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Ahmedabad: The Standing Committee of the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has directed officials to prepare a new fare policy to make AMTS buses more affordable for weddings and other social events, after the civic body observed that the existing charges were prompting people to opt for private luxury buses. At p...Read More

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Gujarat Assembly passes Livestock Feed Regulation Bill; licence mandatory, strict penalties for adulteration

Sep 10, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Legislative Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed the Gujarat Livestock Feed, Poultry Feed and Mineral Mixture (Regulation of Production, Storage, Distribution, Sale and Quality Control) Bill-2026, aimed at ensuring the quality of animal feed and protecting livestock health and farmers’ int...Read More

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Gujarat Govt clears Rs 20 crore for Phase 1 of Visavadar bypass road project

Sep 10, 2026 | Gujarat Saurastra

Junagadh: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has approved Rs 20 crore for the first phase of pre-construction activities for a bypass road around Visavadar town in Junagadh district. The proposed bypass will connect the Bagasara-Jetpur State Highway with the Visavadar–Satadhar–Sasan Gir State Highway, helpin...Read More

#CM Bhupendra Patel #Visavadar

AMC fire safety guidelines for Ganesh mandaps: fire extinguishers, emergency exits mandatory

Sep 10, 2026 | Ahmedabad Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) Fire and Emergency Services has issued a set of fire safety guidelines for organisers of Ganesh mandaps and pandals in the city, making provisions such as emergency exits, fire extinguishers, trained personnel and clear access for fire tenders mandatory. As per the ...Read More

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Sep 10, 2026 | Business, Gujarat, Road Journey, Travel, Vadodara Featured

Vadodara-based ChargeZone plans 1,000 EV charging stations on national highways

Vadodara: A city-based EV charging infrastructure company, ChargeZone, has secured long-term energy contracts worth more than $1 billion (around Rs 10,500 crore) across intercity electric buses, trucks and commercial car fleets, providing the company with demand visibility for its next phase of network expansion. The c...Read More

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AMC to blacklist Shreeji Infra Space over incomplete road works

Sep 10, 2026 | Ahmedabad Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has decided to initiate the process of blacklisting Shreeji Infra Space Private Limited over incomplete road works in Chandkheda. Addressing the media after the Standing Committee meeting, the Chairman said the company had been awarded work for a total of eight road...Read More

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Vande Mataram row heats up Gujarat Assembly; Sanghavi seeks action against Imran Khedawala

Sep 10, 2026 | BJP Congress Gujarat Politics

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Thursday raised a Point of Order in the Assembly seeking disciplinary action against Congress MLA Imran Khedawala over his conduct during the singing of Vande Mataram in the House. The Assembly Speaker accepted Sanghavi’s Point of Order and said the matt...Read More

#Gujarat Assembly #Harsh Sanghavi #Imran Khedawala

Rajkot DEO orders New Flora School closure, imposes Rs 1 lakh fine

Sep 10, 2026 | Gujarat Saurastra

Rajkot: The Rajkot District Education Officer (DEO) has ordered the closure of New Flora English Medium School on Pedak Road after finding that the school had shifted its operations to a shed at a saree factory without permission for the past two years. The school has been fined Rs 1 lakh and directed to close withi...Read More

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AMTS launches AI dash cam pilot project to monitor bus drivers, speed and accidents

Sep 10, 2026 | Ahmedabad Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS) has launched a pilot project using an AI-based dash camera monitoring system to track bus drivers and road conditions and help determine the causes of accidents. As part of the pilot, cameras have been installed in three AMTS buses, one at the front of the ...Read More

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75 fake ST caste certificates cancelled in Gujarat in 2 years: Govt

Sep 10, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: A total of 75 fake tribal certificates have been cancelled in Gujarat over the past two years following scrutiny by the Justice Kariya Committee, Tribal Affairs Minister Naresh Patel said in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. Responding to a question on the cancellation of fake tribal certificates, Patel...Read More

#Gujarat Assembly

Bank strike on Sept 11; banking services at 5,000+ branches to be hit across Gujarat

Sep 10, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: Public sector banks across Gujarat are set to remain closed for three days from Friday to Sunday as bank employees begin a phased agitation demanding a five-day working week. The Maha Gujarat Bank Employees’ Association (MGBEA) has called a strike on Friday, September 11, as part of a three-stage protes...Read More

#Banking #Banks

Technical glitches stall faceless DL services at Surat RTO; applicants face hardship

Sep 10, 2026 | Gujarat Surat

Surat: Technical and administrative issues affecting the faceless driving licence services of the Surat RTO have left several important services stalled, causing increasing difficulties for applicants seeking licence renewals and duplicate licences. Applicants whose names or surnames differ between their Aadhaar car...Read More

