Ahmedabad Sizzles at 40.6°C, Remains Hottest City of Gujarat
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Gujarat HC Seeks State's Stand on Use of Private Vehicles by Ride-Hailing Apps Like Rapido

Jun 17, 2026 | GujaratIndia

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has asked the state government to spell out its stand on the use of privately registered vehicles for commercial passenger transport while hearing a petition challenging the operations of ride-hailing platform Rapido. The direction came during the hearing of a petition filed by the ...Read More

Navitas Solar to Invest ₹1,500 Crore in Gujarat for Solar Cell Manufacturing Facility

Jun 16, 2026 | BusinessGujarat

Surat: Solar equipment manufacturer Navitas Solar on Tuesday announced plans to invest around ₹1,500 crore in the state to establish a 3.6 GW high-efficiency solar cell manufacturing facility, along with a pilot wafer and ingot production line. The proposed facility will be set up at Navitas Solar's Ankleshwar campus...Read More

Sarathi Server Glitch Halts RTO Services Across Gujarat; Thousands of Applicants Affected

Jun 16, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Thousands of driving licence applicants across Gujarat faced major inconvenience on Monday after the RTO server went down at all 39 Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) in the state, including Ahmedabad, following the weekend holidays. People who had planned to complete important work at RTO offices were for...Read More

Traffic Diversions on Ring Road Flyover for 2 Months Due to Surat Metro Work

Jun 16, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: Amid the ongoing work on the Surat Metro Rail project, the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) is set to carry out pier cap work on metro pillars near Ring Road on the Bhestan-Saroli route. As a result, traffic diversions will remain in effect on the Ring Road flyover for the next 62 days. According to the ...Read More

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Jun 12, 2026 | Faith, Gujarat, NRI, Religious, World Featured

Salangpur-Style Kashtabhanjan Dev Temple to Be Built in Kansas, USA

Ahmedabad: Devotees of Kashtabhanjan Dev Hanuman Ji of Salangpur Dham living in the United States of America will no longer have to travel to India to have darshan of their deity, as a Shri Kashtabhanjan Dev temple, modeled on Salangpur Dham, will be built on 40 bighas of land in Kansas City. A 108-foot-tall Panchadhat...Read More

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Fake Ghee Unit Busted in Surat; Over 140kg Cream, Refined Oil Seized

Jun 16, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: In yet another instance of food safety issues coming to light, a suspected fake ghee manufacturing unit was busted by police during a raid in the Kamrej area. Kamrej Police raided a factory in Shreeji Industrial Estate, Navagam, on a tip-off and seized and sealed a large quantity of refined oil and cream alleged...Read More

Youth Killed in Lion Attack in Amreli

Jun 16, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Amreli: A migrant youth was killed in a lion attack near Kovaya village in Rajula taluka. The incident has created a lot of fear, as the wild cat devoured the body of the youth, and only parts of his body were found at the scene later. According to the information received, the deceased, Prakash Chandra, was originall...Read More

Traffic Curbs on IFFCO Railway Overbridge on Ahmedabad - Mehsana Highway

Jun 16, 2026 | AhmedabadGujaratNorth Gujarat

Mehsana: Work on the IFFCO railway overbridge on the Ahmedabad-Mehsana Highway, including the replacement of expansion joints, is currently underway. As a result, the overbridge will remain closed to vehicular traffic for 24 hours on June 17. Vehicles travelling from Mehsana towards Ahmedabad will be diverted from I...Read More

Grasim, Lubrizol Inaugurate First Phase of World’s Largest CPVC Resin Plant in Gujarat

Jun 16, 2026 | BusinessCentral GujaratGujarat

Bharuch: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday inaugurated the Phase 1 of Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC) resin plant set up by Grasim Industries (Aditya Birla Group) and Lubrizol at GIDC, Vilayat, in Bharuch. The companies had broken ground on the first phase of the 100,000-metric-tonne CPVC resin plant i...Read More

Ahmedabad Woman Booked for Using Forged Passports to Travel Abroad Multiple Times

Jun 16, 2026 | AhmedabadAviationGujaratPassportTravel

Ahmedabad: IGI Airport police in Delhi have booked a 35-year-old woman from Thakkarbapanagar in Ahmedabad for allegedly travelling abroad several times using forged passports. According to the police, the accused allegedly replaced the original passport holders' photographs with her own and used the documents to imper...Read More

Gujarat Police Rescue 84 Child Labourers, Register 16 Cases in ‘Operation Childhood Freedom’

Jun 16, 2026 | AhmedabadGujaratSurat

Gandhinagar: In a crackdown against child labour, Gujarat Police have rescued 84 children from exploitative working conditions and registered 16 criminal cases against 26 accused persons during the first 14 days of a month-long statewide drive titled “Operation Childhood Freedom.” As per an official release, Gujar...Read More

