Gandhinagar

GST Decision 'Not Taken By PM Modi Alone,' Says PM Modi

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday October 17, 2017

Defending the new national sales tax or GST, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that "the decision to implement the reform was not of Prime Minister Modi alone"

Gujarat 'Eyesore' For Congress, Nehru-Gandhi Family, Says PM: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Rohit Bhan | Tuesday October 17, 2017

Amit Shah is the man of the match of the BJP's victories, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told lakhs of cheering BJP workers today at a mega show of strength in Gandhinagar, the capital of his home state Gujarat, where assembly elections will be held soon. The Prime Minister also made a scathing attack on the Congress and the Nehru Gandhi family, alle...

PM In Gujarat Highlights: Amit Shah Is Man Of The Match Of Our Election Victories, Says Narendra Modi

India News | Edited by Amrita Ray | Monday October 16, 2017

The poll dates have not been announced yet.In a series of tweets, PM Modi said the 'Gujarat Gaurav Mahasammelan' will be attended by "lakhs of BJP karyakartas" from across the state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi To Address Mega Rally In Gujarat Today: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Rohit Bhan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday October 16, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address around seven lakh BJP workers today in his home state Gujarat, where assembly elections will be held by the end of this year. On the eve of his visit to Gandhinagar, the Prime Minster tweeted, "I bow to the people of Gujarat for blessing BJP for decades. We will always fulfil the dreams of every Gujarati wi...

Why No Gujarat Poll Date, Questions Opposition, Alleging Link To PM Visit

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday October 13, 2017

The Congress has accused the ruling BJP of pressuring the Election Commission to delay announcing dates for the Gujarat assembly elections, alleging this was done to allow Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "announce sops" at a mega rally planned in state capital Gandhinagar next week.

Petrol, Diesel Prices Fall Sharply In Gujarat, Maharashtra. Check Today's Rates Here

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Wednesday October 11, 2017

The Gujarat and Maharashtra governments have cut VAT on petrol and diesel to bring down fuel prices.

In Gujarat, PM Modi Takes A Swipe At Critics of Bullet Train

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Saturday October 7, 2017

Back in Gujarat where he had laid the foundation stone for the bullet train last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a quick swipe at the many critics of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai high-speed train being built.

Digital India Guarantees Transparency, Good Governance: PM At IIT Gandhinagar

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Saturday October 7, 2017

As technology becomes central to the government's plan for improving standards of governance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for rapidly expanding the concept of digital literacy in rural areas, cautioning that a digital divide would otherwise create serious problems.

Narendra Modi Gujarat Visit LIVE: Digital India Guarantees Transparency, Good Governance: PM Modi At IIT Gandhinagar

India News | Edited by Revathi Hariharan | Saturday October 7, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to his home state Gujarat. The prime minister will lay foundation stones and inaugurate a number of projects.

'Mr Dalit' Protest On WhatsApp After Attacks in Gujarat Over Moustache

India News | Reported by Rohit Bhan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday October 4, 2017

Digant Maheria, 17, was walking back from school in Gujarat's Limbodara village on Tuesday when two unidentified men drove up on a motorcycle and slashed his back with a blade. Digant is a cousin of Piyush Parmar, one of two Dalit men who were beaten up in the village last week for wearing a moustache. The attackers were allegedly Rajput men who sa...

Gujarat Dalit Attacked After Cousin Was Thrashed Allegedly Over Moustache

Ahmedabad News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 4, 2017

The cousin of one of the two Dalit men thrashed last week allegedly for sporting a moustache in a village near Gandhinagar in Gujarat was on Tuesday allegedly attacked by two unidentified men, police said.

2 Dalit Men Thrashed Allegedly For 'Sporting Moustache' In Gujarat

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 2, 2017

Two Dalit men at a village near Gandhinagar in Gujarat were allegedly thrashed by members of the Rajput community for "sporting a moustache" in two separate incidents, the police said yesterday

With China In Mind, PM Modi-Shinzo Abe To Delve On Boosting Defence Ties

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 13, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe are likely to deliberate extensively on bolstering defence and security ties during the annual summit talks being held in Gandhinagar tomorrow in the backdrop of China's growing assertiveness in the region.

15 Japanese Firms Set To Invest In Gujarat

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 12, 2017

As many as 15 Japanese companies are keen to invest in Gujarat and will be signing agreements with the state government during the 12th Indo-Japanese annual summit in Gandhinagar on September 14, according to officials.

BJP Trains Gujarat Leaders On Countering Congress' Meme Attack On Social Media

India News | Written by Rohit Bhan | Tuesday September 12, 2017

Union ministers Arun Jaitley and Nirmala Sitharaman, tasked with overseeing the BJP's campaign for assembly elections in Gujarat now a few months away, today met party workers and held a string of meetings in state capital Gandhinagar, among them a workshop on effective use of social media for the polls.

