Ahmedabad, 26 September 2013 To clear extra rush during the festive season, Western Railway will run special trains for the benefit of passengers. Ahmedabad –Mangalore Jn Weekly AC Superfast Special Train (14 services) (Via Vasai Road) Train No. 09420 Ahmedabad – Mangalore Weekly AC Superfast Special train will depart from Ahmedabad at 16.35 hrs on every Wednesday and reach Mangalore at 19.40 hrs. the next day from 16th October 2013 to 31st October, 2013. From 1st No...Read More

Modi at new year lunch for media persons Gandhinagar, 3 November, 2011 During a new year lunch with media persons in Gandhinagar, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in informal talk said that his government doesn't intend to invite Gujarat assembly election earlier than schedule. Gujarat assembly election is scheduled to take place in December, 2012. However in last few weeks, former Gujarat Chief Minister and Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela has more than once expresse...Read More

Gandhinagar, 1 November, 2011 Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will be in the role of host on Wednesday with a long list of guests. Many of them will have food too at Modi's place. In the morning the Chief Minister will host a new year lunch for journalists, editors of small newspapers and press photographers at his bungalow. This is routine event being held every year after Diwali. In the afternoon, BJP's national organizational secretary Ramlalji and Rajya Sabha MP and...Read More

Gandhinagar, 27 October, 2011 For Gujarat government ministers, babus and employees, it's a vacation time, perhaps the biggest vacation time in a year. Gujarat government offices are closed for six straight days from Wednesday to Monday. October 29, the fifth Saturday of the month would have been a working day, but the government has declared it a holiday and announced that officers would instead remain open on November 12 to compensate for the additional holiday. The offices...Read More

By Japan K Pathak, Ahmedabad, 27 October, 2011 Pujya Shri Ravishankar Maharaj, a man who inaugurated Gujarat state in 1960 had penned down how Diwali was celebrated in rural Gujarat, about 100 years back from now. While several customs related to Diwali are still in practice in Gujarat today, some other things are lost. Following are glimpses of Pujya Shri Ravishankar Maharaj's writing on the festival of Diwali: -There were four major festivals. While Raksha bandhan(Balev) w...Read More

Ahmedabad, 26 October, 2011 A woman in Amdavad carries thousand diyas on her body and perform aarti dance. This Mrs. Ushaben Dave does this occasionally during Navratri and Diwali. She also plays dandiya while carrying diyas on body.A video presented above was captured at Mahalakshmi mandir of Dudheshwar area in Ahmedabad. Read More

Gandhinagar, 25 October, 2011 Chief Minister Narendra Modi in his Diwali and New Year greetings wished six-crore Gujaratis greater prosperity with his mantra ‘Sauno Saath; Sauno Vikas’ for ‘Sadbhavna’ to take Gujarat to greater heights at a faster pace. The message says: Community festivals are a necessity to take us out of prevailing stress, gloom, depression. They are like the herbal medicine for the call for change. Gujaratis in India and abroad are known as ...Read More

Gandhinagar, 24 October, 2011 Gujarat governor Dr. Kamla Beniwal and Chief Minister Narendra Modi will receive Gujarati Vikram Samvat new year wishes from the people, government officials and ministers on 27 October in a public event. Chief Minister Modi will receive greetings of new year at Gandhinagar ministry lane based community center between 8-8.45 am on 27th of October. Mr. Modi will also meet the people at circuit house, Shahibag between 10-11.00 am on same day. Gove...Read More

School children of Ahemdabad's shayona school participating in Rangoli event Ahmedabad, 22 October, 2011 Diwali vacation began today in schools across Gujarat. This Diwali vacation is 21-day long and officially begins from Monday, 24th. However as it is Saturday today, the vacation has began today itself. Read More

Amdavad, 6 October, 2011 Gujarat's most celebrated Navratri festival is over. This year there were only 8 nights in Navratri. Today is Dussera, people have started forming queues to buy fafda, jalebi, chola fali and chantni at almost every stall and shope where it is available. The next will be a Diwali season, that too this month only(how happening is the moth of October is this year). Following is the schedule of Diwali 2011. -Dhan Teras 24 October -Kali Chaudash 25 O...Read More