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PM Modi to visit Gujarat on Sept 8; Vadodara, Navsari on itinerary

Aug 30, 2026 | GujaratSouth Gujarat

Navsari: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit his home state of Gujarat on September 8, with programmes planned in Vadodara and Navsari. According to the tentative travel schedule, PM Modi will arrive at Vadodara Airport at around 12 noon on September 8. From there, he will proceed to Vadodara Universi...Read More

Gujarat Govt Clears 600 Cusecs Water Release for 2 Districts Under SAUNI Yojana

Aug 29, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has approved the release of 600 cusecs of water from the Machhu-2 Reservoir through SAUNI Scheme Link-1 to meet water requirements in Devbhumi Dwarka and Jamnagar districts. The decision was taken considering the water needs of residents and farmers in the two Saurashtra districts...Read More

AMC Approves New GIS Mapping System for Ahmedabad; 25 Lakh Properties to Get Digital IDs

Aug 29, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is set to implement a new state-of-the-art Geographic Information System (GIS)-based Management Information System (MIS) for the entire city to support better urban planning, infrastructure development and citizen-oriented services. The civic body had earlier undert...Read More

Trio Booked for Siphoning Rs 1.45 Crore from Construction Firm in Ahmedabad

Aug 29, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Satellite police have booked a staffer of construction firm Adishwar Infrastructure, his wife and his uncle for allegedly siphoning off Rs 1.45 crore through payment diversion, material theft and forgery. According to the complaint, the employee was hired on the recommendation of his uncle and was entrust...Read More

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Gujarat Super League (GSL) Season 3 to Kick Off on September 1 at TransStadia, Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Football Association (GSFA) is all set to kick off the third season of the Gujarat Super League (GSL) on September 1, 2026, at the TransStadia Arena, Ahmedabad at 4 p.m. This marks another significant step forward in the State’s endeavour to create a stronger football ecosystem across Guj...Read More

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Surat Textile Firm Duped of ₹40 Lakh by 12 Traders from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka

Aug 29, 2026 | GujaratIndiaSurat

Surat: A Surat-based textile firm has approached the police after allegedly being cheated of Rs 39.51 lakh by 12 traders from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, along with a cloth broker, through bogus orders and false payment assurances. According to the complaint, Mahavir Prasad Satyanarayan Sharma, 45, a r...Read More

Vadodara - Mundra Direct Air Taxi Service Kicks Off

Aug 29, 2026 | AviationGujaratTravelVadodara

Vadodara: A direct air taxi service between Vadodara and Mundra has been launched, providing faster connectivity between two of Gujarat’s major industrial and commercial centres. Vadodara Lok Sabha MP Hemang Joshi announced the launch on social media. The service is expected to benefit industrialists, business exe...Read More

Gujarat Fishermen to Use Turtle Excluder Devices in Shrimp Trawl Nets

Aug 29, 2026 | Gujarat

Gandhinagar: For the first time, Gujarat fishermen will use Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) in shrimp trawl nets to reduce the risk of sea turtles being trapped during fishing. Under the initiative, 8,925 TED units will be provided free of cost to fishermen across the state with 100% government assistance. The projec...Read More

Gujarat’s Power Demand Surges by Over 3,200 MW in Four Days Amid Rainfall Deficit

Aug 29, 2026 | Gujarat

Gujarat: Power demand in Gujarat has risen sharply amid a prolonged gap in rainfall, increasing by 3,259 MW in just four days. The state recorded a power demand of 28,220 MW on August 27, with consumption rising across the agriculture, residential, industrial and commercial sectors. Around 92% of the Kharif crops in...Read More

SMC Seals La-Pino’z Outlet After Worm Found in Pizza

Aug 29, 2026 | GujaratIndiaSurat

Surat: A La-Pino’z Pizza outlet at Lajamani Chowk in Mota Varachha was closed by the Surat Municipal Corporation’s (SMC) health department after a video purportedly showing a insect coming out of a pizza went viral on social media. However, questions have been raised over the health department’s initial response ...Read More

Naroda Patiya Flyover Delayed; AMC Slaps Contractor with Rs 50 Lakh Penalty

Aug 29, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has extended the deadline for completing the 2.5-km Naroda Patiya flyover by nearly a year and imposed a Rs 50 lakh penalty on the contractor for the delay. The flyover, which is set to be Ahmedabad’s longest, was originally scheduled to be completed by July 2026....Read More

Nepal Flash Floods: 25 from Gujarat including NRIs reported missing; here is the list