Ahmedabad Sizzles Above 40°C as Monsoon Progress Remains Stalled

Jun 16, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The city has continued to record daytime temperatures above 40°C for over a month now. On Monday, the maximum temperature of the city stood at 40.4°C, which was 2.2 degrees above the seasonal average. Among other cities, Bhavnagar recorded the highest maximum temperature at 40.9°C, followed by Ahmedabad ...Read More

JioStar Takes TATA IPL 2026 Reach to All-Time High of Over 1.2 Billion

Jun 15, 2026 | BusinessSports

Mumbai: JioStar today announced that recently concluded season of TATA IPL became the most-watched ever in the league’s history. Besides delivering record-breaking growth across television and digital platforms, JioStar reaffirmed the league’s position as India’s biggest sporting and entertainment spectacle, a pr...Read More

AMC Installs Ahmedabad’s First Pelican Signal on Trial at CG Road

Jun 15, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has installed a Pelican (push-button-operated) traffic signal on a trial basis near Municipal Market on C.G. Road, one of the busiest corridors in the city. The aim of the initiative is to prioritize the safety of pedestrians and make the traffic system smoother. Th...Read More

Ahmedabad-Based MYCPE ONE Announces Entry into Mexico; Expands Global Accounting Services Platform into Latin America

Jun 15, 2026 | Business

Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad-headquartered MYCPE ONE, a global accounting and professional services platform, has announced its strategic entry into Mexico. The expansion comes as part of its vision to strengthen presence across all major global accounting and finance markets. MYCPE ONE’s foray into Mexico in fact, marks the...Read More

Indian Railways Clears ₹140 Crore Kavach Project for 598 km in Ahmedabad Division

Jun 15, 2026 | AhmedabadGujaratRailwayTravel

Ahmedabad: Indian Railways has approved the installation of Kavach Version 4.0 on 598 route kilometres covering 48 block sections of the Ahmedabad Division of Western Railway in Gujarat. The project has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹140 crore. The work has been approved under the umbrella programme for the provision ...Read More

Gujarat HC Gives Yusuf Pathan Four Weeks, Warns of Higher Damages in Vadodara Plot Case

Jun 15, 2026 | GujaratVadodara

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has granted former India cricketer MP Yusuf Pathan four weeks to pursue his claim for allotment of a Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) plot under a state policy for international cricketers while cautioning that any delay could increase the damages payable for his continued occupati...Read More

Viksit Gujarat Industrial Policy 2026 Unveiled; Aims to Make State Global Manufacturing Hub

Jun 15, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel today launched ‘Viksit Gujarat Industrial Policy 2026’ at Mahatma Mandir. The main objective of this new policy is to establish Gujarat as a globally competitive, innovation-based and sustainable industrial powerhouse. The main highlights of the new policy are as fol...Read More

Jio Platforms Surges into Global Top 20 in latest WIPO Patents Ranking

Jun 15, 2026 | BusinessIndia

Mumbai: Jio Platforms (JPL), the technology arm of Reliance Industries Limited, surged into the global top 20 in the latest Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT) rankings released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) recently. The report ranks top PCT applicants based on published data. JPL climbed 320 p...Read More

BJP MLA Darshna Deshmukh Walks Out of Party Event, Stages Dharna, Threatens Resignation

Jun 15, 2026 | Central GujaratGujarat

Rajpipla: BJP MLA from Nandod in Narmada district, Dr. Darshana Deshmukh, walked out of a government function alleging that she was insulted during a programme held to mark 12 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's governance. She later staged a dharna at Gandhi Chowk in Rajpipla and threatened to resign from both her...Read More

Pakistani Juvenile Among 11 Who Escape Rajkot Observation Home; Six Still Absconding

Jun 15, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Rajkot: A major search operation was launched in Rajkot on Sunday after 11 juveniles escaped from the zonal children observation home by allegedly breaking open an iron gate and damaging CCTV cameras. One of the escapees, a 16-year-old Pakistani boy, returned to the facility within hours, while police later traced f...Read More

Bharuch Jama Masjid Row Escalates as Hindu, Jain Groups Hold Rally and Submit Petition

Jun 15, 2026 | Central GujaratGujarat

Bharuch: The long-running dispute over the origins of Bharuch's 700-year-old Jama Masjid intensified on Monday after followers of the Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti and supporters of Shri Chakradhar Swami submitted a petition bearing around 35,000 signatures to the district administration and organized a large rally seeki...Read More

Vadodara Auto-Rickshaw Drivers Announce Fare Hike Amid Rising Fuel Costs

Jun 15, 2026 | GujaratVadodara

Vadodara: Commuters using auto-rickshaws in the city are going to feel a pinch in their pockets from next month, as auto-rickshaw fares will be revised upward from July 1, 2026. Citing the continuous rise in CNG and petrol prices, the Vadodara Auto Rickshaw Union has decided to increase the minimum fare by ₹10. Under...Read More

