Titled as 'Navi Gujarat Vastraniti', the policy looks to attract investment of over Rs 20,000 crore as well as creating new employment opportunities for over 2.5 million people in next five years.

Guj unveils new textile policy

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Over 60 per cent of the mechanised fishing boats are lying idle in the state due to lack of catches.

Mechanised boat operators incur losses, stay away from fishing

Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley, Prime Minister, Government of Bhutan will attend the eighth annual convocation of KIIT University as chief guest on September 9. During the ceremony, the varsity will confer the degree of D.Litt. &amp; D.Sc. (Honoris Causa) to Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley, Farooq Wardak, Minister of education, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary of state, Ministry of Foreign Affairs &amp; International Cooperation, Government of Cambodia, Ham Kee-Sun, President, Hanseo University, South Korea and Baidyanath Mishra, economist &amp; former vice-Chancellor, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology(OUAT). Along with the honorary degrees, the private university will distribute various degrees to the graduating students of different schools of KIIT University, including first pass out batch of KIIT Law School. Degrees would also be awarded to more than 20 Ph.D. scholars of the varsity, said a release.

Bhutan PM to attend KIIT varsity convocation

The state government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd for promoting skills in the automobile sector.

Govt signs MoU with Kirloskar for skills training

The District Consumer Redressal Forum of Sundergarh has asked a branch of State Bank of India (SBI) to deposit Rs 57,000 in the account of Sebati Nayak, and to pay 12 per cent interest rate on the amount with retrospective effect starting September 14.&nbsp; The complainant had&nbsp; filed a case in the forum alleging that the bank branch officials did not deposit the specified amount in her account, even after giving out receipts for the same.

Consumer court asks SBI to pay Rs 57,000

West Bengal Labour Minister Purnendu Bose on Thursday asked the trade unions to seek government intervention for settling unresolved issues with the company managements.

Unions must seek govt help: West Bengal

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The Supreme Court will start proceedings in the case against some companies involved in the illegal transportation and export of iron and manganese ore from Belekeri Port near Karwar on Friday.

Illegal transport of ore: Proceedings start today

The Oriental Research Institute (ORI), established by Maharaja Chamaraja Wodeyar in October 1891 and housed in the historic &lsquo;Jubilee Building&rsquo; built to mark Queen Victoria&rsquo;s jubilee on June 20, 1887, created history when renowned scholar R Shama Sastry brought to light Chanakya&rsquo;s Artha Sastra of 322 BC for the first time. It drew global attention, both of scholars and commoners.

Preserving past knowledge for future

In order to ensure better development of integrated multi-modal systems in the state, Narendra Modi, chief minister of Gujarat on Thursday announced setting up of a Multimodal Affordable Transport Authority (MATA).

Gujarat to set up multimodal transport authority

The Gujarat High Court has held that Gujarat Money Lenders Act (GMLA) , 2011, was not applicable to those Non Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), operating in the state, registered under the section III(B) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act.

GMLA not applicable to NBFCs under RBI Act: HC

Heavy rains lashed many parts of Gujarat on Thursday, disrupting rail and vehicular traffic at several places.

Heavy rains lash Gujarat train, vehicular traffic disrupted

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking direction for Nananvati Commission with regard to submission of final report and challenging repeated extensions given to the panel, probing 2002 riots.

PIL challenging extensions to Nanavati panel dismissed by Guj High Court

A PIL challenging the use of Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) buses for the 'Garib Kalyan Melas' (GKM) of the state government was on Thursday dismissed by the Gujarat High Court on the grounds that it was devoid of merits. A division bench headed by the Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya observed that since GSRTC was fully controlled by the state government there was nothing wrong in using its buses for state government function. Moreover, the corporation has power to allot buses for ancillary services and giving buses on heir for GKM could be termed as ancillary services. Also, the court observed that GKM being state government function, money spend on it cannot be termed as a waste. The petitioner Gramin Majdoor Sabha, an NGO, had filed the PIL early this year questioning the use of state transport corporation buses for the GKM and expenditure on the event.

Use of GSRTC bus for GKM no wrong: HC

In the face of lingering strike by employees over reservation issue for promotion in Uttarakhand, troubleshooters in the state government may have tried to appease them with a promise of safeguarding their promotions.

Fresh taxes likely in Uttarakhand over creation of ex-cadre posts

The Akhilesh Yadav-led Uttar Pradesh government has revived the concept of &lsquo;cycle track&rsquo; for the beautification of the state capital.

Akhilesh to pedal 'cycle track' for tourism

The Andhra Pradesh government proposes to develop a &lsquo;Media City&rsquo; that will serve as an epicentre of research and development and production of gaming-related technology in the country.

AP plans to set up Media City

To bridge the demand and supply gap in the low cost housing segment in urban areas, the state government has issued a notification making it mandatory for real estate developers to reserve dwelling units in housing projects for the economically weaker section (EWS) and low income group (LIG) category.

EWS quota in housing projects mandatory

The State High Level Clearance Committee (SHLCC) has approved 23 industrial projects involving an investment of Rs 16,078 crore. These projects, once implemented, would provide jobs to 368,837 persons.

High level committee clears Rs 16,078 cr worth of projects

Imagine a wheelchair that moves on your instructions or with movement of your eyes! Think of a situation when you are desperately looking for an autorickshaw That you cannot find; but you send an SMS and your problem is resolved.

Six novel proejcts for Startup Village

Responding to a request by fishermen from Maharashtra, the Centre has asked the state government to act against illegal and harmful fishing practices including the purse seine net fishing.

Centre asks Maha Govt to stop purse seine net fishing 

Maharashtra Fire department is planning to set up 100 more modern fire stations in urban areas and 10 in industrial belts of the state to meet any eventuality.

Maharashtra to set up 100 new fire stations

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