Gujarat Continues to Swelter, Ahmedabad Records Highest Temperature at 40.5°C
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Gujarat ATS Seizes ₹8.32 Crore Worth of Tramadol, Arrests Medical Stockist

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Where Did It Rain in Gujarat? 24-Hour Rainfall Figures

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Monsoon Stalls After Entering Gujarat; Large Parts of State Still Await Rain

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Gujarat Forest Dept Arrests One for Killing Lion Cub

Jun 27, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Porbandar: A 50-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged killing of a male Asiatic lion cub whose carcass was found in Junagadh earlier this week. The accused, Baavan Punabhai Chavda, was arrested from the Kutiyana area of Porbandar. He is a resident of Rabari Ness near Junagadh, where the carca...Read More

ACB Gujarat traps cop red-handed taking ₹5 lakh bribe; another absconds

Jun 26, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today carried out a trap operation against a PSI and a head constable posted at Bopal Police Station in Ahmedabad Rural in a bribery case involving ₹5 lakh. During the trap, the head constable was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹5 lakh, while the PSI was not...Read More

DRI Busts Cocaine Trafficking Network in Surat, One Held

Jun 26, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: In continuation of its efforts to curb drug trafficking and dismantle narcotics supply networks, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) today seized 2 kg of cocaine in Surat and arrested one person involved in its illicit trafficking under the relevant provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985, the agency said in ...Read More

Which Places in Gujarat Might Get Rain in Next 7 Days? Here's IMD Forecast

Jun 26, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: Despite the slow pace of the monsoon in Gujarat, light to moderate rain and thundershowers are predicted in various parts of the state over the next week. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD)'s afternoon bulletin on June 26, conditions are becoming favourable for the advance of the southwes...Read More

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PM Narendra Modi to Visit Seychelles from June 27 to 29

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs today announced the state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Seychelles from June 27-29. The MEA, in a statement, said that at the invitation of the President of Seychelles, Dr. Patrick Herminie, PM Modi will undertake a State Visit to Seychelles from June 27 to 29, ...Read More

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ACB Traps Ahmedabad Cop in Bribery Case

Jun 26, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has caught unarmed ASI Shashikant Kishanbhai Jadav red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 6,000 at the Hansol police post under Airport Police Station in Ahmedabad city. According to the ACB, a citizen had filed a complaint alleging that the ASI demanded a bribe of Rs. ...Read More

Surat Police Nab Mumbai Man for Fake Arijit Singh, Nora Fatehi, Kapil Sharma Event Scam

Jun 26, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: The city police have arrested a Mumbai-based man for allegedly cheating a city businessman of Rs 1.41 crore by promising to organise live shows featuring Arijit Singh, Nora Fatehi, and Kapil Sharma. Addressing the media about the arrest, DCP (Zone-5) Lakhdhir Singh Zala said, "A complaint was registered at Ut...Read More

Four-Car Pile-Up on SG Highway in Gandhinagar; Creta Bursts Into Flames, Four Hurt

Jun 26, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Gandhinagar: Four cars were damaged and four people were injured in a serious road accident that took place late at night on the S.G. Highway near the Sargasan intersection in Gandhinagar. After the accident, the Hyundai Creta car caught fire, causing chaos on the highway. According to preliminary information, the d...Read More

ACB Gujarat Traps DILR Surveyor in Bribery Case

Jun 26, 2026 | GujaratNorth Gujarat

Mehsana: Gandhinagar Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has nabbed Ashish Kumar Bhikhabhai Parmar (27), a licensed surveyor of the District Inspector of Land Records (DILR) office, red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹70,000. The accused is working as a licensed surveyor in the DILR office of Mehsana district. According...Read More

Surat Police Invoke GujCTOC Against Rakesh Wagh Gang Members

Jun 26, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: City police have invoked the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GujCTOC) Act against nine members of the alleged Rakesh Wagh gang, including its leader, Rakesh Wagh, in connection with a robbery case. The Sachin police and the Assistant Commissioner of Police (I Division) sought the court's permi...Read More

Gujarat Banks' NRI Deposits Rise 8.15% in FY26, Reach Record High

Jun 26, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: Gujarat's NRI deposit base has reached a record ₹1.18 lakh crore, reflecting continued confidence among overseas Gujaratis in the state's banking system despite a slowdown in fresh NRI deposits across the country. According to data from the State Level Bankers' Committee (SLBC), Gujarat, outstanding NRI...Read More

