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Narendra Modi in Gujarat Day 2 LIVE: PM arrives in Vadnagar, to inaugurate hospital and medical college

IndiaFP StaffOct, 08 2017 09:49:17 IST
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Narendra Modi in Gujarat Day 2 LIVE: PM arrives in Vadnagar, to inaugurate hospital and medical college

  • 09:49 (IST)

    First visit to Vadnagar after becoming PM

    While Modi has visited Gujarat quite often in the last three and a half years, this is prime minister's first visit to Vadnagar after he took power in May 2014.

  • 09:45 (IST)

    A few images from Vadnagar

  • 09:39 (IST)

    Watch: Modi's roadshow in Vadnagar

  • 09:38 (IST)

    Narendra Modi begins his roaddshow in Vadnagar

  • 09:37 (IST)

    Vadnagar gears up for Modi's visit 

  • 09:34 (IST)

    Narendra Modi arrives in Vadnagar

  • 09:32 (IST)

    Modi in Gujarat for third time in a month

    The prime minister is in the poll-bound home state for a third time in less than a month. Last time around, he inaugurated the Sardar Sarovar Dam project. Before that he had welcomed Japan's Shinzo Abe to his home state during his state visit. 

  • 09:26 (IST)

    Recap: Modi remembered his childhood while speaking at IIT-Gandhinagar

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    While opening his speech, Modi remembered his childhood days when he sold tea at the railway station in his hometown Vadnagar. "You all are IITians. But I am the one who is just a 'teaian', a chaiwala" Modi said, evoking laughter from the audience.

    PTI

  • 09:20 (IST)

    Recap: Modi met his old friend at Dwarka temple

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met his old friend and long-time RSS pracharak Haribhai Adhunik during his visit to the famous Dwarkadhish Temple. While leaving the temple after offering prayers this morning, Modi walked towards Adhunik upon spotting him standing with some people in the temple courtyard.

     
    Apart from being an RSS worker, Dwarka-resident Adhunik is also a member of the administrative committee of the famous temple.
     
    PTI

  • 09:09 (IST)

    Modi to inaugurate a renewed Vadnagar station 

    Modi is also scheduled to dedicate the redeveloped Sharmistha Lake to the people and inaugurate other public works, including the facelift of the Vadnagar railway station, where he is once said to have sold tea as a school boy, reports IANS.

  • 09:07 (IST)

    Modi to visit Vadnagar today

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting his home town of Vadnagar and inaugurate a Rs 500 crore government hospital and a medical college. Modi spent his formative years in Vadnagar before leaving home to pursue a life in public service. 

  • 09:04 (IST)

    Updates for 8 October 2017 begin

  • 19:54 (IST)

    Okha-Bet Dwarka bridge will boost tourism: Modi

  • 19:47 (IST)

    Narendra Modi's schedule for tomorrow: PM to visit Vadnagar, Bharuch

    On Sunday morning, he will visit his birthplace Vadnagar.

    He will then launch the Intensified Mission Indradhanush, to accelerate progress towards the goal of full immunisation coverage.

    The mission will provide greater focus on urban areas and other pockets of low immunization coverage, according to a statement.

    The prime minister will also distribute e-tablets to health workers to mark the launch of ImTeCHO (Innovative mobile-phone Technology for Community Health Operations).

    ImTeCHO is aimed at improving the performance of community health workers ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activists) through better supervision, support and motivation for increasing coverage of proven maternal, newborn and child health interventions among resource-poor settings in India.

    The same afternoon, the prime minister will reach Bharuch and lay the foundation stone for Bhadbhut Barrage, to be built over the Narmada River.

    He will flag off the Antyodaya Express between Udhna (Surat, Gujarat), and Jaynagar (Bihar).

    He will unveil plaques to mark the laying of foundation stone, and inauguration of various plants of Gujarat Narmada Fertilizer Corporation.

    He will also address a public meeting before returning to Delhi.

