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With Gujarat poised for another wave of development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will touch down in his home state today for a two-day visit, during which he will lay the foundation stones for infrastructure and public welfare projects worth Rs 5,477 crore. Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Mehsana districts are set to be the focal points of […]
Cheteshwar Pujara has announced his retirement from all forms of the game on Sunday. Known as the Second Wall, Pujara hasn’t been in the mind of the Indian selectors for quite some time with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) considering younger options. Pujara was most recently seen taking up roles as […]
The Supreme Court has asked Gujarat Government to rationalise the pay structure of the teaching staff. Though Gujarat is a vibrant state with entrepreneurship believed to be in the blood of Gujaratis, in last two and half decades, the quality of education in the State has declined abnormally.n One of the reasons is the State […]
The Ahmedabad crime branch arrested the key accused – Ali Meghat Al-Azhar, a Syrian national, who is in India on a tourist visa. Ahmedabad police have busted a gang on Saturay, run by a Syrian national on Saturday, which extorted money from mosques while posing as victims from the Gaza Strip. The Ahmedabad crime branch […]
What began as digital gaming has quickly degenerated into a full-blown crisis in Gujarat, where online gambling is ruining families and funding criminal networks. Four years ago, the Gujarat State Law Commission (GSLC) submitted a report to the state government. The report suggested increasing gambling punishment to a two-year jail term. The commission raised concerns […]
The murder of Class 10 student Nayan Santani has exposed a troubling pattern of unchecked violence at his Maninagar school, where police now say at least a dozen brawls had taken place before Tuesday’s fatal stabbing. City crime branch officers are probing why repeated fights were overlooked and whether Seventh Day Adventist Higher Secondary School […]
Following the death of a 15-year-old Seventh Day Adventist Higher Secondary School student, Nayan Santani, who was stabbed in the stomach by a juvenile, the Crime Branch has filed a lawsuit against the school, claiming it was negligent and had failed to respond appropriately in an emergency. With Gujarat shocked and stirred, outrage followed. Demonstrations […]
Even as the “murder” of a class X student of a private school in Ahmedabad earlier this week by a fellow schoolmate has become a cause of concern, a class VIII boy was stabbed by a classmate in a primary school in Balasinor town of Mahisagar district on Thursday. According to details, the victim sustained […]
A tragic incident on Tuesday, a 15-year-old Class 10 student was fatally stabbed by a schoolmate at Seventh Day School in Khokhra. The confrontation is reportedly linked to an earlier dispute. The injured student was rushed for treatment but later succumbed to his injuries, leading to widespread outrage among family members and the local community. According to […]
Gujarat ranks No. 1 in renewable energy installed capacity in the country with total installed capacity of 38,219.18 MW as on 31 July, 2025. Solar power contributed the largest share at 21,904.55 MW, followed by wind power at 14,081.48 MW and remaining coming from large & small power and bio-power. Moreover, Gujarat has the potential for […]
The Aam Aadmi Party in Gujarat has often accused the ruling BJP and the opposition and their leaders of wrong doings. However, an incident in Godhra has put the party in an embarrassing position. On Monday, the local crime branch from Godhra arrested seven people, including AAP leader Ashish Kamdar, for their alleged involvement in […]
Isudan Ghadvi, Gujarat unit president of Aam Aadmi Party, on Monday expressed doubt that the BJP in Gujarat has formed the government with the aid of “Vote Theft”. Ghadvi was addressing a press conference alongside Manoj Sorathiya, state party general secretary, at the party headquarters in Ahmedabad. Journalist turned politician, Ghadvi, held that he has […]
In a significant political move, over 500 members of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), including Gujarat State Secretary Suryasinh Dabhi and Ahmedabad City President Om Prakash Tiwari, have joined the Congress. They were inducted into the Congress at a programe held Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The new members were welcomed by senior Congress leaders, […]
The Indian Meteorological Department has issued red, yellow and orange alerts for heavy to very heavy rainfall in more than 25 districts, including Saurashtra and south Gujarat, until August 23. According to the IMD, there is an orange alert in Porbandar, Junagadh, Tapi, Dang, Navsari, and Valsad districts. A yellow Alert has been issued in Kutch, […]
The storm over the Par Tapi Narmada River-Link Project has reignited across South Gujarat’s tribal belt, triggering widespread unrest and fuelling a renewed political clash between the BJP and the Congress. In response, the Par Tapi Narmada Link Project Hatao Sangharsh Samithi has announced a protest rally and public meeting in Valsad on August 14, with […]
After days of dry weather in the majority of areas, Gujarat is set to witness heavy rains from the Independence Day. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), in its weather bulletin has said Gujarat region is expected to experience heavy rainfall in isolated places on August 16 and 17. Additionally, heavy rains might continue until August 22. […]
In a sweeping and highly controversial edict ahead of Navratri, the Patidar community in Morbi—Gujarat’s hub of ceramic industry—has imposed a blanket ban on its women attending co-educational garba training classes, citing the need to shield their “innocence” from alleged “notorious” elements. According to a report by a national daily, the diktat has sent ripples […]
The toll-free number 14566 of the National Helpline Against Atrocities (NHAA) is rapidly becoming a barometer of anguish. Reports have emerged that it has recorded a staggering 15,303 complaints from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe members in Gujarat alone over the past five years. The helpline has been set up to offer grievance redressal and […]
PM Narendra Modi’s love and passion for lion conservation has ensured that the lion population in Gujarat has increased from 674 to 891. Also, a new sanctuary will be coming up at Barda at the cost of Rs 75 crores. This announcement has been made by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The Chief Minister emphasised […]
If any Gujarati is out to buy khadi, they choose khadi made in Gondal, which is a quaint erstwhile princely State in Saurashtra. Kutch is a heaven when it comes to textile. Kala cotton is an organic cotton grown mainly in Kutch. Recently, New York’s mayoral primary winner Zohar Mamdani was seen wearing an indigo […]
