Articles tagged under: Vajubhai Vala

Rupani visits Vajubhai Vala to take blessings on birthday; says Vajubhai can never retire

August 02, 2021
Rupani visits Vajubhai Vala to take blessings on birthday; says Vajubhai can never retire

Gandhinagar: It is Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani's birthday today. He visited former Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala at latter's residence in Rajkot to receive Vala's blessings. Both Rupani and Vala are from Rajkot. Rupani represents Vala's former assembly constituency. Vala's term as Governor of Karnataka was over recently. Vala is now working on an ambitious project of building a grand temple of Goddess Bhawani in Surendranagar district with efforts of his Karadiya Rajput community. ...Read More

Vajubhai Vala announces plan for Rs. 100 crore Rajput community temple of Goddess Bhavani in Gujarat

February 10, 2019
Vajubhai Vala announces plan for Rs. 100 crore Rajput community temple of Goddess Bhavani in Gujarat

Sutrapada: Speaking at mass wedding function of Karadia Rajput community at Sutrapada in Gir Somnath district, Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala made announcement of construction of Rs. 100 crore temple of Goddess Bhavani for entire Rajput community. Vala in his speech said, 'Like those from Leuva Patel community gather in name of Goddess Khodal, entire Rajput community shall gather in name of Goddess Bhavani with a Rs. 100 crore temple in place in future. I request the community members that...Read More

21 Congress leaders/workers held protesting near Rajkot house of Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala

May 18, 2018
21 Congress leaders/workers held protesting near Rajkot house of Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala

Rajkot: Altogether 21 Congress leaders and workers were today detained during their demonstration and protest in front of the residence of Karnataka governor and former Gujarat finance minister cum assembly speaker Vajubhai Vala in Nutan nagar-Kotecha area under Malviyanagar police station of Rajkot city in Gujarat. PI of Malviyanagar N N Chudasama said that 21 local leaders and activists of Congress including its working city president Maheshbhai Rajput and some corportors wer...Read More

BS Yeddyurappa takes oath as Chief Minister of Karnataka

May 17, 2018
BS Yeddyurappa takes oath as Chief Minister of Karnataka

Bengaluru: Legislative party leader of single largest party emerged after Karnataka assembly polls, Shri BS Yeddyurappa today took oath at Raj Bhavan here as new Chief Minister. The 75-year-old Lingayat leader took oath amid loud cheering by his supporters. Yeddyurappa was administered the oath alone, hours after the Supreme Court refused to stay his swearing-in. In a rare post-midnight courtroom battle, the Congress-JD(S) combine made a desperate legal push to stall the government formation. ...Read More

Vajubhai Vala’s prediction that Vaghela would rejoin saffron goes viral

May 21, 2017

Gandhinagar: Amid speculations over Shankersinh Vaghela rejoining BJP with his MLA son Mahendrasinh and other supporters, this video is viral on Facebook attracting thousands of views. Here we have uploaded it on Youtube and embedded it here. While Shankersinh has once and again denied possibility of rejoining BJP, speculations of his rejoining BJP are only getting louder with Shankersinh's every move be it deleting anti-BJP tweets, or skipping crucial party meets including photo session wit...Read More

In photos: Ahead of oath taking Vijay Rupani visits BAPS sants and Vajubhai Vala

August 07, 2016

Gandhinagar: Ahead of his swearing in as new Chief Minister of Gujarat, BJP leader Vijay Rupani today visited Bochasanvasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha(BAPS) sants. Rupani sought blessings of Brahmvihari Swami. Rupani also visited Circuit house to meet Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala and received his well wishes. Somewhat this is a tradition established by then Chief Minister Narendra Modi who would go and seek blessings from BAPS Pramukh Swami Maharaj on his oath taking day. Vajubhai belongs to ...Read More

Vajubhai Vala’s son accuses wanted oil mill owner of cheating

March 23, 2016

Rajkot Karnataka Governor and former Gujarat minister Vajubhai Vala's son Bhavdeep today wrote to city police commissioner seeking registration of a cheating case against an oil mill owner and eight others. Bhavdeep, who was a sleeping partner in Rajmoti Oil Mill owned by Samer Shah, wrote an application to police commissioner Anopamsinh Gehlot accusing Shah and eight others of issuing a fake cheque in his name. Shah, also the president of Saurashtra Oil Millers' Association (SOM...Read More

PM felicitates Gujarat Governor, Dr Swamy, Jaywantiben, Vajubhai others (Video)

October 11, 2015

New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi today termed the Emergency, imposed in 1975, as the biggest blow to democracy and said its memories should be kept alive to draw lessons to further fortify the democratic framework and values in the country. "Emergency was the biggest blow to democracy. The kind of crisis that hit the country during that period had tempered the Indian democracy which came out stronger. I am grateful to those who struggled and fought against it. ... "Emergency s...Read More

Governor Vaju Vala did not demand Raj Bhavan renovation, Govt clarifies

June 05, 2015

Bengaluru As Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala faced flak over the expenditure on Raj Bhavan renovation, Karnataka government today justified the works saying it was a "routine exercise" that was set in motion much before the present incumbent assumed office. Vala had not demanded any renovation works at Raj Bhavan and the charges made against him were "not only false, but also baseless," the government said, a day after the Governor was embroiled in a controversy after the expenditure came...Read More

Vaju Vala in controversy over splurging of money on Raj Bhavan

June 05, 2015
Vaju Vala in controversy over splurging of money on Raj Bhavan

Bengaluru Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala, a former Gujarat Finance Minister, was embroiled in a controversy over expenditure of Rs four crore on renovation of Raj Bhavan and another Rs 1.30 crore on air travel including by special flights during nine months. The Congress government in Karnataka gave an approval on January 5 this year for taking up seven civil works at a cost of Rs three crore, besides electrical works worth Rs one crore, according to information furnished by the State P...Read More