Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Division of Western Railway handled over 8.20 lakh passengers between November 1 and 6 amid increased travel demand during Diwali and Chhath Puja, with 73 special train trips scheduled in November to facilitate passenger movement to major destinations across the country. The division has put i...Read More

Bhuj: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has caught a police head constable posted at Koday Police Station while allegedly accepting a ₹70,000 bribe from a citizen for the release of seized dump trucks. The accused, identified as Vipulbhai Daljibhai Chaudhary, 32, was caught red-handed during an ACB trap operation a...Read More

Ahmedabad: Several SpiceJet flights from Ahmedabad Airport faced cancellations and significant delays on Saturday, November 7, leaving passengers stranded and disrupting their Diwali vacation plans. Travellers heading to Kerala, Patna and Bagdogra alleged that the airline failed to provide timely information about flig...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Energy Limited (GEL), India’s largest city gas distribution company by sales volume, plans to establish 200 tonnes per day (TPD) of compressed biogas (CBG) production capacity in its initial phase. This will include a 100 TPD facility in Gujarat and another 100 TPD outside the state, as it seeks ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday reviewed Gujarat’s law and order situation, public safety and security preparedness during a high-level meeting in Ahmedabad ahead of the Diwali festival. The meeting, attended by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Har...Read More

Mundra: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has uncovered a suspected cigarette smuggling racket at Mundra Port after intercepting 18 suspicious containers shipped from Gulf countries. Imported cigarettes worth crores of rupees have been seized from three containers so far, with the inspection of the remainin...Read More

Ambaji: The Shri Arasuri Ambaji Mata Devasthan Trust has announced revised aarti and darshan timings at the Ambaji Temple in Banaskantha district during the Diwali festival and Gujarati New Year celebrations in November 2026. According to the trust, special arrangements will be made for devotees visiting the temple on...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government has appointed Dr Pruthul Rameshbhai Desai, Principal of Sir P T Sarvajanik College of Science, Surat, as the new Vice Chancellor of Gujarat University for a five-year term. The Education Department issued a notification on Saturday, November 7, 2026, announcing his appointment under...Read More

Vadodara: Vadodara Railway Station has set up a 350-square-foot passenger holding area on Platform No. 6 and strengthened crowd-management arrangements at the railway station ahead of the Diwali and Chhath Puja rush, with around 10,000 passengers expected to travel towards North India, Bihar and West Bengal. The speci...Read More

Amreli: A seven-year-old boy was mauled to death by a leopard while labourers were picking cotton in a field near Sanosara village in Amreli district on Saturday morning, triggering panic across the surrounding villages. The incident occurred around 8:45 am in a field belonging to Jitu Somlabhai Manjariya, located o...Read More

Bhavnagar: Bhavnagar is set to get two new overbridges to improve connectivity and ease traffic congestion, with a ₹650 crore mega project planned between Nari Chokdi and Vartej and another bridge proposed at the Kumbharwada railway crossing. State Government spokesperson and Bhavnagar West MLA Jitu Vaghani announ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Western Railway (WR) will operate special trains between Utran in Gujarat and Khatipura in Rajasthan on November 9, 10, 16 and 17 to facilitate passenger travel. Train No. 09131 Utran–Khatipura Special will depart Utran at 2.15 pm on November 9 and 16 (Mondays) and arrive at Khatipura at 10 am the follo...Read More

Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad's minimum temperature dropped below 20°C to 19.5°C on Saturday, marking a gradual dip in nighttime temperatures across parts of Gujarat as the winter chills set in. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature in the city was 1.4°C below normal. Gandhinagar ...Read More

Amreli: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued a 21-year-old fisherman who sustained a severe head injury aboard a fishing boat 40 nautical miles off Jafrabad in Amreli district on November 5. Acting on information received from the Assistant Director of Fisheries, Jafrabad, the Indian Coast Guard Station Pipavav coor...Read More

Ahmedabad: Gujarat State Petronet Limited (GSPL) Transmission Ltd plans to invest approximately ₹3,500 crore over the next two to three years to expand its pipeline network, primarily through capacity augmentation and connectivity to new geographical areas, BusinessLine reported. According to the report, the propo...Read More

