The way forward for a city in today’s globalised world is by making a brand out of it. And this is possible only when its citizens collaborate and participate in governance issues, said chief minister Narendra Modi at the inaugural session of the three-day brainstorming session for the newly-elected municipal councilors of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation [...]

AHMEDABAD: Chief Minister Narendra Modi is playing Santa Claus to Panchmahals district, that comes under the proposed Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor, before elections. Modi will inaugurate Panam high pipeline project near Godhra, a sports complex in Godhra and an industrial unit near Halol on January 25. According to Godhra district administration officials, the entire district [...]

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday honoured 369 best sweepers of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation with cash prizes worth a total of Rs.2.5 million. Describing the sweepers as “nagar pujaris” or ‘city priests’ who keep the city clean, Modi said that the state must protect their self-esteem while providing them modern equipments. “These karmayogis (workers) [...]

Vadodara: Kites continued to fly high in many parts of Gujarat on Thursday a day after ‘Uttarayan’, the festival of kites, was celebrated across the state. People in the rural and urban areas including Vadodara, Surat, Ahmedabad and Rajkot continued to celebrate the festival by flying kites carrying messages to stop terrorism. There was also [...]

Ahmedabad: It was a spectator’s delight as kite-flying enthusiasts from around the world showcased their skills at the Vibrant Gujarat-International Kite Festival here Sunday.As many as 82 people from 31 countries and 257 contestants from different parts of the country participated in the annual fest ahead of the Uttarayan festival of Jan 14 that is [...]

Ahmedabad , Dec 25 Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated a week long Kankaria Carnival at Kankaria lake here. The event has been organised by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to open the toy train for kids, garden and other entertainment fecilities developed under lake front development project. Modi named the toy train as’ Atal [...]