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GIFT City ShootSpace Digital Fraud: Another FIR Alleges Rs 8.6 Crore Fraud With 40+ Investors

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INS Mangrol: New Anti-Submarine Warship of Indian Navy Named After Gujarat’s Coastal Town

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Former Staffer Nabbed for Rs 25 Lakh Extortion Threat to SRK Diamonds in Surat

Aug 24, 2026 | GujaratIndiaSurat

Surat: Katargam police arrested a former employee of Shree Ramakrishna Exports (SRK Diamonds), associated with Rajya Sabha MP and businessman Govind Dholakiya, for allegedly making a Rs 25 lakh extortion threat. According to the FIR, the company received a call on August 19 from a man identifying himself as Dinesh B...Read More

Sharjah Passenger Held at Ahmedabad Airport for Smuggling Gold Worth Rs 83 Lakh

Aug 24, 2026 | AhmedabadAviationGujaratIndiaTravel

Ahmedabad: A woman was apprehended at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport for allegedly attempting to smuggle a 499.5g gold chain into the country without declaring it or paying customs duty. The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs Department seized the 24-carat gold chain, valued at Rs 83 lakh...Read More

Five Highway Dhabas, Eateries in Gandhinagar Get Notices for Hygiene Lapses

Aug 22, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The Food & Drugs Control Administration (FDCA), Gandhinagar, inspected eight hotels and restaurants on the Lawarpur and Chiloda-Himmatnagar highway on August 21 as part of its ongoing food safety inspections. Five establishments were issued improvement notices for deficiencies in sanitation and hygiene...Read More

Gujarat GST Dept Busts Bogus ITC Scam, 11 Fake Firms Busted; Nataraj Industries Owner Held

Aug 22, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Goods and Services Tax (GST) Department has uncovered a large-scale bogus Input Tax Credit (ITC) scam involving 11 firms following a state-wide search operation. The preliminary investigation has revealed a tax liability of ₹79.45 crore, while bogus purchase and sale transactions worth ar...Read More

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Aug 22, 2026 | Gujarat Featured

Leopard Recovers From Severe Spinal Injury After Months of Treatment at GEER Foundation

Gandhinagar: A leopard that suffered severe spinal injuries in a road accident near Shamlaji in Aravalli district has made a very good recovery following months of specialised veterinary treatment and rehabilitation by Gandhinagar-based Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation, an autonomous body set...Read More

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Declassified: Operation Sindoor’ on Discovery+

Aug 24, 2026 | India

Krutagna Bhatt, Gandhinagar: The recently premiered series Declassified: Operation Sindoor on Discovery+ has invited a variety of reactions from audiences. The docuseries, which premiered on August 15, 2026, on India’s Independence Day, explores how India’s military leadership deliberated and planned Operation Sind...Read More

ICG Ship Meera Behn Decommissioned at Okha After Over Two Decades of Service

Aug 22, 2026 | GujaratIndiaSaurastra

Okha: Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Meera Behn was decommissioned with full Armed Forces honours at Okha Port, marking the end of more than two decades of distinguished service to the nation, the Ministry of Defence stated in a statement. The decommissioning ceremony was presided over by DIG Manjeet Singh Gill, Comma...Read More

Fake Medicine Sales: Gujarat FDCA Traces Supply Chain from Lucknow to Ahmedabad

Aug 22, 2026 | AhmedabadGujaratSaurastraSurat

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Food & Drugs Control Administration (FDCA) has launched a crackdown on the sale of counterfeit and suspected duplicate medicines in the city and other parts of the state. Over 30 medical stores and pharmaceutical agencies have been inspected over the past three days, with 1,250 tablets of sus...Read More

Ahmedabad to Get 10 Modern Foot Overbridges with Lifts

Aug 22, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) plans to construct modern foot overbridges (FOBs) with lifts at 10 key locations across the city to provide safer and more convenient road crossings for pedestrians. The project, being taken up by the AMC’s Bridge Project Department, will be implemented under the ...Read More

High Yarn Prices Push 600 Surat Weavers to 2-Day Weekly Shutdown

Aug 22, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: Frustrated by soaring yarn and raw material prices and inadequate market rates, around 600 yarn weavers in the Un area of the city have decided to shut their units for two days a week to minimise mounting losses. The decision has been taken as rising yarn costs have pushed up production expenses, while weavers ...Read More

Holtec International Eyes Gujarat for SMR Manufacturing Facility, R&D Centre

Aug 22, 2026 | GujaratIndia

New York: US-based nuclear technology company Holtec International has expressed interest in setting up a small modular reactor (SMR) manufacturing facility and a research and development (R&D) centre in Gujarat as the State seeks to build a domestic nuclear equipment ecosystem. The proposal was discussed during...Read More

