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Amit Shah to launch several projects during his two-day Gujarat visit

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat from Thursday, during which he will launch a host of projects and take part in some Navratri events, officials said. Shah will inaugurate a health check-up camp at 10.15 am in Chanakyapuri area of Ahmedabad city which falls under the Gandhinagar parliamentary constituency that he represents. He will inaugurate a tele-rehabilitation centre at Sola Civil Hospital, a newly-built vegetable market, and a government primary school in Bhadaj area, an official release said. Shah is scheduled to address a gathering in Bhadaj area after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for various projects of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. Around 1.15 pm, Shah will address BJP workers at 'Karyakarta Sammelan' near Sanand town in Ahmedabad district. He will inaugurate the newly-built office building of the Ahmedabad police commissioner in Shahibaug area. At around 8.45 pm, the Union minister will attend the inaugural cerem

Gujarat High Court quashes GST orders on cotton seed oil cakes

They argued that the petitioner failed to establish that the supply of the cakes was for cattle feed, and as such, short-paid GST

Gujarat: 7 dead, 14 injured as bus jumps divider, hits 3 vehicles

The injured were rushed to a hospital in Khambhalia town and are currently treated there, they added

Watch: NDRF rescues pilgrims stranded on flooded causeway in Gujarat

27 TN pilgrims stranded on flooded causeway in Gujarat rescued in operation

In an overnight operation, 29 persons, including 27 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, were rescued from a bus that was stranded on a flooded causeway in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district, officials said on Friday. The bus got stuck on the raised path on a stream near Koliyak village on Thursday evening, said District Collector RK Mehta, who was at the spot to supervise the rescue operation that went on for nearly eight hours. The pilgrims were headed towards Bhavnagar city after visiting Nishkalank Mahadev temple near the village. Due to heavy rains in the region, the causeway on the river was submerged. Despite that, the bus driver decided to cross the river, said Mehta. However, due to the force of the water, the front of the bus dipped into the river while the rear remained stuck on the causeway, he said. During the operation, rescuers reached the site in a mini-truck and transferred all the 27 pilgrims from the bus, its driver and cleaner to the vehicle through the rear windo

Tata Electronics, PSMC complete tech transfer pact for Gujarat Fab unit

Tata Electronics has already engaged two esteemed design firms from Taiwan to create a top-tier Fab that adheres to global standards of quality, safety, and sustainability

Strive for scientific disposal of waste: CM Patel to industry leaders

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday urged industry leaders to aim for "100 per cent" disposal of chemical waste in a scientific manner while stressing on the need to protect the environment. Patel made the appeal while addressing industrialists and other stakeholders at the 'Chemical & Petrochemical Conclave' organised here by the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) Gujarat Council. "After the success of Make in India, we are moving towards Made in India. When we aspire to be global leaders in different sectors, we should also focus on sustainable development and how we can take care of our environment in our daily life," he said. "Time has gone when we used to only think about growing our businesses. Today, I want to urge the chemical industry to find out ways to ensure 100 per cent disposal of chemical waste in a scientific manner so that it does not affect the environment," the CM added. There was a time when some industries used to

Cong MP demands splitting of OBC quota for caste representation in Gujarat

Congress MP Geniben Thakor has demanded that the existing 27 per cent reservation quota in place for the Other Backward Classes be divided into two parts for better representation of all castes under the OBC category in Gujarat. In a letter written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17, Thakor said the split in OBC quota was necessary because out of the total 146 backward castes in Gujarat, only five to ten castes were getting majority of the benefits while other "extremely backward castes" received only one or two per cent benefits. These extremely backward castes in Gujarat include Thakor, Koli, Vadi, Dabgar, Kharva, Madari, Nat, Salat, Vanzara, Dhobi, Mochi and Vaghri, said Thakor, who represents Banaskantha seat in Parliament as the lone Congress Lok Sabha MP from Gujarat. To end the disparity, Thakor suggested that the 27 per cent OBC quota be split in two parts - 7 per cent quota for those who receive maximum benefits so far and a separate 20 per cent quota for the .

Australian university to start its courses at GIFT City from November

The University of Wollongong (UOW) will be one of the first Australian universities to start courses at GIFT City of Gujarat from November, it said on Tuesday. It will start post-graduate courses with intake of 50 students each in courses including Master of Computing (Data Analytics), Graduate Certificate in Computing, Master of Financial Technology, extended Master of Financial Technology, and Graduate Certificate in Financial Technology, said Executive Director, Global Student Recruitment, UOW, Kath McCollim. It has introduced "inaugural scholarship" offering financial benefits to students enrolling in Computing and Financial Technology programs, he said. UOW India has also partnered with IBM whereby students will gain access to IBM's Innovation Centre for Education (ICE). Gujarat International Finance Tec-City or GIFT City is a business district under development in Gandhinagar district.

