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Ahmedabad: Western Railway has extended the services of 18 special trains operating from Gujarat to various destinations in North India to cater to increased passenger demand during the festive season. While services of several trains have been extended until late November, additional trips have also been announced for...Read More

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Vadodara builder Amit Shah held in ₹15.05 crore bank fraud case

Sep 18, 2026 | Gujarat Vadodara

Vadodara: The Manjalpur police have arrested builder Amit Mukesh Shah through a transfer warrant in connection with a case registered on a complaint by Unity Small Finance Bank over the land of Tensile Steel Company in the Manjalpur area. Shah, who was recently arrested in Pune, was produced before a court, which grant...Read More

IITGN, Gujarat ATS ink MoU to boost security technology and research

Sep 18, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Thursday signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IIT Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn) to promote advanced research, technological innovation, capacity building and professional development in the security sector. The collaboration aims to build a stronger ec...Read More

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18 Indian star tortoises rescued in Surat; two detained in decoy operation

Sep 18, 2026 | Gujarat Surat

Surat: The forest department rescued 18 Indian star tortoises from a residence in the city on Thursday and detained two people for their alleged involvement in the illegal trade of the protected species. The action followed intelligence shared by the Wildlife Trust of India about the alleged sale of Indian star tort...Read More

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Sep 16, 2026 | Business Featured

Reliance Foundation Hands Over 25 Electric Buses to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams

Tirumala: Reliance Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Reliance Industries Limited, has handed over a fleet of 25 electric buses and a dedicated electric vehicle charging station to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), strengthening the trust’s efforts to provide cleaner and more sustainable means of transport ...Read More

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Major Charles Mant: The Architect Behind Lakshmi Vilas Palace Who Never Saw It Completed

Sep 18, 2026 | Gujarat Vadodara

Today, Lakshmi Vilas Palace is one of the best-known landmarks of Vadodara. Its domes, towers and long corridors are part of the city's identity. But the story of the man who first designed it is far less familiar. Major Charles Mant, a British military engineer and architect, designed the palace for Maharaja Say...Read More

Wagh Bakri Tea Group chairman Piyushbhai Desai passes away

Sep 18, 2026 | Ahmedabad Gujarat

Ahmedabad: Piyushbhai Desai, Chairman of the Wagh Bakri Tea Group, passed away on 15th September 2026. He was associated with the tea trade for over six decades Desai was a founding member of the Gujarat Tea Traders Association (GTTA), Western India Tea Dealers Association (WITDA) and Federation of All India Tea Tra...Read More

New Gambhira Bridge connecting Vadodara - Anand set to open on Sept 20

Sep 17, 2026 | Central Gujarat Gujarat Vadodara

Vadodara: The new Gambhira bridge over the Mahi River, constructed at a cost of ₹212 crore following last year’s bridge collapse that claimed 21 lives, is set to be inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel during his visit to Vadodara on September 20. The inauguration was earlier scheduled for Septe...Read More

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Surat police nab 8 bogus doctors running clinics without medical degrees

Sep 17, 2026 | Gujarat Surat

Surat: The Surat city police’s Special Operations Group (SOG), along with the district health department, raided eight clinics in Pandesara on Wednesday and arrested eight people for allegedly practising medicine without recognised medical qualifications. The raids followed verification by SOG personnel, who visit...Read More

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VMC seals hospital canteen running without licence; another restaurant fined ₹20,000

Sep 17, 2026 | Gujarat Vadodara

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

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SBI Pension Funds steps up NPS outreach across Gujarat

Sep 17, 2026 | Business Gujarat

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

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Aditya Birla Group entity seeks regulatory nod for aircraft leasing in GIFT City

Sep 17, 2026 | Business Gujarat

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

#Gift city #IFSCA

Two women held in Rajkot for forcing minor girl into prostitution

Sep 17, 2026 | Gujarat Saurastra

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

#Rajkot #Rajkot Police

IMD issues yellow alert for heavy rain in parts of Gujarat; thunderstorms across state

Sep 17, 2026 | Gujarat Saurastra

Ahmedabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a yellow alert for heavy rain at isolated places in parts of Saurashtra, forecasting heavy showers in Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Junagadh and Devbhumi Dwarka over the next 24 hours. The IMD said light to moderate rain and thundershowers are li...Read More

