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Three Get 8-Year Jail Term for Selling Beef in Ahmedabad

May 18, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: A city sessions court on Saturday sentenced three men to eight years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on each after convicting them in a beef sale case. According to case records, Samir Sheikh, Zafarkhan Pathan and Mohamed Azmal Sheikh were caught allegedly selling beef in Ahmedabad’s Rakhial are...Read More

Five Held in Ahmedabad Airport Missing Gold Consignment Case

May 18, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The airport police have arrested five persons, including an airline security manager, in connection with the disappearance of a parcel containing gold jewellery worth ₹2.58 crore that was being transported from Ahmedabad to Bengaluru through an airline cargo shipment from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Internati...Read More

181 Kg of Unaccounted Silver Worth ₹5 Crore Seized at Rajkot Airport

May 18, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Rajkot: In a major crackdown on suspected tax evasion and illegal movement of precious metals, a joint operation by the Gujarat ATS and Rajkot City Crime Branch led to the seizure of 181 kg of unaccounted silver worth nearly ₹5 crore at Rajkot International Airport in Hirasar. The action came after intelligence input...Read More

Watch | World's Tallest Flying Bird Sarus Crane Rescued in Rural Ahmedabad

May 18, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Watch | World's tallest flying bird Sarus Crane had a severe leg injury last week. Jeevdaya volunteers Nikhil shah and Bharat Prajapati in Ahmedabad district safely rescued, captured and transferred it to Wild Life Care Centre, Ahmedabad for treatment. Watch | World's tallest flying bird Sarus Crane had a seve...Read More

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View AllBriefing on India's First Semi High-Speed Rail Corridor Ahmedabad - Dholera

May 14, 2026 | Gujarat, Tribal Belt Featured

1000 Tribal Households Near Statue of Unity Move Towards Self-Reliance in Cooking Fuel

Gandhinagar: In a step towards promoting self-reliance in clean cooking fuel, nearly 1,000 tribal households across villages surrounding the Statue of Unity at Ektanagar are being equipped with individual biogas plants. The initiative aims to reduce dependence on LPG and traditional firewood while ensuring access t...Read More

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Post-Mortem Finds Septicaemia Behind 4-Year-Old Girl’s Death in Chandkheda

May 18, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The mystery surrounding the death of a four-year-old girl in Chandkheda in April this year has taken another turn, with her post-mortem report concluding that she died due to cardio-respiratory failure caused by septicaemia linked to Acinetobacter baumannii (bacterial) infection. Four-year-old Mishri Prajap...Read More

Ahmedabad Police Hunt for Absconding Staffer in ₹8.7 Crore BoB Fraud Case

May 18, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The city police have expanded their investigation into the alleged Rs 8.7 crore embezzlement at a Bank of Baroda (BoB) currency chest in Kalupur, with officials now examining whether the fraud was carried out over several months and if other bank staff members may have had knowledge of the irregularities. Th...Read More

Watch | Sarathi Service Launched at Vadodara Railway Station

May 18, 2026 | GujaratRailwayVadodaraVideo

Watch | Launched last weekend, Vadodara Railway Station has now this battery-operated free cart service "Sarathi" for passengers, especially senior citizens and differently-abled passengers connecting all platforms. Watch | Launched last weekend, Vadodara Railway Station has now this battery-operated cart service &q...Read More

Watch | Travel Bus Parcel Kept Unattended in CTM Ahmedabad, Two Bags Stolen

May 18, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Watch | A customer has shared videos online claiming that 11 bags sent from Mumbai to Ahmedabad via a travel bus parcel service were left unattended, out in open overnight by Travel company in CTM area after being unloaded in Ahmedabad. CCTV footage shows a person taking away two of the bags. It is further alleged that...Read More

Watch | Why Amit Shah suddenly visited Apollo Hospital in Gandhinagar

May 17, 2026 | AhmedabadBJPGujaratPoliticsVideo

Watch | During his visit to Dashela village, Amit Shah learned about the critical health condition of senior local BJP leader Rameshbhai Chaudhary. Shah then visited Apollo Hospital to personally inquire about Chaudhary’s health and extend his support. Watch | During his visit to Dashela village, Amit Shah learned...Read More

Shah Inaugurates Madhur Dairy's Milk Plant at Dashela in Gandhinagar

May 17, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated Madhur Dairy’s newly built fully automatic milk processing plant at Dashela in Gandhinagar, built at an estimated cost of Rs 128 crore. Spread across 15 acres, the plant has an initial processing capacity of 2.5 lakh litres of milk per d...Read More

Amit Shah Inaugurates ₹1,600-Crore Million Minds Tech Park and GREMI City Campus in Ahmedabad

