Temperatures Stay Above 40°C in Several Gujarat Cities as Monsoon Remains Stalled
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Temperatures Stay Above 40°C in Several Gujarat Cities as Monsoon Remains Stalled

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Ahmedabad City Logistics Plan Released; Rs 12,315 Crore Project to Ease Traffic, Boost Freight Movement

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IMD Issues Orange Alert for Very Heavy Rains in Parts of Gujarat During July 3-5

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Gujarat to set up 8 New Smart GIDCs across 3,611 acres in 5 districts

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AMC Issues Final Notices to 41 Shops, Houses for Road Widening Project

Jun 29, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has initiated action to develop the road from 10 Acre Mall outside Raipur Darwaza to Vorana Roja in accordance with the 24.38-metre-wide roadline prescribed under T.P. Scheme No. 18-Sarangpur. As part of the project, 41 properties will have to be razed, and the civic b...Read More

PM Modi likely to visit Gujarat on July 4

Jun 29, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Sanand: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit his home state of Gujarat later this week. Commercial production at CG Semi Private Limited's semiconductor project in Sanand is set to begin on July 4, and the Prime Minister is likely to attend its inauguration. CG Semi, a joint venture of CG Power and Indust...Read More

Narmada District Administration Demolishes Illegal Constructions on Plots Allotted to Govt Officials

Jun 29, 2026 | Central GujaratGujarat

Narmada: The district administration has taken action against alleged illegal constructions on plots allotted to government officials in Garudeshwar near the Statue of Unity (SoU). A demolition drive that commenced on Sunday continued for the second consecutive day today. The matter dates back to 2019, when the then N...Read More

Violent clash, stone-pelting between two Muslim groups in Dariyapur, Ahmedabad

Jun 29, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: A fight that started over a trivial matter in the Dariyapur area of the city on Sunday evening took a violent turn late at night. Two groups of Muslim individuals came face to face and attacked each other with bats and sticks. Videos of the clash have gone viral. Stone-pelting also took place during the scuf...Read More

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View AllJaishankar Visits Mongolia, Reviews Key India-Backed Oil Refinery Project

Jun 27, 2026 | Ahmedabad, Gujarat Featured

Amazon India brings the 10th edition of Prime Day to Gujarat

Ahmedabad: Amazon's Prime Day will go live from July 4. To mark the 10th edition of Prime Day in India, Amazon is offering a limited-period Anniversary offer to new members. Amazon Now is also available across select pincodes in Ahmedabad. Amazon Now is already available to over 50 million customers in more than 15 ...Read More

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EPFO Online Services to Resume from July 1 After System Upgrade

Jun 29, 2026 | India

Ahmedabad: As the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is upgrading its database and integrating its software applications, several online member services have been temporarily suspended from June 26. All services are expected to be fully restored from July 1 after the technical work is completed. The upgra...Read More

TRAI Assesses Mobile Network Quality on Jodhpur to Ahmedabad Rail Route

Jun 29, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released findings of an Independent Drive Test (IDT) conducted on the Jodhpur to Ahmedabad Rail Route (Rajasthan & Gujarat LSA) during the month of May 2026, for the information of general telecom consumers. The purpose of this drive test is to assess ...Read More

Vadodara Gets 30 New AC Electric Buses Under PM eBus Seva Scheme

Jun 29, 2026 | GujaratRoad JourneyTravelVadodara

Vadodara: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel flagged off 30 new AC electric buses from GSFC Gate No. 1 during the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference held in Vadodara. The Vadodara Municipal Corporation has launched this environmentally friendly public transport initiative under the Central Government's flagship PM eBus Se...Read More

Customs Seize Hydroponic Marijuana Worth Over Rs 10 Crore at Ahmedabad Airport

Jun 29, 2026 | AhmedabadAviationGujaratTravel

Ahmedabad: A sniffer dog deployed by Customs at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport played a key role in foiling a drug smuggling attempt, leading to the seizure of 10.9 kg of hydroponic marijuana with an estimated illicit market value of over Rs 10 crore, officials said. The contraband was recover...Read More

40 Electric Buses Rolled Out in Gandhinagar Under PM eBus Seva

Jun 29, 2026 | GujaratRoad JourneyTravel

Gandhinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday launched electric bus services in the state capital under the PM eBus Seva scheme. According to an official release, Gandhinagar has been allotted 100 electric buses, with the first phase seeing the rollout of 40 fully air-conditioned buses on regular routes. The pr...Read More

