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GUJARAT Gujarat leads in disposing 10-yr-old cases Courts in five districts of the state disposed-off maximum number of cases last month which were more than 10 years old. In Octovber, 35,289 cases were disposed by all courts in the country. Of these, courts in Gujarat settled 8,974 courts, which is the highest in … Read more
GUJARAT 32,000 central forces personnel could be deployed for Gujarat poll duties About 32,000 personnel of the central armed forces such as the CRPF and the BSF along with nearly 60,000 from the state police are likely to be deployed for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections. Around 320 companies of central armed police forces are being made … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat farmers getting highest rates for milk Farmers in poll-bound Gujarat are getting among the country’s highest rates for milk sold to cooperatives at a time when prices usually take a seasonal dip, cheering over 3.6 million farmers and their families in a state that has an electorate of 43 million. According to private … Read more
GUJARAT Guj, TN powerlooms took max benefits of solar energy scheme The ministry of textiles has announced several promotional schemes for powerloom textile industry but there is hardly any awareness in the industry. The maximum benefit of these schemes have been taken by the entrepreneurs of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. The textile … Read more
GUJARAT Salt supply likely to be hit as railways restricts rakes in Gujarat Salt supply across India is likely to be hit following the railway board’s decision to drastically reduce the number of rakes to Gujarat from 150 a month to just 90. Gujarat produces 2.6 crore tonnes of salt per year of which 80-90% is … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat 5th state to ban Padmavati Gujarat’s BJP government banned the release of Deepika Padukone starrer ‘Padmavati’ with chief minister Vijay Rupani citing law and order issue as the reason behind banning of the film in the poll-bound state. The movie is already banned in a few other states, including Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Gujarat is … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat collects Rs 6,608 crore as GST for October The collection for Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the state for the month of October stood at Rs 6,608 crore, according to data provided by the state commercial tax department. This includes integrated GSTworth Rs 2,286.75 crore in addition to Rs 1,400.83 crore of central GST and … Read more
GUJARAT Private schools move Gujarat HC as EC summons staff for poll duty A federation of self-financed schools has approached Gujarat high court, opposing the election officer’s insistence that staff from private schools assist in election work. The high court stayed election authorities in Vadodara district from compelling teaching or non-teaching staff from private schools in the district … Read more
GUJARAT Naliya coldest place in Gujarat As minimum temperature rose by one or two degrees celsius across the state, the winter chills took a small break in Gujarat. The current conditions will likely continue for the next couple of days. Naliya town in Kutch district was the coldest place in the state with a 13.4°C … Read more
GUJARAT Doctoral student identifies 32 new species of dragonflies in Gujarat Gujarat now has has 81 different species of dragonfly (locally known as ‘vania’ or ‘helicopter’) and damselfly (locally known as ‘soi’), which are called odonates in zoology. more species were added to the diversity list of Gujarat, including two Western Ghats endemic species, … Read more