Gandhinagar: Like in every Diwali vacation, heavy rush of Gujarati tourists could be seen at every single tourist and pilgrim place across Gujarat this year as well. Diwali vacation is ending today for the offices. However schools and colleges across the State will be reopening on November 29th. Roads linked to tourist places are witnessing heavy traffic due to extra rush of tourists. Particularly on Saturday there was very heavy traffic on such roads, as scores of people were returning to spend...Read More

Gandhinagar: This year, the auspicious festival of Labh Pancham falls on Saturday, November 18. Labh Pancham celebrated on the fifth day of Kartak month in the Hindu Gujarati Vikram Samvat calendar (currently 2080), holds importance in Gujarat. On this day, shopkeepers in the region reopen their shops, marking the end of the Diwali festivities and the commencement of a new business year. In Gujarat, Labh Pancham is not only a cultural tradition but also a strategic time for businesses to resu...Read More

Mumbai: Western Railway today in a note informed that due to festival rush it is operating 130 festival special trains which is double compared to previous year. Out of them 59 trains are from Gujarat, including 23 from Surat/Udhna. According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, for the convenience of passengers and with a view to meet the travel demand, this year Western Railway is running 139 Festival Special Trains to variou...Read More

Surat: The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation's (GSRTC) Surat zone has set a new revenue record this Diwali season through the operation of additional buses. Officials reported that it facilitated the transportation of nearly 1 lakh passengers, resulting in a collection of Rs 3.42 crore, marking an increase from Rs 3.17 crore the previous year. Acknowledging the substantial number of passengers journeying from Surat to their hometowns during the Diwali holidays, the state government dep...Read More

Gandhinagar: It will be the Gujarati new year day, popularly called 'Bestu Varsh' on 14 November 2023 as it is the first day of Gujarati Vikram Samvat calendar month of Kartak. With this the new Gujarati Vikram Samvat year of 2080 will begin. Union Home minister Amit Shah who is also member of Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat will exchange greetings at his Thaltej based residence on new year day. His residence is 16 Royal Cresta, behind Jalsa party plot, off SG Highway, Thaltej. Shah will exchange...Read More

Ahmedabad: On the occasion of Diwali, there was a rise in the number of fire incidents reported in the city. The city fire department received around 80 emergency calls in just 10 hours on Diwali day, which was yesterday. Though there were no reported casualties in any of the fires, in most cases, firecrackers were responsible for starting the blazes. The fires occurred in several homes, godowns, and factories. Around 80 incidents were reported from Sunday 2 PM till midnight. DeshGujaratRead More

Ahmedabad: During this Diwali, the spirit of the festival reached a another hights when a video of Afghan cricketer Rahmanullah Gurbaz's kind gesture went viral. Love Shah, an Ahmedabad resident, by chance witnessed the 22-year-old cricketer quietly offering money to the homeless near Doordarshan Tower here in Thaltej during the early hours of Saturday and captured the moment on his camera. Capturing this heartwarming moment, Shah shared the video, which quickly went viral on social media pla...Read More

Gandhinagar: Pujya Shri Ravishankar Maharaj, a man who inaugurated Gujarat state in 1960 had penned down how Diwali was celebrated in rural Gujarat about 100 years ago. While several Diwali customs narrated by Maharaj are still in practice in Gujarat today, some others have discontinued. Following are the highlights of Pujya Shri Ravishankar Maharaj’s notes on the festival of Diwali: -There were four major festivals. While Raksha bandhan(Balev) was perceived as the festival of Brahmin an...Read More

Vadodara: Not just Rs. 1.50 lakh cash but also dry fruits, sweets, makeup box, perfume etc items worth Rs. 13,560 were demanded in a bribe package by an accused in the latest case filed by the Anti Corruption Bureau(ACB) in Gujarat. ACB has nabbed a person in Vadodara in this case today when the country is celebrating Diwali festival. Accused Yogesh Parmar(36) nabbed by ACB, works as a Data Entry Operator in Vadodara Municipal Corporation(VMC). He is also the Personal Assistant(PA), working f...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday visited pilgrim place Mahudi and had darshan of Ghantakarna Mahavir at famous Mahudi Jain mandir. The Chief Minister performed aarti of Ghantakarna Mahavir and also offered famous Sukhdi prashad in the mandir to Ghantakarna. The Chief Minister exchanged greetings of Diwali festival with people in the mandir campus. DeshGujaratRead More