    Read more here

  • 19:38 (IST)

    Modi on digital literacy and PMGDISHA

  • 19:33 (IST)

    Recap: No substitute for development, says Modi

    "There is no substitute for development. Everybody, even a very poor person, wants development. If you ask any poor person if he wants a house, he would say yes. You cannot give houses to the poor without development," Modi said.

    He was apparently alluding to the campaign mounted by the Congress and other opposition parties, especially on social media, rubbishing the Gujarat model of developmnent under the BJP rule.

    The state unit of the BJP has decided to take on the Congress' aggressive 'development has gone mad' campaign with its slogan of 'I am development'.

    Read more here

  • 19:25 (IST)

  • 19:22 (IST)

    Narendra Modi on his visit to IIT Gandhinagar

  • 19:19 (IST)

    Rahul Gandhi mocks 'Gujarat model of development', says Himachal Pradesh way ahead
     
    Mocking at the Gujarat model, Gandhi compared the development of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat on different parameters to claim that the hill state fared better.
     
    Referring to the plight of farmers, Gandhi said that maximum suicides are taking place in the BJP-ruled states.
     
    - PTI

  • 19:15 (IST)

    Recap: Modi takes swipe at Congress over economic development

    Under attack over the Gujarat model of development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a swipe at the Congress over economic progress under its governments, saying that for them, it meant installing a hand pump and asking for votes in return.

    Modi, who is on a two-day visit to his poll-bound home state for launching and inaugurating a slew of projects, said there is no substitute for development.

    "The definition of development has changed. Earlier, leaders used to install a hand pump and ask for vote in its name for three elections," Modi said without naming the Congress.

    The prime minister was addressing a gathering after laying the foundation stone for a greenfield airport at Hirasar near temple town of Chotila in Surendranagar district.

    - PTI

  • 19:09 (IST)

    Bharat Solanki, Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee president, slams Modi for appearing on company ads

  • 18:59 (IST)

    Bharat Solanki lashes out at Narendra Modi over remarks on his father

    President of Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee and son of former Gujarat chief minister Madhavsinh Solanki, Bharat Solanki slammed Narendra Modi for making distasteful remarks on his father while addressing a rally earlier in the day.

    Taking a dig at the Congress, Modi had said, "When Madhavsinh Solankiji was (Gujarat) chief minister, I recall front page advertisements - 'CM coming to Jamnagar to inaugurate a water tank'. This is how narrow their concept of development was."


     "We have come a long way since then and we are looking at more all-round and extensive progress," Modi said.

  • 18:51 (IST)

    Would have faced as much criticism as for bullet train if I had given land for IIT close to elections: Modi

    “If I had announced my decision to give 400 acres of land to IIT near Sabarmati close to elections, they would have said the same things they are now saying for the bullet train.”

    "Today, I am happy that this campus is at an equivalent height in comparison to the other IITs in the country. 70 percent of the faculty here have been trained at premier institutions abroad," said Modi at IIT Gandhinagar.

  • 18:44 (IST)

    Modi promises autonomy to universities if they feature in top 10 universities in world

    "We don’t feature in the top 500 universities in the world. The government has thrown a challenge to educational institutions. We has decided that ten private and public universities will be selected. If they feature in top 10 universities in the world, they will be given all the freedom and autonomy to make their own rules and function on their own. The government is ready to invest Rs 100 crore for the endeavour," he said.

  • 18:35 (IST)

    Need-based innovation required, says Modi

    "We should create a culture of innovation, which is need-based, instead of just based on knowledge. It will need to be sustainable and get commercial opportunity," said Narendra Modi at IIT Gandhinagar. 

  • 18:33 (IST)

    Modi quotes Karl Marx, says work underway to ensure digital literacy

    "A few years ago, people used to quote Marx’s 'haves and have-nots'. the thought is now confined to some placards but we have to ensure that there is no digital divide in the country. Work is underway to spread digital literacy to every part of India, among all age groups and sections of society," he said. 

