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GUJARAT Pak abducts 30 Gujarat fishermen off Jakhau coast At least 30 Gujarat fishermen were abducted and their five boats seized, by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) from near Jakhau coast of Kutch. Fishermen’s association said that the number fishermen abducted is likely to increase. Last month too, at least 30 Gujarat fishermen along with their five … Read more
Gujarat have west flowing rivers of the country. These rivers form deep gorges and do not form deltas at the mouth of the river. Gujarat has many rivers; the four major rivers are mentioned here: Narmada, which originates at Amarkantak plateau and merges into the Arabian Sea at the end of its journey. For Hindus, … Read more
GUJARAT Hirasar Greenfield Airport Project in Gujarat gets Green Clearance The Central Government has given green clearance for a greenfield airport project at Hirasar, about 28 km from Rajkot in Gujarat, at a cost of over Rs. 1,400 crores. The state government has proposed a new airport in Rajkot district as the existing … Read more
GUJARAT 1917 Gujarat Political Conference raised cry for Swaraj Exactly 100 years ago in November 1917 the first, and historic, Gujarat Political Conference took place in Godhra in Panchmahal district with Mahatma Gandhi as its president. It was for the first time that the Mahatma, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Lokmanya Tilak, … Read more
GUJARAT No deadline for construction on converted farmland District collectors may have to stop fixing stipulated time periods to commence and finish construction on land converted from agriculture to non-agriculture (NA) land. This can be implemented across the state as the Gujarat high court has recently set aside an order of Jamnagar district collector which stipulated a time period … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat govt doles out sops ahead of assembly elections Ahead of assembly polls in Gujarat, the Vijay Rupani government has announced a slew of sops for teachers, employees of municipalities and others. The polls are due later this year. The Gujarat government said “fixed-pay” teachers of government – aided secondary and higher secondary schools … Read more
GUJARAT Short of physicians, Gujarat to let schoolkids act as docs Gujarat, which has been witnessing a shortage of specialist doctors, especially in rural areas, has come up with a unique concept — ‘Bal doctors (kid doctors)’ will now look after children’s wellness under the state’s school health programme. Health department officials said a … Read more
GUJARAT Violent crimes in Ahmedabad rose in 2016: NCRB ð The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released much-awaited annual compendium ‘Crime in India 2016’ on Thursday. According to the report, two cities of Gujarat were among top 10 cities in India in terms of total offences registered. ð According to the report, Ahmedabad recorded rise in crime categories … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat Assembly poll dates announced The Gujarat Assembly elections will be held in two phases on December 9 and 14, respectively, the Election Commission (EC) announced. 89 Assembly constituencies will vote in phase 1, while 93 will vote in phase 2. Counting of votes will take place on December 18. With the announcement of the dates, the … Read more
GUJARAT PM Narendra Modi to visit Gujarat on October 22 to launch several projects Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit poll-bound Gujarat on October 22 for the third time this month, where he will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for a number of projects in Bhavnagar and Vadodara districts. Modi will inaugurate the first phase of … Read more