- ✴︎ Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar Dengue Cluster Among Unity Day Parade Personnel
At least 24 personnel rehearsing for the October 31 Ekta Diwas parade have tested positive for dengue in Gandhinagar. Why their quarters matter to residents.
- ✴︎ Politics
Dropped From Gujarat’s Voter List? Booth Camps Open on Four Sundays
Gujarat polling stations will take Form 6 and Form 8 applications on four Sundays from October 11, after last winter’s revision flagged 71 lakh names.
Gujarat UCC Clears President’s Assent; Rules Decide When It Bites
Gujarat’s Uniform Civil Code has the President’s assent. Here is what it requires on marriage, divorce, live-ins and inheritance, and what must happen first.
- ✴︎ Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad Metro Phase 3: Seven Tenders for 58.5 km, 43 Stations
GMRC has opened seven civil tenders for Ahmedabad Metro Phase 3: 58.5 km of elevated track and 43 stations across short corridors. Union Cabinet nod is pending.
GSECL Signs Nuclear MoU With NPCIL; Dhuvaran in Anand Is Front-Runner
Gujarat’s state power generator signed its first nuclear pact with NPCIL. The text names no site, but reports point to a 4,000 MW plant at Dhuvaran in Anand.
- ✴︎ Surat
Rough Diamond Viewings Move to Surat Diamond Bourse After CBIC Nod
CBIC has cleared a Special Notified Zone at Surat Diamond Bourse, letting foreign miners show and sell rough diamonds at Khajod instead of Ichhapore.
- ✴︎ Porbandar
Porbandar Gets Gandhi-Themed Cultural Forest as Barda Readies for Lions
Gujarat opens its 25th Sanskrutik Van near Porbandar on Gandhi’s Sarvodaya theme, days after reorganising the forest division for Barda’s returning lions.
Ahmedabad Startup SatLeo Sends India’s First Commercial Thermal Camera to Orbit
Ahmedabad’s SatLeo Labs has a thermal infrared payload, TAPAS-1, on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare. Why heat data from orbit matters for Gujarat.
Gujarat ATS, Coast Guard Seize 526 kg of Drugs off Lakshadweep
Gujarat ATS and the Coast Guard seized 526 kg of heroin and meth from an Iranian dhow off Lakshadweep. Why the arrest so far from Gujarat matters.
ESI Cover Reaches All 31 Gujarat Districts From October 1
ESI now covers all of Gujarat from October 1, adding 15 districts and 8-10 lakh workers. What it means for workers, employers and hospital access.
- ✴︎ Ahmedabad
Five ‘Pure Ghee’ Samples Fail Tests in Ahmedabad; 3,142 kg Held Back
AMC tests found vegetable fat in five of 11 ‘pure ghee’ samples from Madhupura and stopped sale of 3,142 kg. What it means for buyers before the festive season.
Gujarat HC Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal Named for Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended Gujarat HC Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal for the apex court. What her elevation means for the Gujarat High Court.
