New Delhi: The works on redevelopment of Gandhinagar railway station project are completed and the new, redeveloped railway station with a hotel atop it will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister next month (April 2021), said union Railway minister Piyush Goyal while speaking in Lok Sabha today. 'Works for redevelopment of Gandhinagar railway station are over and Prime Minister will inaugurate it in the next month. There will be an international level hotel atop the railway station to serve M...Read More

New Delhi: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today replied to the motion of thanks on the President’s address to Parliament, in the Lok Sabha. He said, the speech by Rashtrapati Ji showcased India's 'Sankalp Shakti.' His words have boosted the spirit of confidence among the people of India. Shri Modi thanked the members of the House. He noted during the discussion, a large number of women MPs took part and congratulated them for enriching the House proceedings with their thoughts. ...Read More

Statue of Unity: Gujarat State assembly speaker Rajendra Trivedi today said that the 80th convention of assembly speakers from across the States will be held at Statue of Unity based tent city - 2. He said Speakers of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and 33 State assemblies will attend this convention which will be also addressed by the President of India and the Vice President in physical presence while the Prime Minister will address a concluding session virtually via online video conferencing. Trivedi ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat based Raksha Shakti University will get national level status. A related bill was passed in the Lok Sabha to upgrade Rakha Shakti University as institute if national importance. A bill seeks to upgrade the Gujarat-based Raksha Shakti University as an institution of national importance and also change its name. According to proposals under Rashtriya Raksha University Bill, 2020, the Rashtriya Raksha University (in place of Raksha Shakti University) will be a multi-discipl...Read More

Gandhinagar: Lok Sabha today passed The International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill 2019 for unified regulator for IFSC. Tapan Ray, MD & Group CEO, GIFT City (India's only IFSC), commenting on this development said, "The International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill 2019 passed today in Loksabha is a welcome step. This will further accelerate and fast-track development of the IFSC at GIFT City – India’s operational International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). ...Read More

New Delhi: Sanctioned strength of Judges in Gujarat High Court is 52, against which the working strength is 28 while 24 posts are vacant. In last four years, the Gujarat High Court has got 12 new Judges of whom 5 were appointed in year 2016, none in 2017, 4 in 2018 and 3 in 2019 upto 20th November. These details were shared by minister of Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad in Lok Sabha in written reply. The minister also stated: As per the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP), initiation of pr...Read More