Narendra Modi may lead business delegation to OmanSeptember 4th, 2009 GANDHINAGAR - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is expected to lead a business delegation to Oman later this year to discuss developing a port in the state with the Gulf nation's assistance, an official said here Friday. According to the official in the chief minister's office, Modi has accepted an invitation from Oman's Commerce Minister Maqbool Ali Sultan to discuss trade relations and building a port on Gujarat's coast.
Set up grievance cell for Indian students abroad: ModiJune 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Friday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and appealed to him to set up a grievance response mechanism in the ministry of external affairs (MEA) for Indian students abroad. He expressed concern over racial attacks on Indian students in Australia and said there should be a joint meeting of Australia high commissioner in India, MEA officials and parents of students in major cities of the country, including Gujarat.
Gujarat schools to use biometric system to tackle absenteeism (Lead)June 7th, 2009 GANDHINAGAR - To curb rising absenteeism among teachers and student dropout numbers, the Gujarat government has ordered that biometric system be installed in state-run primary schools to mark the attendance of teachers and students, an official in the chief minister's office said Sunday. The move comes after a directive issued by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to the chiefs of all seven municipal corporations in the state.
Gujarat schools to use biometric system for attendanceJune 7th, 2009 GANDHINAGAR - Primary schools run by municipal corporations in Gujarat will soon mark the attendance of teachers and students using the biometric system to ensure that the records are not fudged, an official in the chief minister's office said Sunday. The move comes after a directive issued by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to the chiefs of all seven municipal corporations in the state.
Modi wants meeting between worried parents, Australian High CommissionJune 4th, 2009 GANDHINAGAR - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has suggested that Australian High Commission officials in New Delhi should talk to the worried parents to reassure the safety of their wards in that country in the wake of alleged racist attacks on Indian students there. In a letter addressed to External Affairs Minister S.M.
Media projected me as PM candidate: ModiMay 18th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Reacting to Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav's comment that the projection of Narendra Modi as a prime ministerial candidate was a mistake, the Gujarat Chief Minister on Monday said it was a media projection only and he had never projected himself as a candidate for the top post. "My stand has always been clear that I am from Gujarat and will keep working for the state," Modi told reporters here.
Third front not a viable alternative: ModiMay 8th, 2009 PATHANKOT - Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi Friday said the third front put up by some political parties was not a viable alternative. 'No one knows who is the mother or the father of this third front.
Contempt plea against Modi in Supreme CourtMay 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A contempt of court petition was filed against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Friday for his reported comments on the Supreme Court order of a probe into his role during the communal violence of 2002. Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan, acting as amicus curiae in cases relating to the Gujarat violence before the Supreme Court, filed the plea seeking contempt of court proceeding against the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) leader.
Narendra Modi votes, says Gujarat will ensure BJP winApril 30th, 2009 Ahmedabad, April 30 IANS Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi cast his ballot at 9 a.m. at a polling station in Ranip, under the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, here Thursday.
Modi has potential to be PM: BJPApril 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.
Modi favourite to lead Gujarat again, survey showsMarch 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is the most popular leader in the state and was likely to retain the post, an opinion poll said Tuesday. 'Narendra Modi emerges as the most popular candidate to be the next chief minister in Gujarat with 45 percent people in favour of him.
I am not in race, Advani prime minister candidate: ModiJanuary 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.
Modi wants a Buddhist temple in GujaratJanuary 12th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Underlining the importance of the Buddha's teachings in the contemporary world, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said he wished to build a Buddhist temple in the state. 'Gujarat has ancient structures of Buddhist temples.
Modi would like Jain university in GujaratJanuary 9th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi wants a university proposed by a worldwide organisation of Jains to be set up in the state. 'We have three choices for setting up a university.
I see Golden Gujarat ahead: ModiDecember 29th, 2008 NAVASARI - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday asked people of the state to resolve to build a 'Golden Gujarat'. 'The entire country is looking at us and at our development.
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