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Boating at Nal Sarovar to Resume from Dec 15; 200 New Boats to Be Deployed

Nov 04, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Boating services at Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary are expected to commence by December 15, with the Gujarat Tourism Corporation Limited (GTCL) preparing to introduce around 200 boats this month. Ahead of the launch, 230 local water sports operators have undergone life-saving and water rescue training to ensure t...Read More

Gujarat Govt Declares Additional Diwali Holiday for Employees; to Be Swapped with 4th Saturday

Nov 04, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has declared November 9, 2026, a holiday for all state government offices to enable employees to celebrate Diwali with their families in their hometowns. The holiday will be compensated by making government offices operational on November 28, the fourth Saturday of the month. Acco...Read More

Kutch Declares White Rann, Road to Heaven Plastic-Free, No-Spitting Zones

Nov 04, 2026 | GujaratKutch

Kutch: The Kutch district administration has imposed strict restrictions at major tourist destinations, including Dhordo, the White Rann and the Road to Heaven, ahead of the annual Rann Utsav to protect the fragile desert ecosystem. The four key measures prohibit spitting, plastic littering, unregistered animal ride...Read More

Sarathi Portal Outage Disrupts RTO Services in Gujarat; 15,000 Applicants Hit

Nov 04, 2026 | Gujarat

Surat: The Sarathi portal, the central online platform for driving licence-related services, crashed again on Tuesday morning, disrupting operations at 39 Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) across Gujarat, including Ahmedabad. The outage inconvenienced around 15,000 applicants, affecting almost all licence-related se...Read More

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Oct 29, 2026 | Ahmedabad, Gujarat Featured

AMC Unveils Plan to Develop Ahmedabad City Square ; Watch its Glimpses Here

Ahmedabad: Intending to create a distinctive identity of Ahmedabad a distinctive identity, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), under the guidance of Mayor Shri Hiteshbhai Barot and Municipal Commissioner Shri Banchhanidhi Pani, has planned to develop ‘Ahmedabad City Square’ on Sindhu Bhavan Road in the Bodak...Read More

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Narsinh Mehta Sarovar in Junagadh to Remain Open Till Midnight During Diwali

Nov 04, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Junagadh: Narsinh Mehta Lake in Junagadh will remain open to visitors until midnight from November 7 to 15, with special arrangements made for the Diwali festive season. The lake will, however, remain closed on November 9 for routine maintenance work. The decision was taken following instructions from the Mayor of J...Read More

Lion Dies After Entering Sea During Territorial Fight Near Pipavav Port

Nov 04, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Amreli: A six-year-old lion drowned in the Arabian Sea near Pipavav Port in Amreli district, apparently after entering the water while fleeing a territorial clash with two other lions, a forest official said on Tuesday. The lion's carcass was recovered from the sea near the port's jetty around 1.30 pm on Tuesday, ap...Read More

Dummy Enrolment Suspected After 318 Students Skip Exams at Odhav School

Nov 04, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Natraj High School in Odhav has received a notice from the Education Department after an inspection revealed that 318 students from Classes 9 to 12 were absent during examinations. The District Education Officer (DEO) has sought an explanation from the school over suspected dummy enrolments and summoned its ...Read More

ACB Gujarat Nabs Land Surveyor in Bribery Case

Nov 03, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Botad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat caught a land surveyor (Class-3) red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 at the Office of the Inspector of Land Records in Gadhada, Botad district, on Tuesday. The accused, identified as Shaileshbhai Dhirubhai Jadav, 32, allegedly demanded Rs 5,000 ...Read More

Jodhpur-Sabarmati Vande Bharat Express to Get 16 Coaches, Capacity to Double

Nov 03, 2026 | AhmedabadGujaratRailwayTravel

Sabarmati: The Jodhpur–Sabarmati Vande Bharat Express is set to undergo a major capacity upgrade, with plans to increase its coach composition from 8 to 16 coaches, doubling its passenger capacity from 530 to approximately 1,060 seats. The Jodhpur Division of North Western Railway has submitted a positive operatio...Read More

AMC Seals Saurashtra Bhajiya & Ganthiya Over Excessive TPC Levels in Frying Oil

Nov 03, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has sealed two food establishments ahead of Diwali for violating food safety and hygiene regulations, including the use of frying oil with excessive Total Polar Compounds (TPC) levels at Saurashtra Bhajiya & Ganthiya. The Health and Food Department sealed Gayatr...Read More

