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Economic setback temporary; Gujarat will be back on track in 6 months: CM

In times like this, our prime aim should be to work for the betterment of the people irrespective of our political differences, Rupani said

RJD celebrates Lalu Prasad's 73rd birthday as 'Garib Samman Diwas'

It used to be a big occasion for the party in the past but this year RJD leaders decided there would be no cake-cutting ceremony in view of the plight of the poor and migrants returning to the state

Surat textile market urges govt to relax Covid norms to solve labour issues

Hundreds of thousands of migrant labourers who come to the city for work are involved in stocking sarees and dress materials in the godown and in loading the parcels which are sent to other states

Rs 14,000 cr Gujarat relief package to help revive stuck industrial estates

It is estimated that due to high penalty over delay in construction of units on estates run by the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation, work had been stuck over 5,000 hectares of land

Gujarat minister Nitin Patel's ambitions may have to take a back seat now

The Division Bench of the high court had last week described Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, the state's biggest Covid-19 facility, as being "worse than a dungeon"

BJP dials up propaganda on Gujarat govt's behalf as Covid crisis continues

It's a matter-of-course for the pandemic and politics to co-exist, because there's an election on the horizon

Gujarat CM discards social media rumour on complete lockdown from June 1

Rupani had to issue a clarification amid social media talk that the state government was planning to impose total lockdown from June 1 as the number of COVID-19 cases was not coming down

The power of 3: One disaster

PM, CM, DM are the three engines of India's governance. Their handling of the pandemic is going awry and exposed the downside of the three-storey dictatorship

Lockdown 4.0: Gujarat's rules stricter for containment zones, Ahmedabad

Opens up shops, offices in non-containment zones on odd-even basis, and with 50% capacity

Gujarat extends interest subsidy, loan for small traders, street vendors

Under the Atmanirbhar Gujarat Sahay Yojana scheme, the loan will be available via written application at co-operative banks, district banks and credit co-operative societies

Centre may extend lockdown beyond May 17 with easier norms for business

PM assures resumption of more economic activities; zone identification may be left to states

Gujarat eases labour laws, offers land to firms shifting base from China

The state government also offered land and infrastructure for companies and projects that were looking to shift base from China to other destinations

RBI raises limit on ways and means advances, but states aren't impressed

Ways and means advances (WMAs) are short-term advances the central bank gives to help states tide over temporary mismatches in their cash flow.

Congress MLA tests Covid-19 positive hours after meeting with Gujarat CM

The MLA from the Khadia-Jamalpur seat of Ahmedabad will be admitted to a designated Covid-19 hospital soon

Coronavirus: Gujarat govt ropes in pvt firms to manufacture PPE, N95 masks

The state government feels it will be better prepared to fight the disease if local manufacturers provide such vital equipment, chief minister's secretary Ashwani Kumar said on Monday.

Gujarat reports six new Covid-19 cases taking the tally to 13 so far

Six new coronavirus positive cases were reported in Gujarat on Saturday, which took the tally of such patients to 13 in the state, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said here. Twelve of these patients have history of travel abroad, while one person in Surat had visited Delhi and Jaipur recently, he said. "Four of these cases were reported in Ahmedabad city, one in Ahmedabad rural, three each in Surat and Vadodara, and one each in Rajkot and Gandhinagar," Rupani said. Appealing to the people to stay indoors and follow the guidelines related to social distancing and cleanliness, he said the state government was prepared to tackle the "worst- possible" situation. Rupani was talking to reporters after visiting Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. He also announced that the 1,200-bed super specialty new block of the hospital will be kept exclusively for the treatment of coronavirus patients. Similar facilities will be set up in Rajkot, Vadodara and Surat, he said. Deputy Chief Minister

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani reviews preparations for Trump-Modi roadshow

Trump and Modi will first visit the Sabarmati Ashram, which served as the epicenter of the country's freedom struggle during Mahatma Gandhi's stay there

Amid anti-CAA protests, three Hindus from Pak get citizenship in Gujarat

Rajkot Lok Sabha MP Mohan Kundariya handed out the certificates to Harsinh Sodha, Sarupsinh Sodha and Parbatsinh Sodha, who came to India in 2007, at a function held in Vavdi village in Morbi

Japan's SB Energy Corp to invest Rs 28,500 crore in renewables in Gujarat

The state, which currently has a generation capacity of 8,885 Mw in renewables, is seeking to raise the generation capacity to 30,000 Mw by 2022

Gujart CM Vijay Rupani takes ill, cancels visit to Junagadh 'Mini Kumbh'

The 62-year-old chief minister has been diagnosed with swelling on intestines and advised rest by doctors