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Man held with 13 protected Indian star tortoise hatchlings in Ahmedabad

Sep 17, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad City Range of the Forest Department on Tuesday booked a Shahpur resident following a raid in which the accused was found allegedly possessing 13 Indian Star Tortoise hatchlings, a protected wildlife species. The accused, Nitin Dataniya, has been booked under Sections 9 and 51 of the Wildlife...Read More

Ahmedabad school fined ₹10,000 over missing CCTV footage of student injury

Sep 17, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad City West District Education Officer has fined Sharda Vidya Mandir School in Bhuyangdev ₹10,000 after the school failed to produce CCTV footage related to a student’s hand injury during an inspection. The action was taken under provisions of the Right to Education Act and education depar...Read More

GIFT City rises to 37th globally in latest financial centres ranking in GFCI 40

Sep 17, 2026 | GujaratIndia/World

Gandhinagar: Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), India’s emerging international financial hub, has jumped nine places in the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 40) to rank 37th globally. Mumbai, the country’s financial capital, also improved, rising three places to 49th. The latest GFCI ...Read More

ACB Gujarat nabs one for seeking ₹4.07 lakh bribe for PMAY house allotment

Sep 16, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday caught a man red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹4.07 lakh in Ahmedabad in connection with the alleged allotment of a house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). According to the ACB, the complainant had earlier applied for a hous...Read More

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Sep 16, 2026 | Business Featured

Reliance Foundation Hands Over 25 Electric Buses to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams

Tirumala: Reliance Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Reliance Industries Limited, has handed over a fleet of 25 electric buses and a dedicated electric vehicle charging station to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), strengthening the trust’s efforts to provide cleaner and more sustainable means of transport ...Read More

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LG Hospital in Ahmedabad gets new mortuary with 18 cold storage units

Sep 16, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: A modern mortuary equipped with a post-mortem department and 18 cold storage units was inaugurated on Wednesday at the Amdavad Municipal Corporation-run Sheth L.G. Municipal General Hospital in Maninagar. The new facility is expected to reduce the need for residents and police personnel from eastern parts...Read More

Union Cabinet approves hike in EPFO wage ceiling to Rs 25,000

Sep 16, 2026 | India

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved an increase in the wage ceiling for mandatory coverage under the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 per month, a move expected to bring more than 51 lakh additional employees under the social sec...Read More

Gujarat BJP appoints 11 new state executive members

Sep 16, 2026 | BJPGujaratPolitics

Ahmedabad: Gujarat BJP state president Jagdish Vishwakarma has appointed 11 party leaders as members of the state executive committee. The appointments were made to fill vacancies created after several existing members of the state executive were assigned other organisational responsibilities. The newly appointed st...Read More

Gujarat BJP announces new district/city in-charges

Sep 16, 2026 | BJPCentral GujaratGujaratPoliticsSaurastra

Gandhinagar: Gujarat BJP state president Jagdish Vishwakarma on Wednesday announced the appointment of party functionaries as in-charges of various districts and metropolitan units in the state. The appointments, effective immediately, assign leaders from different districts and cities to oversee the party’s organ...Read More

Fire breaks out at Salasar Textile Market in Surat; 15+ fire tenders deployed

Sep 16, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: A fire broke out at around 10.30am on Wednesday at shops on the fifth floor of the Salasar Market in the Saroli area of the city, triggering panic among traders and people in the busy textile hub. According to preliminary information, four shops were engulfed in flames. The shops reportedly stored large quant...Read More

Leopard sighting in Sanand: Forest Dept sets up cages

Sep 16, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Sanand: The Forest Department has launched a search operation in Sanand after suspected leopard footprints were found near Moti Devti village on Tuesday. The development came after a dog was reportedly killed near a brick kiln. Forest officials inspected the area after locals reported the footprints and the dog’s ...Read More

GujRERA seeks powers to regulate projects beyond notified planning areas

Sep 16, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Real Estate Regulatory Authority (GujRERA) has asked the state government to expand its jurisdiction across Gujarat, citing a regulatory gap that leaves several real estate projects outside its oversight. As per a report, GujRERA recently wrote to the state government seeking powers to regulat...Read More

