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Gujarat Govt Announces New Safety Measures for Girnar Pilgrims After Lion Attack

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Gujarat RTOs Resume Fitness Certification for Private Cars, Two-Wheelers

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Unjha Jeera, Fennel Secure GI Tag

Jul 13, 2026 | GujaratNorth Gujarat

Ahmedabad: Gujarat has added two more products to its growing list of Geographical Indication (GI)-tagged items, with Unjha Jeera and Unjha Fennel receiving the prestigious GI tag from the Government of India. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel welcomed the development and described it as a significant recognition of Guja...Read More

Ambalal Patel Quits Weather Forecasting, Says 'Don't Come to Me for Predictions'

Jul 13, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Gujarat's veteran weather forecaster Ambalal Patel, who has been issuing weather predictions for decades, has made a significant announcement. In a video message shared with the media, Patel said, "Don't come to me for weather predictions," indicating that he has decided to step away from making weather fore...Read More

25 tribals return to Hindu faith; do 'Ghar Wapsi' at Anandvardhan Ashram in Chhota Udepur

Jul 13, 2026 | Central GujaratGujarat

Chhota Udepur: Twenty-five tribal 'Vanvasi' people left Christianity and reconverted to Hinduism during the inauguration of Shri Anandvardhan Ashram in Vasna (Koshindra) village of Chhota Udepur district. The ashram was inaugurated by Dwarka Sharada Peethadhishwar Shankaracharya Swami Sadanand Saraswatiji Maharaj. As ...Read More

One Held for Using Fake Letterhead and Email ID of Valsad MP to Mislead SBI

Jul 13, 2026 | GujaratIndiaSouth Gujarat

Valsad: The City Cyber Crime Police have busted an alleged fraud in which fake letterheads and email IDs were created in the name of Valsad Lok Sabha MP Dhaval Patel to mislead government and financial institutions. The accused, Pratik Pradutkumar De (30), a native of West Bengal, allegedly created a fake email ID in ...Read More

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Jul 13, 2026 | India Featured

List of permitted foreign liquor shops in Gujarat for permit holders

Gandhinagar: Following is the list of permitted foreign liquor shops in Gujarat. They are total 66. The highest 18 are located in Ahmedabad. These outlets are permitted to cater/sell liquor to permit holders by State Prohibition and Excide department. Sr. No. Details 1 Cama Hotels Ltd.; Khanpur Road...Read More

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Hindu Sena Alleges Religious Conversion Activities in Jamnagar Village

Jul 13, 2026 | FaithGujaratReligiousSaurastra

Jamnagar: The Hindu Sena has alleged that religious conversion activities were being carried out at a house located behind a factory on the outskirts of Haripar village in Dhrol taluka of Jamnagar district. According to the organisation, its members conducted a surprise inspection after receiving complaints that triba...Read More

Vadodara Police Book Ex-Axis Bank Sales Manager for Cheating Senior Citizen

Jul 13, 2026 | Gujarat

Vadodara: Sama Police have registered a cheating and forgery case against a former Axis Bank sales manager for allegedly duping a 61-year-old retired man of Rs. 5 lakh by misusing his trust and forging documents in the name of an investment scheme. The complainant, Niranjan Mehta (61), a resident of the Sama Canal Roa...Read More

Kirti Patel Faces Another FIR; Suspended Cop Named Co-Accused

Jul 13, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: Puna police have registered another FIR against history-sheeter Kirti Patel for allegedly posting defamatory videos on social media targeting a Surat-based trader and his family. Suspended Bhavnagar police constable Nayna Baraiya has also been named as a co-accused for allegedly instigating the act and sharing t...Read More

Congress Fields Bhikha Rabari for Manjalpur Assembly By-Election

Jul 13, 2026 | CongressGujaratPoliticsVadodara

Vadodara: The Congress on Sunday announced Bhikhabhai Rabari as its candidate for the July 30 by-election to the Manjalpur Assembly constituency, where he will take on the BJP's Satish Govindbhai Patel. In a statement, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had approved Ra...Read More

ACB Gujarat nabs GSRTC Conductor in bribe case

Jul 13, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Una: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat has caught a conductor at the GSRTC bus depot in Una red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹2,000. According to the ACB, the accused, Manishbhai Maganlal Kanabar, works as a conductor at the ST depot in Una. He allegedly demanded a total bribe of ₹2,000 from the com...Read More

Four Gujarat Police Personnel Suspended

Jul 13, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Rajkot: Four police personnel have been suspended and five others transferred after a State Monitoring Cell (SMC) team was attacked while raiding an alleged gambling den in Veraval town of Gir Somnath district earlier this week. The incident occurred on July 8, when the SMC conducted a raid at the residence of Bhikh...Read More

