Tag: Gujarat

Narendra Modi
India can't be run without people's support: Modi

Surat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged all citizens to serve the nation with their hard work and said that India cannot be run by the government without the support of its people. “Our nation was neither built, nor can it be run by governments, kings and politicians, but only by the service and […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Gujarat makes cow slaughter non-bailable offence

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat assembly on Friday amended its cow protection act making the law stringent and even punishable with life term. The state assembly passed the amendment to the Gujarat Animal Preservation Act of 1954 providing for maximum punishment of up to life imprisonments and a fine of up to Rs five lakh. With this Act, […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
cricket
Ranji quarters: Gohel's double ton swells Gujarat's lead vs Odisha

Jaipur: Riding on opener Samit Gohel’s unbeaten 261, Gujarat ended the penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy cricket quarter-final tie against Odisha at 514/8, to take a mammoth 578-run lead at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Monday. At stumps, Gohel was batting on 261 from 555 deliveries with tail-ender Hardik Patel giving him company […]

  • Saturday, 03 July 2021
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Bumrah's four wickets reduce Odisha to 184/8 in Ranji quarters

Jaipur: Odisha staged a comeback of sorts to find themselves at a respectable 184/8 at stumps on the second day of their Ranji Trophy cricket quarter-final tie against Gujarat here on Saturday. All-rounder Deepak Behera (34 not out) and tailender Basant Mohanty (4 not out) were at the crease, as Odisha still trailed by 79 […]

  • Friday, 02 July 2021
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Gandhi, Kalaria rescue Gujarat vs Odisha in Ranji quarters

Jaipur: Riding on an unbeaten 126-run seventh-wicket stand between Chirag Gandhi and Rush Kalaria, Gujarat ended the opening day of their Ranji Trophy cricket quarter-final match on 197/6 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Friday. At stumps, Gandhi and Kalaria were at crease with 62 and 59 respectively. Playing their first Ranji quarter-final in […]

  • Friday, 02 July 2021
GUJARAT CM
Anandiben asks BJP to relieve her as Chief Minister

Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel has called upon the BJP leadership to "relieve" her from her present responsibilities in keeping with the "party's laudable tradition‚" of leaders who turn 75 vacating their posts

  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
roll-calls
Gujarat govt directs students to answer roll call with 'Jai Hind' or 'Jai Bharat'

Ahmedabad: The BJP government in Gujarat has asked schools to ensure that students respond with ‘Jai Hind’ or ‘Jai Bharat’ during roll call instead of customary ‘Yes Sir’, which it feels will instill “a feeling of patriotism”. The move has drawn flak from opposition parties which said the government should rather work towards improving the […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Leopard enters Gujarat secretariat; search operation on

Ahmedabad: A leopard sneaked inside the premises of the high-security Gujarat government secretariat in Gandhinagar in early hours Monday, prompting the Forest Department to launch a search operation for the feline. The secretariat, or Sachivalaya, in the state capital near here houses the offices of Gujarat chief minister and chief secretary, besides those of other […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Modi targets Congress over its development record

Chotila (Gujarat): Under attack over the Gujarat model of development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took a swipe at the Congress over economic progress under its governments, saying for them it meant installing a hand pump and asking for votes in return. Modi, who is on a two-day visit to his poll-bound home state for […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Man held with loaded gun at Ahmedabad airport

Ahmedabad: A man has been apprehended at the Ahmedabad airport for allegedly carrying a loaded gun in his hand baggage, officials said. The weapon, loaded with three live rounds, was found in M B Shyal’s baggage at about 8:20 pm by an on-duty CISF personnel, a senior official in the airport security said. Shyal, who […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Honey Trap
BJP MP honey-trap case: Woman arrested

New Delhi: The Delhi Police today arrested a woman who had allegedly honey-trapped a BJP MP and demanded Rs five crore from him. K C Patel, the MP from Gujarat’s Valsad, filed a complaint with the police last week following which the woman approached a city court, claiming the police did not act on her […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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Labour Day: PM salutes determination of workers

New Delhi: On Labour Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today saluted workers, saying they play a big role in the country’s progress. “Today, on Labour Day we salute the determination & hardwork of countless workers who play a big role in India’s progress. Shrameva Jayate!,” he tweeted. International Workers’ Day also known as Labour Day […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
MIGRANT WORKERS
Migrant workers return home to exercise voting rights

Berhampur: A large number of migrant workers, engaged in textiles industry in Gujarat’s Surat, are on their way home to villages in Ganjam district to cast their votes during the three-tier panchayat polls next month. The usually-sleepy railway stations of Berhampur, Keshapur and Chhatrapur are suddenly seeing a surge in passengers alighting from Okha-Puri and […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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Odisha to set up 2 Odia language chairs in Andhra, Gujarat

The Odisha government today decided to set up two Odia language chairs in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
Gujarat HC rejects Asaram's bail plea in rape case

The Gujarat High Court today rejected the bail application of incarcerated self-styled godman Asaram Bapu in a rape case

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
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