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Gujarat reports 1,785 POCSO verdicts since 2022, including 908 life sentences and 16 death penalties

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Gujarat

Slab of Under-Construction Building Collapses in Gandhinagar; 15 Workers Rescued

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55 PGs, hostels inspected in Ahmedabad; none found prima facie dangerous, says AMC

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Ahmedabad CBI Court sentences Diamond Co. directors to 5 years in jail

Sep 10, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The CBI Court in Ahmedabad has convicted M/s Kushal Diamonds Ltd., its Chief Managing Director Bakul Zaveri and Director Mazhar S. Kapadia in a 26-year-old case involving criminal conspiracy and cheating. The court, on September 8, 2026, sentenced Zaveri and Kapadia to five years of rigorous imprisonment ...Read More

Nepal floods: DNA samples collected from kin of 29 of 30 missing Gujaratis

Sep 10, 2026 | GujaratIndia/World

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has completed DNA sample collection from relatives of 29 of the 30 people from the state, including Non-Resident Gujaratis (NRGs), who remain missing or uncontactable following the flash floods in Nepal, particularly along the Nepal-Tibet border and the Bhote Koshi River corridor, a ...Read More

Ahmedabad Police Invoke PASA Against Manpasand Gymkhana Operator, 5 Others

Sep 10, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Prevention of Crime Branch (PCB) of the city police arrested the operator of Manpasand Gymkhana in Dariapur and five alleged associates late Tuesday and detained them under the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act (PASA) in connection with a gambling case. The action came after the State Monitorin...Read More

Gujarat Govt okays Rs 297 crore fisheries infrastructure projects in 3 coastal districts

Sep 09, 2026 | GujaratSaurastraSouth Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has given in-principle approval to three fisheries infrastructure projects worth Rs. 297.11 crore aimed at strengthening facilities for the state’s fishing industry and coastal fishermen. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Spokesp...Read More

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Sep 09, 2026 | Central Gujarat, Gujarat Featured

President Droupadi Murmu to visit Gujarat for three days from Sept 21

Gandhinagar: For the first time, the 72nd National Film Awards, one of the most prestigious honours in Indian cinema, will be held outside New Delhi, at the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, the world’s tallest statue, an official press release said. Spokesperson Minister Jitubhai Vaghani said the prestigious national cer...Read More

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Vantara, Mandalao launch elephant conservation programme in Laos

Sep 09, 2026 | GujaratIndia/WorldSaurastra

Luang Prabang: Mandalao Elephant Conservation and Vantara, a global wildlife conservation organisation based in Gujarat, India, today announced a new programme to strengthen elephant welfare, veterinary care, and conservation in Laos, under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two organisations, a pre...Read More

WCEF 2026 to be held at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar from Sept 15-18

Sep 09, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The international World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) 2026 will be held from September 15 to 18 at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, Spokesperson Minister Jitu Vaghani said after the Cabinet meeting. This is the first time the forum will be organised in Gujarat. Vaghani said the WCEF is a leading global pl...Read More

Gujarat Govt to buy Groundnut, Moong, Urad, Soybean at MSP; registration from Sept 10

Sep 09, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: Registration for the procurement of Kharif crops, groundnut, moong, urad and soybean, at minimum support prices (MSP) in Gujarat will begin on September 10, Agriculture Minister Jitubhai Vaghani said. The state government has decided to procure the four Kharif crops at support prices for the 2026-27 season t...Read More

Ahmedabad anti-begging drive: 89 adults, 72 children rescued across city

Sep 09, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC), police and Gujarat government’s Social Security Department rescued 89 adults and 72 children during a special anti-begging drive conducted across the city on Wednesday. The joint drive was carried out by the AMC’s Urban Community Development (UCD) Department, the...Read More

BJP appoints election in-charge, coordinators for Gandhinagar civic body polls 2026

Sep 09, 2026 | BJPGujaratPolitics

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed its election team for the upcoming Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) general elections 2026. Gujarat BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma announced the appointments on Wednesday, naming senior leaders, ministers and former municipal o...Read More

Dead fly found in sambhar ordered from Vadodara cafe; video goes viral

Sep 09, 2026 | GujaratVadodara

Vadodara: A dead fly was allegedly found in a food parcel from Trinity Cafe in the Alkapuri area of the city, raising concerns over food hygiene and safety. According to the information available, the customer had ordered idli-sambhar at the cafe but reportedly found a dead fly in the sambhar after taking the parcel h...Read More

