Ahmedabad: A video purportedly showing a professor at Nirma University grabbing a student's collar and threatening him during a university event has surfaced online. The incident reportedly took place during Technophora, an event organised by students of the Electronics and Instrumentation (EI) department. A stand-up comedy show featuring comedian Rajat Sood was underway when HOD and professor H.K. Patel was addressing the gathering. According to the video, while Patel was speaking on the ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Ellisbridge police booked four people, including a juvenile, after a video of them allegedly performing a dangerous bike stunt went viral on social media. The video, recorded at night on the road from Ellisbridge Police Station towards VS Hospital, shows a biker riding without a helmet with two youths seated behind him, while another youth is seen perched on the rider’s shoulders. After the video came to the police’s notice through social media, Ellisbridge police nabbed all...Read More

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi today inaugurated Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) special bus services and unveiled new buses to facilitate pilgrims attending the Ambaji Bhadarvi Poonam Mahamela 2026. The GSRTC has planned around 30,000 additional trips using nearly 1,000 buses for the fair this year. The special services are expected to benefit around 15 lakh pilgrims visiting Ambaji. The services will be operated by the Palanpur, Mehsana, Himmatnagar...Read More

Gandhinagar: Extensive preparations are underway for the Bhadarvi Poonam Mahamela at Gujarat’s famous Shakti Peeth Ambaji from September 20 to 26, 2026, with lakhs of devotees expected to arrive from across India and abroad. The Gujarat government and the Gujarat Pavitra Yatradham Vikas Board, in coordination with various departments, have arranged temporary facilities to ensure the convenience, safety, cleanliness and smooth movement of pilgrims during the seven-day fair, according to a pr...Read More

New Delhi, September 18: Ahead of likely visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Modhera in later half of September, the Ministry of Finance has notified rules for the issuance of a commemorative ₹100 coin to mark the completion of 1,000 years of the Modhera Sun Temple in Gujarat. The Department of Economic Affairs issued the notification, G.S.R. 825(E), on September 18, 2026, under the Coinage Act, 2011. The rules will come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gaz...Read More

Ahemdabad: The Gujarat High Court has cleared the way for the Ambaji-Gabbar Shakti Corridor, dismissing petitions challenging the state government’s resumption of land for the ambitious pilgrimage project. Justice Niral Mehta, on Friday, refused to interfere with orders passed by the Banaskantha Collector that allowed the government to proceed with the land acquisition for the dedicated corridor connecting Ambaji Temple and Gabbar Mandir. The petitions were filed by Ambaji Kelavani Manda...Read More