Gujarat HC Throws Out Somnath Temple PIL, Slaps ₹2 Lakh Cost on Petitioner

Jun 26, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking disclosure of the reported archaeological findings related to Buddhism beneath the Somnath temple and imposed a cost of ₹2 lakh on the petitioner. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice ...Read More

ED Nabs Prime Accused in Mundra Drug Haul Case, Seizes Luxury Vehicles Worth ₹2 Crore

Jun 26, 2026 | GujaratIndiaKutch

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Delhi resident Harpreet Singh Talwar after conducting searches at six locations across the national capital on June 24 and 25 as part of its money laundering investigation linked to the seizure of nearly 3,000 kg of heroin at Mundra Port in Gujarat in September 2...Read More

Rain Activity Remains Limited in Gujarat; 24-Hour Rainfall Figures Here

Jun 26, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: According to the rainfall report released by the State Emergency Operation Center (SEOC), only eight talukas of Gujarat received light to moderate rainfall during the last 24 hours ending at 6 am today. The highest rainfall of 16 mm was recorded in Khedbrahma taluka of Sabarkantha district. A total of 10 ...Read More

Energy Efficiency Guidelines for Gujarat Government Offices; ACs to Be Set at 24°C

Jun 26, 2026 | AhmedabadGujaratState Government

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Government has issued guidelines through the Energy and Petrochemicals Department and the Roads and Buildings Department to improve energy efficiency and reduce electricity consumption across all government, semi-government offices, boards, corporations and public buildings in the state. As ...Read More

Amit Shah to open Lok Darbar event at Sabarmati in Ahmedabad

Jun 26, 2026 | AhmedabadBJPGujaratPolitics

Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister and Gandhinagar Lok Sabha representative Amit Shah will review the trees plantation drive 'Hariyali Lok Sabha, Gandhinagar Lok Sabha' at Circuit house in Shahibaug area of city on June 27. Shah will also open the 'Lok Darbar' event of Sabarmati Vidhan Sabha constituency under his Gandhina...Read More

AMC Orders Legal Action Over Illegal Occupation of 17 Houses in Asarwa

Jun 26, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will take strict action against those illegally occupying the EWS quarters at Jupiter Mill in the Asarwa area of the city. AMC Standing Committee Chairman Kamlesh Patel said that the Municipal Commissioner and Deputy Municipal Commissioner have been instructed to take ...Read More

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Statue to Come Up at Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad

Jun 26, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is planning to install a statue of Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookerjee, the country's ardent nationalist leader and founder of the Jana Sangh, at the Sabarmati Riverfront. The announcement was made by Kamlesh Patel, Chairman of the AMC's Standing Committee, during a conversation w...Read More

Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Busts Jamtara Gang Behind Fake APK Scam

Jun 25, 2026 | AhmedabadGujaratIndia

Ahmedabad: The City Cyber Crime Branch has busted a Jamtara-based cyber fraud racket that allegedly compromised mobile phones using malicious APK files and targeted victims across the country. The probe began after one Naresh Devanand Sabnani, from Hansol, lodged a complaint stating that he had lost Rs 6.68 lakh in ...Read More

Centre Notifies Promotion of 17 GAS Officers to IAS

Jun 25, 2026 | Central GovernmentGujarat

New Delhi: The Central Government has notified the elevation of Gujarat Administrative Service (GAS) officers to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre today. The Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training), in a notification, said that: "In exercise of t...Read More

Centre Revises Passport Fees, New Charges to Take Effect from July 1

Jun 25, 2026 | GujaratPassportTravel

New Delhi: The Central Government has notified amendments to the Passport Rules, 1980, revising the fees for passports and other travel-related documents. The revised charges will come into effect from July 1, 2026, under the Passport (Amendment) Rules, 2026. Under the revised fee structure, applicants aged 18 years...Read More

Four Migrant Workers Held at Bhavnagar Airport for Poaching and Cooking Turtle

Jun 25, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Bhavnagar: The Forest Department has arrested four migrant workers from Bihar, who were involved in construction work at Bhavnagar Airport, for allegedly hunting a turtle and cooking it as a vegetable. Investigation has revealed that the workers killed the wild animal out of the false belief and superstition that it wo...Read More

Knack Packaging Limited's IPO to open on July 1

Jun 25, 2026 | Business

Ahmedabad: Knack Packaging Limited proposes to open an initial public offering of its equity shares with a face value of ₹10 each on Wednesday, July 01, 2026. The Bid/ Offer Closing Date is Friday, July 03, 2026. The Anchor Investor Bidding Date is one Working Day before the Bid/Offer Opening Date, being Tuesday, Ju...Read More

