Ahmedabad: Randeep Surjewala is new in-charge of Gujarat unit of Congress party. Surjewala is Congress party's national general secretary and member of Rajya Sabha. He replaces previous Gujarat Congress incharge Mukul Wasnik.  Gujarat is going to witness the general election of State assembly in December next year. Born on June 3, 1967, Surjewala has had a long political career, having served as a Haryana MLA and cabinet minister, and held portfolios including Public Works, Parli...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government on Saturday carried out a significant administrative reshuffle involving seven IAS officers, with changes affecting key departments including revenue, urban development, housing, finance and social welfare. The General Administration Department (GAD) issued a notification dated September 5, 2026, announcing the transfers, new appointments and additional charges of the officers. Among the key changes, Rajkumar Beniwal, IAS (RR:GJ:2004), has been transferr...Read More

Gandhinagar: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah’s three-day visit to Gujarat, scheduled from September 3 to 5, has been cancelled, according to reports. Shah was scheduled to attend several programmes during his visit, including the inauguration and launch of various development projects in Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad. Several civic development works were planned to be inaugurated or completed in Gandhinagar, including programmes at Indroda and Gandhinagar Civil Hospital. In ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Congress on Monday alleged that the Centre’s newly approved “Samudra Manthan” scheme was designed to benefit the Adani Group and questioned the use of public funds to de-risk private-sector oil and gas exploration. In a press note, AICC national spokesperson and former Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil stated that the scheme, with an outlay of Rs 84,084 crore in its first phase, would provide up to 50% financial support for offshore exploration activities. Congress alleged t...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

Gandhinagar, 27 August 2026: Gujarat government today announced a decision allocate a total of Rs. 28 crore as a special development grant for road and infrastructure development in the constituencies of women legislators as a special Raksha Bandhan gift. Each woman MLA in the State will receive a development grant of Rs. 2 crores as per the announcement. DeshGujaratRead More

Modhera: The world-famous Sun Temple at Modhera in Mehsana district is set to mark 1,000 years since its construction, with a grand celebration being planned to commemorate the historic monument. The temple was built in 1026–27 AD during the reign of King Bhimdev I of the Solanki dynasty. It is learnt that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Modhera on September 22 as part of the commemorative events. However, the local administration has not yet issued any official confirmation re...Read More

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson Dr. Parthivrajsinh Kathwadia, addressing a special press conference at Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan on Thursday, raised serious questions over alleged financial irregularities in the Gujarat Dialysis Programme, citing findings of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). Kathwadia alleged that the CAG report had highlighted serious irregularities involving Kiran Parikh, who served as Programme Officer of the Gujarat Dialysis Programme from 20...Read More

Ahmedabad: Union Home Affairs and Cooperation Minister and Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat representative, Amit Shah will be in the campus among youths on August 27 here. The 72nd Convocation Ceremony of Gujarat Vidyapith will be held on Thursday, August 27th with Amitbhai Shah as the chief guest. Degrees are to be awarded to 900 students from 18 departments of 7 faculties in this function. This includes 184 graduates, 400 postgraduates, 232 postgraduates, 21 postgraduate diploma holders, and 6...Read More

Surat: A recently inaugurated wholesale fish market in the city has been named ‘Shri Narendra Modi Wholesale Fish Market’, with the name displayed on the signboard at Nanpura Lakkadkot. Built at a cost of around Rs 3.90 crore, the market’s naming has sparked a dispute among a section of fish traders, who have questioned both the choice of name and the procedure followed to install the board. While some traders have opposed naming the fish market after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the S...Read More