Pilgrimage spots to be made 'beggar free' in Gujarat
India | May 21, 2022 8:51 ISTThis project will be implemented in all religious tourist places in the coming days so that no beggar can be seen in all religious tourist places in Gujarat.
This project will be implemented in all religious tourist places in the coming days so that no beggar can be seen in all religious tourist places in Gujarat.
PM Narendra Modi also chaired a meeting on the situation relating to COVID and vaccination with top officials.
As per reports, covid cases again elevated in the state after the Diwali holidays. In two days, 42 and 40 cases were recorded in Gujarat, respectively.
The Gujarat government on Thursday gave its nod for the 144th rath yatra of Lord Jagannath in Ahmedabad on July 12 with restricted participation and strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols and guidelines.
On Sunday, the state govt had announced that starting May 1, it would provide free of cost COVID-19 vaccines to those between 18 and 45 years of age.
The new hike will be applicable to 12,692 fixed-pay employees of the corporation, said deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel.
The government curtailed the mandatory three-year service in rural areas for new MBBS doctors to one year but raised the penalty amount to Rs 20 lakh from Rs 5 lakh now for refusing to serve in villages for the period.
Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel and Leader of Opposition Paresh Dhanani clashed over extent of land being irrigated by the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam waters, in the Assembly on Monday with the former accusing the Congress leader of misleading people by claiming that only 600,000 hectares had been cultivated by the dam waters.
The Gujarat government has increased Dearness Allowance (DA) by 3 per cent to 12 per cent from the existing nine per cent or over 9 lakh govt employees and pensioners under 7th Pay Commission recommendations.
As many as 22 students studying at an arts coaching centre on the covered terrace of a three-storey building Takshashila Arcade in Surat's Sarthana area lost their lives in the huge fire on Friday.
The contention of the Gujarat government was not accepted by the bench, which was on Wednesday hearing a plea to make the report public.
The Vijay Rupani-led BJP government in Gujarat on Tuesday announced a complete waiver of Rs 625 crore in unpaid electricity bills, under its one-time settlement scheme for over 6 lakh people living in rural parts of the state.
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Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report, the NHRC issued a notice to the Chief Secretary asking for a detailed report on the incident as well as on the steps taken to provide relief for the affected.
Togadia later claimed he could have been killed had his vehicle not been bullet-proof, and alleged that his Z-plus security was "weakened deliberately" by the Gujarat government.
The notification was issued days after the Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced that the ban on the movie will continue despite the change of name.
The sulking minister, who remained absent from his office since the government took charge, came back to work earlier in the day after party president Amit Shah assured him that he will be given suitable portfolio.
Vijay Rupani was on Tuesday (Dec 26) sworn in as CM of Gujarat for the second consecutive. Rupani, 61, and his deputy Nitin Patel were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor OP Kohli at a grand ceremony in Gandhinagar.
The 10-member cabinet headed by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and 10 ministers of state took oath in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah, in Gandhinagar today.
Several Union ministers and other senior leaders of the party have also been invited for the swearing-in ceremony.
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