Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government is tracking 25 Gujarat-linked people reported missing or uncontactable following the devastating flash floods in Nepal, according to the latest State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) report issued on Friday evening. The latest list includes people linked to Ahmedabad, Anand, Rajkot, Valsad, Surat, Kheda, Amreli and Gandhinagar. Several of them are NRIs or foreign citizens of Indian origin who were travelling to Nepal, particularly along the Kailash Mansarov...Read More

Navsari: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting his home state of Gujarat next month. He is expected to be in Navsari on September 8, where he is scheduled to inaugurate the Navsari district BJP’s new office, ‘Namo Kamalam’. Located near Kabilpore along the National Highway, the new office has been built at a cost of more than Rs 10 crore. Spread over around 40,000 sq ft, the corporate-style facility was completed in less than two years after its foundation stone was laid by Unio...Read More

Vadodara: Vadodara, Gir Somnath, Ektanagar and Pavagadh have been selected among the top 25 districts under the Central Government’s Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise (SMILE) campaign, with the aim of making these four places begging-free in the first phase. Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, Mona Khandhar, held a meeting in Vadodara to review the implementation of the campaign and provide guidance to...Read More

Vadodara: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Mumbai Zonal Office, conducted search operations at seven residential/business premises and three bank lockers in Mumbai and Vadodara in connection with a loan fraud case involving M/s Bilpower Limited on August 25, the agency said today. As per the press release, ED initiated an investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by CBI-EO-I, Delhi, pursuant to a complaint filed by the State Bank of India. Subsequently, the CBI filed a chargesheet d...Read More

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uzbekistan from 29–30 August on a bilateral visit and the Kyrgyz Republic for the 26th SCO Summit from 31 August to 1 September 2026, the Ministry of External Affairs said today. MEA in a press release, said that at the invitation of the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister will undertake a State Visit to Tashkent on 29–30 August 2026. This will be Prime Minister’s fourth visit to Uzbekistan. During the visit, Pri...Read More

Gujarat: At least 11 people from Gujarat are currently unaccounted for or have not been contacted following the devastating flash floods and mudslides that struck the Nepal-Tibet border region, according to the Gujarat State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC). As of 3 pm today, people from Ahmedabad, Anand, Rajkot and Surat, as well as non-resident Gujaratis in the US and Australia, have been reported missing. The Gujarat list contains details of people who were travelling to Nepal, particularl...Read More

Ahmedabad: Another milestone in the history of Indian Railways is set to be recorded in Gujarat, with the country’s first LNG-diesel dual-fuel DEMU train set to operate from Sabarmati Railway Station. The train is likely to be flagged off by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on September 4. Developed with a focus on reducing fuel consumption and emissions, the dual-fuel DEMU has been designed to run on both diesel and LNG without compromising engine power. As part of the initiative, two 1,40...Read More

Junagadh: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR against a trustee and a faculty member of Nobel Ayurvedic College, Junagadh, for allegedly offering a Rs 10 lakh bribe to an official of the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) to secure a favourable verification report for 13 teachers. The accused have been identified as Nobel Ayurvedic College trustee Pratik Mori and faculty member Dr Abhay Nalawade. According to the FIR, the alleged bribe was...Read More

Surat: A signboard naming Surat’s newly built wholesale fish market after Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been covered with a white cloth following objections over its installation without formal civic approval. The ₹3.9-crore Nanpura-Lakkadkot market was inaugurated with a prominent signboard identifying it as the ‘Shree Narendra Modi Wholesale Fish Market’. The naming triggered opposition, with critics questioning the use of the Prime Minister’s name without a formal resolution of ...Read More