Aug 29, 2026 | GujaratIndia

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government is tracking 25 Gujarat-linked people reported missing or uncontactable following the devastating flash floods in Nepal, according to the latest State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) report issued on Friday evening. The latest list includes people linked to Ahmedabad, Anand, Rajko...Read More

VMC Cracks Down on Unhygienic Food, Illegal Tobacco Sales; 26 Units Shut

Aug 28, 2026 | GujaratVadodara

Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) Food Safety Department issued closure notices to 26 food and tobacco-related units during inspections carried out across the city, while 85 litres of panipuri water, 4.5 kg of mashed potato and other unhygienic food items were seized and destroyed. The inspections wer...Read More

Vadodara Civic Body Seals 17 Units

Aug 28, 2026 | GujaratVadodara

Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has stepped up its crackdown on traders allegedly littering public places, sealing 17 units, including tea shops, paan parlours, scrap shops, furniture stores and ice cream outlets, across different parts of the city on Friday. The sealing action was carried out by ...Read More

Gujarat Eyes Second Nuclear Power Project at Dhuvaran

Aug 28, 2026 | Central GujaratGujarat

Vadodara: The Centre is examining the feasibility of setting up a new nuclear power project at Dhuvaran in Anand district, potentially giving Gujarat a second nuclear power project if the site clears the required technical and safety assessments. The proposed project, a joint venture between the Nuclear Power Corpor...Read More

Ahmedabad Builder Booked for Harassing Women Over Society Redevelopment Dispute

Aug 28, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Ranip police have registered a case against builder Tejas Patel of Shivalay Infra following allegations by women residents of a society near Subhash Bridge that they were repeatedly harassed and intimidated over a dispute concerning the society’s redevelopment project. According to the complaint, the so...Read More

Bhavnagar Hooch Tragedy: 3 Delhi Men Arrested Over Methanol Supply

Aug 28, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Police State Monitoring Cell (SMC) has arrested three Delhi-based men for allegedly supplying methanol used in manufacturing the spurious liquor that claimed 13 lives in Bhavnagar, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 31. The latest arrests have strengthened the suspected methanol...Read More

Two Lionesses Found Dead in Gujarat; One Electrocuted by Illegal Farm Fence

Aug 28, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Rajkot: Two lionesses were found dead in separate incidents in Bhavnagar and Gir-Somnath on Thursday. One lioness died after allegedly coming into contact with an illegally electrified wire arrangement at a farm in Bordi village of Mahuva taluka, while the other was found in an advanced state of decomposition in Rampar...Read More

PM Modi to Inaugurate Navsari BJP’s New Office on Sept 8: CR Patil

Aug 28, 2026 | GujaratIndiaSouth Gujarat

Navsari: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting his home state of Gujarat next month. He is expected to be in Navsari on September 8, where he is scheduled to inaugurate the Navsari district BJP’s new office, ‘Namo Kamalam’. Located near Kabilpore along the National Highway, the new office has been buil...Read More

IIM Ahmedabad Student Alleges Obscene Gestures During Food Delivery; Swiggy Agent Held

Aug 28, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: A female student studying at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) in the city has alleged that a Swiggy delivery executive made obscene gestures towards her while delivering a food order. According to her complaint, the incident occurred after the delivery agent initially told her that she ...Read More

350 Law Students in Limbo as Nirma University Delays Classes, Hostel Facilities

Aug 28, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Around 350 students admitted to the five-year integrated undergraduate law course for the 2026-27 academic session at Nirma University’s Institute of Law, located on SG Highway in the city, are facing difficulties over delays in hostel facilities and the commencement of classes, allegedly due to administra...Read More

Amit Shah Chairs Lok Darbar in Ahmedabad; Assures Robust Drainage, Infrastructure Measures

Aug 27, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Gandhinagar: Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) organised a ‘Lok Darbar’ programme at B.K.M. School in Bopal for citizens of Bopal, Ghuma, Shela and surrounding areas of the Ghatlodia Assembly Constituency. Gandhinagar Lok Sabha MP and Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra...Read More

Amit Shah Inaugurates ‘Gujarat Gaurav Sarovar’ in Amreli

Aug 27, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Amreli: Union Home Minister Amit Shah today inaugurated the ‘Gujarat Gaurav Sarovar’ in Amreli, Gujarat. The water body has been constructed by the Harikrishna Group and the Dholakia Foundation. Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi and several other dignitaries were present on the occasion. Addressing th...Read More

Ahmedabad Crime Branch Arrests 3 in Counterfeit Blood Pressure Medicine Case

Aug 27, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad City Crime Branch has arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in manufacturing, procuring and distributing counterfeit medicines used to treat high blood pressure, officials said on Thursday. The accused have been identified as Dashil, 39, of Ahmedabad; Devendra, 39, of Lucknow;...Read More

