Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a visit to his home state of Gujarat today, reviewed the progress of the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at Lothal in Ahmedabad district. He also inspected the completed works and held a detailed review meeting with officials regarding the ongoing projects at the site. Lothal, once a prominent trading hub of the Indus Valley Civilisation, stands as a symbol of India’s maritime strength and prosperity. The National Maritime Herit...Read More

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on 20th September. His office has released an official note regarding the visit. As per the note, he will participate in the ‘Samudra se Samriddhi’ event and inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 34,200 crore at around 10:30 AM in Bhavnagar. He will also address the gathering on the occasion. Thereafter, the Prime Minister will undertake an aerial survey of Dholera. At around 1:30 PM,...Read More

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on September 20. During the trip, he will review the progress of the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at Lothal in Ahmedabad district. He will also inspect the completed works and hold a detailed review meeting with officials regarding the ongoing projects at the site. Lothal, once a prominent trading hub of the Indus Valley Civilisation, stands as a symbol of India’s maritime strength and prosperity. The National Maritime ...Read More

Bhavnagar: During his one-day visit to his home state of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a road show in Bhavnagar from Bhavnagar Airport to Jawahar Ground in the morning. He will address a public function at Jawahar ground and launch various development projects and later visit the site of the under-construction National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal, where the Rs. 4500 crore maritime museum project is being executed by the Central government. The Prime Minister is going to...Read More

Ahmedabad: Dr. P. K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, conducted site inspections and high-level review meetings in Dholera and Lothal in Gujarat assessing key infrastructure projects today. These projects are aligned with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision for industrial and economic growth, an offical statement from PMO said. Dr. Mishra visited the under-construction Ahmedabad–Dholera Greenfield Expressway, implemented by the National Highways Authority of India...Read More

Lothal: Union Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar today visited Lothal and the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) project site. The visit commenced with a tour of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) site at Lothal, one of the prominent cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization. The site visit was guided by the Additional Director General of ASI, Ministry of Culture, who briefed the Minister on the site's historical and cultural significance and provided insights on ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Lothal, located 80 km from Ahmedabad district of Gujarat, is home to the archaeological remains of the Indus Valley Civilization—one of the world’s oldest civilizations. Once a thriving maritime trade hub, Lothal now stands as the site for the upcoming National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC), a tribute to India’s glorious maritime legacy and cultural heritage. The National Maritime Heritage Complex is being built at an estimated cost of ₹4,500 crore for which the state ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Koth Police have registered an FIR against Prof. Yama Dixit of IIT Delhi for alleged negligence. This comes after her student, PhD scholar Surabhi Verma, died in a landslide at Lothal in November. The 23-year-old scholar lost her life on November 27 last year when she and Prof. Dixit were inside a 15-foot-deep trench collecting samples. A landslide buried them under loose earth and mud. While Prof. Dixit was rescued, Surabhi could not be saved. The FIR, filed under Sections 106(1) an...Read More

Ahmedabad: Surabhi Verma, a PhD student of the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), died at Juna Lothal in Gujarat when soil collapsed in the trench she was present in to collect samples for geological research. Buried under the soil, she couldn't breathe, and by the time someone could respond, she was already dead. A 24-year-old student of IIT Delhi, Surabhi was there to collect sand samples along with Yama Dixit (Assistant Professor at IIT...Read More

Gandhinagar: Lothal, a pivotal site in this ancient legacy, is poised for a transformative journey. The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the development of the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) in Lothal, Gujarat. This initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, aims to honour and showcase India’s 4,500-year-old maritime heritage. With the foundation stone laid in March 2019, the NMHC is envisioned to be one of the larg...Read More