NRI Deposits in Gujarat Banks Rise 12.4% to ₹1.22 Lakh Crore in Q1 FY27

Aug 22, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: NRI deposits in banks across the state grew 12.4% year-on-year to ₹1,22,363.74 crore in the first quarter of 2026-27, compared with ₹1,08,897.99 crore in the corresponding period last year, marking an increase of around ₹13,466 crore, according to the latest State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) Guja...Read More

ED Searches 12 Premises in Ahmedabad, Other Cities in Online Gaming Fraud Case

Aug 22, 2026 | AhmedabadGujaratIndia

Ahmedabad: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Nagpur Sub-Zonal Office, conducted search operations at 12 premises located in Nagpur, Gondia and Ahmedabad, linked to accused Anant Navratran Jain alias Sontu Jain and his associates. The searches were conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), ...Read More

Accountant, Family Booked for ₹6.3 Crore Gold, Cash Fraud at Ahmedabad Jewellery Firm

Aug 22, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the city crime branch has launched an investigation into an alleged ₹6.29-crore fraud involving an accountant of Kenvi Jewels, a jewellery firm located on CG Road, who allegedly siphoned off 3.85 kg of 24-carat gold and ₹13 lakh in cash over a period of about a year. ...Read More

Junagadh’s Durbar Hall Museum Renovated at ₹2.14 Crore, Reopens to Public

Aug 22, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Junagadh: The historic Durbar Hall Museum in Junagadh, which remained closed for nearly a year for renovation, is set to reopen after a facelift undertaken at a cost of ₹2.14 crore. The renovated museum will be inaugurated on Saturday, August 22, at 12 noon. The museum will subsequently reopen for visitors interes...Read More

GU Ex-VC Dr Neerja Gupta in Soup Over Alleged Scam Linked to ₹40-Crore Central Grant

Aug 22, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Questions have been raised over the handling of a ₹40 crore Central government grant sanctioned to Gujarat University under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK), with documents reportedly indicating concerns over the creation of a project post for former Vice-Chancellor Dr Neerja Gupta, payments ...Read More

Alliance Air to Launch Direct Ahmedabad - Daman Flights from August 25

Aug 21, 2026 | AhmedabadAviationGujaratIndiaTravel

Daman: Daman will get direct air connectivity with Ahmedabad and Mumbai from August 25, with Alliance Air set to launch a new flight service connecting the Union Territory with the two major cities. The service will operate three days a week, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and is expected to make travel to and from Da...Read More

Term Insurance for Women: What’s Actually Different

Aug 21, 2026 | Business

Premiums are priced on mortality data, and Indian women, on average, live longer than Indian men. A longer expected life lowers the chance of a claim during the policy term, the number of years the cover runs. So, the premium that you pay, and how often you pay it, usually comes out lower for a woman of the same age, h...Read More

Income Tax Officer Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail by Ahmedabad CBI Court in Bribery Case

Aug 21, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The CBI Court in the city today convicted and sentenced Jarnail B. Singh, then an Income Tax Officer (OSD) attached to the office of the Joint/Additional Commissioner of Income Tax (Audit), Pratyakshkar Bhavan, Ahmedabad, to three years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of ₹20,000 in a bribery case. The...Read More

Kathiyawadi Restaurant Among 3 Food Units Sealed in Ahmedabad

Aug 21, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Food Department of the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has sealed three food businesses after inspections found expired food products, unhygienic conditions and food samples that had earlier been declared uncertified. 3,000 kg of expired food found at Rakhial godown The AMC sealed Shri Krishna Sa...Read More

SSC GD Constable Result 2026 @ Sarkariresult.com.cm

Aug 21, 2026 | India

Lakhs of candidates who appeared for the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) GD Constable Computer Based Examination 2026 are now eagerly checking official website of Sarkari Result and the SSC website for the SSC GD Constable Result 2026. Approx. 48.83 lakh candidates appeared for this CBT exam, making it one of the larg...Read More

Gujarat Science City Gets Two More Penguins as Latest Attraction for Visitors

Aug 21, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Two new penguins have been added to the Aquatic Gallery at Gujarat Science City in Ahmedabad, taking the total number of penguins at the facility to 10. The two male African penguin chicks were named Shaurya and Veer and are being exhibited alongside the other penguins at the Aquatic Gallery. The addition ...Read More

Flood-Rescued Elephant Joymoti Airlifted to Vantara for Specialised Hospital Care

Aug 21, 2026 | GujaratIndiaSaurastra

Jamnagar: Joymoti, a 53-year-old female elephant rescued from the devastating floods in Nagaland and Assam in July, is being airlifted to Vantara, Jamnagar, for immediate and specialised veterinary treatment. Joymoti was swept away by floodwaters in Nagaland during the second week of July and was subsequently rescued...Read More

