Ahmedabad: The annual literary event of the city, formerly known as the Ahmedabad National Book Fair, has been rebranded as the Ahmedabad International Book Festival 2024. The festival will run from November 30 to December 8 at the Event Centre, Sabarmati Riverfront, and promises a diverse lineup of events for all age groups. Highlights include Shabd Samsara - Authors' Corner, Pragya Shivir - Children's Pavilion, Gyaan Ganga - Creative Writing Workshop for Youth, a Children’s Film Festival,...Read More

Bharuch: Seven pilgrims, including three minors, tragically lost their lives this morning when the car they were traveling in collided with a parked truck on the Jambusar-Amod state highway, near Mangadh village in Bharuch district. The Echo Van, carrying passengers from various villages in Jambusar taluka, was on its way to a religious fair at the Shuklatirth temple. According to a police officer, the driver failed to spot the truck due to the early morning darkness. The truck had been parke...Read More

Sabarkantha: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah inaugurated a state-of-the-art cattle feed plant with a production capacity of 800 MT at Himmatnagar in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat today. Several dignitaries, including the Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, Shankar Chaudhary, were present on the occasion. In his address, Amit Shah mentioned that the seed planted in the form of establishment of Sabar Dairy has now grown into a banyan tree, providing liv...Read More

Tapi: Vyara MLA Mohanbhai Kokani has been accused of promoting religious conversions among tribal communities. Dev Birsa Sena has alleged that the BJP MLA is actively involved in religious conversion and has demanded his resignation. Members of Dev Birsa Sena were detained by police before they attempted to burn an effigy of the MLA. Protest was carried out against the Christi Atmik Samleen event organized on Monday in Chikhalvav village. One of the detained protesters said, “Mohan Kokani i...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Indian Army successfully conducted the Multilateral Annual Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise, 'Sanyukt Vimochan 2024' at Ahmedabad and Porbandar on 18-19 November 2024. General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff attended this significant event which showcased India's disaster response readiness. The exercise conducted by the Konark Corps of Southern Command of Indian Army, was conducted over two days from 18 to 19th November 2024 at Ahmeda...Read More

Valsad: In yet another incident in the state, the stray cattle menace proved fatal as a youth lost his life after being hit by a stray cattle. The incident occurred on Monday night when 25-year-old Divyen Ashokbhai Patel left his home in Bhagal village to go to his job. He was riding his Maestro scooter when he was hit by a stray cattle near Dungri. After being struck by the cattle, Patel fell from the scooter and suffered grave injuries to his head, face, and chest. Following the incident, he w...Read More

Gandhinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is visiting his home state of Gujarat today, stated that the BJP-led Union government has reduced violence in Jammu and Kashmir, the North-East, and Naxal-affected areas by 70 percent over the last decade. Shah made this statement during the opening session of the 50th All India Police Science Conference at the Rashtriya Raksha University. "We have laid a strong foundation with economic reforms such as GST, Ease of Doing Business, and Make in In...Read More

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday announced that it has imposed a monetary penalty on three cooperative banks in Gujarat for failing to comply with certain directions issued by the apex bank. In the first case, RBI, by an order dated November 12, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 lakh on The Vepar Udhyog Vikas Sahakari Bank Limited in Dahod for non-compliance with certain directions on ‘Maintenance of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)’ and ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) norm...Read More

Surat: The local police have arrested the owner of a dumper truck after a 13-year-old student, Vedant, was seriously injured in an accident when a speeding dumper hit him while he was cycling to tuition on Gaurav Path in the Pal area of the city. The incident occurred on Saturday near Apex Hospital Circle when the dumper driver, Kamlesh Fata Hatila, ran a red light and struck the student. Following the accident, the Pal police registered a case and arrested Hatila, who was found to be driving...Read More