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Industrial need for water in Gujarat is likely to rise three times by 2050. The Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) has forecast a dramatic rise in industrial water demand over the next 25 years. The report says even if aggressive water-efficient manufacturing practices are implemented, the industrial water demand is expected to nearly double. However, […]
The first trial run of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project will begin in 2026 between Surat and Bilimora in South Gujarat. The high-speed rail corridor, PM Modi’s pet project, which spans 508-km between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, has 92% of its alignment constructed as an elevated track. Of the 12 stations on the corridor, eight are […]
First school children and their parents then MGNREGA officers and now a patient. The list appears to be increasing in all the wrong way as far as the BJP’s membership enrollment drive in Gujarat is concerned. A patient, who went to civil hospital in Visnagar to get an injection, was asked to share an OTP […]
On the second day of the fourth Global Renewable Energy Investors Meet (RE-Invest) 2024 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel launched ‘Mission 100GW of renewable energy in Gujarat’ aimed at installing 100GW of renewable energy (RE) by 2030 in the state and help achieve India’s target of attaining 500GW capacity. The Central theme of […]
Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 74th birthday on Tuesday.The Governor presented a shawl to Modi, who was on a three-day visit to his home state. Acharya Devvrat conveyed greetings on behalf of the citizens of Gujarat and wished him good health, longevity, and well-being.Patel […]
A jailed BJP MLA’s son in Gujarat has won a cooperative bank election in Gondal town of Rajkot district. Jyotiradityasinh Jadeja alias Ganesh, son of BJP MLA Geetaba Jadeja, is in jail for allegedly attempting to murder a Junagadh-based Dalit man and National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) leader. He won election to the board […]
The Gujarat higher education commissioner has written a letter to a college trust in Valsad directing them to take action against the college principal and inform them in three days with the action taken report. The senior professor of the college had filed a harassment complaint against the college principal last year. A copy of […]
Mahatma Gandhi Sabarmati Ashram Memorial Trust (MGSAMT) has started restoration work of various buildings of the 55-acre extended Ashram premises as part of the Rs 1,200-crore Gandhi Ashram Memorial and Precinct Development project. Under the project, a total of 36 buildings which hold historical significance are being restored to their original condition by the MGSAMT. […]
A year since its inauguration by PM Narendra Modi, Rajkot International Airport at Hirasar has not been able to attract airlines to run global operations. Concerns about passenger traffic and consistency have kept the airlines from running international flights from this airport. Now, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is thinking about offering incentives to […]
Gujarat’s Bharuch city on Tuesday witnessed a violent clash between members of two religious communities over the issue of installation of religious flags in a locality. Two persons were injured. Seventeen persons have been detained in connection with the incident which took place on Tuesday night in Gokul Nagar area. The police rushed to spot […]
The major road leading to the Ahmedabad railway station in the Kalupur area has been closed for a duration of three years, starting from 11 September 2024 to 10 September 2027. In a notification issued by the city police commissioner, it stated that a 200-metre section of road from Sarangpur Circle to Kalupur railway station […]
A Gujarat-based Kerala man has been sentenced to seven-year rigorous imprisonment for allegedly impersonating his friend and landing jobs at several prominent companies. He was on the run after allegedly murdering his wife in 2003. Additional Sessions Judge (Bhopal) Swayam Prakash Dubey convicted Tarun Jinaraj under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and fined […]
A fisherman from Gujarat, languishing in a Pakistan jail since 2021, died after reportedly suffering a heart attack while waiting for his release and repatriation, as he had already served his sentence. The fisherman from Gir Somnath district of Gujarat was apprehended by Pakistan early in 2021 for allegedly violating territorial waters by crossing over […]
Fourteen people have died in Kachchh district of Gujarat due to a mysterious disease. The doctors are yet to diagnose the disease accurately, said an official. The health department could not verify the type of fever and said that it would only be confirmed after the report comes from Gandhinagar. The patients who died from […]
The consumer forum in Ahmedabad has asked Lufthansa Airline to pay Rs 1 lakh in compensation and refund Rs 67,000 for a cancelled ticket after the student was barred from boarding a Toronto-bound flight on visa grounds. The student was prevented from flying because the flight had stoppages in Munich and Frankfurt in Germany, and […]
Ahmedabad Crime Branch on Friday seized 200 kg of ganja from an industrial facility in Vatva as part of a major enforcement operation. This operation was carried out as a part of the city police’s continuous efforts to combat drug trafficking. An established drug trafficking network that had been operating in Ahmedabad was the target […]
First-year Masters in Developmental Communication (MDC) students at Gujarat University have made waves with their bold new theatrical production, ‘The Byuttiful Performance’. The play, which was directed by Maulikraj Shrimali and Amit Thakkar, was the culmination of a two-week workshop that explored and challenged traditional concepts of beauty. Body shaming and colourism are widespread concerns […]
Two teachers from Gujarat – Chandreshkumar Borisagar, acting head teacher at Navi Badhada Primary School and Vinay Patel, Principal at RF Patel High School, Vadala, are conferred with the National Teachers’ Award 2024 award on the occasion of National Teachers’ Day. Total 50 teachers have been selected for the award by the Department of School […]
Heavy rainfall in Gujarat in the last week of August has resulted in the loss of 49 lives, damaged roads and caused floods. Over 37,000 people were rescued by multiple agencies including the NDRF and Army. Gujarat so far received 108 per cent of its average annual rainfall The depression, formed over the Gujarat-Rajasthan border, gradually […]
The Indian Coast Guard on Tuesday recovered the bodies of two of its personnel who went missing after their Dhruv advanced light helicopter (ALH Mk-III) went down into the Arabian Sea near Porbandar. One of the crew on board, a flight diver, was rescued earlier in the day, and the search for the pilot was […]
