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First-Time Corporator Rupsinh Thakor, 29, Becomes Gandhinagar Mayor
Gandhinagar’s BJP-run corporation has named 29-year-old Rupsinh Thakor mayor, three weeks after the party won 38 of 44 seats in the October 11 civic poll.
Vadodara CNG Crosses Rs 90 as VGL Raises Prices Before Diwali
Vadodara Gas has raised CNG by Rs 1.50 to Rs 90.50 a kg and home PNG by 50 paise to Rs 56.24 per SCM, hitting about 3.97 lakh customers from…
AIIMS Rajkot Adds Rs 39 Crore Radiotherapy Unit for Saurashtra
AIIMS Rajkot now has a linear accelerator, CT simulator and brachytherapy unit, so Saurashtra cancer patients can get radiation treatment closer to home.
Ahmedabad-Mehsana 8-Lane Plan Launched; Toll Contract Runs Till 2033
The PM laid the foundation stone for widening SH-41 to eight lanes, but GRICL’s toll concession runs to 2033 and the firm has asked to extend it to 2040.
Hazira Plant That Built K9 Vajra Now Makes Army’s BvS10 Sindhu
L&T and BAE Systems have started building 18 BvS10 Sindhu all-terrain vehicles at Hazira, Surat, for Army patrols in Ladakh and the Rann of Kutch.
Ahmedabad Airport Metro Gets Rs 859 Crore Civil Contract
GMRC has awarded the Rs 859 crore civil contract for the Koteshwar Road to airport metro line. Work on the 6 km route with five stations is due after Diwali.
Vadodara Panel Clears Tandalja Plot for Yusuf Pathan After 14-Year Row
VMC’s standing committee has approved giving Yusuf Pathan 500 sq m of a Tandalja civic plot free and the other 478 sq m at 45% off. The general board votes…
Gujarat Raises Fifth Pay Commission Pensioners’ Relief to 443%
A Finance Department order dated October 22 lifts dearness relief for Gujarat pensioners on the 1998 pay rules from 381% to 443%, with arrears from July 2021.
Jamnagar-Okha Trains Cut Till November 4 for Doubling Block
Western Railway has cancelled four trains and cut four more short at Rajkot until November 4 for doubling work near Jamvanthli, with the Vande Bharat delayed.
Rajkot Rural Police Arrest 17 Bogus Doctors in Industrial Belts
Rajkot Rural Police have arrested 17 people for running clinics without medical degrees in Shapar, Jetpur, Jasdan and other towns. Most had only studied to Class 12.
DGVCL Scraps Evening Power Cut for South Gujarat Industries
DGVCL has withdrawn the 4 pm to midnight power cuts on South Gujarat’s industrial feeders after Surat textile groups said generators were draining crores.