May 17, 2026 | AhmedabadBusinessGujarat

Ahmedabad: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated the newly developed Million Minds Tech Park and GREMI City Campus in Ahmedabad, projects built by Ganesh Housing Corporation Ltd at a combined investment of ₹1,600 crore. The projects are being seen as a major step toward positioning Ahmed...Read More

Health Minister Praful Pansheriya Takes Action Against Staff Negligent Towards Patients

May 17, 2026 | GujaratState Government

Gandhinagar:  Taking a serious view of negligence affecting patient welfare, Health Minister Praful Pansheriya has ordered strict action against a junior pharmacist accused of not providing medicines to patients despite sufficient stock being available. Following the minister’s directions, an inquiry was conducte...Read More

Rs. 2.56 crore unaccounted cash recovered from a car in Dahod

May 17, 2026 | Gujarat

Dahod: In two major operations, Gujarat Police seized unaccounted cash worth ₹2.56 crore from a car in Dahod. In Dahod's Limkheda area, police intercepted a car during routine checking near Dhanpur Chowkdi and recovered three suspicious parcels containing ₹2,56,80,500 in cash. Preliminary investigation suggests th...Read More

LPG Tanker ‘Symi’ Reaches Kandla Port After Crossing Strait of Hormuz

May 17, 2026 | GujaratKutch

Kandla: A Marshall Islands-flagged LPG tanker, Symi, carrying around 20,000 tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), has arrived at Kandla Port in Gujarat’s Kachchh district after safely crossing the strategically crucial Strait of Hormuz on May 13. The arrival comes amid heightened global focus on...Read More

Census-2027 Self-Enumeration Drive Launched in Gujarat for 15-day period from May 17 - 31

May 17, 2026 | GujaratState GovernmentVideo

Gandhinagar: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday formally launched the self-enumeration process for Census-2027 in Gujarat by completing his family details online, marking the beginning of the state's participation in India’s first digitally enabled census exercise. Self-enumeration has been introduced for the f...Read More

Adhik Mahino, also called Purshottam Maas of 2026 begins in Gujarat

May 17, 2026 | FaithGujaratReligious

Gandhinagar: Adhik Mahino, or Adhik maas, also called Purushottam month begins today in Gujarat as per the Vikram Samvat Hindu Gujarati calendar. Adhik Mahino is considered an opportunity for self-purification, restraint and service. The extra month (Purushottam month) starting today is considered a special day for rel...Read More

Tata Electronics Signs Deal With ASML for Dholera Chip Plant in Gujarat

May 16, 2026 | AhmedabadBusinessGujarat

Gandhinagar: India’s semiconductor ambitions received a major boost as Tata Electronics and ASML signed a partnership to support chip manufacturing in India during the visit of Narendra Modi to the Netherlands. Under the agreement, ASML will provide advanced lithography tools and technology for Tata Electronics...Read More

Worker Killed After Soda Shop CO₂ Cylinder Blast 700 Metres Away in Vadodara

May 16, 2026 | GujaratVadodara

Vadodara: A tragic accident in Vadodara’s Laxmipura area claimed the life of a worker after a carbon dioxide cylinder used at a soda shop exploded and flew nearly 700–800 metres before striking workers at a residential society. According to ACP C.B. Solanki, cleaning work was underway at a fountain soda shop...Read More

Court Sentences Eatery Owners to 6 Months Rigorous Imprisonment for Using Banned Food Dyes

May 16, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Rajkot: In a stringent legal strike against food adulteration, a municipal court has handed down severe punishments to two food business operators, sentencing them to rigorous imprisonment and imposing heavy fines for using prohibited synthetic dyes in their dishes. Unsafe Samples at 'GJ3 Dosa Corner' The legal actio...Read More

Suspicious Ghee Stock Worth ₹8.28 Lakh Seized in Deesa; Four Samples Sent for Testing

May 16, 2026 | GujaratNorth Gujarat

Deesa: The Food and Drug Regulatory Department, Palanpur Circle Office, has launched a crackdown on suspected ghee products in Deesa and seized a large quantity of stock during inspections conducted across multiple establishments. The inspection drive was carried out by Chief Food Safety Officer H.V. Gurjar along wi...Read More

Congress announces legal fight and Gandhinagar march over 'harassments' to party men

May 16, 2026 | CongressGujarat

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Congress President Amit Chavda on Saturday accused sections of the police and administration of acting under political pressure and functioning as “BJP workers” rather than serving people impartially. Addressing a press conference at Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee, ...Read More

Ahmedabad - Gandhinagar Metro to run for Longer Hours from May 18 : Here's New Time Table by GMRC

May 16, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) has announced revised timings that will come into effect from Monday, May 18, 2026. The extended timings will benefit commuters travelling on both the East-West and North-South corridors by allowing late-night travel and improving connectivity. On the East-West Cor...Read More