  • 18:25 (IST)

    'Innovation is the need of the hour': Modi

    "Innovation can be achieved through two ways: One, applying academic knowledge and creating new things and two, by notice your surroundings, its problems and then thinking if you can provide a solution or it. And then looking if this can be turned into a sustainable business model," says Modi.

  • 18:22 (IST)

    'Academics must not be exam-driven'

  • 18:20 (IST)

    Must be committed to research and policy development: Modi

    Narendra Modi stressed the nations must be "pioneers in all fields of research and policy development" at the IIT Gandhinagar rally.

  • 18:18 (IST)

    'Gujarat only place in the world to have a forensic university'

  • 18:16 (IST)

    Rs 1,000 crore given to IITs: Modi

    "Rs 1,000 crore fund has given to IITs to boost their global educational standing. I want IITs to be beacons of good education," says Modi. 

  • 18:13 (IST)

    Modi on spreading the IIT brand over the world

    "I am committed to promoting IIT brand across across the globe," said Narendra Modi.

  • 18:10 (IST)

    Modi hails Aadhaar

    Praising the biometric database under Aadhaar, Modi said, "People all over the world are left it wonder over the Aadhaar database we have created." 

  • 18:08 (IST)

    You'll find 80% of people who don't know how to use their mobiles: Modi

    "If there is digital literacy, people will be able to use their expensive phones properly. It will be a value addition," says Modi.

  • 18:07 (IST)

    Modi declares his 'JAM' mantra

    Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile phone (JAM) key to digital literacy, says Narendra Modi.

  • 18:06 (IST)

  • 18:05 (IST)

    Digital literacy example of good governance: Modi

  • 18:04 (IST)

    Committed to ending digital divide in India, says Modi

  • 18:03 (IST)

  • 18:02 (IST)

    Govt's priority to make every village digitally literate: Modi

    ​Addressing the rally, Narendra Modi said, "New India will be built through technological revolution. Digital literacy is necessary. The government has undertaken to to make every village, every generation digitally literate."

  • 18:00 (IST)

    Learnt spirit of service from people of Gujarat: Modi

    "The people of Gujarat taught me spirit of public service," said Modi at the rally.

  • 17:58 (IST)

    Didn't know anything when I started out: Modi

    "When I started, didnt know anything. Promised to work hard. Nation has given me new responsibilities at every stage," says Narendra Modi.

  • 17:57 (IST)

    Watch: Narendra Modi speaking at Gandhinagar, Gujarat

  • 17:54 (IST)

    Narendra Modi begins addressing rally at Gandhinagar

  • 17:54 (IST)

    Ravi Shankar Prasad speaks at the rally

    "We are trying to strengthen the country digitally. The prime minister said he wanted that common Indian should have the government in the hands, the government shouldn’t be in Delhi," says Ravi Shankar Prasad.

  • 17:52 (IST)

    Modi launches Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan

    Narendra Modi launched PMGDSA at Gandhinagar and distributed tablets amongst workers.

  • 17:45 (IST)

    IIT Gandhinagar will provide quality education: Prakash Javadekar

    Union human resources development minister Prakash Javadekar assured IIT Gandhinagar will provide quality education to its students.

  • 17:39 (IST)

    Modi dedicates IIT Gandhinagar to the nation

    Narendra Modi dedicated the recently constructed building of IIT Gandhinagar to the country.

  • 17:35 (IST)

    Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray says Modi govt's GST changes not a Diwali gift

    Refusing to share the euphoria of its ally BJP over the GST relief, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said the Centre was compelled to bring changes in the tax regime as "arrogant rulers had become helpless before the might of people."

    Thackeray said Diwali was round the corner when people performed 'Laxmi pujan'. But people had little 'Laxmi' (money) left as the Centre "looted" them by imposing more and more taxes, he said.

    - PTI

  • 17:29 (IST)

    Recap: Modi lays foundation for Okha-Beyt Dwarka bridge
     
    Earlier in the day, Modi laid the foundation stone of a four-lane cable-stayed bridge between Okha and Beyt Dwarka and said it was a link between the old and new Dwarka.
     