#IMD #Monsoon 2026 #Rain

Jio users to get up to 12 months of Canva Pro, Pro Lite for free

Sep 17, 2026 | Business

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

AMTS launches AC double-decker bus connecting Nikol with Sarangpur

Sep 17, 2026 | Ahmedabad Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS) today launched a new double-decker bus service connecting Bhakti Circle in Nikol with Sarangpur. The new service has been introduced for citizens on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday. The service was inaugurated by Ahmedabad Mayor Hites...Read More

#AMC #AMTS

Suchi Semicon begins commercial production at Surat facility; PM Modi launches it virtually

Sep 17, 2026 | Business Gujarat Narendra Modi Surat

New Delhi: Commercial production at the Suchi Semicon OSAT facility in Palsana, Gujarat, was launched on Thursday during the inauguration of SEMICON India 2026 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi also marked the commencement of commercial production at the CDIL Semiconductor ATMP facility in Mohali, Punjab, as Ind...Read More

GSRTC launches new AC buses from Ahmedabad to Ujjain, Shirdi

Sep 17, 2026 | Ahmedabad Gujarat Road Journey Travel

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) has introduced new AC seater bus services from Ahmedabad to the pilgrimage destinations of Ujjain and Shirdi, providing passengers with additional direct travel options. The services have been operational since last week. The Ahmedabad–Ujjain bus depart...Read More

#GSRTC #Shirdi #Ujjain

Man held with 13 protected Indian star tortoise hatchlings in Ahmedabad

Sep 17, 2026 | Ahmedabad Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad City Range of the Forest Department on Tuesday booked a Shahpur resident following a raid in which the accused was found allegedly possessing 13 Indian Star Tortoise hatchlings, a protected wildlife species. The accused, Nitin Dataniya, has been booked under Sections 9 and 51 of the Wildlife...Read More

#Forest Department #Wildlife

Ahmedabad school fined ₹10,000 over missing CCTV footage of student injury

Sep 17, 2026 | Ahmedabad Gujarat

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

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GIFT City rises to 37th globally in latest financial centres ranking in GFCI 40

Sep 17, 2026 | Gujarat India/World

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

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Gujarat to Geo-Tag, Map Manufacturing MSMEs on PM Gati Shakti Portal

Sep 17, 2026 | Business Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government is set to undertake GIS-based geo-tagging and mapping of manufacturing Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the state under the Union Ministry of MSME’s Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) scheme. The project, being implemented by the MSME Commissioner...Read More

#GatiShakti #MSME

LG Hospital in Ahmedabad gets new mortuary with 18 cold storage units

Sep 16, 2026 | Ahmedabad Gujarat

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

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ACB Gujarat nabs one for seeking ₹4.07 lakh bribe for PMAY house allotment

Sep 16, 2026 | Ahmedabad Gujarat

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

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In-Charge Chief Fire Officer of Gandhinagar Nabbed by Gujarat ACB in Bribery Trap

Sep 16, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat Police has nabbed Rajeshkumar Babulal Patel, the in-charge Chief Fire Officer of Gandhinagar, while allegedly accepting a ₹20,000 bribe for issuing a Fire Safety Renewal No Objection Certificate (NOC). The 55-year-old accused is a Sub-Fire Officer who was se...Read More

#ACB Gujarat #Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation Election 2026 Schedule Announced

Sep 16, 2026 | BJP Congress Gujarat Politics

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

#Gandhinagar #GMC

Union Cabinet approves hike in EPFO wage ceiling to Rs 25,000

Sep 16, 2026 | India

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

Gujarat BJP appoints 11 new state executive members

Sep 16, 2026 | BJP Gujarat Politics

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

Gujarat BJP announces new district/city in-charges

Sep 16, 2026 | BJP Central Gujarat Gujarat Politics Saurastra

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

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Fire breaks out at Salasar Textile Market in Surat; 15+ fire tenders deployed

Sep 16, 2026 | Gujarat Surat

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

#Fire #Surat Textile Market

Gujarat coast on alert: IMD warns fishermen of rough seas; LC-III hoisted at all ports

Sep 16, 2026 | Gujarat Saurastra

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

#IMD #Monsoon 2026

Leopard sighting in Sanand: Forest Dept sets up cages

Sep 16, 2026 | Ahmedabad Gujarat

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

#Leopard #Sanand

GujRERA seeks powers to regulate projects beyond notified planning areas

Sep 16, 2026 | Gujarat

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

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Surat school fined ₹1 lakh after 85 hostel students fall ill after dinner

Sep 16, 2026 | Gujarat Surat

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

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Gujarat ATS books man for obtaining second passport for ₹65 lakh using forged docs

Sep 16, 2026 | Ahmedabad Gujarat Passport Travel

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

#ATS #Gujarat ATS