Sindhu Bhavan Road Stretch to Remain Shut to Traffic for 2 Days

Nov 03, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Traffic movement on Sindhu Bhavan Road in Bodakdev, one of Ahmedabad's busiest and upscale areas, will be affected for 48 hours from November 3 to 5 due to construction work at the A Shridhar Wynn project. The construction site will undertake specialised operations involving the installation of a heavy co...Read More

Western Railway to Run Utran-Lalkuan Special Train for Festive Season

Nov 03, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Ahmedabad: Western Railway will operate special trains between Utran in Gujarat and Lalkuan in Uttarakhand to accommodate passenger demand and facilitate travel during November 2026. According to Western Railway's Vadodara Division, Train No. 09129, Utran–Lalkuan Special, will depart from Utran on November 5 and 12,...Read More

Dholera to Get 220-Crore-Litre Raw Water Reservoir at ₹438.74 Crore

Nov 03, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Dholera: The Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) will get a 2,200-million-litre (220-crore-litre) raw water storage reservoir and a pumping station at an estimated cost of ₹438.74 crore. The project will be executed on an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) basis and includes the design, construction...Read More

How Prepayment Impacts Your Home Loan Interest and EMI

Nov 03, 2026 | Business

A home is one of the most valuable assets a person can own, and a Home Loan makes this dream achievable for many homebuyers. While choosing the right loan amount and repayment tenure is important, managing the loan efficiently after disbursal can make an equally significant difference to your finances. One strategy tha...Read More

Indian National Killed in Nepal Helicopter Collision; Gujarat-Origin NRI Injured

Nov 03, 2026 | GujaratIndia

Nepal: An Indian national was killed and a Gujarat-origin NRI injured after two helicopters collided while attempting to land at a helipad in Nepal's Solukhumbu district, around 250 km from Kathmandu, on Tuesday morning. The deceased has been identified as 47-year-old Indian national Vasant Kumar Balara Madu, while ...Read More

Gandhinagar Gets New Mayor

Nov 03, 2026 | BJPGujaratPolitics

Gandhinagar: The Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) on Monday announced the appointment of Rup Singh Thakor as Mayor, Anjanaben Mehta as Deputy Mayor and Mahendra Patel as Standing Committee Chairman following a BJP meeting held at the civic body's headquarters. Thakor, 29, is a first-time corporator who contes...Read More

Gandhinagar to get new Mayor

Nov 03, 2026 | BJPCongressGujaratPolitics

Gandhinagar: The Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) is set to appoint its Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Standing Committee Chairman at its first general meeting today, 20 days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the civic body elections. According to media reports, Rup Singh Thakor, Kanaiyalal Desai, Mahesh Ch...Read More

Gujarat Govt Assigns Additional Charges to Six IAS, GAS Officers

Nov 03, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Government has assigned additional charges of various posts in the Tribal Development Administration to six officers following the transfer of several IAS officers. The arrangements will remain in force until further orders. Under the new arrangements, Neha Byadwal, IAS (RR: 2024), Prant Off...Read More

Gujarat Sailor Killed in Attack on Indian-Flagged Vessel off Oman Coast; 13 Crew Rescued

Nov 03, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: A Gujarati seafarer was killed after an Indian merchant sailing vessel (MSV), AL JUSUFI, carrying 14 Indian crew members, was struck by an unidentified aerial object near the coast of Oman on November 2, the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said. The deceased seafarer has been identified as G...Read More

Gujarat ATS Arrests Dawood Ibrahim Aide Salim Dola in ₹438-Crore Drug Seizure Case

Nov 03, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Gujarat: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Tuesday arrested alleged drug trafficker Salim Dola, who was extradited to India from Turkey in April this year, in connection with a 2022 narcotics seizure in Vadodara. The case involves the seizure of 87.728 kg of MD drugs, also known as ecstasy, valued at approxi...Read More

Gujarat Govt OKays ₹581 Crore Fish Scale Weir Dam on Banas River in Deesa

Nov 03, 2026 | GujaratNorth Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The State Government has granted in-principle approval for the construction of a Fish Scale Weir Dam on the Banas River near Mahadeviya village in Deesa taluka of Banaskantha district. Excess water from the Banas River will be stored in the area through the construction of a special Fish Scale Stepped Weir...Read More

How Much Of Your Savings Should Be In Guaranteed Return Plans?

