Modi honours Ahmedabad municipal sweepers

October 1st, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had warned first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru against China in November 1950. Modi said this while inaugurated a community hall at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial in Ahmedabad city, where President Pratibha Patil was also present.

September 28th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today performed 'Shastra Puja' or weapon worship on the occasion of Dussehra. Performing the rituals, Modi also gave a pep talk to personnel of various security forces present at the ceremony.

September 15th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Elated over the results of by-elections to the legislature of of Gujarat, Chief Minister Narendra Modi posed a challenge to his opponents. Addressing a victory rally at Dehgam near Ahmedabad on Monday, Modi said, "After these elections, I want to challenge the opponents of Gujarat.

July 11th, 2009 AHMEDABAD J - The toll in Ahmedabad hooch tragedy has rises to 122after nine more deaths were reported. The police said that now 122 people have died and 227 were admitted to various city hospitals.

April 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD - Even as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani aims to become prime minister, many in the party see Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the next holder of the top post.

March 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - The second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will have Ahmedabad and Visakhapatnam as additional venues. Announcing this here Tuesday, IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi told reporters that Dharmasala and Nagpur were also being considered for hosting some matches.

March 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - The second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will also see matches in Ahmedabad and Visakhapatnam in addition to the eight cities where they were held last year, IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi said Tuesday. Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh is also being considered as a new venue, Modi told a press conference here.

January 24th, 2009 HALOL - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has chosen Godhra town in Panchmahal as the venue of official celebrations of Republic Day Monday, and the district has received a special developmental package. On the eve of Repubic Day, Modi laid the foundation stone of a new radial tyre plant of Ceat at Halol in Panchamahals, about 200 km from Ahmedabad.

January 16th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Days after he hogged the limelight with India's top industrialists calling him prime minister material, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said he was not in the race for the top post and that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s senior leader L.K. Advani was the right candidate.

January 16th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Three days after he hogged the limelight with the country's top industrialists calling him prime minister material, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said he was not in the race for the top post and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s senior leader L.K. Advani was the only candidate.

January 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi neighbourhoods with higher population density will have more sweepers, the civic body of the national capital said Thursday. 'Density of population will be the new yardstick for deploying the number of safai karamcharis (sweepers) in areas,' said Vijender Gupta, chairman of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) standing committee.

January 2nd, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday visited the India-Pakistan border at Banaskantha and interacted with security personnel. 'The soldiers are keenly watching the border.

December 31st, 2008 AHMEDABAD - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has announced that repair and restoration work will be undertaken at the Bhadrakali temple here, which was built by the Marathas in the medieval era, to make it an important landmark. Speaking at the concluding function of the week-long Kankaria Carnival here Wednesday, Modi said a project would soon be launched for the beautification of the temple situated inside the Bhadra Fort.

December 24th, 2008 AHMEDABAD - Inaugurating a festival as part of a project to develop the Kankaria lake front here, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi named a mini-train for children after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who turned 84 Thursday. 'Today is the birthday of our former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

December 22nd, 2008 NEW DELHI - The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is moving to sack 25 percent of its errant safai karamcharis (sweepers) as 'they have been drawing salaries sitting at home', city Mayor Arti Mehra said Tuesday. 'The MCD will install 2,500 biometric machines to mark attendance in various zones (of the capital).