Gandhinagar: Gujarat has reported 228 fresh cases of Covid-19 infection in 24 hours against recoveries of 874 covid patients and deaths of 5 as per the daily bulletin of State health department this evening. The state has now 6,579 active covid cases. Over 3.24 lakh doses of vaccines against covid19 were administered during day as per the bulletin. 40 fresh cases were reported in Ahmedabad city while 30 were reported in Surat city followed by Rajkot city - 18, Gir Somnath - 17, Surat district - ...Read More

Dhanera: Election for the post of the president of Dhanera Municipality was held today after demise of outgoing president Jagalben Thakor. Following suspension of 15 Congress members by the Development Commissioner over irregularities in development works, BJP had achieved majority in this municipal body. An election for the post of President was held by Deputy Collector Yogesh Vyas today for which Jyotsnaben Trivedi and Kiranben Soni, both from BJP had filed nominations. As each of them got six...Read More

Gandhinagar: Union home minister and local Lok Sabha member Amit Shah will be on visit to his constituency areas on June 21. Shah will visit covid19 vaccination centre at Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay hall in Bodakdev area at 9.15 am. He will dedicate a new flyover at Vaishnodevi circle on Sarkhej - Gandhinagar highway at 9.45 am. Shah will dedicate another flyover at Khodiar container depot on Sarkhej - Gandhinagar highway at 9.55 am. Shah will inaugurate a newly constructed railway over b...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat today announced transfers of 33 IAS officers. This is third round of transfers and appointments of IAS officers in the State this month.  District collectors of Navsari, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Devbhumi Dwarka, Gir Somnath, Surat, Mahesana, Kutch, Panchmahal, Dahod, Kheda, Amreli, Surendranagar, Chhotaudepur, Tapi, Arvalli, Botad, Bhavnagar, Mahisagar, Valsad, Junagadh are changed. Three Deputy Municipal Commissioner Dr. Om Prakash, Nitin Sangvan and Dilip Rana ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Gujarat cadre (1986 batch), Guruprasad Mohapatra passed away today after battling with Covid-19 infection and related complications for over a month at AIIMS in Delhi. He was lastly serving as Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade in the Government of India since 24-7-2019. He had also headed the Airport Authority of India. Hailing from Bhubaneshwar in Odisha, a 1962-born officer was 59 years old. Along with...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat has taken a decision to allow on-the-spot registration at Covid19 vaccination centres and walk-in vaccination for all including those in 18-44 age group across the State with effect from June 21 after 3 pm. Such on the spot registration and walk-in facility is already available to 45 plus age group. Those who have already registered for vaccine and received SMS will be given priority. Vaccination will be done as per availability of doses. Gujarat has so...Read More

Gandhinagar: Ten new cyber crime police stations were e-inaugurated by minister of State for home, Pradipsinh Jadeja today from Gandhinagar. The ten new cyber crime police station have come up with this at Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Mahesana, Anand, Bharuch, Valsad, Amreli, Porbandar, Jamnagar and Kutch - East (Gandhidham). The State has cyber police stations at police commissioner level at Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, 9 cyber police stations at the range level in Gandhinagar, Rajkot,...Read More

New Delhi: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched ‘Customized Crash Course programme for Covid 19 Frontline workers’ today via video conferencing. The training programme would be conducted in 111 training centres spread over 26 states. About one lakh frontline workers will be trained in this initiative. The Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey, and many other Union Ministers, Ministers from States, experts and other stakeholders were also ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat unit of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by CR Patil has taken a decision that none above the age of 35 will be given post in Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM). The decision has ben made effective from the State level to Mandal level (taluka unit level) according to BJYM Gujarat chief Prashant Korat. The teams of each BJYM unit president and general secretary will consist only the youths below 35 age. Korat said the recent voluntary resignations of Rajkot city B...Read More

New Delhi: Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has issued a notification dated 14thJune, 2021 for a common format of the PUC (Pollution Under Control) Certificate to be issued across the country, under Central Motor Vehicle Rules 1989.The salient features of the PUCC are as under- (a) Introduction of uniform Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUC) format across the country and linking the PUC database with the National Register. (b) The concept of Rejection slip is being introduced...Read More