FIR Against Two Doctors Over Wrong Blood Transfusion in Bhavnagar

Jul 13, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Bhavnagar: More than four years after a woman died following childbirth at Bhavnagar's Sir Takhtsinhji (Sir T) Hospital, Nilambaug police have registered an FIR against two women doctors and several unidentified persons on the directions of a special court. According to the complaint, Geeta Solanki, a resident of Um...Read More

AMC Sets World Record by Planting 3.61 lakh Trees in Just One Hour Using the Miyawaki Method at Bhadaj

Jul 12, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Gandhinagar: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has achieved a major milestone in advancing Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah's Hariyali Lok Sabha initiative to transform the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency into a greener and more environmentally sustainable constituency. As part of its commitm...Read More

Heritage Park Developed by UNM Foundation - Torrent Inaugurated in Ahmedabad

Jul 12, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: UNM Foundation - Torrent, in a public-private-partnership with the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC), today unveiled a newly developed Heritage Park on the Eastern Riverfront of the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad. The park was inaugurated virtually by Amitbhai Shah,  Home Minister and Minister of Coopera...Read More

Amit Shah's Gandhinagar Hariyali Lok Sabha Initiative to Improve Degraded Habitats through Native Plant Species

Jul 12, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Gandhinagar: Until a few days ago, few motorists passing the 23-hectare gauchar (common grazing) land along the roadside at Kanotar village, about 30 km from Bavla in Ahmedabad district, would have found any reason to stop. Overrun by the invasive Prosopis juliflora (Gando Baval), the highly saline and degraded land of...Read More

Pest Found in Pav at Ahmedabad Restaurant; AMC Imposes Rs. 25,000 Fine

Jul 11, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: In yet another case of unhygienic food being served at a restaurant, a customer who visited Muralidhar Bhajipau restaurant in the city's Ghodasar area has alleged that he found a pest in the pav served to him. The customer recorded a video of the incident and shared it on social media, following which the A...Read More

Empty Shipping Container Washes Ashore at Navapara Beach in Gir Somnath

Jul 11, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Veraval: A huge shipping container was found washed ashore on the beach of Navapara village in Veraval taluka of Gir Somnath district early on Saturday morning, sparking curiosity among locals. After spotting the container near the crematorium, villagers immediately informed the Prabhas Patan police. Upon receiving th...Read More

IMD Forecasts Light to Moderate Rain in Parts of Gujarat, No Heavy Rain Till July 17

Jul 11, 2026 | Gujarat

Surat: After the heavy rain spell last week, Gujarat took a sigh of relief as there was only light to moderate rain during the past 2-3 days in a few places, and similar weather is likely to continue next week as well. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers over ...Read More

Surat Flood Relief: Varachha Co-op Bank Launches Low-Interest Flood Loan Scheme

Jul 11, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: In a major relief measure for flood-affected residents and businesses in Surat, The Varachha Co-operative Bank Ltd. has launched a special 'Flood Loan' scheme offering loans of up to Rs. 5 lakh at 9% interest, along with a new insurance scheme to protect traders against losses caused by floods and waterlogging. ...Read More

Vadodara Yard Upgrade to Affect Several Western Railway Trains Till July 13

Jul 11, 2026 | GujaratRailwayTravelVadodara

Vadodara: Western Railway has announced temporary changes to train operations between July 11 and July 13, 2026, due to yard remodelling and the commissioning of a new Electronic Interlocking (EI) system at Vadodara railway station. The following trains will be affected: • 19036 Ahmedabad–Vadodara Intercity E...Read More

Western Railway Completes 120 kmph Speed Trial on Katosan Road - Becharaji - Ranuj Rail Section in Gujarat

Jul 11, 2026 | GujaratNorth GujaratRailway

Ahmedabad: In good news for devotees of Becharaji Mataji, Western Railway on Saturday announced that, for the first time, a successful 120 kmph speed trial has been completed on the Katosan Road–Becharaji–Ranuj broad gauge rail section. According to Western Railway, a statutory safety inspection of the line was co...Read More

Ahmedabad Rural Police, Honda to Set Up Centre of Excellence for Road Safety in Viramgam

Jul 11, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: A Centre of Excellence for Road Safety and Traffic Management will be established at Viramgam to enhance road safety and promote a safer transportation ecosystem. The foundation stone for the facility, a joint initiative of the Ahmedabad Rural Police and Honda Motor Company, was laid on Friday. Honda will...Read More

1,600-Tonne RCC Portal Beam Launched Over Active Rail Line in Sabarmati for Bullet Train Project

Jul 11, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: A key engineering milestone has been achieved under the Ahmedabad–Mumbai High-Speed Rail Project with the installation of a massive precast RCC portal beam over an active railway mainline at Sabarmati. The 34.5-metre-long portal beam, weighing approximately 1,600 metric tonnes, was launched during a sch...Read More

