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

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Gujarat Bill Proposes Up to 2-Year Jail, ₹15 Lakh Fine for Running Unregistered Schools

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NHAI to build interchange at Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway - SP Ring Road junction

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BJP seeks apology from Congress MLA Imran Khedawala over 'sitting down' during Vande Mataram

Sep 09, 2026 | BJPCongressGujaratPolitics

Gandhinagar: The three-day Monsoon Session of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly began on Wednesday amid a political controversy over the singing of Vande Mataram at the start of the proceedings, with the ruling BJP demanding an apology from Congress MLA Imran Khedawala for reportedly sitting down during the national son...Read More

Ahmedabad Police Bust Prostitution Racket at Odhav Spa, Manager Held

Sep 09, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Odhav police have busted an alleged prostitution racket operating from Big Daddy International Spa on SP Ring Road and arrested the spa manager. Police said three women from Tripura were allegedly brought to the city and kept at the spa for prostitution, with customers allegedly being charged ₹2,000 to...Read More

Gujarat Consumer Commission Upholds ₹1.5 Lakh Penalty on D-Mart Over Altered Oil Expiry Date

Sep 09, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has dismissed D-Mart’s appeal at the admission stage and upheld a ₹1.5 lakh punitive penalty against the retailer for an unfair trade practice. The case arose after consumer Jagruti Patel bought a bottle of oil from D-Mart’s Sarthana store in Su...Read More

4 Customs officials suspended over passenger complaints at Ahmedabad airport

Sep 09, 2026 | AhmedabadAviationGujaratTravel

Ahmedabad: Four Customs officials posted with the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport have been suspended following allegations that they took away a packet containing 600 grams of gold biscuits and demanded money from two passengers. The suspended officials are Superintende...Read More

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Sep 07, 2026 | Business, Gujarat, India Featured

Ten Years of Jio: How Reliance Jio Became Gujarat's Largest Mobile Operator

Ahmedabad: Over the decade since its commercial launch, Reliance Jio has transformed the wireless market in Gujarat. Starting from no reported subscribers in August 2016, Jio recorded 14.6 lakh users in its first month of operation (Sep 2016) and reached 335.5 lakh by June 2026, an absolute gain of 320.9 lakh subscribe...Read More

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Major fire erupts at Shyam Sangini textile market in Surat; 10+ shops gutted

Sep 09, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: A massive fire broke out at the Shyam Sangini textile market in Surat’s Saroli area around midnight, gutting goods stored in around 15 to 17 shops and destroying a large quantity of festive-season stock. The fire started on the sixth floor and spread to the fifth and fourth floors before being brought under co...Read More

CEC Gyanesh Kumar to visit Gujarat on Sept 10-11

Sep 08, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: Chief Election Commissioner of India Gyanesh Kumar will undertake a two-day visit to Gujarat on September 10 and 11, during which he will interact with Booth Level Officers (BLOs), Electoral Literacy Club (ELC) members and prominent citizens on various aspects of election management and voter awareness, an o...Read More

A Journalist's Diary - 02

Sep 08, 2026 | Gujarat

By Japan K Pathak Because of BAPS’s Deep-Rooted Rigidity, All Hindus in France Have Been Put on the Defensive Last year, a camp on the subject of Indian Knowledge Systems was organised at Gujarat University. I was sitting right at the back as a member of the audience. Suddenly, I noticed that the female Vice-Ch...Read More

Spain’s Gestamp expands India footprint with ₹523.7 crore Gujarat plant

Sep 08, 2026 | AhmedabadBusinessGujarat

Ahmedabad: Spain-based automotive components manufacturer Gestamp has expanded its Indian manufacturing footprint with the inauguration of its fifth production facility at Bhagapura in Detroj, taking its investment in the plant across two phases to ₹523.7 crore. The new facility will manufacture engineered body-in...Read More

Amreli Police bust ₹634 crore SD Pay, Apna Pay scam; over 1.5 lakh duped across Gujarat

Sep 08, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Amreli: The Amreli Cyber Crime Police have busted a major financial fraud allegedly involving around ₹634 crore, with more than 1.5 lakh people across Gujarat reportedly lured into investing through mobile applications SD Pay and Apna Pay on promises of extraordinary returns in a short period. Police have arrested...Read More

100+ Ahmedabad bakers attend AMC meeting on FSSAI norms

Sep 08, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Food Department of the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) organised a guidance meeting on food safety, FSSAI regulations, and packaging and labelling requirements for members of the Gujarat Bakers Association on Tuesday. More than 100 members participated in the meeting. The session focused on the re...Read More

Gwalia Sweets makes rapid food test kits available at 15 outlets after AMC directive

