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Ahmedabad’s Rs 2,719 Crore Fund Push Targets Sewage, Transit Fixes
Ahmedabad secures Rs 2,719 crore for sewage rehabilitation and a unified transit card under the Centre’s Urban Challenge Fund. Here’s how it’s funded and what changes.
Junagadh Makes Registration Mandatory for Girnar Pilgrims After Lion Attack
Junagadh has begun mandatory entry-exit registration for Girnar pilgrims following a fatal lion attack. Here’s how the new system works.
Surat’s Flood-Hit Textile Traders Turn to Export Conclave for Recovery
Surat’s textile markets lost over Rs 200 crore to July flooding. Days later, traders gather at a conclave aimed at growing exports instead.
Gujarat Widows Demand Pension Hike From Rs 1,250 to Rs 4,000
Widows in Chhota Udaipur want Gujarat’s Ganga Swarupa pension raised from Rs 1,250, unchanged since 2019, to Rs 4,000 amid rising living costs.
Congress Fields Veteran Bhikha Rabari Against BJP in Manjalpur Bypoll
Vadodara’s Manjalpur bypoll pits Congress veteran Bhikha Rabari against BJP organiser Satish Patel, the first contest here without Yogesh Patel since 2008.
AIIMS Rajkot Surgeries More Than Doubled in a Year, Data Shows
AIIMS Rajkot’s surgeries jumped from 861 in 2024 to 1,927 in 2025, as the hospital becomes Saurashtra’s go-to option for care once found only in Ahmedabad.
Gujarat’s Rs 550 Crore Surat Flood Package: What Traders Can Claim
Gujarat’s cabinet has approved cash grants, subsidised loans and a one-year property tax waiver for Surat’s flood-hit traders. Here is who qualifies and how.
Gujarat Deploys Drones, 25 Trackers on Girnar After Fatal Lion Attack
After a lion killed a pilgrim boy on Girnar’s stairway, Gujarat has ordered permanent check posts, thermal drones and a silence zone along the pilgrimage route.
Inside Ahmedabad’s 31,000-Officer Rath Yatra Security Operation
Gujarat Police deployed 31,000 personnel, drones and facial recognition for Ahmedabad’s 149th Rath Yatra. Here’s what the operation reveals.
Gujarat HC Orders Rebuild After Surat’s ‘Ghost’ Demolition
No agency claimed the Nasirnagar demolitions that left 100 Surat families homeless. The Gujarat High Court has ordered the civic body to rebuild and rehabilitate them.
Dahej Fire Reignites Bharuch’s Industrial Safety Concerns
A fire at Ketul Chemicals in Dahej GIDC on July 13 caused no casualties, but it lands in a belt with one of Gujarat’s worst industrial accident records.
Ahmedabad’s BRTS Fleet Goes Fully Electric After Rs 405 Crore Push
Ahmedabad’s BRTS fleet is now fully electric after Amit Shah inaugurated Rs 405 crore in civic projects, including 155 new AC electric buses.