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Fungus found in Kaju Katri; VMC seals Das Pendawala outlet

Sep 10, 2026 | Gujarat Vadodara

Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) food safety department sealed the Das Pendawala outlet in Subhanpura after a customer allegedly found fungus in kaju katri purchased from the shop. The civic body also issued notices to four food traders during inspections conducted at 10 food establishments across the...Read More

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AMC demolition drive to clear 83 illegal shops for road widening

Sep 10, 2026 | Ahmedabad Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has launched a demolition drive against 83 non-residential illegal structures falling within the proposed road alignment between Trikamlal Crossroads and Everest Crossroads in the Saraspur-Rakhiyal ward on Thursday. The action covers a 700-metre stretch with a propo...Read More

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Ahmedabad CBI Court sentences Diamond Co. directors to 5 years in jail

Sep 10, 2026 | Ahmedabad Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The CBI Court in Ahmedabad has convicted M/s Kushal Diamonds Ltd., its Chief Managing Director Bakul Zaveri and Director Mazhar S. Kapadia in a 26-year-old case involving criminal conspiracy and cheating. The court, on September 8, 2026, sentenced Zaveri and Kapadia to five years of rigorous imprisonment ...Read More

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Nepal floods: DNA samples collected from kin of 29 of 30 missing Gujaratis

Sep 10, 2026 | Gujarat India/World

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has completed DNA sample collection from relatives of 29 of the 30 people from the state, including Non-Resident Gujaratis (NRGs), who remain missing or uncontactable following the flash floods in Nepal, particularly along the Nepal-Tibet border and the Bhote Koshi River corridor, a ...Read More

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Ahmedabad Police Invoke PASA Against Manpasand Gymkhana Operator, 5 Others

Sep 10, 2026 | Ahmedabad Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The Prevention of Crime Branch (PCB) of the city police arrested the operator of Manpasand Gymkhana in Dariapur and five alleged associates late Tuesday and detained them under the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act (PASA) in connection with a gambling case. The action came after the State Monitorin...Read More

#Ahmedabad Police #Crime Branch #PASA

Slab of Under-Construction Building Collapses in Gandhinagar; 15 Workers Rescued

Sep 10, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: Around 15 workers were rescued from the debris after a portion of an under-construction commercial building collapsed in the Kudasan area of Gandhinagar on Wednesday night. The incident took place around 9.15 pm at Bosky The Empire, where construction work was underway. According to officials, the build...Read More

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Vantara, Mandalao launch elephant conservation programme in Laos

Sep 09, 2026 | Gujarat India/World Saurastra

Luang Prabang: Mandalao Elephant Conservation and Vantara, a global wildlife conservation organisation based in Gujarat, India, today announced a new programme to strengthen elephant welfare, veterinary care, and conservation in Laos, under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two organisations, a pre...Read More

#Vantara

WCEF 2026 to be held at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar from Sept 15-18

Sep 09, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The international World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) 2026 will be held from September 15 to 18 at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, Spokesperson Minister Jitu Vaghani said after the Cabinet meeting. This is the first time the forum will be organised in Gujarat. Vaghani said the WCEF is a leading global pl...Read More

#Mahatma Mandir

President Droupadi Murmu to visit Gujarat for three days from Sept 21

Sep 09, 2026 | Central Gujarat Gujarat

Gandhinagar: For the first time, the 72nd National Film Awards, one of the most prestigious honours in Indian cinema, will be held outside New Delhi, at the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, the world’s tallest statue, an official press release said. Spokesperson Minister Jitubhai Vaghani said the prestigious national cer...Read More

#Droupadi Murmu #Ekta Nagar #Statue of Unity

55 PGs, hostels inspected in Ahmedabad; none found prima facie dangerous, says AMC

Sep 09, 2026 | Ahmedabad Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has launched a special inspection drive to assess the structural safety of paying guest (PG) accommodations, hostels and similar residential facilities across the city as a preventive measure, a press release said. On Tuesday, AMC teams from five zones inspected 55 ...Read More

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Gujarat Govt okays Rs 297 crore fisheries infrastructure projects in 3 coastal districts

Sep 09, 2026 | Gujarat Saurastra South Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has given in-principle approval to three fisheries infrastructure projects worth Rs. 297.11 crore aimed at strengthening facilities for the state’s fishing industry and coastal fishermen. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Spokesp...Read More

#Gir Somnath #Porbandar #Valsad

Gujarat Govt to buy Groundnut, Moong, Urad, Soybean at MSP; registration from Sept 10