Sep 08, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has asked sweet and namkeen shops to keep rapid food testing kits at their outlets and ensure their proper use as part of efforts to strengthen food quality checks and consumer safety. The AMC Food Department said the initiative is aimed at enabling primary testing an...Read More

Karamtara Engineering Ltd IPO to open on Sept 9

Sep 08, 2026 | Business

Ahmedabad: Karamtara Engineering Limited will open the Bid/Offer in relation to its initial public offering of Equity Shares on Wednesday, 09 September 2026. The Bid/Offer will close on Friday, 11 September 2026, a press release said. As per company, the Anchor Investor Bidding Date shall be Tuesday, 08 September 20...Read More

Manika Plastech IPO to open on September 11

Sep 08, 2026 | Business

Ahmedabad: Manika Plastech shall open the Bid/Offer in relation to its Initial Public Offer of Equity Shares on Friday, September 11, 2026. The Price Band of the Offer has been fixed at ₹40 to ₹43 per Equity Share. Bids can be made for a minimum of 348 Equity Shares and in multiples of 348 Equity Shares thereafter,...Read More

India-made bullet train to hit tracks for testing by May-June 2027: Vaishnaw in Vadodara

Sep 08, 2026 | GujaratVadodara

Vadodara: The body frame of India’s first domestically manufactured bullet train has been completed, with testing of the train expected to begin on the tracks by May 2027, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. Vaishnaw made the announcement at the ‘NaMo for Viksit Bharat’ event in Vadodara,...Read More

LCC Projects fixes IPO price band at Rs 139-146 per share; issue opens on Sep 9

Sep 08, 2026 | Business

LCC Projects Ltd on Friday, September 4, 2026, fixed a price band of Rs 139-146 per equity share for its upcoming initial public offering (IPO). The Rs 427 crore IPO will open for subscription on September 9 and close on September 11. The bidding for anchor investors will take place on September 8, accordi...Read More

Steamhouse India Limited’s IPO to open on Sept 9

Sep 08, 2026 | Business

Ahmedabad: Steamhouse India Limited (the “Company”) proposes to open an initial public offering (“Offer”) of its equity shares of ₹2 each on Wednesday, September 09, 2026. The Anchor Investor Bidding Date shall be Tuesday, September 08, 2026, being one Working Day prior to the Bid/Offer Opening Date. The Bid/...Read More

PM Modi in Navsari inaugurates India’s first AI-powered ‘Namo Kamalam’ BJP office

Sep 08, 2026 | GujaratSouth Gujarat

Navsari: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the country’s first artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, ‘Namo Kamalam’ BJP office near the Navsari Highway. Following the inauguration, Modi toured various sections of the ‘Namo Kamalam’ complex, including the main office, media section, call c...Read More

Gujarat gets two new Radisson hotels

Sep 08, 2026 | GujaratSaurastra

Ahmedabad: Radisson Hotel Group, in collaboration with NILE Hospitality, has strengthened its presence in Gujarat with the launch of Radisson Resort & Spa Sasan Gir and Park Inn & Suites by Radisson Rajkot. With the two new properties, the partnership now operates five hotels across Gujarat, spanning Kandla, Ga...Read More

Heavy rain likely to return to Gujarat from Sept 12; IMD issues Yellow Alert

Sep 08, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: After a relatively subdued spell of rainfall in several parts of Gujarat, heavy rain is likely to make a return to the state from September 12, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting isolated heavy showers over parts of South Gujarat and coastal Saurashtra. According to the IMD's weath...Read More

PM Modi in Vadodara to Launch Development Projects Worth ₹35,000 Crore

Sep 08, 2026 | GujaratVadodara

Vadodara: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stones, inaugurated and dedicated to the Nation development projects worth more than ₹35,000 Crore in Vadodara, Gujarat. Extending warm greetings to the esteemed dignitaries, the Prime Minister commenced his address. He welcomed the citizens joining the monumenta...Read More

Eiffel Tower Shut After Staff Walkout Over Women’s Exclusion During BAPS Visit

Sep 08, 2026 | FaithGujaratIndiaIndia/WorldReligious

Paris: The Eiffel Tower was closed on Monday after staff staged a walkout over the treatment of female employees during a visit by a delegation from BAPS (Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha). The protest followed a visit on Saturday by around 100 BAPS delegates, who were in France for the inaugurat...Read More

Gujarat Vehicle Sales Rise 25.8% in Jan-Aug as Demand for CNG, Hybrids Grows

Sep 08, 2026 | Gujarat

Ahmedabad: Vehicle sales in Gujarat maintained strong momentum from January to August, with passenger vehicle and two-wheeler registrations recording healthy year-on-year growth, according to data from the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA). Passenger vehicle retail sales rose to 2.7 lakh units, fr...Read More

