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A wanted list is supposed to help police identify and track people who are accused of crimes and are believed to be evading arrest. But in Gujarat, questions are being raised about how useful some of these records actually are. The state’s police wanted register currently contains 1,682 entries, but several records provide descriptions so […]
Gujarat’s Asiatic lions are no longer staying within the traditional forests and scrublands of the Gir region. As their numbers continue to grow, the big cats are increasingly moving into farms, villages and other human-dominated areas across Saurashtra. A new projection presented during a World Lion Day seminar suggests that by 2047, the lion landscape […]
The Gujarat government has approved financial support for five space technology companies under the state’s Space Tech Policy 2025–30, marking an early step towards building a stronger space technology and manufacturing ecosystem in the state. The support will be provided to Azista Space Systems, PierSight Space, Spantrik, Bharat Space Vehicles and ULEO Space (Orbit Space), […]
A 23-year-old woman was raped by a security guard at a rented flat in Ahmedabad’s Jodhpur village on Saturday night, August 8. The accused, identified as Dharam Singh, was arrested by Ahmedabad Police on August 9 after an intensive search. The investigation has now raised serious questions about how the security agency hired and deployed […]
Ahmedabad police arrested a security guard, Dharam Singh, after an intensive search lasting nearly eight hours following the rape of a 23-year-old woman at a rented flat in Jodhpur village on Saturday night. The accused was traced with the help of CCTV footage, which showed him wearing a distinctive safari suit. Police formed more than […]
Ahead of World Lion Day on August 10, the Gujarat government has announced a new measure to deal with growing concerns over human-lion conflict. The state Forest Department has started work on creating a 100-hectare confined area inside Ambardi Safari Park in Amreli district for lions that have been involved in attacks on humans. The […]
Morbi’s ceramic industry, one of Gujarat’s major manufacturing and export hubs, is facing a severe slowdown as a combination of natural gas shortages, sharply higher fuel prices, rising freight costs and container shortages continues to hurt manufacturers. The impact is clearly visible in the industry’s export figures. Ceramic exports from Morbi fell by around 70% […]
A 30-year-old resident doctor at Surat’s Government Medical College (GMC) has allegedly died by suicide, with a college inquiry finding that he was subjected to verbal abuse and humiliation by senior resident doctors. The deceased, identified as Harsh Pandya, was a first-year postgraduate student in the Microbiology Department at GMC, which is affiliated with Surat’s […]
A 20-year-old Indian national, identified as Varun Batchigari, has been arrested in Germany in connection with the death of his 19-year-old girlfriend in Tucson, Arizona. US authorities allege that Batchigari killed the University of Arizona student and then fled the United States, travelling through Houston before reaching Germany. He is facing a first-degree murder charge, […]
What was supposed to be a quiet after-dinner walk on the terrace of a housing society turned into a terrifying ordeal for a 23-year-old design student in Ahmedabad. Police said the woman was attacked by a newly appointed security guard, who used a wire to strangle her and sexually assaulted her after she lost consciousness. […]
My connection with Gir and its lions goes back more than four decades. Gir and its lions are woven into my entire consciousness; they flow through my veins and throb in my heart. I have observed and experienced Gir and its majestic lions countless times. I have witnessed Gir’s splendour in every season – in […]
For years, Gujarat, like many other states, has faced a difficult question: how can children be stopped from leaving school after middle school? The state is now turning to Artificial Intelligence (AI) for an answer. Gujarat has introduced an AI-based Early Warning System (EWS) designed to identify students who may be at risk of dropping […]
A one-mark difference that could have ended a Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) aspirant’s recruitment journey has now been overturned by the Gujarat High Court. The court has directed GPSC to award one disputed mark to candidate Arti Rangpariya in a question related to Kautilya’s Arthashastra, after finding that her answer was supported by NCERT […]
Gujarat University has suspended 10 temporary officials with immediate effect following allegations of irregularities in their appointments, qualifications and salary structures. The decision was taken on the recommendation of a three-member committee formed after student organisations raised complaints about the appointments. The suspended officials hold senior positions across several university departments and centres, including the […]
Gujarat has a reason to celebrate in the world of adventure sports. Jamnagar-based kayaker Nachiketa Gupta has won the championship title at the Malabar River Festival in Kerala, beating a strong field of paddlers from India and more than 10 other countries. Gupta, who works as an assistant engineer with the Gujarat government’s irrigation department, […]
Gujarat is strengthening its position as a major investment destination in India, attracting $73.9 billion in cumulative foreign direct investment (FDI) between April 2020 and 2025. The figure was highlighted at the Viksit Gujarat Summit at GIFT City, based on the recently released NITI Aayog Investment Friendliness Index 2026. The state is now looking beyond […]
Overcrowding has emerged as a growing challenge in Gujarat’s prison system, with the state’s jails operating well beyond their sanctioned capacity. According to data presented in Parliament by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Gujarat’s prisons housed 17,766 inmates against a sanctioned capacity of 14,108 in 2024, resulting in an excess of 3,658 prisoners. […]
A major cyber fraud racket allegedly operated by three African nationals has been busted by the Rajkot Rural Cyber Crime Police following a detailed investigation that led officers to Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh. The accused allegedly cheated a Gujarat farmer of ₹6.31 lakh through a carefully planned online romance and parcel scam. Police have […]
Gujarat has accumulated ₹1,607.64 crore in unpaid e-challans since 2021, making it the seventh-highest state in India for pending traffic penalties. The figures, presented in the Rajya Sabha by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways using data from the National Informatics Centre’s (NIC) e-Challan system, show that only six states have a higher amount […]
As devastating floods affected several parts of Navsari district following days of heavy monsoon rain, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) from South Gujarat have come together to support families struggling in the aftermath. Gujarati communities living in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Gulf countries have raised funds and sent essential relief materials to help […]
