Ahmedabad: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Gujarat once again this month on April 15 and 16. Gandhi’s visit comes after the recently concluded AICC convention in the city, where the main opposition party resolved to return to power in Gujarat by winning the 2027 Assembly elections. Though the polls are still two and a half years away, the Congress is set to kickstart its organizational efforts, beginning with Rahul Gandhi's meetin...Read More

Surat: The All India Congress Convention concluded on Wednesday in Ahmedabad, where several Congress leaders paid tribute to the legacy of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. A Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting was also held at the Sardar Patel Smarak on Tuesday. However, Gujarat BJP Chief and Union Minister C.R. Patil on Wednesday strongly criticized the Congress for remembering Sardar Patel only for political gains. Addressing party workers at a conference held in the Majura Assembly constituenc...Read More

Ahmedabad: Former Youth Congress President Srinivas BV made a controversial remark during the AICC convention here on Wedensday, stating that just as Mahatma Gandhi fought the East India Company and Rahul Gandhi is now fighting the West India. While addressing the 84th AICC convention held at the Sabarmati Riverfront in the city on Wednesday, Srinivas said, "Mahatma Gandhi fought a battle with the East India Company. Our respected Rahul Gandhi ji is fighting a battle with the West India. These ...Read More

Ahmedabad: A special resolution aimed at bringing the Congress party back to power in Gujarat, which has been under BJP rule since 1995, was adopted during the All India Congress Committee (AICC) session held on Wednesday, a party spokesperson confirmed. Hiren Banker, a Gujarat Congress spokesperson, verified that the resolution was passed during the session on the banks of the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad. Congress General Secretary for Communications Jairam Ramesh, speaking at a press confe...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has transferred 16 IAS officers today. Vadodara and Bhavnagar have got new municipal commissioners, while several districts have got new district collectors. (1) Dilip Kumar Rana, IAS (RR:2007), Municipal Commissioner, Vadodara Municipal Corporation, Vadodara is transferred and appointed as Commissioner of Higher Education, Gandhinagar vice Shri Gurav Dinesh Ramesh, IAS transferred. (2) Dr. N.K. Meena, IAS (RR:2010), Director of Fisheries, Gandhinagar is...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has announced a decision affecting 13 lakh farmers cultivating cotton and other Kharif crops. In order to enable farmers of the Narmada Command area to plan in advance and increase the cultivation and production of crops, the Chief Minister has decided to provide irrigation water as per requirement in this area one month earlier this year i.e. from May 15, 2025. Generally, water is released for the Kharif season in the irrigated area of ​​the Sardar Sarovar...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government today informed that Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has taken a decision to increase the grant allocated to the MLAs for development works in their constituencies by Rs. 1 crore. The existing annual grant of Rs 1.50 crore allocated to MLAs for community development works of local importance will now be increased by Rs 1 crore and such annual grant will now be given at Rs 2.50 crore. The MLAs will accelerate the 'Catch the Rain' campaign by undertaking works for ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has trapped and nabbed a former Dean Girish Parmar in a bribe case. Parmar is former Dean of Government Dental College & Hospital in Asarva Civil hospital campus in Ahmedabad. He was on this post untill less than two years ago. He is B.D.S., M.D.S. (Conservative & Endodontics) PhD. He had been a Tutor in conservative dentistry from 14.05.85 to 28.11.90. Assistant Professor in conservative dentistry from 29.11.1990 to 02.03.1994. Associate Pro...Read More

Gandhinagar: The entire 119.50 km stretch of Porbandar-Bhanvad-Jam Jodhpur-Kalavad of National Highway-151K in Porbandar, Jamnagar and Devbhoomi Dwarka districts of Gujarat has been approved for upgradation to 2-lane with paved shoulder at a cost of Rs.1271.02 crore. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari made this announcement in his social media post. The project road starts from its junction with National Highway-51 near Porbandar and connects Bhanavad, Jam Jodhpur and terminates at its junction...Read More

Ahmedabad: In a successful operation, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has apprehended two individuals, including a high-ranking official from the Health and Family Welfare Department, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹30,00,000, of which ₹15,00,000 was recovered at the scene. The complainant, a vigilant citizen, had previously served as the Deputy Director (Health and Medical Services) in Bhavnagar. During their tenure, the complainant had taken disciplinary action again...Read More