Surat Police Book 4 in Extortion Case Over Rs 15 Lakh Demand From Builder

Sep 08, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: History-sheeter Sagar Sonawane, alias Maniyo Dukkar, and three unidentified men allegedly threatened and assaulted a property dealer and demanded Rs 15 lakh to allow construction work to continue in Limbayat. According to the complaint, the incident took place on August 18 at Dwarkeshnagar Society, where the ...Read More

Bombay Biryani Among 3 Units Sealed by AMC; 2,570 Kg Stock Seized

Sep 08, 2026 | AhmedabadGujarat

Ahmedabad: Amid its ongoing crackdown on adulterated food products and analogue paneer, the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has sealed three establishments for violating food safety norms and seized 2,570 kg of food products and ghee. The sealed units are Bombay Biryani in Navrangpura ward, Royal Dairy & Swe...Read More

Gujarat Medical Admissions: 2,212 MBBS, BDS Seats Vacant, Second Round Begins

Sep 08, 2026 | GujaratIndia

Ahmedabad: As many as 2,212 medical and dental seats across Gujarat are vacant after the first round of counselling conducted by the Admission Committee for Professional Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical Educational Courses (ACPMEC). The committee has now opened the second round of counselling, with 16,196 candida...Read More

Worker Dead after Gas Leak at GSFC Plant in Vadodara

Sep 08, 2026 | GujaratVadodara

Vadodara: A 41-year-old contract worker at Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd (GSFC) died after allegedly inhaling carbon dioxide that leaked at the plant on Monday morning. Another worker was critically injured in the incident. The leak occurred in the urea plant area around 11.30am. Police said Ghanshyam ...Read More

72nd National Film Awards to Be Held in Ekta Nagar in Gujarat; First Time Outside Delhi

Sep 07, 2026 | GujaratIndia

Ekta Nagar: The National Film Awards have traditionally been associated with Delhi, with the capital hosting generations of leading personalities from the Indian film industry. This year, however, the prestigious ceremony is set to break with tradition as the 72nd edition moves to a new location. The awards ceremony...Read More

Gujarat ANTF Nabs Rajasthan Police Commando With Mephedrone in Mehsana

Sep 07, 2026 | GujaratIndiaNorth Gujarat

Mehsana: The Gujarat Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), in a joint operation by its Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad zone teams, arrested a Rajasthan Police commando and a travel operator with 204.86 grams of mephedrone (MD) drugs near Mehsana railway station. The seized drugs and other materials, including a car, mobile phon...Read More

Amit Shah Chairs Western Zonal Council Meet; Gujarat Presents GOBARdhan Scheme as Best Practice

Sep 07, 2026 | GujaratIndia

Panaji: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Monday chaired the 28th meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Panaji, Goa. The meeting was attended by Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and Administrator of Dadra...Read More

Stray Cattle Menace: Mother-Son Duo Attacked by Cow in Vadodara, CCTV Video Goes Viral

Sep 07, 2026 | GujaratVadodaraVideo

Vadodara: The menace of stray cattle has once again come to the fore in Bajwa village near Vadodara city, where a stray cow suddenly attacked a young child. The incident was captured on a nearby CCTV camera. The video footage shows a woman walking along the road with her young son, who was riding a toy bike, when a ...Read More

₹1,840 Crore NHAI Projects to Be Launched by PM Modi in Gujarat

Sep 07, 2026 | GujaratNarendra ModiRoad JourneySuratTravelVadodara

Vadodara: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) projects worth ₹1,840.55 crore during his Gujarat visit on September 8. The projects include major infrastructure works on key highway stretches in south Gujarat, aimed at impr...Read More

PM Modi to Inaugurate 326-km WDFC Sections Worth ₹20,703 Crore During Gujarat Visit

Sep 07, 2026 | GujaratRailwayTravelVadodara

Vadodara: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for several railway development projects worth more than ₹30,766 crore during his visit to Gujarat on September 8, 2026. The projects are part of a larger package of development works worth over ₹35,200 crore to be launched at a pr...Read More

SMC to Trial Revised Water Supply Timings in Parts of Surat

Sep 07, 2026 | GujaratSurat

Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will conduct a three-day trial of revised water supply timings in the Puna area of Varachha from September 8 to 10 to address complaints of low water pressure and inadequate water supply. As part of the measures, the civic body has divided the distribution network connect...Read More

BookMyShow Registration for PM Modi’s Vadodara Event Full in 1 Hour; Over 42,000 on Waitlist

Sep 07, 2026 | GujaratIndiaVadodara

Vadodara: Registration for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s programme in Vadodara filled up within an hour of opening on BookMyShow, with more than 42,000 additional applicants placed on the waiting list. The government described the digital registration initiative as a first-of-its-kind effort to facilitate public par...Read More