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PM Modi interacts with Lakhpati Didis in unique boardroom-style in Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday engaged in a boardroom-style discussion with Lakhpati Didis in Navsari, similar to his interactions with corporate CEOs.

Stop blaming others for your failures: BJP takes swipe at Rahul Gandhi

The BJP on Saturday took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks about his own party leaders and said he should first understand that he is responsible for his party's defeat in elections and stop blaming others for his "failures". This came after Gandhi, while addressing party workers on the second day of his two-day Gujarat visit, said there was a need to filter out leaders and workers from his party who were working for the BJP and warned of strict action, even removals. Reacting to his remarks, BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said the condition of the Congress has worsened ever since Rahul and his mother Sonia Gandhi came at the helm of affairs of the party. "The most unsuccessful leader of the Congress in its 140-year history was holding a meeting of party workers in Gujarat to teach them the core mantra of success. Although it's an internal matter of the party, his statements definitely point to the internal misery of the Congress and his ...

PM Modi interacts with 'Lakhpati Didis' in Gujarat on Intl Women's Day

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil accompanied the Prime Minister during the occasion on International Women's Day

PM Modi inaugurates free benefit distribution under PMGKAY scheme

As a symbolic gesture of the PMGKAY benefits, the Prime Minister, Chief Minister, and other dignitaries distributed grain kits to the beneficiaries

Rahul Gandhi begins two-day Gujarat visit, meets key Congress leaders

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Ahmedabad on Friday morning as part of his two-day Gujarat visit, during which he will hold meetings with party leaders with a focus on the 2027 assembly elections. After his arrival at the airport here, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha headed Gujarat Congress' headquarters in the Paldi area of the city. He first met senior party leaders, including former state Congress presidents, and former leaders of opposition in the assembly, said the party in a statement. Later in the day, he will attend a meeting with members of the state political affairs committee. In a statement on Thursday, the Congress said Gandhi had earlier asserted that the party would win the 2027 Gujarat assembly elections and he would be visiting the state to start the work for the polls. Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been under BJP rule since 1995. On Friday evening, Gandhi will meet district and city presidents of the Congress and

PM to visit Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, and Gujarat on Mar 7-8

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, and Gujarat on March 7-8 to inaugurate multiple development projects as well as participate in a Lakhpati Didi programme on International Women's Day. He will travel to Silvassa in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu on Friday and inaugurate the NAMO Hospital (Phase I) around 2 pm, a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said on Friday. Around 2:45 pm, Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects for the union territory worth over Rs 2,580 crore at Silvassa. Thereafter, he will travel to Gujarat and launch the Surat Food Security Saturation Campaign around 5 pm, according to the statement. On Saturday, he will travel to Navsari and interact with Lakhpati Didis around 11:30 am. This will be followed by a public function that will witness the launch of various schemes. The NAMO Hospital (Phase I) in Silvassa will be a 450-bed facility that will

Constitution prevents passing law mandating local hiring: Gujarat minister

The Gujarat government cannot enact a law requiring industries to give 85 per cent of their jobs to local residents due to certain constitutional provisions, Minister of Labour and Employment Balvantsinh Rajput told the legislative assembly on Thursday. Responding to a query raised by Congress MLA Tushar Chaudhary, Rajput pointed out that Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution prevent a state government from enacting a law which mandates that 85 per cent jobs in an industrial unit must be given to locals. Article 14 of the Constitution guarantees equality and equal protection of the law, while Article 21 guarantees the right to life and personal liberty. In March 1995, the then-BJP government in the state, through a government resolution (GR), had ordered all commercial entities, including central PSUs and private factories, to hire 85 per cent of their workforce from Gujarat, said Rajput. Chaudhary wanted to know how many industrial units had violated the GR on local hiring in ...

Tata Electronics to make up display semiconductor chips in Gujarat

Tata Electronics will set up a display chip manufacturing unit in Gujarat in partnership with Taiwan-based PSMC and Himax Technologies, a top official of the company said on Wednesday. Speaking at IESA Vision Summit, Tata Electronics CEO Randhir Thakur announced signing of an agreement with the Gujarat government for the plant. "Today, I am delighted to announce the signing of an MoU between Tata Electronics, PSMC and Himax to revolutionise India's display product and technology ecosystem. With PSMC's proven technology, Tata Electronics will manufacture display chips for Himax in Dholera, Gujarat," Thakur said. Display chips are widely used in products like television, mobile phone screen, camera image sensors, LEDs, OLEDs etc. Vedanta Group had also proposed to set up a display fab in Gujarat but the project has not received government approval yet. With its foray in display manufacturing, Tata Electronics will have presence in all top three semiconductor manufacturing ...

