Mumbai: The first concrete base slab of the Mumbai Bullet Train station has been cast, on 30th November 2024 at a depth of about 32 metres from the ground level, which is equivalent to a 10-storey building, the National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) announced today. The station is being built using the bottom-up method, which means that excavation work has commenced from the ground level and the concrete work has started from the foundation. This slab is 3.5-meter-deep, measures...Read More

- Suspended Police Inspector Sanjay Padariya is expected to file a police complaint against Sardardham VP Jayanti Sardhara. Padariya was suspended for allegedly beating Jayanti Sardhara during a conflict at a wedding venue. CCTV footage of the incident has come to light, showing that Jayantibhai shoved Padariya, who later retaliated with an attack on Jayantibhai. - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that central tax authorities have registered 12,803 GST e...Read More

Rajkot: The Food Department of Rajkot Municipal Corporation has levied a fine of ₹7 lakh on food business owners after 11 samples taken were found to be adulterated. The civic body is also filing cases in the matter. The civic body team, while inspecting a sample of Vanilla Ice Cream from "Satya Vijay Patel Soda Factory," located near Prahlad Cinema on Sar Lakhaji Raj Road, Rajkot, found that the milk fat content was lower than the required standard. As a result, the sample was declared "su...Read More

Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) is working toward launching a Water Metro on the Tapi River. Last month, a team from the Kochi Water Metro Project visited Surat to conduct a feasibility study for the project. Now, in a significant step forward, the civic body is expected to carry out a bathymetric survey of the Tapi River soon. Two technical experts from Kochi Water Metro, Marine Civil Engineer Nishant and Boat Design Expert Arjun Krishna, visited Surat on November 22. During the...Read More

Vadodara: Three persons were dead and two injured in a collision between a truck and car on Ahmedabad-Vadodara expressway early in the morning in dark. Among those dead, one was woman. The accident happened near Bilodra bridge. It is learnt that the car had tyre burst after which it jumped a divider and collided with a truck on the opposite lane. The locals rescued the driver after efforts of around two hours. Meanwhile there was a huge traffic jam on the expressway in the morning in connection ...Read More

Surat: Govind Dholakia, the founder-chairman of the diamond manufacturing and exporting company Shree Ramkrishna Exports (SRK), presented a unique gift to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The gift, a natural diamond carved in the shape of India’s map, is named Navbharat Ratna. This 2.120-carat diamond symbolises India’s unity, beauty, and brilliance. It was crafted by skilled artisans from Surat and presented to PM Modi by Govindbhai Dholakia. The diamond took approximately 3,700 m...Read More

Ahmedabad: Nearly 40,000 pre-primary schools across Gujarat remained closed on Tuesday in protest against new guidelines introduced by the state government regarding registration. School owners and management representatives submitted their demands to the Gujarat government, warning of further protests in Gandhinagar later this month if their concerns are not addressed. Rajesh Parikh, Ahmedabad zone coordinator of the Gujarat Independent Pre-school Association (Proposed), stated that the asso...Read More

Ahmedabad: Airport police on Tuesday arrested a 36-year-old, Nijamuddin Saifi hailing from Delhi, for smoking in the toilet of a Delhi-Ahmedabad flight. He was booked under Section 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for endangering the lives and safety of others. According to the complaint filed by Sunil Panchal, a security officer with a private airline, Saifi was on a flight that departed Delhi at 11:27 pm and landed at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport at 1:08 am. Aroun...Read More

Kutch: The Smritivan Earthquake Museum in Bhuj has been awarded UNESCO's Prix Versailles 2024 World Title for its interiors. The award was accepted on behalf of the state government by State Minister Jagdish Vishwakarma, alongside GSDMA CEO Anupam Anand, at a ceremony held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel congratulated the entire team of Smritivan for this achievement. It is noteworthy that, under the prestigious Prix Versailles (Prix Versailles) award gi...Read More