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Gujarat Industrial Policy 2025-30: Dholera’s lollipop again
DILIP PATEL
Ahmedabad, 18 June 2026
From a manufacturing hub, Gujarat has to become a world research and technology hub. Dholera has once again been made the investment center of Gujarat in the next 5 years. Where the Gujarat government has acquired 1 thousand square kilometers of land from farmers, gauchars and government bad lands for 20 year...
Strictness on 5 thousand employees for helmets, No penalty on leaders
No penalty on leaders in elections
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, June 11, 2026
A month long helmet drive was conducted in the state from May 1 to 31.
Traffic police were deployed at the entrance of government offices and action was taken against 5,123 government officials and employees who broke the helmet rule, and a total fine of Rs 16.58 lakh w...
Gujarat Railway’s revenue increased by 100% under Modi rule, fac...
Rates and fares increased, people's facilities did not increase 100%
Monthly income from freight transportation of Ahmedabad Railway is Rs. 517 crores
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, June 4, 2016
In May 2026, Ahmedabad division will get Rs. 100 crore from goods loading, revenue generation, infrastructure development and passenger. Income from freight ...
Gold Smuggling Set to Rise, Adani Airport to Become a Hub
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, May 16, 2026
The decision to increase the import duty on gold from 6% to 15% has impacted Gujarat—particularly its jewelry, diamond, and trade sectors.
With the hike in the import tax on gold, smuggling activities have surged. Unemployment has also risen. It is estimated that 3 million artisans in Gujarat are engaged in th...
BJP Loses Its Khadia Legacy: A Major Electoral Defeat in Ahmedabad
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, May 1, 2026
In the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation elections, the Congress panel emerged victorious in the Khadia ward after 54 years. The BJP has lost this area, which was considered its legacy stronghold—the very place where the party had laid the foundation for its victories in Ahmedabad. The BJP's defeat in the Khad...
Ahmedabad’s election manifesto, but unfulfilled promises
Unfulfilled Promises in Ahmedabad's Election Manifesto
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, April 18, 2026
To secure victory in the 2026 general elections of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, Rishikesh Patel released the BJP's election manifesto—the *Sankalp Patra* (Pledge Document)—at the party's Ahmedabad office and made a series of promises. In realit...
Elections: Report card of 5 years of scams in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, April 15, 2026
Voting for Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is scheduled to be held on 26 April 2026 and the results will be declared on 28 April 2026. The 5-year report card of Ahmedabad city is truly worth examining. Particularly during the BJP's five-year tenure—a period in which 17 crore rupees in taxes and other revenues were...
Gujarat Report Card: 26 Incidents of Protest, BJP Corporators in the A...
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, April 12, 2026
As the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation elections approach, it is worth examining the developmental work undertaken by the incumbent BJP corporators, as well as the nature of the opposition they have had to face over the past five years.
Jagdish Panchal, the MLA from Nikol, serves as the BJP State Preside...
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Budget 2026-2027
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Budget-A
(Google translation from Gujarati, see Gujarati for the controversy)
Year 2026-2027
Advance Property Tax Rebate Scheme:-
Property tax is the main source of income for the Municipal Corporation.
Previously, advance tax payers received a 10% rebate, but now they will have to pay a 12% rebate.
Those...
Teen Driving – 500-fold increase in underage drivers in Ahmedaba...
Gujarat teenagers lead the country in illegal driving
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, January 27, 2026
Gujarat was ranked seventh in the country for the crime of driving by minors. Now, in 2025, figures have emerged from Ahmedabad that will place Gujarat at the top of the list nationwide. If a genuine effort is made to curb underage driving across the ...
Ahmedabad Girl Ariha’s Case Becomes an International Issue
Ahmedabad, January 16, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Ahmedabad on January 12 and 13 at the invitation of our country's Prime Minister. During this time, the case of Ariha Shah, a young girl from Ahmedabad, became an international issue. This is because the German government had forcibly kept her in a care center for four years on f...
Gujarat possesses 5,000-year shipbuilding technology, govt. using Kera...
Ahmedabad, December 30, 2025
The Navy ship INSB Kaundinya has been built using India's 2,000-year-old technology. Its maiden voyage from Porbandar in Gujarat to Muscat in Oman was announced on December 29, 2025, covering a distance of 1,400 kilometers (750 nautical miles). It is named after the navigator 'Kaundinya', which also means an ancient sa...
Riverfront: 285 Houses Occupied by Others’
285 out of 416 Government Houses Occupied by Illegal Residents
Major Irregularities in Vatva, Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, December 6, 2025
Four-story houses were constructed in the Vatva area of eastern Ahmedabad city with grants from JNNURM. These houses were given to people displaced from the Sabarmati Riverfront. 10,000 families were living in...
History: 5500 Heritage Walks Completed in Ahmedabad
What the Old City is Like
Ahmedabad, December 4, 2025
Ahmedabad was founded on February 26, 1411. It has preserved its rich heritage.
More than 5500 heritage walks have been conducted so far, offering unique insights into the city's architecture, art, religious sites, and living traditions of its bridges. Heritage walks are conducted in the mo...
No Way Out of Corruption in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, December 4, 2025
In June 2025, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel allocated ₹1700 crore to 8 municipal corporations and 5 municipalities to fill potholes and repair damaged roads before the monsoon season began.
Due to the criminal negligence of the Ahmedabad Metropolitan Corporation's Engineering Department, an average of ₹300 to ₹400...