Probe Underway After Laser Beam Targets IndiGo Flight at Surat Airport

Jun 28, 2026 | AviationGujaratSurat

Surat: Security agencies have launched an immediate investigation following an alarming incident in which a laser beam was aimed at an IndiGo flight while it was making its landing approach at Surat Airport. Pointing laser beams at descending aircraft is considered a severe aviation hazard as it can temporarily blin...Read More

Legal Street

Jun 28, 2026 | Gujarat

1. The Gram Panchayat's Stolen Electricity for a Cricket Tournament A local Gram Panchayat organized a cricket tournament on its grounds, but lacking a power source, they illegally tapped electricity directly from a nearby pole. The electricity company caught the theft, issued a supplementary bill, and eventually file...Read More

One dead in hit-and-run Car-Motorcycle accident in Ahmedabad

Jun 28, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: One person was dead in hit-and-run road accident near Vyasvadi char rasta in Ahmeadbad, early in the morning on Sunday. At around 2:15 am, car collided with a motorcycle carrying three youths. The impact threw all three riders onto the road. Passersby rushed them to Civil Hospital, where one of the injure...Read More

Positive talks with CM raise hopes of ending Morbi farmers' protest over power poles

Jun 27, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Morbi: There are indications that the farmers' protest against the installation of electricity poles by a private power company in Jetpar village of Morbi taluka may be resolved within the next two to three days. Trustees of the Sidsar Temple Trust recently met Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister H...Read More

AMC ties up with Bharat Taxi to integrate on-demand taxi services with AMTS, BRTS

Jun 27, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bharat Taxi (Sahakar Taxi Co-operative Ltd.) at the Mahatma Gandhi Convention Center in Gandhinagar on Saturday. The new MoU focuses on providing first and last-mile connectivity to the city's bus passengers. Bhara...Read More

ACB Gujarat nabs another cop red-handed while accepting bribe

Jun 27, 2026 | GujaratVadodara

Vadodara: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat on Saturday laid a trap and caught a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) and an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) posted at Manjalpur Police Station while accepting a bribe of ₹10,000. The accused had demanded the bribe for not harassing the complainant in a case registered ag...Read More

Patan MLA Flags Toll Collection on Incomplete Rajkot-Jetpur Highway, Writes to CM

Jun 27, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Rajkot: Patan MLA Kirit Patel has alleged that toll is being collected from motorists on the Rajkot-Jetpur highway even though the six-lane road project is still incomplete. He has written to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, demanding a high-level inquiry into the matter and appropriate action against those responsible....Read More

Lemon Tree's Citrus Cafe Delivers Non-Veg Food Instead of Veg Order via Zomato; Fined

Jun 27, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Jamnagar: In yet another case of an online food delivery blunder, a customer who had ordered veg pasta from Citrus Cafe at Lemon Tree Hotel in the city received a non-veg dish instead. As per the details, the family of Paresh Chudasama, who lives in the New Jamnagar area, ordered veg pasta through the Zomato applica...Read More

Amit Shah Calls for Two Livestock per Farmer, Cluster Schools at Gandhinagar DISHA Meeting

Jun 27, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: Union Home and Cooperation Minister and Gandhinagar Lok Sabha MP Amit Shah has instructed officials to conduct an immediate survey to provide at least two livestock to every farmer in Gandhinagar district to make them more financially secure. He has also directed officials to start new schools on a cluster...Read More

Statue of Unity to Host Live Tribal Dance Performances Twice a Month

Jun 27, 2026 | Central GujaratGujarat

Ekta Nagar: Visitors to the Statue of Unity in Ekta Nagar will soon get to enjoy regular live performances showcasing Gujarat's tribal heritage, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Statue of Unity (SoU) Authority and the Gujarat Tribal Research and Training Society (GTRTS). Under t...Read More

Gujarat Police, Bharat Taxi Tie Up to Launch SOS Emergency Support

Jun 27, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Gandhinagar: An MoU has been signed between the Gujarat Police and the multi-state cooperative society Sahakar Taxi Co-operative Limited (Bharat Taxi) for digital integration. The main objective of the agreement is to make urban transport safer and more efficient through a modern digital platform. Under the initiati...Read More