Nora Fatehi faces Rs 3 crore suit over ‘toy airplane’ remarks; Gandhinagar court to hear case

Sep 09, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: Actress Nora Fatehi is facing a Rs 3 crore civil defamation suit filed by aviation company Dunes Aviation over alleged derogatory remarks about its chartered aircraft. The case will be heard by Senior Civil Judge R Agarwal at a Gandhinagar court on September 25. The dispute dates back to December last yea...Read More

16 more dairy, sweet, gathiya shops procure rapid testing kits after AMC directive

Sep 09, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Following a directive from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's (AMC) Food Department, sweet and snack traders have started keeping Rapid Food Testing Kits at their establishments to conduct preliminary quality checks and help ensure that consumers get safe and quality food. A day after Gwalia Sweets pro...Read More

Gujarat to expand Sauni Yojana pond-filling coverage from 3 km to 7 km

Sep 09, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has decided to expand the coverage of the SAUNI Yojana in Saurashtra by increasing the existing 3-km limit to 7 km, allowing more lakes within the expanded radius to be filled through the scheme. Water Resources and Water Supply Minister Ishwar Singh Patel made the announcement while...Read More

Promising 20% monthly returns, five J&K men dupe Surat trader of Rs 5.88 crore

Sep 09, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has registered a case against five men from Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly cheating a Dumas-based businessman of 6,18,746 USDT, worth around Rs 5.88 crore, by promising returns of 20% a month through stock market and options trading. The EOW has launched an investigation...Read More

NIA takes over Jaish-e-Mohammed terror module case busted by Gujarat ATS

Sep 09, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the investigation into the Gujarat ATS case involving eight alleged terrorists linked to the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), who were arrested following a covert operation across Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The Union Home Ministry has handed over the i...Read More

SMC water supply to be disrupted in parts of Surat on Sept 10

Sep 09, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: Water supply in several areas of Surat will be affected on Thursday, September 10, due to valve installation work on a transmission line outside the Bhestan Water Distribution Station, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) said. The work will be carried out in areas under South Zone-A (Udhna) and South Zone-B...Read More

Gujarat Rent Bill 2026 proposes new rent authority, caps security deposit at 3 months

Sep 09, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government has proposed a new rental law that seeks to overhaul the state’s decades-old rent control framework, introduce dedicated rent authorities and courts, cap security deposits at three months’ rent, and provide a faster mechanism for resolving landlord-tenant disputes. Where the propo...Read More

Lone Muslim MLA in Gujarat Assembly sits down during Vande Mataram, triggers row

Sep 09, 2026 | BJPCongressGujaratPolitics

Gandhinagar: The three-day Monsoon Session of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly began on Wednesday amid a political controversy over the singing of Vande Mataram at the start of the proceedings, with the ruling BJP demanding an apology from Congress MLA Imran Khedawala for reportedly sitting down during the national son...Read More

Gujarat Bill Proposes Up to 2-Year Jail, ₹15 Lakh Fine for Running Unregistered Schools

Sep 09, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government has proposed sweeping changes to the state’s secondary and higher secondary education law, including imprisonment of up to two years and fines of up to ₹15 lakh for running an unregistered school, besides sharply higher penalties for illegal staff appointments and shutting down sch...Read More

Ahmedabad Police Bust Prostitution Racket at Odhav Spa, Manager Held

Sep 09, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Odhav police have busted an alleged prostitution racket operating from Big Daddy International Spa on SP Ring Road and arrested the spa manager. Police said three women from Tripura were allegedly brought to the city and kept at the spa for prostitution, with customers allegedly being charged ₹2,000 to...Read More

Gujarat Consumer Commission Upholds ₹1.5 Lakh Penalty on D-Mart Over Altered Oil Expiry Date

Sep 09, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has dismissed D-Mart’s appeal at the admission stage and upheld a ₹1.5 lakh punitive penalty against the retailer for an unfair trade practice. The case arose after consumer Jagruti Patel bought a bottle of oil from D-Mart’s Sarthana store in Su...Read More

NHAI to build interchange at Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway - SP Ring Road junction

Sep 09, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has invited bids for the construction of an interchange at the starting point of the Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway, where it meets the Sardar Patel Ring Road (SPRR) in Ahmedabad. Till now, there has only been a circle at this location, which could have become...Read More