Surat Airport Records 13-Fold Growth in Passenger Traffic Since 2014

Jun 15, 2026 | AviationGujaratSuratTravel

Surat: Surat International Airport on Sunday announced the data about the growth it has seen in passenger traffic and infrastructure over the past decade. Airport authorities highlighted that annual passenger traffic has increased nearly 13-fold in the last 12 years, in what they say has turned Surat Airport into one o...Read More

Ahmedabad Plans to Shut Six SG Highway Cuts; ISKCON-KD Hospital Stretch to Go Signal-Free

Jun 15, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: To address the growing traffic congestion on the city's roads, a major action plan has been jointly implemented by the city traffic police and the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC). Under the initiative, a total of 40 cuts on the city's 76-km-long Ring Road have been closed. The administration claims that ...Read More

Karim Poses as ‘Aditya’ to Dupe Hindu Widow in Ahmedabad on Pretext of Marriage; Held

Jun 15, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has arrested Karim Rafik Sipai (44), a resident of Sarghatani Ghati in Kadi, Mehsana, for allegedly posing as "Aditya Patel", a Hindu widower, on a matrimonial site and duping a woman under the pretext of marriage. According to police, Karim created a fake profile and allegedly ta...Read More

Gandhinagar PG Owner Dupes GST Inspector of ₹26.8 Lakh

Jun 15, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: A Gandhinagar-based PG hostel owner has been booked for allegedly duping a 30-year-old GST inspector of ₹26.8 lakh. The officer alleged that the hostel owner persuaded her to invest in his business by promising high returns and later threatened to tarnish her reputation when she sought her money back. Accordi...Read More

Daytime Temperatures Dip Across Gujarat, but Monsoon Wait Likely to Continue

Jun 15, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The city witnessed a slight dip in daytime temperature on Sunday, with the mercury settling at 40.6°C compared to 41.3°C on Saturday. The maximum temperature remained 0.9°C above normal, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 29°C, about 1 degree above normal. Relative humidity stood at 68% at 8:3...Read More

Salangpur Copyright Row: Temple Trust Says Copyright Covers Statue, Logo, Not Hanumanji

Jun 15, 2026 | AhmedabadFaithGujaratReligious

Salangpur: The Shri Kashtabhanjandev Hanumanji Temple Trust has officially clarified the ongoing controversy surrounding the copyright secured by Salangpur Dham. According to the trust, the legal steps have been taken only to prevent misuse of the unique statue of the 'King of Salangpur', its Golden Wagha, and the inst...Read More

Gujarat Police Recruitment Board Exam held across 7 Cities; Scanned OMR Sheets to Be Uploaded Within 24 Hours

Jun 14, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad:The Gujarat Police Recruitment Board (GPRB) on Sunday conducted the written examination for recruitment to 12,733 vacancies in the state police department, recording an impressive attendance of around 91 per cent of registered candidates. The examination was held for various posts, including Unarmed Polic...Read More

Rail Minister to Launch Sabarmati–Bikaner (Lalgarh) Express

Jun 14, 2026 | AhmedabadCentral GovernmentGujaratRailway

Gandhinagar: The government today announced upcoming launch of the Sabarmati–Bikaner (Lalgarh) Express. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is expected to flag off this new train service, connecting Ahmedabad's Sabarmati station and Bikaner's Lalgarh station directly through 740 kilometres route. The train is ...Read More

Gujarat Congress announces Farmers' rally with 1,111 Tractors to Gandhinagar on Monday

Jun 14, 2026 | CongressGujaratPolitics

Gandhinagar: The main opposition Congress party in Gujarat announced today that it will hold "Farmer Rights Tractor Rally" in the State capital Gandhinagar on Monday, June 15. The party in a press release alleged that farmers are facing difficulties due to the BJP government's policies. The release further stated...Read More

Country’s Most Advanced Furniture Park to Be Developed on 100 Hectares in Porbandar

Jun 13, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Gandhinagar: The Viksit Porbandar Furniture Park Summit, chaired by Union Minister for Labour and Employment and Porbandar MP Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, concluded in Porbandar. The summit brought together leading furniture industry entrepreneurs, exporters, local business leaders, and representatives of major trade organis...Read More

Fake Products Shipped as Branded Items From Flipkart Warehouse in Surat; Five Booked

Jun 13, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: A scam involving the dispatch of duplicate products in the name of branded items from a Flipkart warehouse in Kamrej has come to light. In the fraud, customers allegedly received fake products instead of original laptops and mobile phones. The value of the fraud is estimated at ₹82.73 lakh. It is learnt tha...Read More

Saints, Hindu Groups Oppose Salangpur Dham's IP Rights Over Kashtbhanjan Dev Hanumanji

Jun 13, 2026 | AhmedabadFaithGujaratReligious

Salangpur: Salangpur Dham has become the center of yet another row after it recently secured intellectual property (IP) rights for various divine forms of Shri Kashtbhanjan Dev Hanumanji Maharaj and the title 'King of Salangpur.' While the temple trust affiliated with the Swaminarayan sect views this as a necessary st...Read More