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June 24, 2024 7:52 PM

State govt is fully committed to curb drug menace in Gujarat: Harsh Sanghavi

As part of the Anti Drugs operation, nearly 1786 cases have been registered in Gujarat and more than 2600 accused have been arrested in connection with drug trafficking during the last four years. Addressing media in Ahmedabad today, Minister of State for Homes Harsh Sanghavi said the state government is fully committed to curb the drug menace in the state. He said Gujarat Police has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against drugs and Gujarat is among the first states to introduce a Reward policy ...

June 24, 2024 5:28 PM

Gujarat: CBI teams arrive in Godhra to investigate irregularities in NEET examination

In Gujarat, the CBI teams have arrived in Godhra to investigate the alleged irregularities in the NEET examination at an exam centre in Godhra. AIR correspondent reports that three days after the exam was conducted on May 5, an FIR was registered over the irregularities in the exam at an exam centre in Godhra. So far, the Police have arrested five accused for their alleged role in helping at least 30 students solve their question papers in Godhra. Meanwhile, the sessions judge ...

June 22, 2024 7:57 PM

Gujarat: Hybrid ganja, other drugs worth Rs 3.5 cr seized from couriers from US, UK, Canada

Gujarat Police has seized Hybrid ganja and other drugs worth Rs 3.5 crore from couriers originating from countries like USA Canada and the UK. According to the official release, around 11 kilograms of drugs were seized which were hidden in the toy items in around 58 couriers sent from countries like the US, UK, and Canada.Police said, an FIR was registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Ahmedabad Crime Branch and Customs Department conducted a search operati...

June 20, 2024 7:29 PM

Gujarat State Yoga Board trains over 1 lakh Yoga Trainers during last five years

Gujarat State Yoga Board has trained over 1 lakh Yoga Trainers during the last five years. Talking exclusively with Akashvani, Chairman of Gujarat State Yoga Board Shishpal Rajput said the board is also running around 500 free Yoga classes across the state to promote Yoga among common people. The board has organised over 100 events under the theme of Yoga Festival-2024 during the countdown of International Yoga Day celebrations including yoga-sanskar Summer camps at over 200 locations, to p...

October 5, 2023 8:26 PM

Gujarat will become one trillion-dollar economy by 2047 when the country completes 100 years of Independence: CM Bhupendra Patel

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel expressed confidence that Gujarat will become a one trillion-dollar economy by 2047 when the country completes 100 years of Independence. Addressing the inauguration of the National Executive Committee Meeting of FICCI in Gandhinagar today, the Chief Minister said that FICCI has played an important role in portraying Gujarat as the Growth Engine of India. He emphasized that FICCI has truly fulfilled the Prime Minister’s vision of Vibrant Gujarat ...

September 30, 2023 8:06 AM

Home Minister Amit Shah to inaugurate development works worth 1,600 crore rupees in Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Home Minister Amit Shah to inaugurate development works worth 1,600 crore rupees in Gandhinagar, Gujarat Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate and lay foundation stone for various development works worth over 1,600 crore rupees in his Lok Sabha constituency Gandhinagar, Gujarat today. The Home Minister will also inaugurate the permanent campus of National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research at Palaj in Gandhinagar. Akashvani Corre...

July 31, 2023 1:21 PM

G20 EMPOWER Summit to begin tomorrow in Gandhinagar, Gujarat

The two-day long G20 EMPOWER Summit will begin tomorrow in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani will inaugurate the summit. The inaugural session will see the launch of key outcomes under the G20 EMPOWER agenda this year including the G20 EMPOWER Tech Equity Digital Inclusion Platform, the Best Practices Playbook, the KPI Dashboard, and the adoption of the G20 EMPOWER Communique 2023. The summit, organized around the theme- ‘Women-Led...

July 12, 2023 4:57 PM

G20: Third Trade and Investment Working Group Meeting concludes at Kevadiya, Gujarat

As part of India's G-20 presidency, the third Trade and Investment Working Group Meeting concluded at Kevadiya today. Briefing the media, Secretary of the Department of Commerce Sunil Barthwal said, during the two-day deliberations, the representatives focussed on building consensus on various trade-related issues such as digitization of trade documents, and integration of MSMEs in the global supply chain. He said the digitized documents will ensure ease of doing in global trade. ...