New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch the financing facility of Rs. 1 lakh crore under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund on 9th August at 11 AM via video conferencing. Prime Minister will also release the sixth instalment of funds of Rs. 17,000 crore to 8.5 crore farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme. The eventwill be witnessed by lakhs of farmers, cooperatives, and citizens across the country.Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, will ...Read More

Bhuj: A suspected Pakistani infiltrator was killed on Saturday by India's Border Security Force (BSF) along the International Border close to Gujarat in Rajasthan's Barmer district. The intruder was seen climbing the border fence and a BSF patrol team challenged him, the officials said, adding that it later shot him. The incident took place around 1 am at the Bakhasar area along the border. A night patrol party of the BSF spotted a man who first crossed over the IB and then tried to sneak ove...Read More

Ahmedabad: AMC has today declared 20 more Micro Containment Areas in the city where Covid-19 tests and surveillance drive will kick off from tomorrow morning and restrictions on movement will be in place. AMC has at the same time cleared 17 existing Micro Containment Areas.   Read More

Gandhinagar: As per a decision taken by new DGP Ashish Bhatia, the Gujarat Police will start a special 15-day drive from August 6 to find out missing children. All police stations, Anti Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU), CCB, DCB, PCB, SOG and Missing Persons Cell of Gujarat Police will actively involve in this special drive. Police officials have been asked to visit observation homes and child care homes during this drive  to find out missing and kidnapped children. As per Police, during the perio...Read More

Gandhiinagar: Gujarat recorded 1074 coronavirus cases in 24 hours ending 5 pm. 1370 covid patients recovered during this period while 22 died in this period as per the daily bulletin by State Health department today evening.     Read More

New Delhi: Senior leader and Rajya Sabha member Dr. Subramanian Swamy had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking Surat international airport in Gujarat to be renamed after late Prime Minister Bharat Ratna Morarji Desai. Union Civil Aviation minister Hardeep S Puri has in reply to Dr. Swamy's letter said that appropriate action on naming and renaming of airport can be taken after a resolution proposing same is passed in the State assembly. Puri in his reply to Swamy's l...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today interacted with family members of those government servants who died of Covid-19 infection, under 'Mokla Mane' interaction programme at his residence here. Under this programme, the Chief Minister interacts with people from various walks of life. During the interaction, the Chief Minister said, the government has announced Rs. 25 lakh relief to kin of govt servants who died of Covid-19. While most kin have received this relief amount, 8 ...Read More

Vadodara: Minister of State for Home, Pradipsinh Jadeja today announced Gujarat government's decision to ban all public festivities and celebrations in upcoming festival season in order to curb spread of Coronavirus infection. Jadeja said, Janmashtami Mela, Bhadarvi Punam Mela, other fairs, Ganesh Utsav gatherings, Ganesh Murti Visarjan processions, Pad Yatra, Tajiya gathering, Tajiya Visarjan processions etc are not to be allowed in the State. Jadeja said, various leaders associated with Bh...Read More

New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate and dedicate to the Nation through video conferencing the submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Chennai and Port Blair on 10th August, 2020. The submarine cable will also connect Port Blair to Swaraj Dweep (Havelock), Little Andaman, Car Nicobar, Kamorta, Great Nicobar, Long Island, and Rangat. This connectivity will enable delivery of faster and more reliable mobile and landline telecom services to Andaman & Nicobar Islan...Read More

New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi shall inaugurate Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra, an interactive experience centre on the Swachh Bharat Mission, on 8th August, 2020. A tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra (RSK) was first announced by the Prime Minister on 10th April 2017, on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of Gandhiji's Champaran Satyagraha. The installations at RSK will introduce future generations to the successful journey of world's largest behaviour...Read More