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Vadodara Police Arrest Karnataka Woman in Newborn Trafficking Case

Aug 11, 2026 | GujaratIndiaVadodara

Vadodara: The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) has arrested a 46-year-old woman from Belagavi, Karnataka, in connection with a newborn trafficking case spanning parts of North Gujarat and Maharashtra. The police have secured her custody until August 13 for further questioning and investigation into the alleged traffi...Read More

Ahmedabad Civic Body Seals Lollipop Manufacturing Unit; Seizes 1,500 kg Stock

Aug 11, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) health and food department on Monday sealed a confectionery manufacturing unit in Hirawadi, Isanpur, after finding it producing lollipops under a retailer’s food licence and allegedly violating food safety norms. During the inspection, officials found lollipop...Read More

AMC Dental College to Add Six MDS Seats

Aug 11, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The AMC Dental College and Hospital in the Khokhra area of the city will add six new postgraduate seats for Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) courses, taking the total number of seats in the concerned departments to 12. The additional seats have been approved for the Department of Orthodontics and the Depart...Read More

AMC Crackdown Against Encroachments on Sindhu Bhavan Road

Aug 10, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) North-West Zone estate department, along with the Ahmedabad city police’s ‘M’ Division traffic department, conducted a night-time drive against encroachments and traffic obstructions in Bodakdev and Thaltej wards and along Sindhu Bhavan Road. During the ...Read More

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Aug 10, 2026 | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Featured

NID Ahmedabad Designs Presidential Invitation Kit for 80th Independence Day Celebrations

Ahmedabad: The National Institute of Design (NID) in the city has extended its design services for the ceremonial invitation kit commissioned by Rashtrapati Bhavan for the reception of distinguished guests on the occasion of India’s 80th Independence Day, to be celebrated on 15 August, 2026. As per NID, the projec...Read More

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Western Railway’s Ahmedabad Division Loads First Wheat Mini Rake for ITC Ltd

Aug 10, 2026 | AhmedabadGujaratIndiaRailway

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Division of Western Railway has achieved a new milestone in freight operations with the loading of its first mini rake carrying wheat for ITC Ltd. The wheat consignment was loaded at Kadi station in the Ahmedabad Division on August 9 and transported to NTW in the Mysuru Division. The movemen...Read More

Gujarat CM, DyCM, State BJP Chief on Delhi Visit

Aug 10, 2026 | BJPGujaratIndiaPolitics

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi and BJP state president Jagdish Vishwakarma have reached Delhi for a series of meetings with the party’s central leadership and government officials. Chief Minister Patel and Vishwakarma left for Delhi after the Tricolor Yatr...Read More

Fire at Gandhinagar Secretariat Block 9 Brought Under Control, Digital Records Safe

Aug 10, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: A fire broke out in the basement of Block No. 9 of Sardar Bhavan at the New Secretariat in Gandhinagar on Monday morning. The standby fire brigade teams were immediately deployed to the spot and brought the blaze under control. Officials said the situation is now completely normal and under control. Blo...Read More

ACB Gujarat Nabs Municipality Engineer, Trader in Bribe Case

Aug 10, 2026 | Central GujaratGujarat

Jhalod: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday caught a Jhalod Municipality engineer and a local trader while allegedly accepting a ₹10,000 bribe in connection with the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). According to the ACB, the complainant had been sanctioned a house under the housing scheme. The first inst...Read More

Gujarat Kharif Sowing Reaches 85% of Normal Average; Cotton and Groundnut Lead

Aug 10, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: Sowing activity for the ongoing Kharif season 2026 in Gujarat is nearing completion, with 72.47 lakh hectares, or around 85% of the state’s normal average sowing area, covered so far. Cotton and groundnut, two key crops in Gujarat’s agricultural economy, together account for more than 57% of the total ...Read More

Parimal Nathwani releases ‘Gir Ki Amulya Dharohar’ documentary marking World Lion Day 2026

Aug 10, 2026 | Gujarat

Gir: Marking World Lion Day 2026, Parimal Nathwani, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, has released ‘Gir ki Amulya Dharohar,’ a documentary that chronicles Gir's conservation journey, showcasing the broader story of the preservation of the Majestic Asiatic lion, the role of local communities, and the work of those ...Read More

Surat Medical College Suspends 4 Doctors Over Ragging Allegations After Resident’s Death

Aug 10, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: Four resident doctors have been suspended for six months following the death by suicide of a 29-year-old postgraduate medical student at Government Medical College (GMC), Surat. The action comes amid allegations that the student had spoken about harassment by senior doctors. Statements were recorded before a ...Read More

