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GUJARAT 46% Gujarat villages are verified as open defecation free now Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) seemed to have got good response at Mahatma Gandhi’s home state- Gujarat in terms of open defecation free villages. As per the figures of union ministry of drinking water and sanitation, 92.46% villages have been verified as open defecation free … Read more
GUJARAT Lion population roars to 650 in Gujarat forests. According to a recent internal lion count by the forest department in July this year, there are nearly 650-odd lions in the reserved forests and even outside the national park in Amreli, Bhavnagar and Gir-Somnath districts. The roaring rise of 125-odd lions in two years — … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat showed sloth to swine flu. ð Gujarat’s morality rate was 24%. Ten people had already died in Gujarat, mostly in Rajkot and surrounding districts. By March, 52 had tested positive. But the state government showed no interest in starting intensive awareness drives. That lapse made the deadly H1N1 virus spread. Now, … Read more
GUJARAT Amit Shah quits as Gujarat MLA BJP national president Amit Shah on Wednesday resigned as Gujarat MLA after he was elected to the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Mr. Shah was first elected to the State Assembly in 1996 and since then he remained a member till his election to the Upper House … Read more
GUJARAT Record 1 million pledge to save Gujarat’s pride In one of the biggest widllife conservation awarness programme, nearly 10 lakh people, mostly school children, marched through their respective villages in four districts of Saurashtra and took a pledge to work for conservation of Asiatic lions till their last breath. On the … Read more
GUJARAT Edge of the seat Rajya Sabha contest likely in Gujarat on 8th August. After weeks of dramatic political developments, Gujarat looks set for an on the edge of seat contest in the Rajya Sabha elections. It is after a gap of about two decades that a contest is happening in Rajya Sabha polls in Gujarat, where … Read more
GUJARAT PM hails Jamiat for cleaning 22 flood-hit temples in Gujarat Prime Minister Modi hailed Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind, a leading Islamic organisation, for cleaning 22 temples and two mosques affected by recent floods in Gujarat. The PM lauded JUH volunteers’ service and said they set a “fine and inspiring” example of unity for cleanliness as he … Read more
GUJARAT 10 new industrial estates in Gujarat soon. Chief minister Vijay Rupani has announced setting up of 10 new industrial estates in the state. Rupani made the announcement at the state-level Independence Day celebrations. Small industries are the backbone of Gujarat. The 10 new GIDC will be started under the plug-and-produce policy to encourage small-scale units. Sources … Read more
GUJARAT Open’ shelter homes to be set up in Gujarat. The Gujarat State Child Protection Society (GSCPS) has planned to start three ‘open’ shelter homes of children — one each in Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara. They are expected to provide an alternative living space for children living on footpaths, railway stations and bus depots. … Read more
GUJARAT Uttar Pradesh stops assemblies at school, Gujarat doesn’t. In an effort to prevent the spread of swine flu, the Uttar Pradesh government issued a circular halting the morning assemblies at schools, but Gujarat has learnt no lesson from this. The state education department has set up ‘Arogya Senani’ and ‘Bal Sena’ to spread awareness … Read more