Gandhinagar: With the state gearing up for local polls soon, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi are scheduled to visit Delhi tomorrow to hold crucial discussions with the central leadership. As per local reports, the key objective of the visit is to review several important and ambitious projects of Gujarat that are linked with the Central Government. The leaders are expected to seek faster implementation of these projects and discuss issues related ...Read More

Japan K Pathak, Gandhinagar: The appointment of Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi as an observer for the Rajya Sabha elections in Haryana is far from ceremonial or routine. The contest for the second seat has turned into a closely watched battle between the BJP’s second candidate and the Congress’s lone nominee. On paper, the Congress has sufficient numbers to secure the second seat. However, the entry of the BJP-backed second candidate has created unease within the Congress ca...Read More

New Delhi: Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat, Harsh Sanghavi, has been appointed as a central observer by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Haryana. The appointment was announced in a press release issued by BJP national general secretary Arun Singh on March 9, 2026. According to the release, BJP national president Nitin Nabin approved the appointment of central observers for the Rajya Sabha elections in different states. Harsh Sanghavi has been assigned ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi today granted administrative and financial approval for development works worth approximately Rs 28.68 crore for various pilgrimage sites and tourist destinations in a single day, the state government announced. According to an official statement, at the historic Uparkot Fort in Junagadh, Rs 1.07 crore has been approved for the first phase of constructing a compound wall, developing parking facilities, and setting up a tourist facilitation centr...Read More

Gandhinagar: Presenting detailed information in the Assembly on the stringent measures taken to curb the menace of drugs in the state, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said the Gujarat government is moving ahead with a firm resolve to make the state drug-free. He stated that the Gujarat Police has taken strict action against drug traffickers through comprehensive investigations. Properties worth ₹32.20 crore belonging to drug dealers in Kutch district have been seized. In addition, illega...Read More

Gandhinagar: A total of 32 hotels in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar districts have been granted permits to sell liquor as of January 25, 2026, the Gujarat government informed the Assembly. Responding to a question during the ongoing Budget Session of the Assembly, the state government stated that these permits have been issued under the provisions of the Prohibition and Excise Department. The government further revealed that over the past two years, it has earned ₹116.39 crore (₹1,16,39,62,900)...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Friday introduced significant amendments to the state’s marriage registration rules in the Legislative Assembly. Amid rising cases of love marriages and elopements in the state, the newly proposed rules aim to enhance transparency in the marriage registration process and ensure that parents are formally informed. Proposed New Marriage Registration Procedure Step 1:The marriage registration application must be submitted with the sig...Read More

Ahmedabad: In a major push to strengthen Gujarat’s security framework and modernise police infrastructure, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Monday virtually inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for multiple police development projects in Ahmedabad worth over ₹202.85 crore. Key projects include the construction of a state-of-the-art Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) building at Charodi costing ₹47.98 crore, an urban police station at Bodakdev worth ₹33.49 crore, police housing and ...Read More

Gandhinagar: With the vision of positioning Gujarat as one of the world’s most attractive investment destinations, key decisions to promote large industries were taken at a high-level committee meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghvi on Wednesday, an official statement said. Under the Aatmanirbhar Gujarat-2022 scheme, final eligibility certificates were approved for three major industrial units involving a total investment of ₹1,371.38 crore. The projects are expected to gene...Read More