Gandhinagar/Hamburg: Indian international law jurist and scholar Dr Bimal N. Patel took oath as a Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) at the tribunal’s headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, on Thursday. Patel began his nine-year term on October 1, 2026, marking a new phase in his career ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has directed its Health Department to intensify inspections of food markets during the upcoming Navratri and Diwali festivals, including conducting checks during night hours. The instructions were issued during the weekly meeting of the AMC Standing Committee on Thu...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat has taken a step towards exploring new nuclear power projects, with the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL) signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to identify suitable sites for nuclear power development in the state. ...Read More

New Delhi: Gujarat recorded strong growth in Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections in September 2026, with the state’s domestic GST revenue rising 17% year-on-year. According to the latest GST data, Gujarat collected Rs. 12,222 crore in domestic GST during September 2026, compared to Rs. 10,419 crore in the cor...Read More

Surat: Train services on the Surat–Vadodara section of Western Railway’s Vadodara division will be affected on select dates in October as yard remodelling and Electronic Interlocking (EI) work is underway to develop Utran station as a satellite station. According to the railway, blocks will be taken on different...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government has compulsorily retired two IAS officers, including former Surendranagar Collector K. Rajesh and Additional Development Commissioner Gaurav Dahiya, on October 1, in an action against officials facing serious allegations and departmental proceedings. The action, reportedly taken und...Read More

Ahmedabad: More than 1,000 students of Nirma University staged a protest on the campus on Thursday, wearing black clothes and carrying placards to condemn an alleged indecent act by a construction worker at a girls’ hostel construction site. The protest comes days after a video allegedly showing the worker engagin...Read More

Mumbai: Celebrating 10 years of connecting India, Jio has launched the special Jio Anniversary Offer on JioBharat, making it easier and more affordable than ever for millions of feature phone users to upgrade to digital life, a press release said. Under the offer, eligible JioBharat 4G phones are available for ₹1,...Read More

Ahmedabad: Gujarat will conduct a statewide special drive to enrol eligible citizens who are yet to register as voters, including first-time voters aged 18-19, as part of the ongoing Continuous Updation process of electoral rolls, a press release said. The special campaign will be held at polling stations across the...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Ahmedabad Zonal Office, has provisionally attached movable properties worth Rs 43.65 crore in the case of Electrotherm (India) Ltd (EIL) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The attachment, made on September 25, 2026, includes Rs 25.08 crore lying...Read More

Ahmedabad: Captain Smit Machchhar, a pilot with roots in Gujarat’s Wadhwan, is being praised for his role in averting a potentially catastrophic incident after an alleged cockpit attack on a Flydubai flight bound for Israel. Despite being seriously injured, Machchhar managed to help open the cockpit door, allowing...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has issued notices to the Gujarat Housing Board (GHB) and the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) over alleged irregularities in the redevelopment of Amar and Suramya Apartments in Naranpura, including discrepancies in development permissions and the alleged removal of a public garden....Read More

Mehsana: Three Gujarat residents who were allegedly kidnapped in Ethiopia after travelling towards the US through an illegal route have been safely rescued and returned to India without any ransom being paid, officials said. The three, a man and two women, went missing after reaching Ethiopia, with their families al...Read More

Ahmedabad: Travelling to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport in the city by cab is set to become costlier, with the airport operator introducing a ₹50 drop-off charge and a ₹200 pick-up charge for taxis dropping off and picking up passengers at the airport from Thursday (October 1). The charges a...Read More

Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) will add 30 more electric buses to its public transport fleet under the PM e-Bus Sewa scheme, taking the number of e-buses operating in the city to 80. The new buses are scheduled to be launched on October 7. The addition is expected to improve bus frequency on vari...Read More

Ahmedabad: With only a few spells of rain and the monsoon in retreat, dengue cases rose sharply in the city in September, with 640 infections reported between September 1 and 27, according to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) health department. The 640 cases accounted for 51.1% of the 1,228 dengue cases ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Fee Regulatory Committee (Technical) has approved revised fees for 41 self-financed technical colleges that had sought increases of more than 5%. The colleges have been allowed an average fee hike of up to 15% for degree programmes and 30% for diploma courses. The revised fees will remain valid for th...Read More

Vadodara: Indian Oil Corporation’s Vadodara refinery is yet to fully utilise its expanded crude-processing capacity of 18 million tonnes per annum (mtpa), nearly five years after the expansion began. The refinery currently operates between its earlier 13.7 mtpa capacity and the expanded level, as several downstrea...Read More

Ahmedabad: An Indian-origin pilot from Gujarat, Smit Machchhar, is reported to have helped prevent a Flydubai passenger aircraft from crashing after his co-pilot allegedly tried to take control of the plane during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Wednesday. Machchhar, who is reportedly from a Gujarati Brahmakshatr...Read More

Surat: Western Railway will introduce the Surat-Udaipur Vande Bharat Express, providing faster and more comfortable rail connectivity between Gujarat and Rajasthan. The train will operate six days a week, except Tuesdays, with regular services beginning on October 3, 2026. According to Western Railway, Train No. 269...Read More

Narmada: The Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam reached its maximum reservoir level of 138.68 metres (455 feet) for the seventh time since being dedicated to the nation in 2017. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel visited Ekta Nagar on Wednesday and performed Jal Poojan to welcome the Narmada waters amid Vedic chants and ce...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has sealed and taken possession of four properties in the West Zone after a public auction held to recover outstanding property tax dues received no bids. The action was taken by the West Zone Property Tax Department on Tuesday. The four properties had combined outstan...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Wednesday sealed around 30 firecracker shops near Kalupur Tower after the shopkeepers failed to produce the required documents during an inspection. Inspections were carried out at 30 firecracker shops in the Central Zone, covering the stretch from Kalupur Gate t...Read More

New Delhi: A new-generation professional is making his way to national politics. Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani is the Samajwadi Party’s Rajya Sabha candidate from Uttar Pradesh. He filed his nomination in Lucknow on Wednesday in the presence of party president Akhilesh Yadav, alongside senior party leader Prof Ram Gopal Y...Read More

Vadodara: Gujarat's electricity demand has risen sharply amid increased irrigation requirements for Kharif crops, with the state's peak demand reaching 25,255 MW on September 28, up from 22,853 MW a day earlier. With electricity demand expected to rise further across the agricultural, domestic and industrial sectors...Read More

Surat: Western Railway is set to deploy advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology at Udhna railway station to manage the heavy passenger rush towards Uttar Pradesh and Bihar during Diwali and Chhath Puja. Udhna station witnesses severe crowding during the festive season every year, making the management of pa...Read More

New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all mandated Rabi Crops for Marketing Season 2027-28. Government has increased the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) of Rabi Crops for Marketing Season ...Read More

Vadodara: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone in Vadodara for a ₹8,885-crore project to construct new third and fourth railway lines along the 259-km Vadodara–Godhra–Ratlam route, aimed at easing congestion and enabling higher train speeds. The project will pass through five districts across...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat is set to make a mark in India’s growing spacetech sector with the launch of an indigenous Thermal Infrared Earth Observation Payload (Thermal Infrared Camera) developed by an Ahmedabad-based startup. Named TAPAS-1, the thermal infrared camera is scheduled to be launched from the United States on...Read More