New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has notified the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2026, introducing a revised framework to streamline fee collection for overloaded vehicles on National Highways. The new rules will come into force from April 15, 2026. As per the notification, a revised framework has been introduced under Rule 10 for the levy of fees on vehicles carrying loads beyond the permissible Gross Vehicle ...Read More

Kandla: Another Indian-flagged LPG carrier, Jag Vikram, transporting 20,400 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas, reached Kandla port in Gujarat on Tuesday. Owned by Mumbai-based Great Eastern Shipping Company, the LPG tanker, carrying 24 crew members, had sailed earlier and successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz on April 11. It arrived at Kandla on Tuesday morning, according to maritime traffic websites. The voyage is being seen as a significant development for India, as it marks one o...Read More

Dahod: A tiger that has been residing in the Ratanmahal forest area of Dahod district for over a year has now been considered a permanent presence by the Gujarat Forest Department. As part of preparations to introduce a tigress and boost the state’s tiger population, a five-member expert team from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) will conduct a three-day training programme from April 16 to 18. The training will be held at Dhanpari Ecotourism site in Jambughoda, where over 60 forest offic...Read More

Jamnagar: In what is being described as the largest Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the history of Jamnagar, Jamsaheb Shatrushalyasinhji Maharaj has partnered with Highwoods Infraspace Private Limited, a company under the Adani Group, to spearhead a massive urban development project. The agreement involves the transfer of seven of the city’s most valuable properties, covering more than 34 lakh square feet, for large-scale modernisation. While the seven properties have a combined market ...Read More

New Delhi: Reliance Foundation and C-DAC, Hyderabad, a scientific society under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India (GoI), yesterday announced the launch of e-SafeHER, a Cyber Security Awareness Training programme to enable one million women across rural India, to safely and confidently participate in the digital ecosystem. This initiative is anchored under MeitY’s Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA) programme through C-DAC Hyd...Read More

New Delhi: In a move aimed at enhancing efficiency and transparency in toll collection, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has implemented a fully digital payment system at all National Highway fee plazas across the country. With effect from April 10, 2026, all user fee payments are being processed exclusively through digital modes such as FASTag and Unified Payments Interface (UPI), eliminating cash transactions at toll plazas nationwide. However, the ministry has clarified that the ...Read More

Mundra: Star Air, a regional airline under the Sanjay Ghodawat Group, will start new direct flight services from Mundra from April 25, expanding its network and improving connectivity. The airline will connect Mundra with four cities: Mumbai, Hindon (NCR), Goa (Mopa), and Surat. Flights on the Mundra–Mumbai route will operate five days a week (Monday to Thursday and Saturday). The flight will depart Mumbai at 12:45 pm and reach Mundra at 2:15 pm, while the return flight will leave Mundra at...Read More

New Delhi: Members of the Gujarati community staged a protest outside the Congress office on Wednesday, accusing party president Mallikarjun Kharge of insulting Gujaratis during a recent election campaign in Kerala. The controversy erupted after Kharge, addressing a rally in Kerala’s Idukki district on Sunday, remarked that people of the state are “educated and clever” and cannot be misled, unlike those in Gujarat and some other regions whom he described as “illiterate”. Protesters r...Read More

Junagadh: With the onset of the mango season, the global demand for Gir’s Kesar mangoes has increased, and this is visible in the stark price disparity between domestic and international markets. While a 10 kg box of Gir Kesar mangoes is currently priced between Rs 1,200 and Rs 1,500 in Junagadh, the same produce fetches significantly higher rates abroad. In international markets, particularly in the UK, USA, Qatar, Canada, and Australia, Kesar mangoes are in high demand, retailing at approxim...Read More