New Delhi: The Central Government has reassured that there will not be any gauge conversion of the railway track passing through Gir. The government said that Talala-Visavadar meter gauge is a part of Veraval-Talala-Visavadar gauge conversion project, which has been included in the Budget 2017-18. Presently, it has been decided to retain this section as Meter Gauge due to forest issues as the alignment is passing through Gir Reserve Forest. The Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri ...Read More

New Delhi: Out of 8 lakh AYUSH practitioners (doctors) registered with the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) across India, 49,973 practitioners are from Gujarat. With regard to number of AYUSH hospitals, Gujarat has 64 out of a total of 4035 spread across India. The Minister of State of the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, provided this information in Rajya Sabha while replying to questio...Read More

New Delhi: The Indian Railways is developing an e-application to ensure enforcement of labour rights like minimum wages, payment of wages, etc. for contract staff. Member of Rajya Sabha Shri Parimal Nathwani had raised concerns about the hardships faced by the railway coach attendants on various long distance trains like Shatabdi, Rajdhani, Duranto etc. In a reply to Shri Nathwani’s letter, Union Minister of Railways Shri Piyush Goyal stated that the Indian Railways is developing an e-appli...Read More