4 Customs officials suspended over passenger complaints at Ahmedabad airport

Sep 09, 2026 | AhmedabadAviationGujaratTravel

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 Superintende...Read More

Major fire erupts at Shyam Sangini textile market in Surat; 10+ shops gutted

Sep 09, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: A massive fire broke out at the Shyam Sangini textile market in Surat’s Saroli area around midnight, gutting goods stored in around 15 to 17 shops and destroying a large quantity of festive-season stock. The fire started on the sixth floor and spread to the fifth and fourth floors before being brought under co...Read More

Gujarat Assembly Monsoon Session Starts Today ; Several Bills to be Passed in 3 Days

Sep 09, 2026 | GujaratPoliticsState Government

Gandhinagar: A three-day long Monsoon session of the State assembly of Gujarat is going to begin today. The session will see introduction and passing of several bills including - -The Gujarat Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill 2026 -Gujarat Ease of Doing Business Bill 2026 -Gujarat Secondary and Higher...Read More

CEC Gyanesh Kumar to visit Gujarat on Sept 10-11

Sep 08, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: Chief Election Commissioner of India Gyanesh Kumar will undertake a two-day visit to Gujarat on September 10 and 11, during which he will interact with Booth Level Officers (BLOs), Electoral Literacy Club (ELC) members and prominent citizens on various aspects of election management and voter awareness, an o...Read More

A Journalist's Diary - 02

Sep 08, 2026 | Gujarat

By Japan K Pathak Because of BAPS’s Deep-Rooted Rigidity, All Hindus in France Have Been Put on the Defensive Last year, a camp on the subject of Indian Knowledge Systems was organised at Gujarat University. I was sitting right at the back as a member of the audience. Suddenly, I noticed that the female Vice-Ch...Read More

Spain’s Gestamp expands India footprint with ₹523.7 crore Gujarat plant

Sep 08, 2026 | AhmedabadBusinessGujarat

Ahmedabad: Spain-based automotive components manufacturer Gestamp has expanded its Indian manufacturing footprint with the inauguration of its fifth production facility at Bhagapura in Detroj, taking its investment in the plant across two phases to ₹523.7 crore. The new facility will manufacture engineered body-in...Read More

Amreli Police bust ₹634 crore SD Pay, Apna Pay scam; over 1.5 lakh duped across Gujarat

Sep 08, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Amreli: The Amreli Cyber Crime Police have busted a major financial fraud allegedly involving around ₹634 crore, with more than 1.5 lakh people across Gujarat reportedly lured into investing through mobile applications SD Pay and Apna Pay on promises of extraordinary returns in a short period. Police have arrested...Read More

100+ Ahmedabad bakers attend AMC meeting on FSSAI norms

Sep 08, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Food Department of the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) organised a guidance meeting on food safety, FSSAI regulations, and packaging and labelling requirements for members of the Gujarat Bakers Association on Tuesday. More than 100 members participated in the meeting. The session focused on the re...Read More

Gwalia Sweets makes rapid food test kits available at 15 outlets after AMC directive

Sep 08, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has asked sweet and namkeen shops to keep rapid food testing kits at their outlets and ensure their proper use as part of efforts to strengthen food quality checks and consumer safety. The AMC Food Department said the initiative is aimed at enabling primary testing an...Read More

Karamtara Engineering Ltd IPO to open on Sept 9

Sep 08, 2026 | Business

Ahmedabad: Karamtara Engineering Limited will open the Bid/Offer in relation to its initial public offering of Equity Shares on Wednesday, 09 September 2026. The Bid/Offer will close on Friday, 11 September 2026, a press release said. As per company, the Anchor Investor Bidding Date shall be Tuesday, 08 September 20...Read More

Manika Plastech IPO to open on September 11

Sep 08, 2026 | Business

Ahmedabad: Manika Plastech shall open the Bid/Offer in relation to its Initial Public Offer of Equity Shares on Friday, September 11, 2026. The Price Band of the Offer has been fixed at ₹40 to ₹43 per Equity Share. Bids can be made for a minimum of 348 Equity Shares and in multiples of 348 Equity Shares thereafter,...Read More

India-made bullet train to hit tracks for testing by May-June 2027: Vaishnaw in Vadodara

Sep 08, 2026 | GujaratVadodara

Vadodara: The body frame of India’s first domestically manufactured bullet train has been completed, with testing of the train expected to begin on the tracks by May 2027, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. Vaishnaw made the announcement at the ‘NaMo for Viksit Bharat’ event in Vadodara,...Read More