- ✴︎ Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad Cab Drivers Boycott Ola, Uber and Rapido for Bharat Taxi
Ahmedabad taxi and auto unions have boycotted Ola, Uber and Rapido since September 21, steering riders to the cooperative Bharat Taxi app at higher fares.
Gujarat Police Book 18,014 Vehicles Over Plates; Vadodara Tops List
Gujarat Police booked 18,014 vehicles for missing or fancy number plates in 20 days, with Vadodara city ahead of Surat. The drive runs until October 14.
Maaran Wins Best Gujarati Film as Ekta Nagar Stages National Awards
Abhishek Jain’s Maaran took Best Gujarati Film at the 72nd National Film Awards in Ekta Nagar, where CM Bhupendra Patel pitched Gujarat to film producers.
- ✴︎ Surat
ACB Seeks Nod to Probe Five Surat Civic Officers Over 2019 Tenders
The ACB has asked Surat’s municipal commissioner for approval to probe five Class-1 officers over 2019 streetlight and LED tenders. No case is filed yet.
Monsoon Exits Gujarat With Saurashtra and Kutch Still Short of Rain
Gujarat ends the monsoon at 88% of normal: South Gujarat is in surplus, but Kutch sits at 57% and 73 dams are under a quarter full as withdrawal begins.
Dholera Chip Fab Draws Its Suppliers: Fujifilm, Nexperia Sign On
Fujifilm will invest Rs 800 crore in a Dholera materials plant and Nexperia will make chips at Tata’s fab, the first names in a planned 450-supplier cluster.
Surat, Gandhinagar Act Against Quick-Commerce Stores Over Food Safety
Surat fined a Zepto warehouse over expired dairy and bread; Gandhinagar suspended a Blinkit store’s licence. What the checks found and what buyers can do.
Gujarat Caps Tender Approvals at 66 Days, Down From About 120
Gujarat has capped approval time for road, bridge and building tenders at 51 or 66 days and cut bid validity to 90 days. What changes for projects and bidders.
Gujarat Siding Moved 79% of Maruti’s 10 Lakh Rail Dispatches
Maruti Suzuki has sent 10 lakh cars out by in-plant rail since 2023, and 7.9 lakh of them left from Hansalpur in Gujarat. Why that number matters.
- ✴︎ Ahmedabad
One Number Plate, Two AMTS E-Buses: Operator Fined Rs 5 Lakh
Two AMTS electric buses ran the same Meghaninagar route carrying the plate GJ27TJ 3550. AMTS calls it a sticker error and fined the operator Rs 5 lakh.
Gujarat Adds 89 Ambulances to Close an Eight-Minute Tribal Gap
Gujarat is adding 89 ambulances to its tribal districts to cut the 108 service’s response time there from 18.5 minutes to about 10. What it changes.
- ✴︎ Surat
Surat Transport Hub Is Half Built, With Opening Pushed to Late 2027
Surat’s multi-modal transport hub at the railway station is 51% done in Phase 1, and the target has moved to December 2027, a year later than planned.