Amit Shah Chairs Meeting of Gujarat Officials in Ahmedabad

May 16, 2026 | AhmedabadGujaratState Government

Gandhinagar: Gandhinagar Lok Sabha member and Union Home Affairs and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has announced an ambitious plan to transform the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency into a “Green Lok Sabha” through a massive plantation campaign during 2026–27. During a high-level review meeting in Ahmedabad ...Read More

Surat Civil In-Charge Superintendent Transferred After Minister’s Surprise Visit

May 16, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: Dr. Dharitri Parmar, the in-charge superintendent of Surat New Civil Hospital, has been transferred with immediate effect following alleged administrative lapses flagged during a surprise inspection by Health Minister Praful Panseria. During the visit, issues related to cleanliness, patient inconvenience and ma...Read More

ACB Trap in Ahmedabad: ASI plus two GRD Cops Booked in ₹30,000 Bribery Case

May 16, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) carried out a successful trap operation following a complaint from an alert citizen and caught two accused while accepting a bribe of ₹30,000. The operation was conducted under the ACB’s 1064 toll-free anti-corruption initiative. The accused have been identified as Bha...Read More

Watch | Piece of Bone Found in Panipuri in Ahmedabad

May 16, 2026 | AhmedabadGujaratVideo

Watch | A woman in a viral video has alleged that she found hair in first Panipuri and later found a piece of bone in the last panipuri purchased from Krishna Bhel Pakodi food cart in the Ranip area of Ahmedabad. According to her, when she complained to the food cart person, he initially claimed it was not a bone ...Read More

Adani Gas Imposes Another Price Hike; CNG rate in Ahmedabad now at Rs. 86.02 per Kg

May 16, 2026 | AhmedabadBusinessGujarat

Gandhinagar: Adani Total Gas Ltd. has once again increased the price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) by ₹2.25 per kg in Ahmedabad. With the latest revision, the retail price of CNG has reached ₹86.02 in Ahmedabad. The hike comes at a time when fuel prices and essential commodities have already seen an upward t...Read More

"Have Three Children - for family, faith and nation”

May 16, 2026 | GujaratNorth GujaratVideo

Kadi: A statement by R.P. Patel during the closing ceremony of a night cricket tournament organized by Shri Kadwa Patidar 42 Samaj Ekta Vikas Manch in Kadi has triggered widespread discussion. The tournament, held at Sardar Patel Cotton Market Yard on the Kadi–Chhatral Highway, saw participation from 29 teams. The f...Read More

ACB Gujarat Busts Bribery Case in Bhavnagar; Retired Mamlatdar, Driver Booked

May 16, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Bhavnagar: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Bhavnagar, has registered a bribery case against a retired Mamlatdar and an outsourced driver of the Ghogha Mamlatdar office for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a complainant. The accused have been identified as: Prakashbhai Devrakhi Suva, former Mamla...Read More

Reduced size of Edible Oil dabba, Prices Up; Congress leader writes letter to CM

May 16, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) General Secretary Darshan A. Nayak has raised concerns over alleged “shrinkflation” in edible oil packaging, accusing reduced pack(dabba) sizes of edible oil without passing on any price benefit to consumers. In a letter addressed to the Prime Minister and Chief Min...Read More

Watch | Mobile Phone Snatching Incident in Ahmedabad Captured by CCTV

May 16, 2026 | AhmedabadGujaratVideo

Watch | A victim in Ahmedabad has shared CCTV footage of a recent mobile snatching incident for public awareness, after losing his phone in the Bhuyangdev area of the city. The footage highlights how quickly such thefts can happen and serves as a reminder for citizens to remain alert while using mobile phones in public...Read More

Watch | Ahmedabad's Subhash Bridge RTO Office New Building Ready for Opening

May 16, 2026 | AhmedabadGujaratVideo

Watch | Ahmedabad’s new RTO office at Subhash Bridge after prolonged delays is now ready for opening to serve the citizens. Built by the Roads & Buildings Department, the fully air-conditioned facility features a spacious waiting area, AI-based test track, modern control room, lifts, fire safety systems, disabled...Read More

Gujarat Board Marksheet to Get Major Changes: QR Code, New Format, Size and Updated Design

May 15, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has announced Class 10 and 12 results, while students are expected to receive their marksheets in about a week. This year, the board is introducing major changes to the marksheet format, making it more similar to the CBSE pattern. Three m...Read More

RBI Fines Gujarat based Cooperative Bank for Rule Violations

May 15, 2026 | GujaratNorth Gujarat

Ahmedabad/Mehsana: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹16.30 lakh on Shree Kadi Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd., located in Mehsana district of Gujarat, for failing to comply with key regulatory norms. The penalty, ordered on May 6, 2026, relates to violations of RBI guidelines on ‘Expo...Read More