SC Collegium Recommends Transfer of Orissa HC Judge to Gujarat High Court

Aug 10, 2026 | AhmedabadGujaratIndia

Gandhinagar: The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Orissa High Court judge Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak to the Gujarat High Court. The recommendation was made at the Collegium meeting held on August 6, 2026. The Collegium has also recommended the transfer of Justice Krushna Ram Mohapatra from t...Read More

SMC Inspects 47 Surat Metro construction Sites, Finds 208 Mosquito-Breeding Spots

Aug 10, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation’s (SMC) Vector-Borne Disease Control Department inspected 3,063 spots across 47 metro construction sites on August 8 as part of its drive to control mosquito-borne diseases. During the inspection, officials found 208 mosquito-breeding sites and carried out 173 source-reductio...Read More

GujRERA Orders Ahmedabad Builder to Refund Homebuyer With Interest Over Possession Delay

Aug 10, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Real Estate Regulatory Authority (GujRERA) has ordered Dharmadev Infrastructure Limited to refund a homebuyer’s ₹10.5 lakh along with 11% annual interest after the developer failed to complete and hand over a flat in its Swaminarayan Park-2 project in Vatva. The order came on a complaint...Read More

Surat Woman, Son Booked in ₹3.17-Crore Land Fraud Case

Aug 10, 2026 | GujaratSaurastraSurat

Rajkot: Rajkot Taluka police have registered a case against a Surat-based woman, her son and unidentified accomplices for allegedly forging documents related to a ₹3.17-crore plot, using the fabricated papers in court and attempting to sell portions of the property. The FIR was filed on Friday based on a complaint...Read More

Two Sabarmati Riverfront Plots Up for Auction at ₹224 Crore Base Price

Aug 10, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Two commercial plots on the western bank of the Sabarmati Riverfront are set to be auctioned, with a base price of ₹112 crore each. Located near the Metro Rail Bridge, the plots have a combined base value of ₹224 crore, which could rise depending on competition during the online auction. The Sabarmati...Read More

IMD Issues Yellow Alert for Heavy Rain in Parts of Gujarat on August 11

Aug 10, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for heavy rainfall at isolated places in parts of Gujarat on Tuesday, August 11. The weather office has also forecast thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, gusty winds and light to moderate rainfall in several districts through August 12. ...Read More

Passenger Held at Ahmedabad Airport with ₹65.7 Lakh Gold Concealed Inside His Body

Aug 10, 2026 | AhmedabadAviationGujaratTravel

Ahmedabad: Customs officials at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport have arrested a 24-year-old passenger after allegedly recovering gold concealed inside capsules hidden in his body. According to the Customs Department, the passenger, a native of Godhra, was intercepted by the Air Intelligence Uni...Read More

Sabarmati–Jammu Tavi Train Extension to Katra: Railway Board Works Out Timings

Aug 09, 2026 | AhmedabadGujaratRailway

Ahmedabad:  The proposed extension of train no. 19223/19224 from Sabarmati to Jammu Tavi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SMVD Katra) has moved forward with the Railway Board working out  timings following discussions held on July 30, 2026. According to the proposed schedule, train no. 19223, currently operating b...Read More

Gujarat ACB book 3 including two Policemen in Bribe case; Middleman nabbed

Aug 09, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Sunday, August 9, 2026, booked three persons, including two Class-3 police personnel posted at Kalol Police Station, in a bribery case involving ₹15,000. One middleman is nabbed by ACB in this case. The accused have been identified as Ashish Katara, a Class-...Read More

Amreli District to get stoppage of Vande Bharat Express Train

Aug 09, 2026 | GujaratRailwaySaurastra

Ahmedabad: Vande Bharat Express train on Ahmedabad to Veraval will stop at Chital in Amreli district. According to a local Lok Sabha member Bharat Sutariya who represents Amreli, he had made representation before the Railway Minister for giving a stoppage in Amreli district. The permanent stoppage at Chital will ...Read More

Six Vadodara Devotees Killed as Wrong-Side Truck Crashes into Van in MP’s Dhar

Aug 09, 2026 | GujaratVadodara

Vadodara: Six devotees from Vadodara were killed after a trailer loaded with iron goods and allegedly travelling on the wrong side of the road collided head-on with their van on the Ujjain-Badnawar road in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district on Sunday afternoon. One other passenger was critically injured. The victims w...Read More

Gujarat Forest Department to Create Special Enclosure at Ambardi Safari Park for Lions Involved in Human Attacks

