Ahmadabad: Gujarat Government has decided to raise the salary of part-time teachers in government-aided and grant in-aid private colleges in the state by Rs.900 to Rs.2,700 with effect from March 1, 2010, government spokesperson-ministers Jay Narayan Vyas and Saurabh Patel said today.

Accordingly, those drawing Rs.3,000 per month for 3 to 4 hours per week would now get ...

Ahmedabad: Former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today exhorted the youth of India to have firm faith in the self and then resolve to utilize the same faith in the service of the nation through sheer hard work. He gave the mantra: "I can do it, we can do it and India can do it". If the will is there, he said, "I can win, we can win and India can win."

He was speaking ...

Ahmedabad: Vice-President Mr. M. Hamid Ansari today inaugurated the new campus of Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) in presence of Gujarat's Governor Dr Shrimati Kamlaji, Chief Minister Narendra Modi and the Supreme Court Judge Mr. Justice Anil R. Dave.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ansari lauded the GNLU's initiatives to achieve its vision of becoming a wo...

Gandhinagar: Two professions that contributed most in India's freedom struggle were the lawyers and the teachers. This tradition should continue and they should continue to contribute in nation-building exercise today, said Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi at the inaugural function of Gujarat National Law University(GNLU)'s new campus in Gandhinagar.
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Ahmedabad: In yet another first, the Gujarat Government has decided to convert all the books in the state libraries into e-Library making them available to the knowledge hungry at their desktops, Chief Minister Narendra Modi said here today.

Speaking at a function to mark the World Braille Day organized by Education Department, he said the 'Vanche Gujarat' campa...

Ahmedabad: Chief Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the fourth Kankaria Carnival on the banks of historic Kankaria Lake, which has over the years emerged as one the biggest cultural events of Ahmedabad.

He dedicated to the citizens 2,500 sq ft of wall paintings on sandstone, which will be a part of 30,000 sq ft of mural – a global record in the making. It is propo...

Ahmedabad: Chief Minister Narendra Modi today expressed his resolve to give equal emphasis to preventive healthcare as part of the state's policy for a healthy Gujarat.

Inaugurating the silver jubilee function of Pramukhswami Medical College at Karamsad, he praised the contribution of late former Union Minister H.M. Patel and the Charutar Arogya Mandal for setting u...