PM Modi to visit Gujarat today, launch projects worth over Rs 14,400 crore

IANS | October 30, 2026 6:31 AM

Banaskantha, Oct 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on Friday to launch and lay the foundation stones for sweeping development projects valued at over Rs 14,400 crore in Banaskantha district and to celebrate the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Priyank Kharge ‘misusing’ his position due to political connections: Kumaraswamy

IANS | October 29, 2026 10:17 PM

Bengaluru, Oct 29 (IANS) Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge, accusing him of indulging in personal attacks and alleging that he was misusing his position and political connections because his father, Mallikarjun Kharge, is the president of the All India Congress Committee (AICC).

‘No recognised medical degree’: Nine fake doctors held in Gujarat

IANS | October 29, 2026 10:09 PM

Surat, Oct 29 (IANS) As many as nine fake doctors were apprehended during simultaneous raids on clinics in the Dindoli area of Surat on Thursday, with the police and health department seizing medicines, injections, syrups and medical equipment worth around Rs 95,000, officials said on Thursday.

Gujarat: Rapid test kits mandatory for food traders ahead of Diwali

IANS | October 29, 2026 10:02 PM

Ahmedabad, Oct 29 (IANS) Sweet, mawa and farsan traders with an annual turnover exceeding Rs five lakh will be required to keep rapid testing kits to check food adulteration during the Diwali festive season, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) said on Thursday, as it stepped up measures to safeguard public health.