Rs. 1.53 Crore Fraud at IOCL Gujarat Refinery: CBI Books Former Finance Manager

Jun 25, 2026 | GujaratVadodara

Vadodara: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), has booked one Sejal Kolhatkar, a former Senior Finance Manager at Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), for allegedly carrying out a financial fraud involving sum of ₹1.53 crore. As per the FIR filed at the CBI's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) in Gandhinagar, wh...Read More

UGC Gets Another Complaint Over Ragging at Bhavnagar Medical College

Jun 25, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Rajkot: Days after seven resident doctors from the orthopaedics department of Bhavnagar Government Medical College were booked in a ragging case, the institution has received another complaint, this time involving its gynaecology department. The University Grants Commission (UGC) informed the college that it had rec...Read More

Gujarat Govt Okays ₹1,700-Crore Badalpur-Kareli Barrage-cum-Bridge over Mahi River

Jun 25, 2026 | Central GujaratGujaratVadodara

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has given in-principle approval to the Badalpur-Kareli Barrage-cum-Bridge project to be built across the Mahi River near Dhuvaran in Anand at a cost of ₹1,700 crore. This project will greatly benefit lakhs of people in Anand, Vadodara and Bharuch districts in terms of drinking wate...Read More

BIS Raids Another Surat Firm, Seizes 2,265 Electrical Appliances Without ISI Mark

Jun 25, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has raided Dolphy India Private Limited, located at Kosmada, Surat, and seized 2,265 electronic products without the mandatory BIS-ISI mark. The products seized include electronic hair dryers, electric hand dryers, and electric irons. Based on specific information received b...Read More

Three GUJCTOC Accused from Cattle Theft and Slaughter Gang Held

Jun 25, 2026 | Central GujaratGujarat

Vadodara: Three members of an alleged organised cattle theft and slaughter syndicate, booked under the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GUJCTOC) Act, have been remanded to police custody till July 4 to facilitate an investigation into their financial transactions and assets. The case, registered at th...Read More

Another Boy Killed in Lioness Attack in Amreli

Jun 25, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Amreli: A five-year-old boy was tragically killed in a lioness attack on Wednesday night in Chaturi village of Khambha taluka in Amreli. The lioness attacked the child while he was accompanying his grandfather to deliver milk and dragged him into the nearby forest. Following the incident, the Forest Department launched...Read More

CBI Searches in Gujarat, 15 Other States in Nationwide Digital Arrest Scam Crackdown

Jun 25, 2026 | GujaratIndia

New Delhi: In a major crackdown on the cybercrime infrastructure facilitating digital arrest scams, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), under Operation Chakra-VI, constituted 60 special teams and conducted coordinated searches at more than 80 locations across 16 states: Punjab, Gujarat, Delhi, Maharashtra, Harya...Read More

12 AMC Committees Get New Chairpersons

Jun 25, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Thursday announced the names of the chairpersons of its 12 committees. Former city BJP general secretary Parag Nayak has been appointed as the chairman of the Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS) Committee. Here is the list of committee chairpersons: 1....Read More

Ahmedabad BRTS Announces Route Changes for Muharram (Tajiya) on June 26

Jun 25, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: In view of Muharram (Tajia) on Friday, June 26, 2026, Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL) has announced changes to several BRTS bus routes to ensure smooth traffic movement. The revised arrangements will be in effect from 1:30 pm until further notice. Routes to remain completely closed Route No. 07: Narol ...Read More

Where Did It Rain in Gujarat? Here's the 24-Hour Rainfall Data

Jun 25, 2026 | Gujarat

Narmada : Light to moderate rainfall has been recorded in some areas of the state during the last 24 hours as the monsoon made its onset on Wednesday. According to the rainfall data for the 24 hours ending at 6 am this morning, Sagbara taluka in Narmada district recorded the highest rainfall of 85 mm (3.35 inches). ...Read More

ED Raids Delhi Locations Linked to 2021 Mundra Port Heroin Haul

Jun 25, 2026 | GujaratKutch

Ahmedabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday carried out searches at five locations in Delhi linked to businessman Harpreet Singh Talwar and his associates as part of a money laundering investigation connected to the 2,988-kg heroin seizure at Gujarat's Mundra port in 2021. The raids were conducted under...Read More

Tata Power's Mundra Plant Gets Extension to Continue Operations Till Sept 30

Jun 25, 2026 | GujaratKutch

Mundra: The Union government has extended the special operating framework for Tata Power's 4,000-MW Mundra thermal power plant until September 30, allowing the imported coal-based facility to continue supplying electricity under government directions for another three months. In a stock exchange filing, Tata Power s...Read More