Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Medical Council (GMC) has suspended the licences of three doctors from Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Gir Somnath in separate cases of misconduct, misrepresentation of qualifications and alleged medical negligence. The suspensions range from six months to one year. Dr Bhargav Patel, who runs a multispecialty hospital in the Science City area of Ahmedabad, has been suspended for six months for practising as an MD (General Medicine) despite holding a foreign degree equivalent only t...Read More

Gir Somnath: Mango juice enthusiasts should exercise caution before the coming mango season, as authorities have uncovered a massive stockpile of adulterated and inedible mango juice in Hadmatiya Gir village of Talala taluka in Gir Somnath. In a joint operation, the Gir Somnath Special Operations Group (SOG) and Food Safety Officers raided the Ruchil Agro Food Product Plant located on the outskirts of Hadmatiya Gir village. During a search of the facility’s warehouse, officials found and seiz...Read More

Kushagra Tiwari, Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat is planning to develop 25 children’s traffic parks across municipalities and municipal corporations and establish three new automated vehicle testing stations in Porbandar, Gir Somnath, and Mahisagar districts as part of its Ports and Transport Department budget for 2026–27. The initiatives are aimed at strengthening road safety awareness and improving vehicle fitness enforcement across the state. Major Boost for Public Transport (G...Read More

Amreli: Two Asiatic lions died in separate incidents reported from the Amreli and Gir Somnath districts in the Saurashtra region of the state. One lion, around two years old, fell into an open well in Kankot village of Liliya taluka. According to details, local residents spotted the fallen lion in the well and informed the forest department. Upon receiving the information, a forest department team, including the Liliya Range RFO, immediately reached the spot and brought the lion out of the well...Read More

Veraval: In a desperate man-versus-wild incident, a 60-year-old farmer allegedly killed a leopard with a sickle and spear while trying to protect himself and his son after the animal attacked them in Gir Somnath district. The incident occurred on Wednesday night around 10 pm, when Babu Vaja was resting on the verandah of his house on the outskirts of Gangda village, about 100 km from Veraval. A leopard reportedly emerged from nearby fields and suddenly pounced near the house, knocking down two-...Read More

Gir Somnath: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat today nabbed a contractual employee of Talala Mamlatdar’s office along with two accomplices in a bribery case. The accused, Mahendra alias Mayurbhai Vasabhai Patat, 40, a contractual computer operator in the Supply Branch of the Mamlatdar’s Office, Talala, was trapped accepting Rs. 1,200 as a bribe. Two local accomplices, Alpeshbhai Ishwardas Dudharejia, 32, and Sanjaybhai Bhupatbhai Waja, 31, were also involved in facilitating the tr...Read More

Gir Somnath: A demolition drive being carried out to remove illegal encroachments on government land turned tense in Prabhas Patan today after a mob pelted stones at the police. The incident occurred during the demolition of an illegal ‘Rangeela’ dargah. The police resorted to a mild lathi charge to disperse the crowd after several women also clashed with personnel on duty. As the crowd swelled, the police fired three tear gas shells to bring the situation under control. According to offic...Read More

Gir Somnath: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat today trapped another computer operator in a decoy bribe operation. The accused, Naimishbhai Mehta, was working with UIDAI as a contractual employee. According to the details, the ACB had received information that at the Veraval CSC Aadhaar Centre, applicants seeking Aadhaar updates or related services were being charged extra bribe amounts ranging from ₹100 to ₹500, over and above the official fee. Applicants who refused to pay the b...Read More

Gandhinagar - Two districts of Gujarat - Gir Somnath and Amreli are rain deficient as per the data available for Monsoon 2025 so far. Data reveals that eight districts have recorded excess rainfall, ranging from 20% to 59% above normal. These include Kutch, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Surendranagar, Kheda, Anand, Botad, and Bhavnagar. In sharp contrast, two districts in the Saurashtra region, Amreli and Gir Somnath, are grappling with a deficient monsoon, with rainfall deficits between -20% ...Read More

Prabhas Patan: A container was found out at sea shore of Lati village in Gir Somnath village. Lati is located in Sutrapada taluka of the district in coastal Saurashtra. A container arrived on sea shore from the sea. Special Operation Group of Police along with Local Crime Branch arrived at the spot to probe into the container, its content and its origin. It is believed that the container could have fell in the sea from some ship. DeshGujaratRead More