Nov 03, 2026 | Business

You're 58 and the salary stops in two years. Your portfolio, which was ₹50 lakh a year ago, now reads ₹41 lakh. Moving all of it into something guaranteed starts to feel like the only sane move. But "everything" is the wrong number. So is "nothing". The right share comes from what the money has to pay for, not from...Read More

Ahmedabad Police Books Three Builders for ₹58.92 Crore Land Deal Fraud

Nov 03, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Economic Offences Prevention Wing of the Crime Branch has registered a case against three city-based builders for allegedly cheating a Bodakdev-based trader and his family of ₹58.92 crore under the pretext of clearing land-related encumbrances and investing in lucrative real estate projects. The acc...Read More

Man Dies After Crocodile Attack on Dhadhar Riverbank

Nov 03, 2026 | GujaratVadodara

Vadodara: A 60-year-old man died after a crocodile attacked him and dragged him into the Dhadhar river near Karali village in Dabhoi on Sunday afternoon. The victim, Soma Vasava, battled the reptile for nearly 30 minutes before villagers rescued him. He later succumbed to his injuries at SSG Hospital. Vasava had tak...Read More

Ahmedabad Records 1,857 Dengue Cases Till October, Surpasses 2025 Tally

Nov 03, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Dengue cases in Ahmedabad have crossed last year's total, with the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) recording 1,857 cases between January and October 2026, against 1,591 cases in the entire 2025. The city reported 513 dengue cases in October, taking the cumulative tally to 1,269 by October 31, includin...Read More

Magnet Park Fire: 23-Year-Old Dies After Jumping from Building to Escape Blaze

Nov 03, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: A 23-year-old man died after jumping from a building to escape a fire at Magnet Corporate Park in the Thaltej area of Ahmedabad on Monday night. The victim, identified as Rachit Patel, succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at a hospital, police confirmed. Patel, a native of Rajkot, had join...Read More

Speeding 'Drunk' Fortuner Driver Runs Over Four on Ahmedabad Footpath; Mother-Son Killed

Nov 03, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: A woman and her 15-year-old son were killed, while a couple sustained serious injuries after a speeding Toyota Fortuner allegedly driven by an intoxicated motorist rammed into four people on a footpath in Nikol on Monday night. The driver was arrested after locals caught him while he was allegedly attempting...Read More

AIIMS Rajkot gets ₹39-Crore Advanced Radiation Oncology Facility

Nov 03, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Rajkot: The newly constructed Advanced Radiation Oncology Department at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rajkot, has been virtually inaugurated at a cost of ₹39 crore. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda inaugurated the facility virtually. Gujarat Minister of State for Healt...Read More

Surat Court Issues Warrant Against Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap

Nov 03, 2026 | FilmGujaratMoviesSurat

Surat: A court in Surat has issued a bailable warrant against filmmaker Anurag Kashyap in connection with a private complaint alleging that he made objectionable remarks against the Brahmin community on social media. The complaint was filed by advocate Kamlesh Rawal, who alleged that Kashyap had made...Read More

Rajkot Liquor Party: Nine Liquor Bottles were brought from Rajasthan

Nov 03, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Rajkot: Decora Group Managing Director Chirag Patel has reportedly told police that he brought nine bottles of liquor from Rajasthan for a birthday party organised at Hotel Saraza on Kalavad Road in Rajkot. The party was raided by police on Saturday night. Police detained 76 persons, including 33 women, during t...Read More

Fire Breaks Out at Magnet Corporate Park in Ahmedabad's Thaltej; 2 Injured

Nov 02, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: A fire broke out on the second floor of Magnet Corporate Park near Zydus Hospital in the Thaltej area on Monday night, prompting a rescue operation by the fire brigade. Two employees sustained injuries after jumping from the second floor to the ground floor to escape the smoke and were shifted to a hospital ...Read More

ACB Gujarat Nabs Sarpanch, Talati for Taking ₹1 Lakh Bribe for Construction Permission

Nov 02, 2026 | GujaratNorth Gujarat

Mehsana: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday arrested a sarpanch and a talati-cum-mantri of Gamanpura village in Mehsana for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹1 lakh from a citizen in exchange for granting construction permission. The accused have been identified as Maniben Mahendraji Thakor (46), sarpanch of...Read More

Traffic Restrictions, Diversions Announced on Chimanbhai Patel Bridge for Ahmedabad Metro Work

Nov 02, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Chimanbhai Patel Bridge in Ahmedabad will remain closed to vehicular traffic for five hours on two consecutive nights, November 3 and 4, due to structural strengthening and railing work being undertaken as part of the Ahmedabad Metro project. The Ahmedabad City Traffic Police have announced traffic diver...Read More

Fake Silver Foil Used on Biscuits: AMC Seals Kalupur Unit, Seizes 170 Packets

Nov 02, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) Health and Food Department has sealed H.M. Varkhwala in Kalupur after detecting the sale of counterfeit silver-coloured metallic foil used on food products. The department seized 170 packets of the fake foil worth ₹42,500 and collected samples of both counterfeit and...Read More