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India sends relief materials to cyclone-affected people of Fiji

Cyclone ‘Maha’ may weaken before Nov 7 landfall on Guj coast

8:33 pm November 4, 2019

Ahmedabad: Cyclone ‘Maha’ is expected to weaken as a cyclonic storm from the severe cyclonic storm before its anticipated landfall on the Gujarat coast between Devbhumi-Dwarka district and Union Territory of Diu in the early hours of November 7, Met officials said on Monday. The state government has requisitioned 15 additional teams of the National […]

Cyclonic storm Maha to bring heavy rains in Maharashtra

11:08 pm November 3, 2019

Mumbai: Cyclonic storm “Maha” is likely to bring very heavy rains to parts of Maharashtra during November 6-8, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. A release from the state’s Disaster Management Cell said areas in north Konkan, north central Maharashtra will experience heavy rains along with thunder and lightning from November 6 till […]

Guj CM on 5-day visit to Uzbekistan from Saturday

10:17 pm October 18, 2019

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani will head a business delegation on a five-day visit of Uzbekistan from Saturday, an official said. He would attend the 1st International Investment Forum ‘Open Andijan’ on Saturday, and then take part in the naming ceremony of a street there after Sardar Patel and unveil a statue of the […]

3,337 children adopted in last one year: WCD ministry

Guj govt sets up monitoring centre for Anganwadis

9:21 pm October 7, 2019

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Monday launched a monitoring centre at Gandhinagar for centralised supervision of Anganwadis in the state. The State Monitoring Centre, under the Women and Child Development Department, has been designed to receive data of various schemes, number of children and facilities provided to them as well as other activities […]

Sabarmati Ashram closed for visitors till March 29

Sabarmati Ashram development plan faces opposition

9:00 pm October 7, 2019

Ahmedabad: Hundreds of residents of “Harijan Ashram” in Ahmedabad on Monday held a protest march against the proposed development of the Sabarmati Ashram located opposite their settlement which they feared would render them homeless. Harijan Ashram, managed by the Sabarmati Ashram Harijan Trust, is home to 200 Dalit families, comprising 2,500 people, whose forefathers were […]