Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has announced that two key banquet and conference halls at the Pandit Deendayal Auditorium in Bodakdev will now be available on rent for prayer meetings and condolence sittings (besna). Banquet/Conference Hall-1 and Banquet/Conference Hall-2 located in Pandit Deen...Read More

Ahmedabad: The introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based driving test tracks across four Regional Transport Offices (RTOs)—three in Ahmedabad and one in Gandhinagar—has led to a sharp increase in applicant failure rates, raising concerns over financial burdens and administrative oversight. Key Findings ...Read More

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered against an ASHA supervisor, Namrata Gordhanbhai Makwana, accused of brainwashing and coercing subordinate Hindu ASHA workers into converting to Christianity. Dismissing the quashing petition, the court observed that a prima facie cognizable offens...Read More

AHMEDABAD: In a major boost to higher education in the state, Gujarat University (GU) has been granted Category-2 status under the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) Categorization of Universities for Grant of Graded Autonomy Regulations, 2018. The decision was formally taken during the 587th meeting of the UGC hel...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government is drafting the Gujarat Groundwater Bill, 2026, aimed at regulating groundwater use by treating it as a shared public resource rather than private property. Slated to be tabled next month, the legislation addresses declining water levels across the state by prioritizing groundwater f...Read More

Surat: The legal troubles of Surat-based social media influencer Kirti Patel have increased after she was booked under the Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act in connection with an alleged property encroachment case. The Pune Police Station team took her into custody from Lajpore Central Jail, where she is already ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat State Police Chief Gyanendrasinh Malik has issued strict directives simplifying the passport verification process, eliminating the requirement for applicants to physically visit police stations. Under the new guidelines, police verification will focus exclusively on verifying the applicant's citiz...Read More

Surat:  In a major effort to permanently tackle chronic urban flooding caused by overflowing creeks (khadis) during heavy monsoons, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) convened a high-level review meeting of the Special Creek Flood Mitigation Committee today at Tapi Bhavan. Chaired by the Municipal Commissioner, t...Read More

Delhi: In Gujarat, 37 institutes have been identified for the establishment of Data & AI Labs, comprising 20 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and 17 Polytechnics under the IndiaAI Mission. These IndiaAI FutureSkills pillars will provide training in AI, data annotation, data curation and applied data science. T...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Police's State Monitoring Cell (SMC) on Sunday evening raided the controversial Manpasand Gymkhana in Ahmedabad's Dariapur area and detained around 180 people for allegedly participating in a high-stakes gambling operation. During the raid, police seized cash, mobile phones, vehicles, and other v...Read More

Gandhinagar: Concerns over reduced rainfall during El Niño years had initially created anxiety within the Gujarat government at the beginning of the monsoon season. However, significant relief arrived by Sunday evening as the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam reached 76.33% of its total capacity. The water level in the dam...Read More

Gandhinagar: As per the latest forecast bulletin released by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday evening, there's no Yellow, Orange, Red warning for rainfall through this week starting from today(3rd August). IMD has only predicted light to moderate rains and thundershowers through this week as per the ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Rajkot city had highest 69 mm rainfall in 24 hours ending at 6 am on Monday, followed by Kaprada in Valsad district 44 mm , Padadhari at 38 mm, Deodar in North Gujarat at 37 mm. The table of data covering the talukas that had more than or around one inch rainfall in 24 hours ending at 6 am today is present...Read More

Glasgow:  Following 11 action-packed days of elite sports, the Glasgow Commonwealth Games officially drew to a close on Sunday in a spectacular handover ceremony, passing the torch—quite literally—to India for the landmark Centenary edition. The 2030 Games are set to take place in Ahmedabad. In a ceremonial cha...Read More

Vadodara: Counting of votes for the Manjalpur Assembly by-election in Vadodara concluded today afternoon. BJP candidate Satish Patel won the election by margin of over 30,000 votes. The by-poll was necessitated by the sudden passing away of Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Yogesh Patel who was from BJP. T...Read More

Gandhinagar/Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday approved the advance release of ₹2,117.85 crore from the Central share of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to support states affected by floods during the ongoing southwest monsoon. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the assistance is...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Department of Pediatric Surgery at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital has achieved a significant medical milestone by successfully performing an advanced "Gastric Pull-Up" surgery on a two-and-a-half-year-old boy suffering from a rare, complex congenital defect known as Pure Esophageal Atresia. The patient, Man...Read More

GLASGOW / AHMEDABAD: In a historic, high-emotion moment at the closing ceremony of the Glasgow Games, the Commonwealth Games flag and the iconic King’s Baton will be officially handed over to Ahmedabad, formally launching the transition to the 2030 Commonwealth Games. This handover marks a profound milestone in sp...Read More

Daman: The Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court in Daman has convicted Independent Lok Sabha MP Umesh Patel and former acting president of the Daman District Panchayat, Suresh alias Sukha Patel, in a case dating back to 2012 involving obstruction of public servants during a recruitment process. Both were sentenced to tw...Read More

Ankleshwar: In another remarkable example of rapid organ transportation, the Vande Bharat Express was halted at Ankleshwar Railway Station for the first time to transport a donor heart for a life-saving transplant at Ahmedabad’s U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre. The donor heart was retrieved...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has found 21 food samples collected from eateries, food manufacturers, dairies and street vendors across the city to be either unsafe or substandard during food safety inspections conducted under the Food Safety and Standards Act in July. According to the civic body, 1...Read More

Ahmedabad: As part of its efforts to make the city's public transport system more eco-friendly, comfortable and aesthetically appealing, the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has set up the city's first tree-integrated green bus shelter as a pilot project at the Acher AMTS station near Rajulpark Society in the Sabarm...Read More

Ahmedabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a five-day fishermen warning for the Gujarat coast from August 1 to August 5, citing vigorous monsoon conditions and a steep pressure gradient that are likely to generate squally weather and rough sea conditions along and off the state's coastline. Follow...Read More

Gandhinagar: The foundation of Gujarat's new capital was laid on the banks of the Sabarmati River amid vast open fields on 2 August 1965. At the time, few could have imagined that this ambitious vision would evolve into the political and administrative heart of Gujarat, while also becoming recognised as one of India's ...Read More