19-year-old Gujarati girl Rhea Singha wins Miss Universe India 2024 crown

A TEDx speaker and aspiring actor, Rhea Singha will next represent India in Miss Universe, which will take place later this year

Gujarat leads way as India sets ambitious renewable energy targets

Gujarat's expansive solar initiatives are setting the standard for the rest of the country

Railway track tampered with in Surat, police suspect sabotage attempt

Unidentified persons allegedly tampered with a railway track by removing fish plates and loosening several bolts in an attempt to derail trains in Gujarat's Surat district on Saturday, police said. The sabotage attempt came to light before a train could pass through the affected track between Kosamba and Kim railway stations as a lineman detected the damage and alerted the railway authorities in the early hours of the day, officials said. Unidentified persons removed two fish plates that bolted the ends of two rails on the railway track and placed them on the parallel track, Superintendent of Police, Surat (rural), Hitesh Joysar said. They also loosened some 40-50 bolts, he said. Deputy Superintendent of Police RR Sarvaiya said a lineman inspecting the track discovered the tampering around 5.30 am and alerted the railway administration. "Railway engineers and other staff reached the site and repaired the line, and the movement of trains resumed," he said. Sarvaiya said the railwa

Gujarat floods: Swift relief operations, over Rs 20 cr in aid for victims

Chief Minister advised people to follow the guidelines issued by the disaster management authorities

Gujarat, TN, Karnataka biggest gainers from 1990s reforms: PM-EAC report

Though Tamil Nadu's share declined, from 8.7 per cent in 1960-61 to 7.1 per cent in 1990-91, it saw a turnaround, with its share in the national GDP touching 8.9 per cent in 2023-24

Hindalco plans to start solar module manufacturing in Gujarat: Report

The solar module manufacturing will be a good fit given Hindalco's dominance in aluminium manufacturing, one of the sources said

Two years of Project Cheetah: Triumphs, trials and road ahead this year

Several promising births, fewer but painful losses, growing optimism and some criticism marked the second year of the internationally acclaimed Project Cheetah, which looks ahead with renewed hope and ambition amid many challenges. As the grand initiative completes two years on Tuesday, authorities are speeding up efforts to bring in a new batch of cheetahs from Africa to the Gandhisagar Wildlife Sanctuary, which will be their second home in India, and setting up a conservation breeding centre in the Bunni grasslands in Gujarat. They also aim to establish a larger cheetah habitat, spanning the territorial divisions of Neemuch (about 1,000 sq km) and Mandsaur (500 sq km) in Madhya Pradesh, along with the Bhainsrorgarh Wildlife Sanctuary (208 sq km) and Chittorgarh (around 1,000 sq km) in Rajasthan. In a major boost to the project, 13 cubs were born on Indian soil in the second year, though two of them did not survive. Namibian cheetah Aasha gave birth to three cubs in January. Anoth

PM Modi launches Phase II of Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar metro: Stations, fares

The metro extension adds eight stations spanning 21 kilometres with ticket price set at Rs 35

Tata Electronics to build two semiconductor manufacturing fabs in Gujarat

Construction Tata Electronics' first chipmaking unit in Gujarat is already underway with its first phase valued at Rs 91,000 crore

PM Modi participate in renewable energy investor's meet in Gujarat tomorrow

Taking to his social media handle, Prime Minister Modi posted on X, "After memorable programs in Jharkhand, I landed in Ahmedabad a short while ago

USFDA cites manufacturing lapses at Zydus Lifesciences' Gujarat plant

The US health regulator has pulled up Zydus Lifesciences for manufacturing lapses at its Gujarat-based plant. In a warning letter to company's Managing Director Sharvil Patel, the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) noted that the drug maker failed to investigate contamination identified in drug products at its Jarod-based plant in Vadodara district. The USFDA said it inspected the manufacturing facility from April 15 to 23, 2024. "This warning letter summarises significant violations of current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) regulations for finished pharmaceuticals," it added. It further said: "Because your methods, facilities, or controls for manufacturing, processing, packing, or holding do not conform to CGMP, your drug products are adulterated." A warning letter is issued when the US health regulator finds that a manufacturer has significantly violated its regulations. Elaborating on the manufacturing issues at the facility, USFDA noted: "Your firm failed to thorough