Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government is set to construct a state-of-the-art ‘Yatri Niwas’ (Pilgrim Accommodation) in Ayodhya to provide pilgrims and travelers from Gujarat with comfortable accommodation and modern facilities during their visits to the holy city. The facility will be built at an estimated cost of ₹80.25 crore. Spread across 6,929.28 square metres within the township currently under development in Ayodhya, the project is being undertaken by the Gujarat Tourism Corpora...Read More

Sabarkantha: A horrific road accident near Dolgadh village on the Himmatnagar-Idar State Highway in Sabarkantha left around 12 pilgrims injured on Sunday evening after a Scorpio allegedly entered the lane reserved for pedestrians travelling to the Ambaji Bhadarvi Poonam fair. As part of arrangements for the annual pilgrimage, authorities had made the Himmatnagar-Kheroj stretch one-way, with one lane designated exclusively for pedestrians and the other for vehicular movement. Despite these arr...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

Paris: The Eiffel Tower was closed on Monday after staff staged a walkout over the treatment of female employees during a visit by a delegation from BAPS (Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha). The protest followed a visit on Saturday by around 100 BAPS delegates, who were in France for the inauguration of a major Hindu temple near Paris. Employees alleged that female workers were moved away from their workstations and, in some instances, replaced by male colleagues as the ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarati actress Manasi Parekh is safe in Tibet during her Kailash Mansarovar Yatra as part of the group led by Isha Foundation founder Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. The actress who is wife of singer Parthiv Gohil had reached Kailash through Nepal. While one of the groups led by Sadhguru was potentially hit by floods on the Nepal-China border, Mansi, in a social media post, confirmed that she was safe in Tibet. 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/joD3wYdAsc— Sadhg...Read More