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Act against illegal hotels around Gir sanctuary: High Court to Guj govt

India | Feb 11, 2015, 06:17 PM IST

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has directed the state government to take action against the illegal establishments operating in the buffer zones of Gir wildlife sanctuary, the sole home of the Asiatic lions. Admitting a

Pakistani hackers target Gujarat government website

India | Feb 07, 2015, 09:59 AM IST

Ahmedabad: A group of hackers from Pakistan hacked a website of the Gujarat Education Department and posted derogatory remarks about the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on its homepage, a senior official said. The IT department

Sharma who took on Gujarat government on 2002 riots, seeks retirement

India | Nov 21, 2014, 04:31 PM IST

Ahmedabad: IPS officer Rahul Sharma, who had openly taken on Gujarat government over the 2002 Godhra riots, has sought early retirement citing personal reasons. “I have sought retirement from my services due to personal reasons

Two-day Winter Session of Gujarat Assembly from today

National | Nov 10, 2014, 09:30 AM IST

Ahmedabad: Gujarat government has called a two-day Winter Session of the state Assembly starting today.A new bill for converting the Panchayat Act Amendment Ordinance into an Act and a bill for Gujarat Education Tribunal Ordinance

Gujarat CM Anandi Patel asks MLAs to adopt a village each

National | Nov 03, 2014, 09:11 AM IST

Ahmedabad: In sync with 'Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna' launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandi Patel asked legislators to adopt one village each in their respective constituency and make it into

Gujarat government to set up "sports schools" across state

India | Oct 04, 2014, 10:41 PM IST

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Anandi Patel today announced the setting up of dedicated schools for sports in all districts of the state in a view to groom budding talent."The state government will establish sports schools

Anandiben Patel appeals people to dedicate one day of each month for cleaning

National | Sep 25, 2014, 12:29 PM IST

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel has said that her government will launch a drive where each citizen of Gujarat is required to dedicate a day every month to clean their neighbourhood."During Wednesday's Cabinet meeting,

PM Narendra Modi to open Pravasi Bhartiya Divas, Vibrant Gujarat Summit in January

India | Sep 25, 2014, 08:24 AM IST

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Gujarat on January 8 and 11 next year to inaugurate the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas as well as the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor Summit-2015 respectively."On January 8, the

Tarun Gogoi criticises Gujarat government

India | Sep 23, 2014, 09:56 PM IST

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today criticised the Gujarat government for signing Memorandums of Understanding with China that have maps showing Arunachal Pradesh and some parts of Jammu and Kashmir as disputed territories.“Showing Arunachal

Anandiben Patel inaugurates seventh edition of 'Garib Kalyan Mela'

India | Sep 20, 2014, 09:13 AM IST

Jamnagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Friday inaugurated the seventh edition of the state-sponsored initiative ‘Garib Kalyan Mela', aims at delivering government schemes' benefits to poor, from Jamnagar city.The Chief Minister along with other

PM Narendra Modi launches several Gujarat government schemes under 'Swavalamban Abhiyan'

National | Sep 17, 2014, 07:34 PM IST

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on two-day visit to Gujarat, on Wednesday, launched several Gujarat government schemes at an event organised in Mahatma Mandir here.The schemes were launched under the 'Swavalamban Abhiyan' initiative.Governor

PM Narendra Modi to visit Ahmedabad on September 16

National | Sep 11, 2014, 07:04 AM IST

Ahmedabad: Gujarat government along with state BJP leaders have begun preparations to give a grand welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will land at Ahmedabad airport on September 16 afternoon."Since Narendrabhai Modi is coming

Gujarat government transfers 26 senior IAS officers

India | Aug 26, 2014, 07:13 AM IST

Ahmedabad: In a major reshuffle, Gujarat government on Monday transferred 26 senior IAS officers with key responsibilities in the state.As per a notification today by the General Administration Department, Principal Secretary (PS) in Finance Department

Plea on Modi's poll affidavit: Court seeks Gujarat's reply

India | Aug 21, 2014, 11:06 PM IST

Ahmedabad: A local court today asked Gujarat government to file a reply on an application challenging a magistrate's order dismissing a plea seeking registration of a case against Narendra Modi for not disclosing his marital

Anandiben Patel ties rakhi on Narendra Modi's wrist (see pics)

India | Aug 10, 2014, 10:14 AM IST

New Delhi: Continuing with the decade old tradition of sending ‘rakhis' to their ‘brother' Narendra Modi, now the Prime Minister of India, the Mahila Morcha members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Gujarat unit collected

Gujarat may become fifth hub for NSG commandos

India | Jul 27, 2014, 06:09 PM IST

New Delhi: Gujarat may emerge as the fifth hub for stationing the elite counter-terror commandos of the National Security Guard (NSG) in the country. If given final approval, the commando base would cover the entire

Gujarat government to conduct medical check-ups for young girls

India | Jul 26, 2014, 11:44 PM IST

Ahmedabad: Gujarat government will undertake phase-wise medical check-ups for girls in the age group of 10-18 years, state Chief Minister Anandi Patel announced here today.“State government will begin phase-wise medical check-ups including iron tests for

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