Aug 09, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Gandhinagar: The Forest Department of the Government of Gujarat has decided to keep lions involved in human attacks in a specially designated enclosure. The Forest Department has initiated work to create a special enclosure spread across 100 hectares at Ambardi Safari Park. Lions involved in human attacks will be kept ...Read More

Chandlodiya Railway Bridge Work to Begin; Traffic Diversions Announced

Aug 08, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Western Railway’s Ahmedabad division is set to undertake construction of a new railway bridge in the Chandlodiya area along the Sabarmati–Sarkhej railway route. The contract for the work has been awarded to Khodal Corporation. The new bridge is being constructed alongside Railway Bridge No. 5 as part of...Read More

Jio Expands Its OTT-Pass Family With New Quarterly and Annual Options

Aug 08, 2026 | Business

Mumbai: Reliance Jio has announced the expansion of its popular Jio OTT-Pass portfolio with the introduction of new 3-month and 1-year variants. Designed to deliver more data, greater value, and uninterrupted premium entertainment, the newly added plans build upon the existing monthly option to cater to long-term conte...Read More

Saputara to Get New ₹21.36-Crore Auditorium

Aug 08, 2026 | GujaratSouth Gujarat

Ahwa: Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, while inaugurating the Saputara Monsoon Festival on Saturday, said tourism-led development would play an important role in strengthening the state’s economy and creating employment opportunities. Highlighting ongoing and completed tourism projects in South Gujarat, Sangh...Read More

AMC Seals Manpasand Gymkhana for Violation of Approved Building Use

Aug 08, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Estate and Urban Development Department of the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has sealed the Manpasand Gymkhana premises in Dariyapur for allegedly being used in violation of the approved building use. According to the AMC, the property is located near Mota Waghjipura Naka on Jordan Road in Dariy...Read More

Saputara Monsoon Festival 2026 Kicks Off; To Continue Till Aug 29

Aug 08, 2026 | GujaratSouth Gujarat

Saputara: The Saputara Monsoon Festival 2026, celebrating Gujarat’s natural beauty and tribal culture, was inaugurated on Saturday by Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi. The festival will continue till August 29, offering visitors a mix of cultural programmes, adventure activities, local cuisine and nature-...Read More

IMD Warns of Thunderstorms in Parts of Gujarat Till Aug 10; Forecasts Light to Moderate Rainfall

Aug 08, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light to moderate rainfall at isolated places across Gujarat over the next seven days, till August 14. The weather office has also issued a thunderstorm warning for parts of North Gujarat for the next three days, till August 10. According to the IMD...Read More

Vadodara Adds 20 More AC Electric Buses; E-Bus Fleet to Reach 100 by October

Aug 08, 2026 | GujaratVadodara

Vadodara: Vadodara city has added 20 new PM e-buses to its public transport fleet, taking the total number of electric buses in the city to 50. The new buses were inaugurated by State Minister Manishaben Vakil in the presence of MP Dr. Hemang Joshi, MLAs and Municipal Commissioner Arun Mahesh. The expansion is aimed...Read More

Ahmedabad Builder Alleges ₹2.5 Crore Extortion Bid, Death Threats Over Land Dispute

Aug 08, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: A Bapunagar-based builder has filed a complaint with Adalaj police, alleging that three men armed with baseball bats intercepted his car in Zundal and threatened to kill him unless he paid ₹2.5 crore over a disputed land agreement. According to the complaint, the 34-year-old builder was returning home o...Read More

AMC Sacks Chief Fire Officer Amit Dongre Over ACB Bribery Case

Aug 08, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has terminated the appointment of Probationary Chief Fire Officer Amit A. Dongre with immediate effect following an alleged bribery case involving fire NOCs for six buildings in the city. According to a press note, Dongre had allegedly demanded a bribe of ₹36,000 ...Read More

Centre Notifies New State Expert Appraisal Committee for Gujarat

Aug 08, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Gandhinagar: The Union Government has notified a new six-member State-level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) for a four-year term, a move expected to speed up long-pending environmental clearances for real estate, chemical and other industrial projects in Gujarat. The notification, issued by the Ministry of Environ...Read More

AMC Water Supply to Be Disrupted in Parts of Ahmedabad on Aug 11

Aug 08, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Water supply in parts of western Ahmedabad is expected to be affected on Tuesday, August 11, due to a scheduled power shutdown at a major water treatment plant. The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) said the 400 MLD Jaspur Water Treatment Plant will remain non-operational for eight hours on Monday, from...Read More