Gujarat cancels licenses of fishing boats in Pakistani custodyGANDHINAGAR - The registration of all the 423 fishing boats registered in Gujarat and now in Pakistani custody has been cancelled for security reasons, according to official sources Tuesday. Gujarat maritime board to probe toxic US ship’s ownershipGANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) is to look into irregularities of ownership of Platinum II, a US ship believed to be carrying toxic material and awaiting clearance for berthing and dismemberment at the Alang ship breaking yard for over a month, an official said Tuesday. Case against seven Asaram Bapu workers over deathsGANDHINAGAR - Seventeen months after two students of the Asaram Bapu ashram in Ahmedabad were found dead under mysterious circumstances, the Gujarat police moved to file a case of culpable homicide against seven workers of the ashram. 20 Pakistani fishermen arrested by Coast GuardGANDHINAGAR - Three Pakistani fishing boats with 20 fishermen were seized by the Coast Guard off the Kutch-Saurashtra coast, officials said Monday. Narendra Modi reshuffles Gujarat administrationGANDHINAGAR - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi reshuffled the top brass of the state administration, transferring 80 bureaucrats and 19 police officers in one sweep late Saturday. Modi connects with businessmen during Russia visitGANDHINAGAR - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi during his four-day visit to Russia held talks with the top brass of 60 Russian companies as well as representatives of other international companies, an official said Thursday. Gujarat BJP chief suffers heart attck, hospitalisedGANDHINAGAR - Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Purshottam Rupala was admitted to a hospital in Ahmedabad Monday after he suffered a mild heart attack, a party official said. Damage to toxic ship Platinum II raises concernGANDHINAGAR - The hull of the Platinum-II ship, allegedly carrying toxic waste, was on Monday damaged, following which, it was grounded off the Alang Port in Gujarat. No toxic materials on board Platinum II: Gujarat GovtGANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat Government on Friday gave a clean chit to the US ship Platinum-II, saying there were no toxic materials on board. Two former chief ministers flay ModiGANDHINAGAR - Within a day of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi completing a record eight years in office, two former chief ministers of the state, Shankersinh Vaghela and Suresh Mehta, came together to take up cudgels against his government. President Patil leads Gandhi Jayanti prayer meeting at PorbandarGANDHINAGAR - President Pratibha Patil Friday led a prayer meeting to mark the 140th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in his hometown Porbandar in Gujarat. A four-volume English translation of the Mahatma’s biography was released at a function in the Sabarmati Ashram at Ahmedabad. Air Marshal PS Bhangu takes over as South Western Air Command ChiefGANDHINAGAR - Air Marshal Paramjit Singh Bhangu on Thursday took over as the new Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), South Western Air Command (SWAC), here today. Indian coast guard captures Pakistan boat, seven arrestedGANDHINAGAR - Indian Coast Guard reportedly captured a suspicious Pakistani Boat which intruded the Indian waters on the Gujarat coast on Saturday evening. Indian Air strength is one third of China: IAF ChiefGANDHINAGAR - Indian Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshal P.V.Naik, revealed on Wednesday that country’s air force power is just one third of the capacity of China. IAF fleet ‘inadequate’ compared to China: IAF chiefGANDHINAGAR - The strength of the Indian Air Force (IAF) is “inadequate”, Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik said Wednesday. No air incursions from Chinese side, IAF ChiefGANDHINAGAR - Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal P.V.Naik on Wednesday downplayed the Chinese threat, saying there have not been air incursions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Gujarat bypolls: BJP wins five, Congress bags two
Gujarat government to have climate change departmentGANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat government has decided to establish a department of climate change to attract more renewable energy generation projects to the state. Narendra Modi may lead business delegation to OmanGANDHINAGAR - 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. Gujarat HC revokes ban on Jaswant Singh’s bookGANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat High Court on Friday revoked the ban on expelled BJP leader Jaswant Singh’s controversial book “Jinnah: India -Partition, Independence.” SIMI members could be regrouping in Gujarat: officialGANDHINAGAR - Central intelligence agencies have cautioned Gujarat about an attempt by members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) to regroup with a different name in the state, an official said here Thursday. About 15 percent of Gujarat’s crops destroyedGANDHINAGAR - Around 15 percent of Gujarat’s standing crops have been destroyed because of deficient rains between July 27 and Aug 29, an agriculture department official said. Gujarat Congress to campaign against Jaswant’s bookGANDHINAGAR - The Congress party in Gujarat Friday said it plans a campaign against expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh and his views on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s alleged role in India’s partition in his controversial book “Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence”. Gujarat’s Tarnetar fair to begin amid tight securityGANDHINAGAR - Tight security, including surveillance cameras, have been put in place for the annual Tarnetar fair beginning Saturday in western Gujarat and is expected to attract at least 5,000 visitors every day. Gujarat bans Jaswant’s bookGANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat government late Wednesday decided to ban expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh’s controversial book on partition for his criticism of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Gujarat police probing Pakistan links in fake currency haulGANDHINAGAR - The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Gujarat police is probing Pakistani links of the four people arrested in Godhra town last month with fake currency nominally worth Rs.10.25 lakh, a home department official said Tuesday. Modi calls for reviving river inter-linking projectGANDHINAGAR - The government should take up the project to link up major rivers across the country, as proposed during the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) rule, to tackle the spectre of drought, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Gujarat Government sets up three members panel to probe Ishrat Jahan encounterGANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat Government on Thursday set up a three members committee to probe the killing of Ishrat Jahan in an alleged fake encounter. Post-Godhra riots: Congress not to seek central rule even if Modi implicatedGANDHINAGAR - The Congress is unlikely to demand imposition of president’s rule in Gujarat even if Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s involvement in the 2002 post-Godhra riots is proved, senior party leader Shankersinh Vaghela said Monday. Gujarat to probe police-bootlegger nexusGANDHINAGAR - To probe the alleged nexus between bootleggers and police, the Gujarat government has ordered scrutiny of the service records of the cops allegedly linked to the illicit liquor deaths in the state last month. |
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GANDHINAGAR - Coming out of its poor show in the recent Lok Sabha and local body elections in Gujarat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won five assembly seats out of seven constituencies.
