Junagadh: Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi today spoke to late former minister Hemaben Acharya's son over a phone call to condole passing away of Hemaben who was a veteran Jan Sangh and BJP leader along with her late husband Suryakant Acharya. Hemaben(91) was the first woman minister of first non Congress Janata Morcha government in Gujarat. She was Health minister of Gujarat in later part of 1970s. She represented Junagadh (Vidhan Sabha constituency) then. She passed away earlier today. Des...Read More

Vadodara: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday expelled Ashish Joshi, a corporator from Ward 15 of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC), from the party, citing his actions as “tarnishing the party’s image.” City BJP Chief Jayprakash Soni, in a letter expelling Joshi from the primary membership of the party, stated, “On several occasions, your conduct and behavior have tarnished the party’s image. You were served a show-cause notice regarding this matter. However, there has been ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi dialled Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and got details of Gujarat's preparedness as a border State and the advance planning undertaken by the state government in the current situation of tension on the border. The Prime Minister also gave necessary guidance in this regard. The Prime Minister also got details of adequate steps taken by the state government for the safety and security of citizens, especially in sensitive districts like Kutch, Ba...Read More

Gandhinagar: As part of the preparations for the upcoming elections to the 24-Kadi (SC) and 87-Visavadar Assembly seats in Gujarat, the final voter lists for both constituencies were published today. According to the Election Commission, a total of 561 new voters have been added across both constituencies. In the Kadi Assembly constituency, there has been an increase of 152 male and 224 female voters, totaling 376 new voters. In the Visavadar Assembly constituency, the increase includes 24 male...Read More

Bharuch: Days after its virtual inauguration by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, the Arogya Mandir (health facility) at Avakhal village in Shinor taluka has not been opened for public. The Chief Minister had inaugurated the Arogya Mandir on 24 April virtually from Gandhinagar. The facility was constructed and ready two months ago. However its inauguration was delayed reportedly due to non-availibility of VIP person to inaugurate it.On 24 April, the Chief Minister virtually inaugurated it, however...Read More

Gandhinagar: A 26-member delegation of officers, officials and rural farmers of Kawardha district administration of Chhattisgarh state is a week-long visit to Gujarat  to observe the use of technology in rural development. This team includes the president and vice-president of Kabirdham district panchayat, as well as 12 farmer representatives and state government officials. This delegation  started its Gujarat tour with a visit to BISAG to get better acquainted with the GIS-based technol...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government today announced a major bureaucratic reshuffle, transferring 18 IAS officers across various departments. Key changes include the appointment of D.D. Jadeja as Mission Director of the Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission and N.V. Upadhyay as Collector of Gir-Somnath. Here is the full list of transferred IAS officers: (1) D.D. Jadeja, IAS (SCS:GJ:2012), Collector, Gir-Somnath is transferred and his services are placed at the disposal of Science & Technolo...Read More

New Delhi: Congress Member of Parliament from the Rajya Sabha and Gujarat Pradesh Congress President Shaktisinh Gohil has been re-elected to the newly formed Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, which will come into effect from May 1, 2025. According to an official press release, Gohil has consistently represented the PAC for the past five years, which is considered one of the most important constitutional committees in Parliament. Additionally, Gohil has also served as the convener o...Read More

Gandhinagar: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) has announced the names of several newly appointed district and city party chiefs. Prerak Shah has been declared as new president of  Karnavati Mahanagar unit of party. Dr. Ashishkumar Dave has been declared as President of Gandhinagar city BJP unit. Dr. Chetnaben Ruparel (Tiwari) as president of Porbandar district unit, Naynaben Patel as president of Kheda district party unit, Rasikbhai Prajapati as Vadodara district party unit, Mayanak Desai as ...Read More

Gandhinagar: In a new political development, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to announce the names of the remaining district and city unit presidents tomorrow. Names of the BJP presidents for Gandhinagar city and Ahmedabad (Karnavati) city are expected to be declared, along with the names of the district party chiefs for Vadodara, Kheda, Porbandar, and Panchmahal districts. BJP observers are scheduled to visit the respective cities and districts with the finalized names. The ...Read More