Kutch: The iconic 'Road to Heaven' in Kutch is set to receive a major infrastructure boost, as the central government has approved the upgradation of a 106.10 km stretch of National Highway-754K from Dholavira to Santalpur into a 2-lane road with paved shoulders. The project has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹575.07 crore. Spanning 30 kilometers along the national highway from Ghaduli to Santalpur, the ‘Road to Heaven’ offers a captivating drive through the white desert, connecting Khavd...Read More

Ahmedabad: At the global level, the ‘World Heritage Sites’ declared by UNESCO in various countries, based on different themes, have always been centers of attraction for tourists and researchers from both home and abroad. Gujarat also has four UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and in 2024, approximately 12.88 lakh tourists from India and abroad visited these four sites. Of these, over 7.15 lakh tourists visited the heritage city of Ahmedabad, more than 3.64 lakh visited Rani Ki Vav in Patan, over...Read More

Bhuj: World Heritage Site Dholavira will remain shut for visitors during 27 and 28 February. This has been announced by the Superintendent of Archaeology of the Rajkot Circle Office of the Archaeological Survey of India. The decision is taken in view of President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu's scheduled visit to Dholavira. DeshGujarat Read More

Gandhinagar: India’s longest-running motorcycling event, BOBMC Rider Mania 2025, was held this year in Gujarat at the Rann Utsav in Kutch. The 22nd edition of BOBMC Rider Mania was organised from January 31 to February 2, 2025, in Dhordo, which was recognized as a ‘Best Tourism Village’ by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The event saw participation from over 2,000 bike riders from various states across the country including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya ...Read More

Kutch: Ahead of the beginning of the Gujarati New Year today, the newly erected 'White Rann, The Tent City' in Dholavira, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was declared open for tourists on Saturday, the eve of the Gujarati New Year. This unique tent city has been designed and constructed by Evoke Experiences. The tent city has been designed to minimize environmental impact and is based on a Harappan civilization theme. Artifacts depicting the local and ancient culture of Kutch have been intricat...Read More

Dholavira: The Rann of Kutch is a beacon for global tourists, renowned for its picturesque pure white deserts that extend as far as the eye can see, creating an ethereal landscape. Sitting on the edge of Western Gujarat and boasting India's largest salt plain, the Great Rann of Kutch captivates visitors. Amidst this natural wonder, another attraction has now caught the eyes of travelers known as a "Road to Heaven." Unveiling the Road to Heaven: Stretching across 30 kilometers of the 278 km...Read More

Gandhinagar:  Construction of the runway for the Dholera International Airport Project has commenced, approximately nine months after approval from the Union cabinet committee, said the sources in the state government. This new greenfield airport, located 103km from Ahmedabad, will be the city's second international airport. To oversee the project, a joint venture company named Dholera International Airport Company Limited (DIACL) has been formed, with equity held by the Airports Authority o...Read More

Bhuj: Dholavira, an ancient Harappan city in Kutch district of Gujarat has been inscribed on the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)'s World Heritage list. This announcement was made today by UNESCO. The World Heritage Committee’s 44th session chaired from Fuzhou (China) is taking place online during 16 to 31 July, combining current work and issues left outstanding since last year, when the annual meeting was postponed due to COVID-19. 🔴 BREAKIN...Read More

New Delhi: Union Culture minister Prahlad Singh Patel today said, a team of United Nations (UNESCO) will be visiting Dholavira in Gujarat in upcoming month of September. Patel suggested that Gujarat government should complete the road connectivity works to Dholavira before September to complement the efforts for World Heritage status to Dholavira and other benefits. Patel was speaking in a virtual function from Delhi for inauguration and ground breaking of Rs. 125 crore tourism development ...Read More

Panaji: Port town of Dholavira in Gujarat, the fifth largest Harappan site, might have been destroyed by a massive tsunami, a study by CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has revealed. Dholavira is a site of an ancient metropolitan town of the Harappan period and was their largest port-town. "The results clearly indicate that massive tsunamis are not uncommon in the region. The thick wall in Dholavira shows that Harappans were not only aware of the potential threats from tsunamis...Read More