    The 2.32 km bridge, including 900 metres of central double span cable-stayed portion, will be constructed at a cost of Rs 962.43 crore.
     
    - PTI

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On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his hometown Vadnagar in North Gujarat to inaugurate a Rs 500-crore civil hospital and a medical college.

Modi is also scheduled to dedicate the redeveloped Sharmistha Lake to the people and inaugurate other public works, including the facelift of the Vadnagar railway station, where he is once said to have sold tea as a school boy.

Modi on Saturday said Diwali had come early because of the relaxation in GST rules that brought some relief to small and medium businesses.

Modi sounded the poll bugle for the assembly elections to be conducted later this year in Gujarat by addressing a gathering in the temple town of Dwarka after laying the foundation stone for a four-lane signature bridge costing Rs 900 crore linking Dwarka with the island religious tourist centre of Bet Dwarka.

"Today, everywhere it is being said that Diwali has come 15 days ahead due to the decisions taken in the GST Council (on Friday). I am happy," he said at the beginning of his two-day Gujarat visit.

Modi said the decision to relax the GST provisions for small traders, businessmen and exporters was in keeping with the Centre's promise to review the working of the new tax regime from time-to-time.

"We had said we will study all aspects relating to GST for three months, including the shortcomings. And thus, the decisions were taken with consensus at the GST Council," he said.

Accusing the previous UPA government at the centre of stalling development projects in Gujarat, Modi recalled the difficulties the state faced when the Congress ruled the country and he was the state chief minister.

"Despite my best efforts, I could not make them (UPA government) to wake up from their slumber," said the prime minister.

Modi stressed that his government would continue giving priority to development by enhancing connectivity and took a dig at his critics, especially in the wake of a viral social media campaign "Development has gone crazy", targeting his government.

File image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Image courtesy: PIB

File image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Image courtesy: PIB

Modi said development would continue to be the driving force of his initiatives.

"This generation may have suffered poverty but we would take development to such heights that future generations do not get to see poverty. The world's attention is being drawn to India. People are coming to invest here. All this will bring opportunities for the people of India."

He also announced the setting up of the country's first and biggest Marine Police training institute at Mojak in Devbhoomi Dwarka district of the state.

"I would like to give a gift to the people of Gujarat that will benefit the entire country. For security of coastal area, we are working to modernise Marine Police (who look after coastal security till 5 km from the shore).

"To help train policemen from across the country, a Marine Police training and research institute will be set up near Mojak," Modi said.

Modi at Rajkot

 

Modi on Saturday said that the present central government is the first since independence that has formulated a National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP) for providing air connectivity to smaller cities.

Modi talked about the NCAP at a foundation stone laying ceremony held here for development of a new airport.

According to state-run Airports Authority of India (AAI), Modi who addressed a gathering at the ceremony, highlighted the importance that an airport plays in achieving development goals of a region and a state.

"He (Modi) also brought to light the fact that for the new greenfield airport coming up between Rajkot and Surendranagar districts, 96 per cent of the land used was barren land of government of Gujarat," the AAI statement said.

The Gujarat government had proposed a greenfield airport at Hirasar, Rajkot as the existing airport faces capacity constrains with no further scope for expansion.

The initial development phase cost of the new airport has been pegged at Rs 1,405 crore.

Commenting on the new airport project being handled by AAI, Civil Aviation Minister P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju said: "Since the existing airport has no scope of further expansion and is not positioned well to meet the potential traffic demand, the new airport being constructed by AAI will surely meet the futuristic demands of Rajkot and will further add to the infrastructural development of this expanding city."

The existing Rajkot airport currently witnesses around 100 movements per week and handled over 4 lakh passengers during 2016-17.

During his two-day trip, Modi is expected to address as many as six public meetings, launching various schemes and projects at five places in three regions of the poll-bound state.

With inputs from IANS


Published Date: Oct 08, 2017 09:35 am | Updated Date: Oct 08, 2017 09:49 am


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