Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to file a detailed affidavit on the condition, maintenance, and toll collection of key stretches of National Highway-8 (now known as NH-48), while hearing public interest litigations alleging poor upkeep despite heavy toll revenue. A division bench led by Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice D.N. Ray passed the order while hearing PILs related to the Ankleshwar–Bharuch, Bharuch–Surat, and Sura...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the voluntary amalgamation of The Bapunagar Mahila Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad with Shri Vinayak Sahakari Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad, under the provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. According to an official release, the RBI sanctioned the Scheme of Amalgamation in exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (4) of Section 44A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The merger will come into effect from Ma...Read More

Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad and Rajkot will host international matches during Team India’s home season 2026–27, as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the fixtures for the upcoming international calendar. According to the schedule released by the BCCI, India will host Sri Lanka in December 2026 for a white-ball series consisting of three ODIs and three T20 Internationals, with matches scheduled in multiple cities across the country, including Ahmedabad and Rajkot. As pe...Read More

Ahmedabad: Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the fifth and final Test of the India–Australia series in February–March 2027, as part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy during Team India’s international home season 2026–27. As per the schedule released by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Test match will be played from February 27 to March 3, 2027, starting at 9:30 AM. The five-match Test series against Australia will begin in Nagpur on January 21, 2027, and wil...Read More

New Delhi: The Mumbai–Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) project, India’s first bullet train corridor, is progressing steadily with major civil works completed across large sections of the route, Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha. Sharing the details of the project in a reply to a question, the Minister said that the 508-km-long Mumbai–Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project passes through Gujarat, Maharashtra and the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli, ...Read More

Ahmedabad: A fire broke out on the third floor of C Block at Riviera Elite, Sky City Township on Club 07 Road in the Shela area this morning, triggering a tense situation among residents. Around 12 fire brigade vehicles were rushed to the spot, and the blaze was brought under control without any casualties. According to fire officials, the incident was reported around 8:00 am after flames were seen in a flat on the third floor. The fire intensified and spread to the fourth floor, while thick sm...Read More

Ahmedabad: A 37-year-old pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run accident involving a dumper near Vadaj Circle early Wednesday morning. The driver fled the scene, while locals chased the vehicle on two-wheelers but failed to stop it. The deceased, Dhiren Parmar of Hanumanpura in old Vadaj, was returning home after having tea when the speeding dumper hit him around 5:30 am. He sustained severe head and body injuries and died on the spot, police said. Based on a complaint by his wife Bhavna Parma...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Regional Passport Office (RPO), Ahmedabad, has issued an important advisory for passport holders and tour/travel operators, warning against affixing promotional stickers, labels, or identity markings on Indian passports. In a statement, the RPO said, "It has come to the notice that some travel/tour operators are affixing promotional and identity documents, etc., on Indian passports, covering the National Emblem and other important security features." The advisory noted that such...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered an offence of alleged misuse of power and financial irregularities against a former sarpanch and a talati-cum-mantri of Dhamatvan Gram Panchayat in Daskroi taluka of Ahmedabad, in connection with irregularities amounting to ₹1.55 crore in panchayat funds. According to the complaint filed by N.N. Jadav, Police Inspector, Ahmedabad Rural ACB Police Station, the accused are Rekhaben Sanjaykumar Parekh, former sarpanch of Dhamatvan Gram P...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has announced the new electricity tariff order for FY 2026-27, keeping the scheduled tariff rates unchanged for consumers of state-owned power distribution companies as well as Torrent Power in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Surat. The revised tariff will come into effect from April 1, 2026. According to a press note issued by the Commission, the distribution licensees had filed petitions for truing-up of FY 2024-25, approval of the...Read More