GIDC Allots Residential Plots to 174 Industrialists, 260 Employees in Ankleshwar

Aug 21, 2026 | Central GujaratGujarat

Ankleshwar: The Gujarat government has resolved a long-pending issue over the allotment of residential plots to industrialists and employees in the Ankleshwar GIDC area. Following Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi’s visit to Ankleshwar on August 17, the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) completed t...Read More

Lion Carcass Found in Well in Gir Gadhada

Aug 21, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Gir Gadhada: The carcass of a five-year-old male lion was found inside a 60-foot-deep well on a farm on the outskirts of Dhokadwa village in Gir Gadhada taluka, under the Jasadhar range of the Gir East Forest Division, creating a stir in the area. The carcass was found after the farm owner noticed a strong foul smell ...Read More

IMD Forecasts Light Rain in Gujarat Till Aug 27

Aug 21, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Gujarat has been experiencing light rainfall over the past few days, and similar weather conditions are likely to continue over the next seven days. Light to moderate rain and thundershowers are expected at several places across the state till August 27, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD)...Read More

Lemon Tree Hotels Opens 12th Hotel in Gujarat; 20 More Properties in Pipeline

Aug 21, 2026 | BusinessCentral GujaratGujarat

Bharuch: Lemon Tree Hotels has opened a new property in Bharuch, marking its 12th operational hotel in Gujarat. The company said it has 20 more hotels in the pipeline across the state, highlighting Gujarat’s importance to its expansion strategy. The new Lemon Tree Hotel, Bharuch is managed by Carnation Hotels Priv...Read More

Ahmedabad - Bhagalpur Amrit Bharat Express to Start Regular Service from Aug 26

Aug 21, 2026 | AhmedabadGujaratIndiaRailwayTravel

Ahmedabad: Western Railway has decided to operate the weekly clone special train running between Ahmedabad and Bhagalpur as a regular service. The train will now operate as train number 19423/19424 Ahmedabad-Bhagalpur-Ahmedabad Amrit Bharat Express. The regular service of train number 19423 Ahmedabad-Bhagalpur Amrit...Read More

Gujarat Police Recruitment Exam 2026: 25,000 Candidates to Appear on August 23

Aug 21, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Police Recruitment Board will conduct written examinations for the recruitment of Police Sub-Inspector (Wireless), Technical Operator, Police Sub-Inspector (Motor Transport) and Head Constable Driver Mechanic (Grade-1) in Ahmedabad on August 23, 2026. Around 25,000 candidates have downloaded call...Read More

Gujarat RTOs to Allow Registration, Modification of Sidecar Motorcycles for Disabled Persons

Aug 21, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar, August 21: The Gujarat government has allowed the registration and modification of motorcycles fitted with sidecars for persons with disabilities, in a move aimed at improving mobility, independence and safe transportation. The Commissioner of Transport has issued a circular directing all RTO and ARTO o...Read More

Rajkot Civil Hospital Doctor Detained for Slapping, Threatening Female Resident Doctor

Aug 21, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Rajkot: A senior doctor at Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay (PDU) Civil Hospital in Rajkot was detained by police today after allegedly slapping and threatening a female resident doctor during an argument over the treatment of a critically ill patient in the emergency ward. The incident on August 20 triggered a protest by r...Read More

Vantara Appoints Former CITES Chief John Scanlon as Chair of New Governing Council

Aug 21, 2026 | GujaratIndiaSaurastra

Jamnagar: Vantara today announced that John E. Scanlon AO has accepted its invitation to serve as the inaugural Chair of its newly established five-member Governing Council. The Council has overall responsibility for overseeing Vantara's conservation, care and rehabilitation, and compliance activities, including final...Read More

AMC Seizes 408 Kg Suspicious Low-Fat Paneer Brought from Rajasthan

Aug 21, 2026 | AhmedabadGujaratIndia

Ahmedabad: The Food Department of Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has seized 408 kg of suspicious low-fat paneer allegedly brought from Rajasthan and intercepted while being unloaded from a luxury bus in the city. The consignment was reportedly transported from Jodhpur and Pali and was suspected to be intended for ...Read More

Understanding Healthspan vs Lifespan

Aug 21, 2026 | Business

Ever wondered why some people stay active and independent well into their later years, while others face health challenges much earlier? The answer is not always about age. Two closely related ideas, lifespan and healthspan, help explain why. Understanding them can help you make informed choices about your lifestyle, l...Read More

Insect Found in Roti at Jeeman Restaurant; AMC Fines Eatery ₹25000

Aug 21, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has imposed a ₹25,000 fine on Jeeman restaurant in Motera after a customer allegedly found a fly in a roti served at the eatery. An inspection by the AMC Food Department also found unhygienic conditions at the restaurant. The incident came to light when a family v...Read More