Surat school fined ₹1 lakh after 85 hostel students fall ill after dinner

Sep 16, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has fined PP Savani International School ₹1 lakh after 85 hostel students fell ill following dinner on Saturday. According to officials, around 2,200 students residing in the hostel had the evening meal. Soon after, 85 students reported abdominal pain and vomiting and w...Read More

Gujarat ATS books man for obtaining second passport for ₹65 lakh using forged docs

Sep 16, 2026 | AhmedabadGujaratPassportTravel

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 ...Read More

Fake milk racket busted in Junagadh; one nabbed for supplying 800 litres daily to two dairies

Sep 16, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Junagadh: The Junagadh Crime Branch has busted a racket involving the production of adulterated milk at a house in Dungarpur village. The operation was carried out as part of an ongoing state-wide special drive against the production and sale of adulterated milk, ghee and paneer. Acting on a tip-off, the Crime Branc...Read More

₹5,600 Crore Rail Projects Underway in Kutch; Ashwini Vaishnaw Highlights Doubling, New Lines

Sep 16, 2026 | GujaratKutchRailwayTravel

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 infrastr...Read More

UPI Payments Above ₹2,000 to Merchants to Attract 0.4% MDR; Fee Capped at ₹300

Sep 15, 2026 | BusinessIndia

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday set a 0.4 per cent charge on UPI payments above ₹2,000 to merchants, with the fee capped at ₹300 for payments of ₹75,000 and above, as it rolled out a framework for large digital merchant payments. The new UPI framework, however, has no impact on person-to-person transactio...Read More

UPI Changes Explained: What Will Remain Free and What Will Attract Charges?

Sep 15, 2026 | BusinessCentral GovernmentGujaratIndia

New Delhi: The new UPI framework has clarified that person-to-person (P2P) transactions will continue to remain completely free, irrespective of the amount transferred. Payments made to merchants up to ₹2,000, as well as transactions covered under the zero-MDR framework for small merchants, will also remain free. ...Read More

Rainfall Where It Was Needed Most: Kutch Gets Heavy Showers After 70% Deficit

Sep 15, 2026 | GujaratKutch

Kutch: Rainfall brought much-needed relief to Kutch on Tuesday, with the district receiving heavy showers after facing a 70.05% rainfall deficit this monsoon season as of Monday morning. Mandvi taluka recorded nearly 7 inches (177 mm) of rain between 6 am and 2 pm, while several other parts of the district also receive...Read More

Fungus found in Motichoor laddus ordered from Blinkit; Surat video goes viral

Sep 15, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: Concerns over food safety have resurfaced in Surat after laddus ordered through the quick-commerce platform Blinkit in the Pandesara area were allegedly found stale, rotten and covered with fungus. The sweets had reportedly been ordered for distribution as prasad among staff during Ganesh Chaturthi. According...Read More

Counterfeit Edible Oil Factory Busted in Surat, Stock Worth Rs 20.30 Lakh Seized

Sep 15, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: A racket involving the alleged production and sale of counterfeit edible oil has been busted in Kamrej taluka of Surat district. A joint team of the Gandhinagar CID Crime Branch and the Surat District Food and Drug Control Administration raided a factory operating in Navkar Industrial Estate in the Navagam GIDC ...Read More

Heavy Rain Likely to Continue in Parts of Gujarat; IMD Issues Red, Orange and Yellow Alerts

Sep 15, 2026 | GujaratKutchSaurastra

Ahmedabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather warning for parts of Gujarat, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in Kutch and Saurashtra on Tuesday. The weather office has also forecast light to moderate rain and thundershowers at several places across the state over t...Read More

Gujarat Congress Faces Fresh Row Over Cancellation of Banaskantha DCC Office-Bearers’ List

Sep 15, 2026 | CongressGujaratNorth GujaratPolitics

Banaskantha: Internal differences within the Gujarat Congress have come to the fore once again, with the party’s state leadership cancelling the newly announced office-bearers’ list of the Banaskantha District Congress Committee (DCC). The move has triggered fresh tension between Banaskantha DCC president and forme...Read More

