Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Super League (GSL) is set to make history as the first-ever franchise-based football league in Gujarat. Spearheaded by the Gujarat State Football Association (GSFA) under the esteemed guidance of Shri Parimal Nathwani, the league has received approval from the All India Football Association (AIFF), marking a significant milestone in the state's sporting journey. The GSL promises an electrifying competition featuring six teams battling it out in 15 thrilling matches, c...Read More

By Parimal Nathwani I never knew in 2019 when I took charge of the Gujarat State Football Association (GSFA) that there was an undercurrent of craze for football among children in Gujarat. All these years I often found children watching the game on mobile phones and talking about Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Erling Braut Haaland, Manchester, Barcelona, and whatnot! I still took it casually until now. I was however stunned recently to learn that as many as 4200 children in under-5 years to ...Read More

New Delhi: Number of Gram Panchayats connected under BharatNet has increased from 58 in May 2014 to 2.10 lakh as of December 2023. Recently, the Government has amended the BharatNet Program to cover all the inhabited villages at an outlay of Rs 1.88 lakh crore. The information was provided by Minister of State for Communications Shri Devusinh Chauhan in Rajya Sabha on February 9, 2024 while replying to a query raised by RS MP Shri Parimal Nathwani.  Minister’s statement pointed out that 5G...Read More

New Delhi: Micro-ATMs to Bank Mitra Cooperative Societies initiative to be implemented in all districts of Gujarat after the success of the pilot project in Panchmahal and Banaskantha districts where 1,723 Micro-ATMs were distributed. Similarly, after distribution of 1,23,685 Rupay Kisan Credit Card to Members of Milk Cooperatives in  Panchmahal and Banaskantha districts, this initiative too is being rolled out across all districts of Gujarat. Out of a total of 8,02,639 Cooperative Societies in...Read More

New Delhi: There has been a substantial increase in fund allocation and commensurate commissioning of Railway projects in Gujarat over the last 10 years. Indian Railway’s annual budget outlay for projects falling fully/partly in Gujarat has risen more than 14 times to Rs 8,332 crore in 2023-24 from Rs 589 crore per year in 2009-14 period. Average length of projects commissioned for Gujarat are up 1.41 times to 186 km per year in 2014-23 period as against 132 km per year in 2009-14 period. This...Read More

New Delhi: The startup landscape in Gujarat has witnessed a remarkable surge, with the number of startups recognised in a year shooting up to 3291 in 2023 as against 565 in 2019. This growth has led to a significant increase in direct employment opportunities generated by these recognised startups in Gujarat: from 6,077 direct jobs created in 2019, the numbers have gone up to 48,138 in 2023. This information was provided by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Shri Som Prakash in Rajya Sa...Read More

Jamnagar: A three-day ceremony of Pran Pratishtha of the Ram Temple at Padana village, Jamnagar, which is renovated by Reliance Industries Ltd., has been organized from January 20 to January 22, 2024. Preparations are in full swing for the Pran Pratishtha of the idol on the auspicious occasion of January 22, 2024, which coincides with the Pran Pratishtha Mahotsav at Ayodhya. It is worth mentioning that this Ram Temple, built under the initiative of Parimal Nathwani in 1998, keeping in mind the ...Read More

New Delhi: The central government has sanctioned total outlay of Rs 16,663 crore over a period of five years from Financial Year (FY) 2021-22 to FY 2025-26 under Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) for the power sector in Gujarat. RDSS aims to bring about financial discipline in the distribution sector and also to strengthen the distribution infrastructure for providing uninterrupted power supply to the consumers. At India level, the total outlay was Rs 3,03,758 crores and Gross Budgetary...Read More

Junagadh: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah addressed the 'Smriti Parv' programme organized on the birth centenary of Shri Divyakant Nanavati here today. In his address, Shri Amit Shah said that Shri Divyakant Nanavati was one of those people who lived for the society and the people. He said that Rupayatan Sanstha has published such a book today which will definitely prove to be a guide for the leaders of the new generation. Shri Shah said that if someone remembe...Read More

Ahmedabad: Today, continuing its retail expansion, Reliance Retail, India’s largest retailer, announced the launch of the tenth store of its premium fashion and lifestyle brand, AZORTE at Ahmedabad. The store was inaugurated by Shri Parimal Nathwani, Director – Corporate Affairs, RIL and Shri Rakesh Jallipally, VP & Business Head, AZORTE at Stratum at Venus Grounds, Nehru Nagar. Spread across 21,000 square feet of retail space, this store will strengthen Reliance Retail’s commitment to ...Read More