Surat

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 to meet new councillors on Oct 28

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Chief minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting the city on October 28, will meet the newly elected BJP councillors. As the new board of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) is likely to come into force only after Diwali, party leadership seems in no hurry to select its office-bearers who will play a pivotal role in the [...]

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Narendra Modi plans Rs 50,000 Cr Kalpasar Dam

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In a first, Gurajat, under BJP Chief Minister Narendra Modi, is planning to build an over-the-sea mega dam in the northern portion of the Gulf of Khambat (Cambay) with an investment of over Rs 50,000 crore. The 35-kilometre dam project named Alignment would lead to a sweet water reservoir. Besides, it will also have a [...]

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Gujarat Elections : Modi’s big day: BJP sweeps municipal elections

12 October 2010

Ruling BJP has swept the polls to six municipal corporations in Gujarat retaining power with two-thirds majority in all but one of them, in a big victory for Chief Minister Narendra Modi who put all his might behind the civic election campaign. Besides Ahmedabad, the BJP won the civic polls in Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot and [...]

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Celebrate Vijayadashmi by defeating Congress, Narendra Modi tells Surat voters

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To boost BJP’s chances at the upcoming civic polls, chief minister Narendra Modi addressed a public gathering at Surat. Modi praised BJP and party administration in SMC terming it as a remarkable one. He lashed out at Congress on various issues and termed the party as undemocratic. Addressing his first election rally for civic polls [...]

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Modi kicks off poll campaign from Surat, begins with Games in Delhi

3 October 2010

Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched his election campaign from Surat for the October 10 civic polls in six cities. Addressing the party members at a meeting here, he urged everyone to work together for the party, irrespective of the nominations. Giving an example of late Ashok Bhatt, Modi said one should remain loyal [...]

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Narendra Modi calls upon industry to help create Brand Surat

3 December 2009

Chief minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called upon industrialists and businessmen in the Diamond City to strive hard to create Brand Surat. Addressing a gathering of more than 600 leading industrialists, businessmen and other prominent citizens in Surat on Sunday evening, Modi said, “The times are changing. We are living in a competitive world and [...]

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