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GUJARAT Gujarat ranks third in number of honour killings The state reported 30 cases of honour killings in three years, the third highest number in the country. If the figures are adjusted for population, Gujarat ranks fourth in the country in honour killings per crore population, between 2014 and 2016. The so-called model … Read more
GUJARAT Flood fury causes Rs 70 crore loss to Gujarat’s dairy sector The devastating floods that ravaged north Gujarat have resulted in losses of Rs 70 crore to the state’s flourishing dairy sector with Banaskantha alone accounting for Rs 44 crore loss. This is the highest ever loss incurred by the dairy … Read more
Gujarat Surat to get Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. In a major relief to tax-payers of Surat, who had to travel to Ahmedabad for their tax dispute appeals, the diamond city will now have a full-fledged Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT). The ITAT will be the second tribunal after Ahmedabad in Gujaratwhich may start functioning by end … 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 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 Alembic Pharma opens Rs 300cr anti-cancer drug unit in Gujarat Drug firm Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd (APL) today entered into oncology segment by inaugurating a Rs 300 crore anti-cancer drug facility at Halol in Gujarat. Alembic group of companies said the Rs 300 crore unit will manufacture 60 million tablets/capsules and approximately 20 million vials of liquid injectable … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat gets another shot at Sulphate of Potash production The project for producing Sulphate of Potash (SOP) in Gujarat with indigenous technology got another boost earlier this month with production of SOP-based fertilizer at technology validation plant in Mithapur. The project, partially funded by Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST), also included … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat among top states with 95% GST migration. Gujarat is among the top states in Goods and Service Tax (GST) migration with nearly 95% traders from the state registering under the new tax regime. Interestingly, Surat, which witnessed large-scale protests by textile traders for over 15 days, witnessed 56,000 registration in last fortnight. As … 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 PM Modi talks of sports culture, Gujarat not game. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while inaugurating a stadium in Ahmedabad recently— that he wants to promote sports culture in India by launching the Khele India (India Plays) initiative across the country. The initiative has been planned on the lines of the Gujarat government’s ‘Khel … Read more