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Allegations of irregularities in agricultural crop procurement raise q...
Ahmedabad, September 20, 2025
Allegations of irregularities have surfaced in the state government's program to procure peanuts and other agricultural crops at the support price. Congress leader Manhar Patel directly accused the government, saying, "There is no intention to provide MSP; this is a great opportunity for BJP leaders to indulge in corr...
Congress President Amit Chavda Visits Flood-Affected Areas of Banaskan...
Banaskantha, September 15, 2025
Following heavy rains on September 7th and 8th, thousands of families have been affected by flooding in Tharad, Vav, and Suigam talukas of Banaskantha. Villages were flooded, houses collapsed, crops were destroyed, and massive livestock losses have severely impacted the rural economy.
Today, Gujarat Pradesh Congr...
Prime Minister, Congress raised questions on old promises on Bhavnagar...
Bhavnagar, 20 September 2025
The Prime Minister is scheduled to reach Bhavnagar on Saturday. His visit is considered politically important in view of municipal and local body elections. In his speech, the Prime Minister will try to help the public by presenting advertisements and videos of new schemes and development works worth crores of rupees.
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60 villages merged into the city, the history of urban Gujarat
Protests are taking place in many places due to lack of facilities.
Dilip Patel
September 20, 2025
Effectiveness is not available, so nine new municipalities were created and 60 surrounding gram panchayats were merged into the municipalities. The BJP government has adopted a new political strategy through urbanization before the next local sel...
Immigration permits increased in Ahmedabad under Modi’s rule
8.12 lakh passports issued in one year
Ahmedabad 2025
By 2022, Gujarat had 6.761 million passports, ranking sixth in the country. This has increased by 2.5 million in three years. Thus, the total number of passports is 9.2 million, which will reach 10 million by 2026.
In 2024, 8.12 lakh passports were issued from the Regional Passport Office (...
Tawariben Dajibhai Khant lived to 131 years, surpassing the world reco...
Tawariben Dajibhai Khant lived for 131 years
Virpur 2025
Tawariben Dajibhai Khant passed away at the age of 131 in Alampur village, Virpur taluka, Mahisagar district. She died due to old age and general illness. Tawariben Dajibhai Khant outlived five generations.
A woman passed away after living for 131 years. Her sons had arranged for a DJ fo...
A complaint has been filed against the Mundara Municipal BJP Vice Pres...
2025
Bhuj: A complaint has been filed in the Rajkot court against Dhruvraj Bahadursingh Chudasama, the Mundara Municipal BJP Vice President and husband of Mundara councilor Alpaba, for returning a check worth ₹71.33 lakh. The complaint was filed after the check was returned by Rajkot complainant Kantilal Bhimani, who was given the check in exchang...
Eco-Friendly Sanitary Napkins Made in Gujarat
Vadodara 2025
Researchers from the Department of Textile Engineering, Faculty of Technology, MS University, have developed an indigenous eco-friendly sanitary napkin for women.
PhD student Arpan Kharwa, under the guidance of his PhD mentors P.C. Patel and Satyajit Chaudhary, developed the sanitary napkin.
All materials used in this napkin ar...
Private lands around the riverfront will be developed by GIFT City
Ahmedabad, 2025
The area around the riverfront along the Sabarmati River in Gandhinagar, the state capital, has been transferred to GIFT City to create a similar model. The riverfront will connect Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad. A new road will also be constructed to access GIFT City.
A notification has been issued by the Urban Development Department....
40% of the Rs 5,501 crore worth of work proposed in the Ahmedabad budg...
Ahmedabad, 2025
The Municipal Commissioner presented a draft budget of ₹10,801 crore for the year 2024-25.
The Municipal Commissioner had announced development works worth ₹5,501 crore. However, by the end of December, only ₹3,300 crore worth of work had been completed. A budget of ₹650 crore was allocated for all seven zones of the city. However...
Ahmedabad schools to pay ₹15 crore in GST
Ahmedabad 2025
The Service Tax Department has issued notices to top international schools and private universities operating in Ahmedabad to pay service tax under the reverse charge mechanism.
Schools and universities collect ₹15 crore in service tax.
After receiving the notice, some schools and private universities have deposited the tax amou...
Gujarat First in the Country in Online Ticket Booking
2025
Among all state corporations in India, the Gujarat State Railway Corporation uses the Online Passenger Reservation System (OPRS) the most. With over 75,000 online ticket bookings per day, the Gujarat State Railway Corporation ranks first in India.
Over 40 million online tickets booked in the last two years
The online passenger reservation...
Surendranagar Municipal Corporation BJP Member Jagdish Parmar Threaten...
Surendranagar 2025
Jagdish Parmar, a BJP member from Ward No. 13 of the BJP-ruled Surendranagar Municipal Corporation, has threatened suicide. He alleges that a concrete road constructed in the ward at a cost of ₹85 lakh collapsed within a few days. The BJP member demanded that the contractor's security deposit be confiscated and he be blacklisted...
20 Lakh Birds in Gujarat
2025
Gujarat has emerged as a birding haven across the country, with a bird population of 1.8 to 2 million.
Devbhoomi Dwarka has recorded the highest bird diversity with 456 species, while the bordering Kutch district has seen 4.56 lakh birds from 161 species. Jamnagar has a population of over 4 lakh birds from 221 different species.
Mehsana...
Veda Memorized over 150 Sanskrit verses at just five years old
2025
Veda Memorized over 150 Sanskrit verses at just five years old, earned a place in the India Book of Records for the second time
Veda, a five-year-old girl living in the Vemali area of Vadodara, has earned a place in the India Book of Records for her memory power by reciting the Achyutashtakam Stotra, composed in Sanskrit by Adi Shankar...