Peon Accused Of Raping 5-Year-Old In Delhi School Was Drunk: Police

Delhi News | Reported by Ashmika Singh, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Sunday September 10, 2017

A five-year-old girl was raped allegedly by a peon inside a classroom in a school in north Delhi's Shahdara on Saturday. The 40-year-old staffer has been arrested.

Gujarat Cheque Was Rejected By Nitish Kumar In 2010. That's Changed.

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday September 5, 2017

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will accept a contribution from the Gujarat government for flood relief in Bihar, officials in Gandhinagar have said. The amount, Rs 5 crore, is exactly what the Chief Minister had spurned in 2010 -- money sent by Narendra Modi, who was then the Chief Minister of Gujarat, after yet another flood in Bihar. This time...

'It Was Tough,' Said A Smiling Ahmed Patel, Congress' Man Of The Moment

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Wednesday August 9, 2017

Long before last vote in Gandhinagar was cast for the three seats for Rajya Sabha from Gujarat, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel conceded he had never seen "such a tense and bitter election battle". For two weeks, the election - that would have been a walkover in the past - had turned into a prestige battle, with the BJP determined to make the Co...

Gujarat Battle Shifted To Delhi, Delaying Counting Of Votes By Over 6 Hrs

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Arun Nair | Wednesday August 9, 2017

The counting for elections for three Gujarat Rajya Sabha started in Gandhinagar after the Election Commission accepted the Congress petition that votes cast by its two rebel lawmakers should be cancelled because they had shown their ballot paper to the BJP chief Amit Shah.

NCP Adds Twist to Gujarat Rajya Sabha Election: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Rohit Bhan, Edited by Bhanu Priya Vyas | Tuesday August 8, 2017

BJP chief Amit Shah met his party's 121 legislators for over four-and-a-half hours in Gujarat capital Gandhinagar on Monday, overseeing voting practice to ensure no votes are invalidated in today's crucial Rajya Sabha election to three seats. The party worked on a strategy to win all three seats, aiming to prevent the re-election to the upper house...

Rains Batter Gujarat's Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar; Over 54,000 Relocated

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 28, 2017

Heavy rains pounded Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar districts on Thursday, disrupting rail and road traffic, even as people dissatisfied with relief measures clashed with police in Arvalli district.

Gujarat Leader Shankersinh Vaghela Quits Congress, Says Not Joining BJP

India News | Reported by Rohit Bhan, Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Saturday July 22, 2017

Gujarat politician Shankersinh Vaghela, announced on Friday that he has resigned from the Congress, serving new worry for the party just ahead of assembly elections in the state. Mr Vaghela was addressing a 5,000-strong crowd that continuously cheered his one-and-a-half hour speech at a public rally organised in Gandhinagar to celebrate his 77th bi...

Rebel Shankarsinh Vaghela's Birthday Plans Keep Congress On Edge

India News | Written by Rohit Bhan | Friday July 21, 2017

The day after 11 Congress lawmakers in Gujarat are believed to have voted for the NDA's presidential candidate, a much bigger challenge awaits the party today when its senior most leader Shankarsinh Vaghela starts to speak at a public event to celebrate his 77th birthday at Gandhinagar's town hall.

Facebook India's Boost Your Business Initiative to Add 20,000 Entrepreneurs in 6 Months

Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 19, 2017

Facebook has tied up with Gandhinagar-based Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) to train people to achieve the target.

Voting For Presidential Election Underway In Gandhinagar

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 17, 2017

Former Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel was among the first to cast their votes as voting for the presidential election started at the state secretariat in Gandhinagar today.

PM Modi To Inaugurate 'Textiles India' In Gandhinagar Tomorrow

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 29, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India's first-ever mega trade event for the textiles sector tomorrow, showcasing the nation as a global sourcing hub and investment destination for manufacturers world-wide.

New List Of Smart Cities Out. Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat Have 3 Each

Cities | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday June 23, 2017

In the latest list of 30 Smart Cities announced by the government, three cities each from Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat have found a spot.

Not Joining BJP, Says Congress' Shankarsinh Vaghela Amid Cryptic Clues

India News | Written by Rohit Bhan | Tuesday June 20, 2017

Isolated in his party, the Congress' most senior leader in Gujarat, Shankarsinh Vaghela, did not do the expected and announce his exit today. He instead called his supporters to gather in Gandhinagar later this week in a show of strength and ruled out a return to the BJP, which he had quit 21 years ago.

Gujarat Board GSEB Class 10 SSC Results 2017 To Be Declared Tomorrow

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Sunday May 28, 2017

According to a press release by Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, Gandhinagar (GSHSEB), the results for the GSEB Secondary School Certificate (SSC) class 10 exams will be declared on May 29 at 8 am.

Gujarat Board GSEB Class 10 SSC Results 2017 To Be Declared On May 29 At Gbse.org

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Saturday May 27, 2017

Gujarat Board GSEB SSC class 10 results will be declared on May 29. A press release by Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, Gandhinagar (GSHSEB) last week has notified that the results for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) class 10 exams will be declared on May 29 at 8 am.