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Gujarat has continued to receive post-monsoon rainfall for the fifth consecutive day due to a depression over the Arabian Sea and this has resulted in a rare shift in temperature. Maximum temperatures have dropped to nearly 10 degrees below normal, the minimum temperatures have risen to about 5 degrees above normal on Friday. According to […]
The Seventh Day Adventist School in east Ahmedabad — which had reopened just a month ago after remaining shut following the murder of a Class 10 student — appears to be facing new trouble. An inquiry committee set up under the Right to Education (RTE) Act has flagged several irregularities in the school’s administration and […]
NITI Aayog, premier policy think tank of India, has suggested that Gujarat needs to focus on skill development to make the service sector a major employment provider. According to report in a vernacular daily, Niti Aayog’s report recommends promoting service sectors like tourism, entertainment, and hospitality. It also suggests giving special attention to sectors like […]
A shocking incident occurred on the Modasa–Lunawada highway on Tuesday night when a drunk teacher drove with a man on the hood of his car for nearly 750 metres, with the victim’s motorcycle jammed into the vehicle’s front bumper. What makes the episode even more disturbing is that it was perpetrated by a teacher, and […]
Three years ago it was a Sunday on this day. Locals of Morbi and visitors were enjoying the landmark hanging bridge during Diwali vacation. Over 165-year-old bridge that was just reopened after repairs collapsed all of a sudden. One hundred and thirty-five lives were lost. Though the Morbi Sessions Court has rejected the discharge applications […]
The Gujarat Administrative Reforms Commission (GARC), in its fifth report submitted to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday, has said that despite efforts to simplify the process, caste certificate services continue to be among the most difficult to manage. A national daily reported that it was prepared under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister’s Principal […]
Once upon a time, fraudsters needed disguises and fake IDs. Today, all that they require is your mobile number. According to CID Crime data, every hour a person in Gujarat loses an average of Rs. 6.06 lakh to investment-related cyber fraud. Between January and September 2025, scammers drained Rs. 678.71 crore from the state across […]
While universities in Ahmedabad await formal directions from higher authorities on how to proceed against foreign students allegedly involved in a recent “liquor party” incident, several institutions have already issued warnings to their international students about the consequences of breaking local laws. At Gujarat University, which hosts over 400 international students through the Indian Council […]
Just when Gujaratis thought nothing could beat their love for farsan and festival feasts, along came a new obsession, pharma-approved fat loss. There’s a growing buzz around anti-obesity drugs like Tirzepatide. But behind the viral weight-loss stories lies a serious shift in the state’s health and pharma scene and some equally weighty market numbers. According to […]
Even as incessant rain lashed several parts of Gujarat for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday, October of 2025 has officially become the wettest since 2015. According to the data available, the state recorded an average rainfall of 34mm on Monday, taking the month’s cumulative total to 75.5mm surpassing the 74.1mm recorded in 2016. Interestingly, […]
For tourists in Gujarat, getting a drink has often felt like attempting a government entrance exam: forms and long waits. But that might soon be old news. The state government is finally serving up something smoother, a mobile app that promises to take the pain out of getting a liquor permit. At present, visitors have to […]
For years now, capturing accurate income data has been a challenge owing to resistance from citizens and general gaps in methodology. That will change next year. A national daily has confirmed that the first-ever pan-India National Household Income Survey (NHIS) will launch in February 2026. Results are expected by mid-2027. MoSPI secretary Saurabh Garg was quoted […]
The Gujarat police busted a party and found 20 youngsters drinking alchool and having hookahs. Gujarat is a dry state and alcohol consumption without a permit is a crime. Those arrested include 13 students from Africa. The party was described as a cultural get together. 🔒 Gujarat’s Strict Dry Law Gujarat is one of India’s […]
“Yeh gaddar log hain (they are traitors). They will not listen to you.” These fiery words depict the bold spirit of veteran socialist and former Union Minister Yogendra Makwana, who passed away on Tuesday, two days before his 93rd birthday. A Dalit leader and a committed Congress stalwart, he was known for his courage during India’s […]
The much awaited cabinet expansion in Gujarat is over and now it is time for MLAs to move into new flats. The state has an assembly strength of 182. Yes, you heard it right. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to visit Gujarat later this week and the grapevine is that he will inaugurate […]
Last week, when Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel expanded his cabinet, the biggest surprise was the elevation of Harsh Sanghavi from Minister of State for Home to Deputy Chief Minister. While this 40-year-old politician from Surat received a major promotion, there has been buzz in political circles about how original Congressmen who joined the BJP have been sidelined since the expansion. Except […]
In an interesting case that showcases morality, a Patel family in Ahmedabad has received Rs. 98 lakh for cultivable land owned by the forefather. The family was not aware about the land. According to a newspaper report, great grandfather of Harivanshbhai Patel held a piece of cultivable land in Daskroi taluka near Ahmedabad. Since his […]
As Ahmedabad’s temperatures witness a sharp difference of over 14 degrees Celsius during the day time and night time, viral infections are on the rise. The city’s maximum temperature climbed from 33 degrees Celsius on October 9 to 37.1 degrees Celsius on October 17 — a rise of 4.1 degrees in just one week and […]
As dusk falls this Diwali and families gather to light rows of flickering clay lamps, hardly a few would perhaps know that they are taking part in a tradition that is as old as civilisation itself. Long before electric bulbs spread brightness in homes, before streets were strung with LED lights, the humble earthen diya […]
A young Muslim sarpanch who was reportedly harassed and cornered for wrong reasons has found reprieve after the intervention of Gujarat High Court. Some others claim that this young woman has forged her birth certificate and that she was using three different birth dates in her election card, Aadhar card and birth certificate respectively. The […]