Jamnagar: She was found alone on a riverbank, a newborn whose herd had crossed the water without her. Eighteen months later, too weak to stand, with fractures in both front legs, Maya is being flown across India to be given a fighting chance at recovery. At the initiative of Anant Ambani, Founder of Vantara, the organi...Read More

Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) standing committee on Friday approved a revised alignment for the Bhukhi canal diversion project, allowing the canal to be rerouted through a new stormwater channel parallel to National Highway 48 to address recurring flooding in parts of the city. The revised align...Read More

Ahmedabad: Two men were arrested on Friday for allegedly impersonating Ellisbridge MLA Amit Shah and pressuring a Food and Drugs Control Administration (FDCA) official to approve a licence for a healthcare company. According to the FIR, a caller posing as Shah contacted drug inspector Parth Patel in Gandhinagar on O...Read More

Mumbai: Ashoka Buildcon Limited has emerged as the lowest bidder (L1) for a ₹865.90 crore National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) project involving the construction of an eight-lane section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Gujarat. In a regulatory filing dated November 5, the infrastructure company said it ha...Read More

Ahmedabad: Chhaswala and Jai Bhavani Vadapav are among four commercial establishments sealed by the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for littering in the West Zone, as part of a three-day enforcement drive that saw ₹2.35 lakh collected in administrative charges. The drive, conducted by the West Zone Solid Waste...Read More

Surat: Gujarat-based defence technology company insideFPV has become the first Indian company to conduct trials of a kamikaze First-Person View (FPV) drone under active electronic warfare (EW) conditions at an altitude of approximately 18,000 feet in Ladakh. The company's indigenous kamikaze FPV drone, Advik, was te...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS), operated by the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC), will offer free bus travel to women across the city on the occasion of Bhai Bij, providing a festive benefit to women commuters. The initiative follows a similar arrangement during Raksha Bandhan, when a...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has made special healthcare arrangements for the Diwali festival, ensuring round-the-clock emergency medical services at municipal hospitals and 13 Community Health Centres (CHCs) across the city. The AMC Health Department has deployed specialist doctors and paramed...Read More

Ahmedabad: Ticket prices for Nitesh Tiwari's much-awaited epic Ramayana: Part 1 have climbed to as high as ₹2,600 in Ahmedabad, with premium IMAX 3D screenings at PVR Palladium Mall witnessing exceptionally high prices and limited availability on BookMyShow. According to BookMyShow listings checked on November 6, ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has completed and inaugurated 46,384 housing units for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Low-Income Groups (LIG) under various housing and slum rehabilitation schemes, while construction of several thousand additional units is underway, according to a press note. ...Read More

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to lift the ban on the preparation, sale and storage of non-vegetarian food in areas surrounding Somnath Temple in Gujarat, while asking the Gujarat High Court to decide the matter expeditiously. A Bench of Justices MM Sundresh and PB Varale refused to interfere with a...Read More

Gandhinagar: Bharat SemiTech has expressed interest in establishing a semiconductor equipment manufacturing facility in Sanand with a proposed investment of approximately ₹1,000 crore, emerging as a key investment prospect during Gujarat's investment outreach to Singapore and South Korea ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat ...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Government has decided to disburse ₹7.14 crore in pending sugarcane payments to more than 850 farmers associated with Shri Ukai Pradesh Khand Udyog Sahakari Mandali Limited (Vyara Sugar), with the amount to be credited directly to their bank accounts before Diwali. Announcing the decision,...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Division of Western Railway has awarded a 35-year contract to Emirates Logistics India Private Limited for developing a Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal (GCT) at Khakhrechi in Morbi district. The project involves developing modern freight loading and unloading facilities on 80,413 square metres of...Read More

Ahmedabad: Western Railway will operate two unreserved weekly special trains connecting Gujarat with Bihar to accommodate additional passenger rush during the Diwali and Chhath Puja festivals. The special trains will operate on a special fare basis, providing additional travel options for passengers heading to Bihar. ...Read More