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GUJARAT Gujarati movie Hellaro gets best feature film award Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu presented the 66th National Film Awards at a ceremony in New Delhi. Bollywood stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal were jointly awarded the best actor award for their roles in Andhadhun and Uri. Keerthy Suresh got the best actress award for … Read more
GUJARAT Launch of Zen Style Garden and Kaizen Academy Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated a Zen Garden and Kaizen Academy at Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) premises in Ahmedabad. These two new initiatives are phase of the PM’s vision of growing a ‘Mini-Japan’ in Gujarat. The newly launched Zen Garden in Ahmedabad will show off … Read more
GUJARAT ● Centre approved Rs.1,400 crore for a commercial airport in Kutch The Centre approved the establishment of a commercial airport in Kutch, Gujarat. It also approved an investment of about Rs.1,400 crore for the establishment purpose. The proposed project will be developed by Mundra International Airport Pvt Ltd. The proposal was recently approved by the Ministry of Environment after considering … Read more
GUJARAT More than 25,000 weddings planned across Gujarat during elections Rough estimates by pandits suggest that more than 25,000 weddings are likely to be held around the assembly elections, across Gujarat. According to them, if election dates and wedding season coincide, a lower voter turnout is likely. After December 14 till January 14, … Read more
GUJARAT Vehicle registrations in Gujarat decline 8% in second quarter Poor sentiment, weakened consumer confidence and cashflow issues have once again caused a decline in passenger vehicle sales in Gujarat. Passenger vehicle demand – cars and two-wheelers – has dropped by 8% in Gujarat in the second quarter of financial year 2019-20 that ended on September … Read more
GUJARAT · Five states react positively to land offered at Statue of Unity ð Of the 29 states in the country, five have shown primary interest in the state government’s offer of land at token rates near the Statue of Unity, inviting all states to set up state bhavans for tourism there. ð “So far, Uttar … Read more
GUJARAT Health department promoting ‘medical terrorism’: SSGH neurosurgeon Instead of promoting medical tourism, Gujarat government’s health department is promoting “medical terrorism”, alleged city-based neurosurgeon Dr Amey Patankar, who had developed the neurosurgery department at state-run SSG Hospital, on Saturday. Launching a scathing attack on the administrators of state health department and SSG Hospital (SSGH), Patankar … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat expects tourism boom at ‘Statue of Unity’ Gujarat is expecting a tourism boom after the inauguration of 182-meter-tall Statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the tallest in the world, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kavadiya Colony in Narmada district on October 31. The Statue of Unity Complex had been envisioned on … Read more
GUJARAT WII wants proper lion census in Gujarat Experts from the Wildlife Institute of India have suggested that the state forest department conduct a scientific census so the real number of lions in the state is arrived at, so the Centre and state can chalk out strategies appropriately. There were more than 600 … Read more
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