Kevadia
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PM Modi meets Sardar Patel's family; unveils special coin, stamp on eve of 150th birth anniversary
Gujarat | Oct 30, 2025, 10:47 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will offer floral tribute at the Statue of Unity, which will be followed by Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrations marking the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Friday.
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 150th birth anniversary: PM Modi inaugurates unity parade in Gujarat's Keva
Gujarat | Oct 31, 2025, 08:27 AM ISTSardar Vallabhbhai Patel 150th birth anniversary: PM Modi paid floaral tributes to Sardar Patel at the Statue of Unity and inaugurated the Unity Parade in Gujarat's Kevadiya.
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'Restaurant car, steam-engine look locomotive': Key features of Gujarat's first heritage train
Gujarat | Nov 01, 2023, 05:21 PM ISTSporting a heritage look, the newly launched train between Ekta Nagar and Ahmedabad has three coaches including a restaurant car with a seating capacity for 28 people.
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PM Modi to launch multiple development projects worth Rs 5,950 cr on 2-day Gujarat visit | Details
Gujarat | Oct 29, 2023, 03:38 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat for two days to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of development projects worth Rs 5,950 crore. During his visit, he will pay tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue of Unity and offer prayers at the Ambaji temple.
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PM Modi launches 'Mission LiFE' in Gujarat's Kevadia
India | Oct 20, 2022, 01:30 PM ISTPM Modi Gujarat visit Day 2: Mission LiFE aims at following a three-pronged strategy for changing people's collective approach towards sustainability.
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Gujarat: Home Minister Amit Shah attends 'National Unity Day' in Kevadia
India | Oct 31, 2021, 10:43 AM ISTOn the occasion of 75th year of India's Independence, 75 cyclists from ITBP, SSB, CISF, CRPF and BSF, who have travelled approximately 9,000 km from various parts of country to Kevadia took part in the event.
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Home Minister Amit Shah to address 'Rashtriya Ekta Divas' event
News | Oct 31, 2021, 08:48 AM ISTUnion home minister Amit Shah will on Sunday attend the Ekta Divas or National Unity Day celebrations at Kevadiya in Gujarat.
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Statue of Unity achieves another milestone World tallest statue crosses 50 lakh visitors mark
India | Mar 17, 2021, 09:00 AM ISTStatue of Unity, the 182-metre tall statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, is billed as the world's tallest and built on the Sadhu Bet islet near the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Kevadia.
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PM Modi to address national DG conference in Kevadia today
News | Mar 06, 2021, 07:20 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Gujarat on Saturday to address a conference of the country's top military leadership at Kevadia in Narmada district. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Kevadia on Friday to participate in the conference.
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In a first, PM Modi to address combined commanders’ conference in Kevadia tomorrow
India | Mar 05, 2021, 05:42 PM ISTThe Combined Commanders’ Conference (CCC) is a premier brain-storming event of the Military Commanders from the three Services.
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Kevadiya, India's first railway station with green building certification | Photos
India | Jan 16, 2021, 09:55 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off eight trains connecting different regions of the country to Kevadiya, Gujarat on January 17, at 11 AM, via video conferencing. Kevadia station is India's first railway station with a Green Building Certification, said Prime Ministers' Office (PMO).
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PM Modi shares glimpse of new train to Gujarat's Kevadia featuring Vistadome coaches | See photos
India | Jan 16, 2021, 11:30 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi, who is all set to flag off 8 new trains to boost connectivity to Gujarat's Kevadia (Site of Statue of Unity) from different parts across the country, on Saturday shared the photos of one of the trains that will be launched tomorrow, having Vistadome tourist coaches.
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SpiceJet seaplane services to restart from December 15
India | Nov 29, 2020, 10:57 PM ISTAirline major SpiceJet on Sunday said that its seaplane operations will restart from December 15 after they were temporarily suspended due to mandatory aircraft maintenance.
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India's ancient books have mention of democratic values: President Kovind
News | Nov 25, 2020, 06:40 PM ISTWhile addressing at the 80th All India Presiding Officers' Conference in Gujarat's Kevadia on November 25, President Ram Nath Kovind said, "I am glad that the Indian government since 2015, has taken the decision to celebrate Constitution Day on every
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SpiceJet mulling to add Kevadia-Surat seaplane route
Business | Oct 31, 2020, 10:56 PM ISTOverwhelmed by the response to the Ahmedabad-Statue of Unity seaplane service, SpiceJet on Saturday said it plans to start a similar service connecting Surat in south Gujarat with the 182-meter tall statue dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel near Kevadia.
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Kevadia... a must visit, tweets PM Modi after action-packed day
India | Oct 30, 2020, 10:51 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi spent his Friday in Gujarat's Kevadia, inaugurating a number of new intiatives by the state to woo tourists to the site of the Statue of Unity (World's tallest Statue). The Prime Minister is on a two-day visit to Gujarat. A look at key highlights of PM Modi's Kevadia visit as he unveiled new sightings on the site.
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PM Modi to launch India's first seaplane service. Check ticket cost, travel time and more
India | Oct 30, 2020, 08:26 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will pay tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 145th birth anniversary, by inaugurating the country's first seaplane service, on Saturday, between the Statue of Unity (SoU) site at Kevadiya Colony to the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad.
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PM Modi inaugurates 'nutrition park' in Kevadia: All you need to know about the unique site
Fyi | Oct 30, 2020, 05:15 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a 2-day tour of his home state Gujarat, on Friday inaugurated the world's first-ever technology-driven nutrition park for children amid other projects.
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PM Modi inaugurates various projects in Kevadia
News | Oct 30, 2020, 03:57 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi took a tour of 'Arogya Kutir' at 'Arogya Van' in Kevadia on Oct 30. He inaugurated the 'Arogya Van' today.
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Leap day: 182 Sadhaks perform 108 Surya Namaskaras at Statue of Unity
News | Feb 29, 2020, 02:28 PM IST182 Yog Sadhaks from Vadodara's Yoganiketan performed 108 Surya Namaskaras in Kevadia on leap day. They performed yoga in the premises of 182-meter tall Statue of Unity at Kevadia in Narmada district.