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Japanese delegation meets Narendra Modi to discusses $22.5m Project Plan for Alang shipyard

14 February 2012

The Japanese have decided to come to Alang, offering to the Gujarat government a major plan to modernize Asia’s biggest ship-recycling yard. A high-level 15-member Japanese delegation, led by Kenji Tomoda, chairman, Ship Recycle sub-committee of the Japanese Ship-owners’ Association, met chief minister Narendra Modi and officials of the state ports department on Monday, telling [...]

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One more Congress leader Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit praises Narendra Modi

1 February 2012

Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday inadvertently joined the club of people who, in the recent past, have praised Gujarat CM Narendra Modi for ‘good governance’. Also, like all the other non-BJP public figures in this club, she immediately issued a clarification on her initial comments, saying they were being highlighted ‘out of context’ [...]

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Narendra Modi thanks Amitabh Bachhan for placing Gujarat on world tourism map

30 January 2012

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today expressed his “deep gratitude” to superstar Amitabh Bachchan for helping increase tourist inflow to the state as the brand ambassador of the tourism department. Modi met the Bollywood megastar in the city, where he is shooting for the second phase of ‘Khushbu Gujarat Ki‘, an advertisements campaign to promote [...]

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Gujarat State celebrates 63rd R-day at Bhavnagar

27 January 2012

The celebration of 63rd Republic Day in the state was marked by the unfurling of tricolour, the march past and various cultural programmes. In the state-level flag hoisting programme at Bhavnagar, the Governor Dr. Shrimati Kamlaji unfurled the national flag at 9 a.m. in the presence of Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The march past had [...]

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Ro-Ro ferry service would help vehicular traffic: Modi

26 January 2012

Development of Ro-Ro ferry service terminals at Ghogha in Bhavnagar and at Dahej in Bharuch, will help in drastically changing the passenger and vehicular traffic in the region, chief minister Narendra Modi said. Modi, who is in the city to lay the foundation stone for constructing the Ro-Ro terminal at Ghogha, 20 km from Bhavnagar, [...]

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Bhavnagar all set for Republic Day celebrations

26 January 2012
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Coastal city of Bhavnagar is all set for the two-day festivities as part of the state-level Republic Day celebrations. Governor Kamla Beniwal and Chief Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Bhavnagar on Wednesday and presided over host of functions. Modi also laid the foundation stone for ‘Roll On Roll Off’ ferry service between Ghogha and Dahej [...]

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Now Nitin Gadkari also bats Narendra Modi as Prime Minister candidate

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Ruling out himself as his party’s prime ministerial candidate, BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Sunday favoured Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for the top job and promised to back his candidature as party chief. “I will never be a candidate for PM nor will I topple anybody. Modi has good potential to be BJP president [...]

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China Steel Corp to set up Rs.6,000-cr Electrical Steel Plant at Dahej

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Taiwan-based China Steel Corporation (CSC) today signed an agreement with Gujarat Government in presence of Chief Minister Narendra Modi to set up an Electrical Steel Plant on a 145-acre plot at Dahej GIDC Estate at a cost of Rs.6,000-crore. The construction on phase-1 of the project is scheduled to begin in June 2012 and manufacturing [...]

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Narendra Modi honored for “Outstanding contribution to the cause of Indian Business” by CNBC TV 18 Award -2012

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Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi bagged the India Business Leader–CNBC TV 18 Award -2012 for his outstanding contribution to the Cause of Indian Business. On behalf of Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Resident Commissioner Shri Bharat Lal received this award from Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee at a function held here. Shri Modi [...]

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Godhra gears up to embrace Narendra Modi’s Sadbhavana Mission on January 20

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Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi’s concluding Sadbhavana fast in Godhra on January 20 is no ordinary affair. This is evident from the hectic preparations being carried out in the city by all concerned government agencies. From collector to police head, from party volunteer to MLA, from schools to even community organisations — everyone in Godhra [...]

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Modi Effects ? Chinese court frees 13 jailed Gujarati Diamond Traders

8 December 2011

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today thanked China for acting on his request to speed up the judicial process for 22 Indian diamond traders, most of them from the state, imprisoned there. “Thankful to China for acting on my request of speeding judicial process for 22 Indians imprisoned there for 2 years,” Modi tweeted. Modi [...]

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Narendra Modi nominated for Must-Follow Politician on Social Media on Mashable. Did you voted ?

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Our favourite leader, Shri Narendra Modi is selected as finalist in Mashable Awards for “Must-Follow Politician on Social Media”! THE ONLY INDIAN NOMINATED IN 28 CATEGORIES The category in which Modi has been nominated honours those politicians, who make best use of Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, Tumblr or other mainstream social networking sites. Other six [...]

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Akshay Kumar wants to be brand ambassador of Gujarat

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After Sunil Shetty, Sanajy Dutt, Ajay Devgan & Amitabh Bachhan become brand ambassador of Gujarat now it’s turn for Khiladi No. 1 to join Narendra Modi fan club. Showering praises on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of a sports event here, actor Akshay Kumar has expressed desire to become brand ambassador of the [...]

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Dholera SIR to be developed on Shanghai model: Narendra Modi

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Impressed by Yangshan deep water port near Shanghai, chief minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) would be developed on the Shanghai model. The CM reached Shanghai on Thursday, a day after visiting Beijing, during which he met representatives of leading Chinese companies and also held talks with Chinese [...]

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The rise and rise of tomorrow’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi

7 November 2011
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No politician in independent India has been demonised in such a relentless, Goebbelsian manner as Narendra Modi, and no politician has withstood it with as much resilience and courage as him, notwithstanding the entire Central government, influential sections of the media machinery and civil society arraigned against him. His dark patch started with the unfortunate [...]

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