Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has registered an FIR against former Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) functionary Harikesh Patel for allegedly obtaining a second passport by paying ₹65 lakh and using forged documents, including a fabricated Agra address. According to the ATS, Patel concealed the fact that his original passport had already been surrendered to a court and later filed a false complaint with the Delhi Crime Branch claiming it had been lost. The ATS said...Read More

Kutch: Railway projects worth around ₹5,600 crore are currently underway in the Kutch region, with capacity augmentation, doubling and new rail connectivity projects aimed at strengthening freight and passenger infrastructure, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. Speaking about railway infrastructure in Kutch, Vaishnaw highlighted capacity augmentation and doubling works on key sections connecting Samakhiali, Bhachau, Gandhidham, Adipur and Bhuj. He said the Bhuj-Naliya ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will inaugurate, lay foundation stones for and dedicate various railway projects and passenger amenities in Gujarat through video conferencing today. As part of the programme, Vaishnaw will dedicate four Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals (GCTs) to the nation at Bhimasar in Kutch, Devaliya in Junagadh, Chandisar in Banaskantha and Shivlakha in Kutch. He will also lay the foundation stone for another GCT at Linch in Mehsana. The Union Minister will inau...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has allocated a total of Rs. 692 crore, including Rs. 363 crore for Kutch district to widen key highways from 7 metres to 10 metres and Rs. 229 crore for Banaskantha district to convert 10-metre-wide roads into four-lane roads. Accordingly, under the High-Speed Corridor, works worth Rs. 363 crore have been approved to widen three roads in Kutch district—Pandhro-Narayan Sarovar Road, Lakhpat-Narayan Sarovar Road and Dayapar-Subhashpar-Pandhro Road—from 7 met...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Vande Bharat Freight Train is undergoing confirmatory trials on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai railway section this weekend, with the rake being tested at a maximum speed of 130 kmph. The trials, being conducted by the Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO), began on September 12 and are scheduled to continue on September 13. The two-day trial programme covers the Ahmedabad (ADI)-Vadodara (BRC)-Mumbai Central (MMCT) section and the return journey. According to an official ra...Read More

Mumbai: To meet additional travel demand during the Paryushan Festival and ensure passenger convenience, Western Railway will operate a special train between Bandra Terminus and Bhavnagar Terminus in Gujarat on September 15 and 16 to facilitate passenger travel. Train No. 09023, Bandra Terminus–Bhavnagar Terminus Special, will depart from Bandra Terminus at 7:25 pm on Tuesday, September 15, and arrive at Bhavnagar Terminus at 10:30 am the next day. In the return direction, Train No. 0902...Read More

Ahmedabad: An IndiGo flight from Lucknow to Dammam in Saudi Arabia was diverted to Ahmedabad on Thursday evening following a bomb threat, marking the second such incident involving an India-Saudi flight in the city within a fortnight. IndiGo flight 6E 97, which departed Lucknow at around 4 pm, landed at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad at 5.43 pm after the threat was reported. According to Airport Police, the flight crew found a tissue paper bearing the word “b...Read More

Vadodara: A city-based EV charging infrastructure company, ChargeZone, has secured long-term energy contracts worth more than $1 billion (around Rs 10,500 crore) across intercity electric buses, trucks and commercial car fleets, providing the company with demand visibility for its next phase of network expansion. The company plans to install 1,000 new supercharging stations along key national highway corridors. The contracted fleets are expected to support more than 15,000 electric vehicles (EVs...Read More

New Delhi: The first operational stretch of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (Bullet Train) corridor has been expanded from the earlier planned 50 km to 100 km between Surat and Vapi, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said during a Cabinet briefing on Wednesday. Vaishnaw said construction work on the high-speed rail project is progressing rapidly and the train's inauguration remains scheduled for 2027. Notably, the initial operational stretch was earlier planned between Surat and Bi...Read More

Ahmedabad: Four Customs officials posted with the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport have been suspended following allegations that they took away a packet containing 600 grams of gold biscuits and demanded money from two passengers. The suspended officials are Superintendents Vinay Arora and Kuldeep Paliwal, and Inspectors Bharat Meena and Kaushal Kishore. The action is reportedly linked to procedural violations, including failure to wear body-worn ...Read More