4 Gujarat Places to Be Made Begging-Free Under Centre’s SMILE Initiative

Aug 27, 2026 | Central GujaratGujaratIndiaVadodara

Vadodara: Vadodara, Gir Somnath, Ektanagar and Pavagadh have been selected among the top 25 districts under the Central Government’s Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise (SMILE) campaign, with the aim of making these four places begging-free in the first phase. Additional Secretary of...Read More

ED Searches Mumbai, Vadodara Premises in SBI Loan Fraud Case; Jewellery and Cash Seized

Aug 27, 2026 | GujaratIndiaVadodara

Vadodara: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Mumbai Zonal Office, conducted search operations at seven residential/business premises and three bank lockers in Mumbai and Vadodara in connection with a loan fraud case involving M/s Bilpower Limited on August 25, the agency said today. As per the press release, ED in...Read More

Camel Trapped on Railway Bridge, Rescued Using JCB in Porbandar; Train Traffic Affected

Aug 27, 2026 | GujaratRailwaySaurastraTravel

Porbandar: A major accident was averted early Thursday after a camel was trapped on the railway track on the Vansjaliya–Ranavav section in Porbandar. The incident disrupted rail traffic for several hours, with two trains cancelled and four delayed, affecting thousands of passengers. The incident occurred around 4:...Read More

PM Modi to visit Uzbekistan, Kyrgyz Republic from Aug 29 to Sept 1

Aug 27, 2026 | IndiaIndia/WorldNarendra Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uzbekistan from 29–30 August on a bilateral visit and the Kyrgyz Republic for the 26th SCO Summit from 31 August to 1 September 2026, the Ministry of External Affairs said today. MEA in a press release, said that at the invitation of the President of Uzbekistan, S...Read More

Western Railway Installs Precast Pedestrian Subway at Vastrapur in Just 7 Hours 15 Minutes

Aug 27, 2026 | AhmedabadGujaratRailwayTravel

Ahmedabad: A new precast pedestrian subway was installed at Vastrapur in Ahmedabad in just 7 hours and 15 minutes during an eight-hour railway traffic block on the night of August 25-26, completing the work 45 minutes ahead of schedule. The work, carried out during the traffic block provided by Western Railway, incl...Read More

AMC Orders Sweets & Farsan Shops to Keep Food Testing Kits for Customers

Aug 27, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has instructed sweets and farsan shops across the city to keep food testing kits at their premises, allowing customers to check the quality of food items on the spot, Kamlesh Patel, Chairman of the AMC Standing Committee, announced today. The kits can be used to che...Read More

Nepal Flash Flood: List of People From Gujarat Reported Missing So Far

Aug 27, 2026 | GujaratIndia

Gujarat: At least 11 people from Gujarat are currently unaccounted for or have not been contacted following the devastating flash floods and mudslides that struck the Nepal-Tibet border region, according to the Gujarat State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC). As of 3 pm today, people from Ahmedabad, Anand, Rajkot and ...Read More

Fake Mawa Used to Make Sweets for 3 Years: Surat Raid Unearths 723 Kg of Adulterated Stock

Aug 27, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: Amid an ongoing crackdown on adulterated food, Surat police and Food and Drug Department officials seized around 723 kg of suspected adulterated sweets and mawa worth Rs 1.42 lakh from Mahakal Caterers and Sweets in Sarthana. The raid was conducted based on information received by a squad led by DCP Alok Kuma...Read More

Motor Insurance Exclusions: Situations That No Policy in India Will Cover

Aug 27, 2026 | Business

Filed a claim and got a flat rejection? Happens more often than you'd think, and it's rarely because the insurer is being difficult. Every policy, no matter how solid, comes with a list of things it simply won't touch. Knowing those exclusions before the accident happens, and not after, will protect you from having an ...Read More

Navsari Police Book Instagram User Over Fake News Post About Gujarat Dy CM Sanghvi

Aug 27, 2026 | GujaratSouth Gujarat

Navsari: Navsari Cyber Crime Police have registered a case over an allegedly fake Instagram post that used the photograph of Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghvi and circulated false statements attributed to him, allegedly with an intention to damage his reputation. The case was registered after a suspicious ...Read More

Fresh Admission Round Announced for 190 Vacant Degree Engineering Seats in Gujarat

Aug 27, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: Around 190 seats remain vacant in government and grant-in-aid colleges even after the offline admission round for degree engineering held on August 25. The Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC) has now announced another round to fill these seats, with registration scheduled from August 27 to 31...Read More