Ahmedabad: Congress leader and Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi will launch a pilot initiative to strengthen the party’s district-level units during his two-day visit to Gujarat starting Tuesday. On April 12, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) appointed 42 AICC and 183 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) observers to oversee the appointment of committee presidents across 33 districts and eight major cities in the state. Gandhi will first hold an orientation meeting with these observers ...Read More

Surat: Over 1 lakh commuters on National Highway 53, connecting Palsana to Hazira via Sachin, will get relief from traffic as the new bridge at the Budia-Gabheni junction is now ready and is expected to be inaugurated on April 18th. Union Jal Shakti Minister and Gujarat BJP Chief CR Patil will inaugurate this bridge, built by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) as part of the black spot (death spot) rectification on this national highway. The bridge, which has been built at a cost of...Read More

Gandhinagar: Former Dediapada MLA Mahesh Vasava today announced his resignation from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Vasava, the founder of the Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) and son of veteran tribal politician Chhotubhai Vasava, had joined the ruling party in March of last year. In his resignation letter, the former MLA stated, "At this time, it appears that India is not functioning according to the Constitution, and I, as an Adivasi, want to tell the people of India that we, Dalits, O...Read More

Poshina: The work on the 116.65-km Taranga Hill–Ambaji–Abu Road new railway line is ongoing, and as part of the project, construction of a 1.3-km-long tunnel has begun in the hilly terrain of Poshina taluka. This tunnel will be the largest in Gujarat, with a height of 8 meters and a width of 10 meters. The Union Railway Ministry and the Gujarat Government are jointly carrying out the project in five phases. The project is estimated to cost ₹2,798.16 crore. The work is expected to be com...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) has decided to carry out minor repair work on three bridges located on the SP Ring Road at Bhat, Odhav, and Vatva, with a budget of ₹14 crore. Road surfacing work will be done on all three bridges as the roads have become uneven and bumpy, necessitating maintenance. The work is expected to begin within the next four to five months. There are a total of 16 bridges constructed by AUDA along the 76-km-long Ring Road, and periodic repair...Read More

Ambaji: Darshan at Gabbar Peak, 51 Shakti Peeth Parikrama, and the ropeway service at Ambaji will remain closed for three days from tomorrow due to beehive removal work at Gabbar Hill. A large number of devotees visit the Ambaji Shakti Peeth at Gabbar, which is managed by the Arasuri Ambaji Mata Devasthan Trust. Many pilgrims use the ropeway to reach the hill for darshan. However, multiple honeybee hives have formed along the darshan path, the 51 Shakti Peeth Parikrama route, and other areas on...Read More

Surat: For the convenience of passengers and with a view to meet the travel demand during the o­ngoing Summer vacation, Western Railway will run an unreserved Summer Special Train o­n Special fare between Udhna & Danapur. According to a press release issued by Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, Shri Vineet Abhishek the details of the train are as under: Train No. 09053/09054 Udhna – Danapur Unreserved Special [2 Trips] Train No. 09053 Udhna – Danapur Special wi...Read More

Dabhoi: Illegal sand extraction has become a major issue in the Orsang river. Due to this rampant sand mining, the foundations of the railway overbridge built over the Orsang river near Phulvadi village in Dabhoi taluka have become exposed. Authorities have failed to curb the growing black trade of white sand from the Orsang riverbed near Chandod. Illegal sand mining continues unchecked in areas such as Karnali, Phulvadi, Sanor, Piparia, and Bhalodara—especially during nighttime hours. The o...Read More

Surat: Dumus Police have arrested an individual for carrying a prohibited e-cigarette on a flight and smoking it during the flight. The accused, Rajesh Parmar, a resident of Katargam, was caught smoking a banned e-cigarette in his seat on a Dubai-Surat flight by an air hostess. According to details, on Saturday, Dhaval Sunilkumar Bhavsar (27), an executive security officer at Surat Airport with Indigo Airlines, was informed by air hostess Preeti Kalere that a passenger in seat number 17-B on t...Read More

Narmada: Union External Affairs Minister and Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat, Dr. S. Jaishankar, is on a two-day visit to the state, during which he is visiting Narmada district today and tomorrow. During his visit, he is inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for development works worth approximately ₹11.66 crore in the villages of Vyadhar, Amdala, Lachras, Samot, and Bhadod, adopted under the MPLADS programme, as well as in four other villages across all five talukas of the district. The ...Read More