Vaishnaw to Launch 4 Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals, Gopalpur Railway Station in Gujarat

Sep 15, 2026 | GujaratKutchRailwayTravel

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 Kutc...Read More

Where did it rain in Gujarat and how much? Here are 24-hour figures

Sep 15, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Gujarat: Widespread rainfall was recorded across Gujarat over the past 24 hours, with 259 talukas receiving rain between 6 am on September 14 and 6 am on September 15, according to State Emergency Operations Centre data. Anjar in Kutch recorded the highest rainfall at 184 mm (7.24 inches), followed by Vallabhipur in B...Read More

St Xavier’s College Admissions to Begin Sept 16 Under Special GCAS Round

Sep 15, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Common Admission Services (GCAS), operating under the state education department, on Monday announced the admission schedule for St Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad. As per the schedule, students can register, edit their applications and modify their preferences from September 16 to 20. Officials...Read More

Up to 5.63 inches of rain in Ahmedabad city in 12 hours; area-wise details here

Sep 14, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Heavy rain lashed Ahmedabad on Monday, leaving several parts of the city waterlogged and disrupting traffic and daily life. The city recorded an average of 3.38 inches of rainfall between 6 am and 6 pm, according to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) data. Vatva recorded the highest rainfall at 5.63 in...Read More

Rs. 692 Crore Allocated for Highway Widening and Four-Laning in Kutch, Banaskantha

Sep 14, 2026 | GujaratKutchRoad JourneySaurastra

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 R...Read More

Great Indian Bustard: Gujarat Targets 30-Bird Viable Population, 500 Sq Km Habitat

Sep 14, 2026 | GujaratKutch

Bhuj: Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav on Sunday reviewed key conservation programmes in Kachchh, including efforts to protect the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB), restore grasslands and expand Project Cheetah. Accompanied by Gujarat Cabinet Minister for Forest a...Read More

Essar Energy Transition Retail acquires UK forecourt network SGN Retail

Sep 14, 2026 | Business

STANLOW, CHESHIRE: EET Retail Limited (“EET Retail”), the retail division of Essar Energy Transition Fuels (“EET Fuels”), today announced an agreement to acquire 100% of SGN Retail, a leading UK independent forecourt operator founded by Graham Peacock and Susan Tobbell.  The transaction adds 118 high-qualit...Read More

Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad to Get 8-Court Pickleball Centre

Sep 14, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Pickleball enthusiasts in Ahmedabad may soon have a dedicated place to play, train and compete, with the civic body planning an eight-court facility at the Sabarmati Riverfront. The Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (SRFDCL), on behalf of the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC), has inv...Read More

Delhi - Mumbai Expressway: Final Hurdle on Ankleshwar-Kim Package Being Cleared

Sep 14, 2026 | Gujarat

Surat: A major long-standing hurdle on the Kim-Ankleshwar section of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway is finally being cleared, with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) beginning the removal of a 400 kV transmission tower at Piludra near Kim. The tower, located directly on the expressway alignment in the Bh...Read More

9 AMC Plots Up for Auction at Base Price of Rs 1,010 Crore

Sep 14, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: In a first, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has specified permissible Floor Space Index (FSI) and building height limits while auctioning nine plots across the city, giving builders greater clarity on their development potential. The move comes after developers showed limited interest in earlier...Read More

Flash Flood Risk Alert Issued by IMD for These Parts of Gujarat Till Sept 15

Sep 14, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Vadodara: The India Meteorological Department (IMD), the weather agency of the Government of India, has issued a flash flood risk warning for several parts of Gujarat for the next 24 hours, till 11:30 am on September 15. According to the latest bulletin issued by the IMD’s Hydromet Division Flash Flood Guidance Ce...Read More

IMD Issues Red, Orange and Yellow Alerts as Heavy Rains Lash Gujarat

Sep 14, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Gandhinagar: Several parts of Gujarat have been witnessing a spell of heavy rainfall since Sunday, and the spell is likely to prevail over the next 48 hours, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning of heavy to very heavy rain at several places. According to the latest weather forecast bulletin issued ...Read More