Sep 09, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: Registration for the procurement of Kharif crops, groundnut, moong, urad and soybean, at minimum support prices (MSP) in Gujarat will begin on September 10, Agriculture Minister Jitubhai Vaghani said. The state government has decided to procure the four Kharif crops at support prices for the 2026-27 season t...Read More

#Agriculture. Farmers #MSP

Ahmedabad anti-begging drive: 89 adults, 72 children rescued across city; Shifted to shelters

Sep 09, 2026 | Ahmedabad Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC), police and the Gujarat government’s Social Security Department rescued 89 adults and 72 children, many of whom are migrants from outside the city, during a special anti-begging drive conducted across the city on Wednesday. The joint drive was carried out by the AMC...Read More

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BJP appoints election in-charge, coordinators for Gandhinagar civic body polls 2026

Sep 09, 2026 | BJP Gujarat Politics

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed its election team for the upcoming Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) general elections 2026. Gujarat BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma announced the appointments on Wednesday, naming senior leaders, ministers and former municipal o...Read More

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Dead fly found in sambhar ordered from Vadodara cafe; video goes viral

Sep 09, 2026 | Gujarat Vadodara

Vadodara: A dead fly was allegedly found in a food parcel from Trinity Cafe in the Alkapuri area of the city, raising concerns over food hygiene and safety. According to the information available, the customer had ordered idli-sambhar at the cafe but reportedly found a dead fly in the sambhar after taking the parcel h...Read More

Nora Fatehi faces Rs 3 crore suit over ‘toy airplane’ remarks; Gandhinagar court to hear case

Sep 09, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: Actress Nora Fatehi is facing a Rs 3 crore civil defamation suit filed by aviation company Dunes Aviation over alleged derogatory remarks about its chartered aircraft. The case will be heard by Senior Civil Judge R Agarwal at a Gandhinagar court on September 25. The dispute dates back to December last yea...Read More

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16 more dairy, sweet, gathiya shops procure rapid testing kits after AMC directive

Sep 09, 2026 | Ahmedabad Gujarat

Ahmedabad: Following a directive from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's (AMC) Food Department, sweet and snack traders have started keeping Rapid Food Testing Kits at their establishments to conduct preliminary quality checks and help ensure that consumers get safe and quality food. A day after Gwalia Sweets pro...Read More

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Bullet train's first opening stretch expanded to 100 km from Surat to Vapi

Sep 09, 2026 | Ahmedabad Gujarat Railway Travel

New Delhi: The first operational stretch of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (Bullet Train) corridor has been expanded from the earlier planned 50 km to 100 km between Surat and Vapi, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said during a Cabinet briefing on Wednesday. Vaishnaw said construction work on the high-...Read More

#Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project

Gujarat to expand Sauni Yojana pond-filling coverage from 3 km to 7 km

Sep 09, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has decided to expand the coverage of the SAUNI Yojana in Saurashtra by increasing the existing 3-km limit to 7 km, allowing more lakes within the expanded radius to be filled through the scheme. Water Resources and Water Supply Minister Ishwar Singh Patel made the announcement while...Read More

#Gujarat Assembly #Sauni Yojana

Promising 20% monthly returns, five J&K men dupe Surat trader of Rs 5.88 crore

Sep 09, 2026 | Gujarat Surat

Surat: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has registered a case against five men from Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly cheating a Dumas-based businessman of 6,18,746 USDT, worth around Rs 5.88 crore, by promising returns of 20% a month through stock market and options trading. The EOW has launched an investigation...Read More

#Surat Police

NIA takes over Jaish-e-Mohammed terror module case busted by Gujarat ATS

Sep 09, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the investigation into the Gujarat ATS case involving eight alleged terrorists linked to the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), who were arrested following a covert operation across Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The Union Home Ministry has handed over the i...Read More

#Gujarat ATS #NIA

SMC water supply to be disrupted in parts of Surat on Sept 10

Sep 09, 2026 | Gujarat Surat

Surat: Water supply in several areas of Surat will be affected on Thursday, September 10, due to valve installation work on a transmission line outside the Bhestan Water Distribution Station, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) said. The work will be carried out in areas under South Zone-A (Udhna) and South Zone-B...Read More

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Gujarat Rent Bill 2026 proposes new rent authority, caps security deposit at 3 months

Sep 09, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government has proposed a new rental law that seeks to overhaul the state’s decades-old rent control framework, introduce dedicated rent authorities and courts, cap security deposits at three months’ rent, and provide a faster mechanism for resolving landlord-tenant disputes. Where the propo...Read More

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