Rs 50 Lakh Cash Stolen from Car near ADC Bank in Ahmedabad

Jun 27, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: A film-style theft of Rs. 50 lakh took place in front of ADC Bank near Maruti Plaza in the city's Krishnanagar area on Saturday. According to reports, two unidentified men first distracted the driver, while two others broke the car window and fled with a bag containing Rs. 50 lakh in cash. According to prel...Read More

Three Lion Cubs Found Dead in a Single Day in Amreli

Jun 27, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Amreli: The Forest Department has been on alert after three lion cubs died at three different locations in Amreli district of Gujarat's Gir region within 24 hours. An investigation has been launched into all three incidents. The department has initiated a special probe after suspicious circumstances emerged in the deat...Read More

Disturbed Areas Act Extended for 5 Years in 30 Societies in Rajkot

Jun 27, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Rajkot: The Disturbed Areas Act (Ashantdhara) has been extended for another five years in about 30 residential societies in the Bhaktinagar and Kotharia areas of the city. The state government's decision has brought relief to thousands of residents. Concerns had been expressed among locals over the expiry of the Dis...Read More

101-Key Welcomhotel by ITC Hotels to Come Up in Gandhinagar

Jun 27, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: ITC Hotels Limited has announced the signing of a management agreement for a 101-room Welcomhotel in the Karai area of Gandhinagar, marking the debut of the Welcomhotel brand in the state capital. The new property will further strengthen ITC Hotels' presence in Gujarat, one of India's fastest-growing in...Read More

Amit Shah Launches Bharat Taxi Across 14 Gujarat Cities

Jun 27, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Gandhinagar: Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah today launched Bharat Taxi, India's first driver-owned ride-hailing platform, across 14 major cities in Gujarat. The platform is expected to be rolled out across the state within a month. The cities where the service went live today include Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara...Read More

43 MoUs Worth ₹1,763 Crore Inked in Kheda Ahead of VGRC Central Gujarat

Jun 27, 2026 | Central GujaratGujarat

Kheda: The Vibrant Gujarat - Vibrant Kheda event was held at Goblej in Kheda on Friday, during which 43 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) worth Rs. 1,763.23 crore were signed across various sectors, including agro, pharmaceuticals, and textiles. The agreements are expected to boost investment and create new employmen...Read More

Ahmedabad Fire Department Seals 13 Hotels, 1 Coaching Centre; Issues 216 Notices

Jun 27, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) has launched a major inspection drive targeting hotels, educational institutions, and coaching classes to ensure strict compliance with fire safety regulations across the city. As part of the citywide drive, notices were issued to a total of 154 hotels and 62 e...Read More

Legal Street

Jun 27, 2026 | Gujarat

The Lawyer's Note Rejected by the Court During a complex tax and arbitration dispute, a senior advocate attempted to prove his client had sought a specific legal waiver by relying entirely on a "lawyer's note" filed in the Supreme Court. The judges were highly unimpressed, sternly reminding the senior counsel that a...Read More

Gujarat Govt Announces In-Situ Appointments of 18 Promoted IAS Officers

Jun 27, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government on Friday issued orders appointing 18 officers promoted to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) to officiate in their existing positions following their elevation to the IAS. The appointments were made through notifications issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) af...Read More

Monsoon Delay Keeps Gujarat Sweltering; Ahmedabad Hottest at 40.7°C

Jun 27, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The scorching summer heat has continued across Gujarat due to the delay in the monsoon. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Ahmedabad remained the hottest city in the state on June 26, recording a maximum temperature of 40.7°C, which was 3.9°C above normal. After Ahmedabad, Surendranag...Read More

Gujarat ATS Seizes ₹8.32 Crore Worth of Tramadol, Arrests Medical Stockist

Jun 27, 2026 | AhmedabadGujaratIndia

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has seized 2.08 lakh Tramadol tablets valued at around ₹8.32 crore and arrested a Rajasthan-based medical stockist allegedly involved in the illegal trafficking of the restricted psychotropic drug. According to ATS officials, the operation was carried out on Thursd...Read More

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

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

Jun 27, 2026 | Gujarat

Valsad: With the monsoon stalled over South Gujarat for more than two days, there has been very limited rainfall in the state. In the last 24 hours ending at 6 am today, light rain was recorded in scattered areas across only 10 talukas of the state. The highest rainfall of 12 mm was recorded in Umargam of Valsad distri...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