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Need another 3 years to complete Narmada project: Gujarat govt

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 22:38

Gujarat government on Tuesday told the state Assembly that it would take another three years to complete the ongoing Narmada dam project, for which Rs 342 crore would be required, in addition to the Rs 1,892 crore spent so far on it.

OP Kohli to be sworn in as Gujarat Governor on Wednesday

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 22:05

Weeks after the Modi government transferred Kamla Beniwal to Mizoram, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader OP Kohli will be sworn-in as 24th Governor of Gujarat on Wednesday.

HC to Gujarat govt: Provide BPL cards to 1.45 lakh applicants

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 19:34

The Gujarat High Court directed the state government here on Tuesday to provide below poverty line (BPL) cards to 1.45 lakh applicants from Junagadh district, after processing their applications within two months, in response to a public interest litigation (PIL).

Govt assessing land for new hub for NSG commandos in Gujarat

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 16:25

Government on Tuesday said it is assessing the suitability of land for creating a new hub of the National Security Guard (NSG) commandos in Gujarat.

2002 Gujarat riots: HC judge recuses from hearing Kodnani`s bail plea

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 15:50

A single judge bench of the Gujarat High Court Tuesday recused itself from hearing a plea by former state minister Maya Kodnani, convicted in the 2002 Naroda Patia riot case, seeking regular bail on the ground of her ill-health.

Constitutional role of governor well-defined: Gujarat Governor

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 11:35

Veteran Bhartiya Janata Party leader Om Prakash Kohli, who has been appointed as the next Governor of Gujarat, said that the role of the person occupying the post is constitutionally well-defined to ensure smooth relations between the Centre and the State.

2002 Guj riots: HC adjourns hearing on Zakia`s plea

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 18:15

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing on a petition of Zakia Jafri, the widow of slain ex-Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, challenging a local court order upholding a clean chit given by SIT to the then chief minister Narendra Modi and others in a 2002 riots case.

Gujarat govt says state No.1 in providing employment

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 02:04

Gujarat Finance minister Saurabh Patel on Monday said the state has been ranked number one in providing employment for the 12th successive year.

Godhra case convict opposes hearing of appeal by HC judge

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 01:03

One of the 31 convicts in the 2002 Godhra train burning case in which 59 people lost their lives on Monday wrote a letter to the Gujarat High Court Chief Justice opposing the hearing of his appeal by Justice Sonia Gokani.

Gujarat was fooled in the name of Kalpsar project: Congress

Last Updated: Monday, July 14, 2014, 23:35

Opposition Congress on Monday alleged that the Gujarat government has "fooled" the people of state in the name of the Kalpsar project for the last 19 years.