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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...
Liquor worth Rs 22 crore seized in Gujarat in 2024
2025
During the year 2024, the State Vigilance Cell seized foreign liquor worth Rs 22.52 crore in the state. This proves that police stations, districts, or police commissioners do not seize liquor. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Harsh Sanghvi, who holds the Home Department, are unable to curb liquor smuggling in districts and cities. The high...
Ahmedabad govt is a scam-ridden state, with 5,000 scams annually
BJP leaders cover their eyes with the lotus flower
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, September 19, 2025
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India's (CAG) March 2022 report on the Housing and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board was presented in the Gujarat Assembly in September 2025.
Municipal bodies were collecting crores of rupees in unaccoun...
Look at the account of Modi’s bus usage over 25 years, in Guj
Prime Minister, stop stealing citizens' buses.
In this age of social media and media, stop the politics of the Legislative Assembly.
One thousand buses are stopped at a single meeting of the Prime Minister, and the public is held hostage.
An annual government meeting. Politics worth 18 thousand crore rupees, burden on the shoulders of citi...
8 Lakh Cases Settled in Lok Adalat in Guj
Ahmedabad, September 17, 2025
The practice of resolving disputes through Lok Adalats is increasing, and the Lok Adalat system is gaining popularity. On September 13, 2025, the third National Lok Adalat of the year 2025 was held in the state of Gujarat.
13,67,485 cases were placed for settlement. Of these, 8,28,556 cases were settled, with award...