India Semiconductor Mission, Tata ink fiscal pact for Gujarat chip plant

The Centre through the India Semiconductor Mission, has committed 50 per cent fiscal support on a pari-passu basis for eligible project costs

State to focus on building social infra around semicon units: Gujarat CM

The country has so far attracted investment worth $18 billion under the first phase of ISM, he said

Rahul Gandhi to visit Gujarat on March 7-8 to plan for Assembly elections

Ahmedabad AICC meet will bring together AICC delegates from across the nation to deliberate on the challenges

Coca-Cola to sell North Gujarat bottling plant to Kandhari for Rs 2,000 cr

Beverage major Coca-Cola is selling its bottling plant in the North Gujarat region to Kandhari Global Beverages. Though the company has not shared financial details, industry insiders have pegged the deal to be around Rs 2,000 crore, where Coca-Cola will transfer business from HCCBL, its bottling arm in India, to its bottling partner Kandhari Global Beverages. The Atlanta-headquartered beverage major is divesting assets globally by franchising regional operations to local partners as part of its asset-light business model. "We have reached an agreement to transfer the North Gujarat bottling operations currently being operated by Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd (HCCBL). Subject to regulatory approvals, the North Gujarat business will be owned and operated by Kandhari Global Beverages Private Ltd," said an HCCBL spokesperson. This transfer will ensure that the right level of investments can be undertaken in all parts of the business while bringing scale and contiguity to the ..

Watch: PM Modi inaugurates Vantara; high-fives lion, feeds leopard cubs

Vantara is one of the world's largest wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, and conservation centers

Cheetah reintroduction plan to be expanded to Gujarat, MP's Gandhisagar: PM

After Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, cheetah introduction will be expanded to Banni Grasslands in Gujarat and Gandhisagar Sanctuary of MP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced at the seventh National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) meeting here on Monday. African cheetahs were reintroduced at Kuno National Park in two batches in September 2022 and February 2023. "The Prime Minister announced that cheetah introduction will be expanded to other areas, including the Gandhisagar sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh and Banni Grasslands in Gujarat," a government release stated. The release, however, did not specify details about the number of wild cats to be brought in at both forest areas and the timeline. Banni Grasslands is a 2,500 sq km protected forest in the Kutch district of Gujarat that supports numerous animal genetic resources like Banni buffalo, Kankrej cattle, sheep, goats, camels, and horses. The grassland is a breeding and nesting ground for more than 250 bird species, including

Gujarat RTE admissions 2025 registration begins; here's how to apply

The Gujarat RTE admission process for 2025 has started; students who belong to economically weaker sections can access private school education through the RTE quota

UP, Gujarat, Odisha continue fiscal consolidation despite populist schemes

Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Odisha budgets maintain revenue surpluses despite welfare schemes, while Rajasthan and West Bengal face high debt, fiscal deficits, and low capital outlay

Gujarat govt presents Rs 3.70 trillion Budget, no new tax proposed

Gujarat Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai on Thursday presented a Rs 3.70 lakh crore budget for the state for the financial year 2025-26, giving tax reliefs of Rs 148 crore. Also, no new tax was proposed in the budget, presented by Desai in the state assembly here on the second day of its budget session. Desai informed the House that the budget outlay of Rs 3,70,250 crore for 2025-26 indicates an increase of Rs 37,785 crore, or 11.3 per cent, compared to the previous fiscal. The state government proposed a tax relief of Rs 148 crore in the form of reduction in stamp duty on mortgage deeds and on motor vehicle tax on electric vehicles. In his budgetary address, Desai announced a host of new schemes and projects and said the budget was based on five pillars - social security, human resource development, infrastructure development, green growth and development of economic activities. Desai said the state government has prepared a roadmap for 'Viksit Gujarat 2047' to realize Prime ...

IFSCA eases compliance for fund managers in GIFT City to boost investment

The minimum corpus requirement for retail investment schemes has been slashed from $5 million to $3 million, while the threshold for Portfolio Management Services (PMS) is halved to $75,000

Gujarat's bond with BJP getting stronger by the day, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Tuesday that Gujarat's bond with the BJP is not only unbreakable but is getting stronger by the day, as the ruling party swept the local body elections in his home state. Thanking the people of the state, Modi said in a post on X that this is yet another victory for the politics of development. "It is humbling how the people of Gujarat are time and again reposing their faith in us. These special blessings give us even more energy to work in service of the people," he said. The prime minister praised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers for their efforts on the ground, which he said have contributed to this outstanding result. The ruling BJP swept the local body polls in Gujarat by winning the Junagadh Municipal Corporation (JMC) as well as 60 municipalities out of 68 and all three taluka panchayats, where voting was held on February 16. This time, the BJP has managed to snatch at least 15 municipalities from the Congress in a state wher

Ireda arm gets provisional registration as finance co at Gujarat GIFT City

State-owned IREDA on Tuesday said its wholly-owned arm has been granted provisional registration as a finance company at Gift City in Gujarat. IREDA Global Green Energy Finance IFSC Limited has received the Certificate of Registration dated February 18 from International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA) to undertake the activities as a finance company, IREDA said in an exchange filing. "IFSCA in its letter dated September 4, 2024 has granted the provisional registration to IREDA Global Green Energy Finance IFSC, (a wholly-owned subsidiary of IREDA) as a finance company at Gift City," it said. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA), under the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, is engaged in providing finance to mainly renewable energy projects.