Lion Drags Away and Kills Boy Climbing Girnar Hill

Jul 11, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Junagadh: A tragic incident unfolded on Girnar hill early on Saturday morning when a 12-year-old boy, Mayur, was attacked and killed by a lion while climbing the steps of the holy mountain with his family. The family, from Modaj village in Mehmedabad taluka of Kheda district, had come to Girnar on a pilgrimage. Followi...Read More

Bhavnagar Bank Hacking Case: Three More Accused Arrested

Jul 11, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Ahmedabad: The Cyber Centre of Excellence in Gandhinagar has arrested three more people in connection with the hacking of the Bhavnagar District Cooperative Bank's core banking system, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 10. According to the police, the three accused were part of a network that arrange...Read More

Gujarat State Tax Department Raids 41 Locations, Detects ₹6.54 Crore GST Evasion

Jul 11, 2026 | AhmedabadCentral GujaratGujaratNorth Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Tax Department has detected alleged GST evasion worth around ₹6.54 crore following raids at 41 locations linked to 27 traders across north and central Gujarat. Searches were conducted at premises in Ahmedabad, Deesa, Palanpur, Patan, Becharaji, Radhanpur, Visnagar, Unjha, Mehsana, and Ba...Read More

Kutch's Rogan Art Artisan Ashish Kansara Conferred Honorary D.Litt by AKTU

Jul 11, 2026 | GujaratKutch

Bhuj: Ashish Shantibhai Kansara, a renowned artist of Kutch's world-famous Rogan art, has been conferred with an honorary Doctor of Literature (D.Litt) degree by the Lucknow-based Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU). Kansara was honoured with the honorary D.Litt degree in recognition of his contribution ...Read More

UNICEF, PIB, AIIMS Nagpur to jointly organise Media Workshop on Childhood NCDs

Jul 10, 2026 | India

Ahmedabad: UNICEF Maharashtra, UNICEF India Country Office (ICO), and Press Information Bureau (PIB) West Zone, in collaboration with AIIMS Nagpur, will be organising a two-day Media Capacity Building Workshop on Childhood Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) at AIIMS Nagpur, Maharashtra, on July 13 and 14, 2026. The wo...Read More

188 Govt Quarters Worth ₹60.68 Crore Ready for Inauguration in Ahmedabad

Jul 10, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will e-inaugurate 188 modern government housing units, built by the Gujarat government's Roads and Buildings Department for government officials and employees, in Ahmedabad on July 12. These four multi-storey residential towers have been constructed at a cost of ...Read More

Gujarat Govt to Provide Free Land for 11 Civic Projects in 9 New Municipal Corporations for 5 Years

Jul 10, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has taken a key decision for the holistic development of the state's nine newly formed municipal corporations. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has decided that government land required for 11 key public-interest projects will be provided to these municipal corporations free of cost fo...Read More

Govt Teacher Suspended, Held for Sending Student to Buy Alcohol in Una

Jul 10, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Gir Somnath: The Gujarat government today suspended a government primary school teacher after allegations surfaced that he had sent a student to buy alcohol. The incident, involving a Class 7 student, occurred at Khapat Primary School in Una taluka of Gir Somnath district. Education Minister Dr. Pradyuman Vaja stated ...Read More

Gujarat's Second 'Jumpstart' Great Indian Bustard Chick Crosses 40-Day Survival Mark

Jul 10, 2026 | GujaratIndiaKutch

Ahmedabad: A second Great Indian Bustard chick born in Gujarat's Kutch district through the innovative 'jumpstart' conservation programme has successfully crossed the crucial 40-day survival mark, marking a significant milestone in efforts to save one of India's most endangered bird species. Union Environment Minist...Read More

Gujarat Police Bust Interstate Fake Sex-Enhancement Drug Scam, 7 Held for Cyber Extortion

Jul 10, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Cyber Centre of Excellence of Gujarat CID Crime has busted an interstate cyber fraud racket that allegedly duped thousands of people across the country by selling fake Ayurvedic sexual wellness medicines online and later extorting money through threats. Acting on specific intelligence, the CID Crime t...Read More

Mamlatdar Office Staffer Nabbed in Decoy Bribe Trap by ACB Gujarat

Jul 10, 2026 | GujaratNorth Gujarat

Tharad: The Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a contractual peon working at the Tharad Mamlatdar office red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹200. The arrested accused has been identified as Kiritbhai Vaghjibhai Soni, who works as a peon on a contractual basis at the Tharad Mamlatdar office. The AC...Read More

ACB Gujarat Nabs Computer Operator in Decoy Bribe Trap

Jul 10, 2026 | GujaratNorth Gujarat

Patan: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat has arrested an outsourced computer operator working at the Chanasma Mamlatdar office in Patan district red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹800 in a decoy operation. The ACB had received information that bribes ranging from ₹100 to ₹2,000 were being demanded ...Read More