Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation’s Food Department inspected 12 food establishments across the city, sealed a canteen operating without a valid licence or registration, and imposed a ₹20,000 fine during a recent food safety drive. The inspections were carried out in Atladra, Maneja, Harni-Warasia Rin...Read More

Ahmedabad: SBI Pension Funds Pvt. Ltd., the country’s largest pension fund manager under the National Pension System (NPS), highlighted the growing importance of retirement planning and recent developments in the NPS ecosystem, while strengthening its outreach across Gujarat. As per a press release, Gujarat, with it...Read More

Gift City: Kumar Mangalam Birla-led Aditya Birla Group is set to enter the aircraft-leasing business through its newly incorporated GIFT City entity, UHG Holdings IFSC Pvt Ltd. The company has applied to the GIFT-Multiservice Special Economic Zone Approval Committee for approval to undertake aircraft-leasing activit...Read More

Rajkot: A 12-year-old girl was allegedly lured with the promise of catering work and forced into prostitution for four days in Rajkot, police said. The Aji Dam police have arrested two women in connection with the case and registered an FIR under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and other rel...Read More

Mumbai: Jio and Canva today announced a strategic partnership to bring Canva’s world-leading visual communication platform to millions of Jio users across India, advancing a shared vision of making creativity and opportunity accessible to everyone, a press release said. The partnership combines Jio’s digital rea...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad City West District Education Officer has fined Sharda Vidya Mandir School in Bhuyangdev ₹10,000 after the school failed to produce CCTV footage related to a student’s hand injury during an inspection. The action was taken under provisions of the Right to Education Act and education depar...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), India’s emerging international financial hub, has jumped nine places in the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 40) to rank 37th globally. Mumbai, the country’s financial capital, also improved, rising three places to 49th. The latest GFCI ...Read More

Ahmedabad: A modern mortuary equipped with a post-mortem department and 18 cold storage units was inaugurated on Wednesday at the Amdavad Municipal Corporation-run Sheth L.G. Municipal General Hospital in Maninagar. The new facility is expected to reduce the need for residents and police personnel from eastern parts...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday caught a man red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹4.07 lakh in Ahmedabad in connection with the alleged allotment of a house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). According to the ACB, the complainant had earlier applied for a hous...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat State Election Commission has announced the schedule for the general elections to the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation, Okha Municipality and Dwarka Municipality, along with by-elections to vacant seats in various local bodies across the state. According to the election programme issued by the...Read More

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved an increase in the wage ceiling for mandatory coverage under the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 per month, a move expected to bring more than 51 lakh additional employees under the social sec...Read More

Ahmedabad: Gujarat BJP state president Jagdish Vishwakarma has appointed 11 party leaders as members of the state executive committee. The appointments were made to fill vacancies created after several existing members of the state executive were assigned other organisational responsibilities. The newly appointed st...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat BJP state president Jagdish Vishwakarma on Wednesday announced the appointment of party functionaries as in-charges of various districts and metropolitan units in the state. The appointments, effective immediately, assign leaders from different districts and cities to oversee the party’s organ...Read More

Surat: A fire broke out at around 10.30am on Wednesday at shops on the fifth floor of the Salasar Market in the Saroli area of the city, triggering panic among traders and people in the busy textile hub. According to preliminary information, four shops were engulfed in flames. The shops reportedly stored large quant...Read More

Kutch: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has advised fishermen not to venture into the sea along the Gujarat coast during the next 24 hours as squally weather and strong winds are expected amid vigorous monsoon conditions. According to the IMD’s fishermen warning issued at 5.30 am on September 16, winds of...Read More

Sanand: The Forest Department has launched a search operation in Sanand after suspected leopard footprints were found near Moti Devti village on Tuesday. The development came after a dog was reportedly killed near a brick kiln. Forest officials inspected the area after locals reported the footprints and the dog’s ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Real Estate Regulatory Authority (GujRERA) has asked the state government to expand its jurisdiction across Gujarat, citing a regulatory gap that leaves several real estate projects outside its oversight. As per a report, GujRERA recently wrote to the state government seeking powers to regulat...Read More

Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has fined PP Savani International School ₹1 lakh after 85 hostel students fell ill following dinner on Saturday. According to officials, around 2,200 students residing in the hostel had the evening meal. Soon after, 85 students reported abdominal pain and vomiting and w...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has registered an FIR against former Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) functionary Harikesh Patel for allegedly obtaining a second passport by paying ₹65 lakh and using forged documents, including a fabricated Agra address. According to the ATS, Patel concealed ...Read More

Junagadh: The Junagadh Crime Branch has busted a racket involving the production of adulterated milk at a house in Dungarpur village. The operation was carried out as part of an ongoing state-wide special drive against the production and sale of adulterated milk, ghee and paneer. Acting on a tip-off, the Crime Branc...Read More

Kutch: Railway projects worth around ₹5,600 crore are currently underway in the Kutch region, with capacity augmentation, doubling and new rail connectivity projects aimed at strengthening freight and passenger infrastructure, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. Speaking about railway infrastr...Read More

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday set a 0.4 per cent charge on UPI payments above ₹2,000 to merchants, with the fee capped at ₹300 for payments of ₹75,000 and above, as it rolled out a framework for large digital merchant payments. The new UPI framework, however, has no impact on person-to-person transactio...Read More

New Delhi: The new UPI framework has clarified that person-to-person (P2P) transactions will continue to remain completely free, irrespective of the amount transferred. Payments made to merchants up to ₹2,000, as well as transactions covered under the zero-MDR framework for small merchants, will also remain free. ...Read More

Kutch: Rainfall brought much-needed relief to Kutch on Tuesday, with the district receiving heavy showers after facing a 70.05% rainfall deficit this monsoon season as of Monday morning. Mandvi taluka recorded nearly 7 inches (177 mm) of rain between 6 am and 2 pm, while several other parts of the district also receive...Read More

Surat: A racket involving the alleged production and sale of counterfeit edible oil has been busted in Kamrej taluka of Surat district. A joint team of the Gandhinagar CID Crime Branch and the Surat District Food and Drug Control Administration raided a factory operating in Navkar Industrial Estate in the Navagam GIDC ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather warning for parts of Gujarat, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in Kutch and Saurashtra on Tuesday. The weather office has also forecast light to moderate rain and thundershowers at several places across the state over t...Read More

Banaskantha: Internal differences within the Gujarat Congress have come to the fore once again, with the party’s state leadership cancelling the newly announced office-bearers’ list of the Banaskantha District Congress Committee (DCC). The move has triggered fresh tension between Banaskantha DCC president and forme...Read More

Ahmedabad: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will inaugurate, lay foundation stones for and dedicate various railway projects and passenger amenities in Gujarat through video conferencing today. As part of the programme, Vaishnaw will dedicate four Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals (GCTs) to the nation at Bhimasar in Kutc...Read More

Gujarat: Widespread rainfall was recorded across Gujarat over the past 24 hours, with 259 talukas receiving rain between 6 am on September 14 and 6 am on September 15, according to State Emergency Operations Centre data. Anjar in Kutch recorded the highest rainfall at 184 mm (7.24 inches), followed by Vallabhipur in B...Read More