Gujarat’s prohibition law needed amendment: OfficialGANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat government was compelled to introduce amendments in the prohibition law, providing for death penalty to bootleggers, as the the president’s assent to the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime (GUJCOC) bill has been delayed, a senior official said here Thursday. Hooch tragedy: Gujarat Congress urges governor for actionGANDHINAGAR - A delegation of Congress legislators led by former deputy chief minister Narhari Amin has submitted a memorandum to Gujarat Governor Nawal Kishore Sharma seeking stern action against those responsible for the hooch tragedy, which claimed 136 lives in Ahmedabad last week. Central government not allowing to raise dam height: GujaratGANDHINAGAR - The Congress-led central government is denying Gujarat 580 crore (5.8 billion) cubic metres of water annually by not giving permission to raise the height of the Sardar Sarovar Dam, the state’s Minister for Water Resources Nitin Patel said Wednesday. Mallya, Gujarat government lock horns over prohibitionMUMBAI/GANDHINAGAR - Citing the latest moonshine tragedy in Gujarat, liquor baron Vijay Mallya Saturday blamed the state’s prohibition policy for the loss of 136 lives. But the Narendra Modi-led government tersely told him: Mind your own business. Gujarat minister snubs Mallya over prohibition remarksGANDHINAGAR - Gujarat Health Minister Jay Narayan Vyas Saturday rebuked liquor baron Vijay Mallya who had suggested the state review its prohibition policy after illicit liquor claimed at least 136 lives in Ahmedabad this week. Gujarat speaker objects to opposition members’ black dressesGANDHINAGAR - Gujarat Assembly Speaker Ashok Bhatt Friday took serious offence when opposition Congress members arrived in the house wearing black dresses as a mark of protest against the hooch tragedy which has so far claimed 110 lives in Ahmedabad. 800 arrested, 1,200 liquor dens shut in GujaratGANDHINAGAR - Police have closed down 1,200 liquor dens and arrested at least 800 bootleggers in Gujarat, an official said Thursday. Ahmedabad liquor tragedy toll 43, Modi faces protests (Roundup)AHMEDABAD/GANDHINAGAR - As many as 43 people have died after drinking illegally brewed liquor in Ahmedabad, the Gujarat police said Thursday, while Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi faced widespread protests. Congress protests in assembly against hooch tragedyGANDHINAGAR - Gujarat Assembly Speaker Ashok Bhatt Wednesday suspended 10 legislators of the opposition Congress for disrupting the proceedings of the house as they protested the illicit liquor tragedy in Ahmedabad that claimed 27 lives. GSPC gets eco-clearance for 16 more wells in KG basinGANDHINAGAR - The state-owned Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) has acquired environmental clearance for 16 of its additional wells to be drilled in its Deendayal gas field in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin on the eastern coast of India, a state official said here Monday. Gujarat to denotify forest land for industrial projectsGANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat government will denotify 345 hectares of forest land in wildlife sanctuaries in the state and make it available for various industrial projects, utilities and fibre optic lines for private telecom operators. Gujarat ready with contingency plan if rains eludeGANDHINAGAR - Gujarat agriculture officials met here Saturday to discuss the impact of scanty rainfall on groundnut, cotton and other crops. The state has also readied a contingency plan in case the monsoon eludes till July 10. Gujarat offers herdsmen hefty sum to shift out of GirGANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat government is planning to shift some 100 families of the Maldhari community living inside the sprawling Gir National Park as part of a project to resettle these herdsmen outside the sanctuary, officials said Friday. Gujarat to invest Rs.600 crore in tourism projectsGANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat government Thursday unveiled an ambitious plan to develop tourism facilities in the state and revamp road infrastructure in its coastal region. India’s west coast on terror alert: ChidambaramHYDERABAD/GANDHINAGAR - Intelligence agencies have indicated a terror threat along India’s west coast, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday but clarified that it did not mean a terror attack was imminent. Gujarat ports on alert after IB warningGANDHINAGAR - All 41 major and minor ports along Gujarat’s 1,600-km coastline have been put on high alert following an Intelligence Bureau (IB) alert that terrorists could target maritime facilities on India’s west coast. Gujarat grew 12.79 percent last fiscalGANDHINAGAR - Despite the global economic slowdown, Gujarat achieved a high growth rate of 12.79 in 2008-09, state Finance Minister Vajubhai Vala said here Tuesday. Gujarat plans to build 1,460 km gas pipelineGANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat government is planning to build a 1,460-km pipeline for the transportation of gas from the Krishna-Godavari (KG) fields off the Andhra Pradesh coast to other parts of the country. Delayed monsoon affect cotton, groundnut farming in GujaratGANDHINAGAR - With the monsoon delayed by nearly a fortnight, farmers in the central and northern regions of Gujarat have delayed sowing of cotton and groundnut crops. Gujarat to develop 2 beaches along Saurashtra coastGANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat government has decided to develop world-class facilities at two lesser-known beaches in the state’s Saurashra region to attract more international tourists to the state, an official said. Gujarat deploys central forces for Wednesday’s rath yatraGANDHINAGAR - Lord Jagannath’s annual “rath yatra” in Ahmedabad Wednesday, the biggest in the country after the one in Puri, will have extraordinary security as state and central forces have been deployed to guard three chariots journeying across Gujarat gets pre-monsoon showersGANDHINAGAR - Amid worries of a delayed monsoon, large parts of Gujarat have received pre-monsoon showers in the 24 hours to Tuesday afternoon, an official said here. Kutch has Gujarat’s first tsunami/cyclone alert systemGANDHINAGAR - The coastal town of Bhadreshwar in Gujarat’s Kutch district has the state’s first tsunami cum cyclone alert system, officials said Sunday. Gujarat to ensure equitable distribution of natural resourcesGANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat government will form a planning committee in each district to facilitate equitable distribution of water and other natural resources, an official in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said Wednesday. Gujarat wants 11 more towns under Urban Renewal MissionGANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat government has sent a list of 11 industrial towns in the state to the central governmemt for their inclusion in the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), an official statement said here Tuesday. SIT top cop Shivanand Jha is new Surat police chiefGANDHINAGAR - Shivanand Jha, additional director general of police (ADG) and a member of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the post-Godhra riots, has taken over as Surat city police commissioner after incumbent Deepak Swarup was transferred over his alleged disparaging remarks about a 17-year-old gang rape victim. Armed with Blackberrys, cops take on traffic violatorsGANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat government has launched a unique pilot project in Ahmedabad city to track habitual traffic offenders by giving policemen Blackberry hand sets which will be connected to the server of the Regional Transport Office (RTO), an official said. Gujarat schools to use biometric system to tackle absenteeism (Lead)GANDHINAGAR - To curb rising absenteeism among teachers and student dropout numbers, the Gujarat government has ordered that biometric system be installed in state-run primary schools to mark the attendance of teachers and students, an official in the chief minister’s office said Sunday. Gujarat schools to use biometric system for attendanceGANDHINAGAR - Primary schools run by municipal corporations in Gujarat will soon mark the attendance of teachers and students using the biometric system to ensure that the records are not fudged, an official in the chief minister’s office said Sunday. Modi wants meeting between worried parents, Australian High CommissionGANDHINAGAR - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has suggested that Australian High Commission officials in New Delhi should talk to the worried parents to reassure the safety of their wards in that country in the wake of alleged racist attacks on Indian students there. |
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