectivity for the transportation and export of goods from industries within the state is among the top priorities of the government, and directed officials to prepare a comprehensive report to...

Ahmedabad, April 3 – The Congress on Friday announced Bhrugurajsinh Chauhan as its candidate for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly by-election in the Umreth constituency.In a statement, the party said that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge had approved his candidature.Chauhan has held...

Ahmedabad, April 3 The Congress announced Bhrugurajsinh Chauhan as its candidate for the April 23 by-election to the Umreth assembly constituency in Gujarat's Anand district.He will be contesting against BJP's Harshad Parmar, the son of MLA Govind Parmar, who died on March 6 after a brief...

New Delhi, April 3 – The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) strongly opposed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) initiatives in Uttarakhand and Gujarat on Friday, describing them as constitutionally flawed, legally untenable, and violations of religious freedom and civil liberties.Speaking...

Gandhinagar, April 3 – A political confrontation escalated in Gujarat on Friday after the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rejected allegations made by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal in a letter to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The BJP accused Kejriwal of...

Surat, April 3 Surat, Gujarat's textile hub, is starting to feel the impact of rising input costs due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia, with several units either reducing their daily working hours or decreasing the number of days they operate.Some officials claim that the industry is...

As a significant step towards strengthening port-led development in the country, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has approved approximately 132 crore rupees for a critical port connectivity project at the Deendayal Port Authority in Gujarat. Mr. Sonowal stated that...

New Delhi, April 3 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday laid down guidelines for states/UTs holding assembly elections as well as by-elections in the coming days, to facilitate maximum voter participation in the electoral process.The election body, in a detailed statement...

Surat, Apr 2 A month after 1,400 kilograms of paneer was seized in Surat, Gujarat, and later found to be adulterated, police have filed a case against the supplier, an official said on Thursday.The paneer was seized following a raid conducted in the first week of March at a unit located in...

Jamnagar, April 2 – An officer of Class-II in the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) was arrested by the Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday in Jamnagar for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4.52 lakh.The accused, Vijaykumar Meena, was working as an Assistant Engineer in the...

Rajgir, April 2 Andhra Pradesh, Mizoram, and Delhi registered notable wins on the second day of the 16th Sub-Junior Men's National Hockey Championship at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium here on Thursday.In the first match of the day, Andhra Pradesh secured a 3-1 win against Puducherry in Pool A of...

New Delhi, April 2 The Geological Survey of India carried out 92 mineral exploration projects targeting rare earth elements (REEs) during 2025-26, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday.In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, the minister stated that the Geological Survey of India (GSI)...

Gandhinagar, April 2 Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi has described his state as the safest for women, and said everyone is aware of the situation in other states.He was speaking on Wednesday evening at the inauguration of the Gandhinagar North Premier League 2026 (GNPL), organized...

New Delhi, April 2 ‘Nata Pratha’, a custom in which girls are “sold” on stamp paper or through informal agreements in the name of marriage, has come under renewed scrutiny, with the Central Information Commission directing the disclosure of an action taken report submitted by the Union Ministry...

Bhavnagar, April 2 Approximately 200 people, including schoolchildren, fell ill due to suspected food poisoning in two separate incidents in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, officials said on Thursday.Several of them were rushed to nearby government hospitals and discharged after treatment...

Ahmedabad, April 2 FitsAir, a private airline from Sri Lanka, will launch direct flights between Ahmedabad and Colombo starting May 15, offering a three-times-a-week service that is expected to significantly reduce travel time and boost tourist flow from Gujarat to the island nation.The...

Ahmedabad/New Delhi, April 2 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has alleged a pattern of arrests targeting its workers in Gujarat ahead of local body elections, with its national convenor Arvind Kejriwal writing to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel seeking a meeting and claiming the actions were part of a...

New Delhi, April 2 AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal wrote to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday, alleging a "systematic crackdown" on party workers ahead of local body polls and seeking a meeting to discuss the issue.Citing 145 FIRs and more than 160 arrests in the last...

Ahmedabad, April 2 A tremor of magnitude 3.4 struck the Navsari district in southern Gujarat on Thursday morning, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said.The tremor was recorded at 5:27 am, with its epicenter located 22 km east-southeast of Vansda, the Gandhinagar-based institute...

Gandhinagar, Apr 1 Elections to local self-government bodies in Gujarat, including 15 municipal corporations, will be held on April 26 for nearly 10,000 seats, with vote counting scheduled for April 28, the State Election Commission (SEC) announced on Wednesday.State Election Commissioner S...