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GUJARAT Gujarat to revise its export promotion strategy The state governmentplans to implement a new export promotion strategy and policy to boost export-oriented industrial activity in Gujarat. The state industry and mines department recently made a submission to the ministry of commerce, presenting a broad plan to raise exports from the state. Gujarat currently exports o USA, Europe, … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat’s Deesa gets more rainfall than Cherrapunjee. Deesa in Banaskantha district of Gujarat received the highest rainfall in India with over 525 mm recorded in last 48 hours. It has even surpassed Cherrapunjee in Meghalaya (181 mm), which once held the record for highest rainfall in the world. Idar in Sabarkantha also … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat forms fee regulatory committee for medical courses The state government has appointed the fee committee for the fixing the fees in medical professional courses. The Committee will have its jurisdiction for three years and would be responsible for deciding the fee in self-financed medical, dental, physiotherapy, Ayurveda and Homeopathy and other para medical … Read more
GUJARAT Gandhiji’s ashes moved out of flood zone in Gujarat A midst protests by Narmada Bachao Andolan activists, the district administration on Thursday moved the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi away from the Rajghat memorial on the banks of Narmada, which now comes under the submergence zone of the Sardar Sarovar dam project. Congress shifts 44 Gujarat MLAs to Bengaluru … Read more
GUJARAT Narmada Mahotasav to be celebrated in Gujarat Narmada Mahotasav to be celebrated in Gujarat to create awareness about benefits of Sardar Sarovar Project. Chief Ministers Vijay Rupani launched the website for the proposed Narmada Mahotsav, Narmada Rath Yatra and a slew of other events lined up to celebrate Centre’s permission to ‘close the radial … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat forms fee regulatory committee for medical courses The state government has appointed the fee committee for the fixing the fees in medical professional courses. The Committee will have its jurisdiction for three years and would be responsible for deciding the fee in self-financed medical, dental, physiotherapy, Ayurveda and Homeopathy and other … Read more
GUJARAT All EVMs in Gujarat assembly elections to have paper trail. Gujarat is set to become the first state to witness use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with paper trail in all polling booths during the assembly elections slated to be held in December. The Supreme Court told the Election Commission on Thursday that … Read more
GUJARAT Belgium opens honorary consulate in GIFT City. Belgium has become the first country to open an honorary consulate office in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Belgium already has two Consulates-General in Mumbai and Chennai, and an honorary consulate in Kolkata. Earlier in February GIFT partners with Dubai International … Read more
GUJARAT PM rushes to Gujarat, announces relief package of Rs 500 crore The death toll in rain-related incidents reached 83 with nine more deaths reported in Gujarat on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the state and announced a relief package of Rs 500 crore for the flood-affected districts. He also declared ex-gratia of … Read more
GUJARAT Record 71,039 Gujarat youth register for Army recruitment A record number of candidates — 71,039 — in total has registered online for the recruitment drive for different categories in the Army, making it the highest turnout thus far in the state. The final figure of candidates likely to be inducted into the … Read more