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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.

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.

A GUVNL circular raised the fuel surcharge on Gujarat power bills to Rs 2.45 a unit and added a 3.99% levy on consumption from July 2026. Farms stay exempt.

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DGVCL has withdrawn the 4 pm to midnight power cuts on South Gujarat's industrial feeders after Surat textile groups said generators were draining crores.

Adani Total Gas raised CNG by Rs 4.45 a kg on October 23, taking Ahmedabad's rate to Rs 98.47. Rickshaw drivers say fares have not kept pace with the hikes.

Gujarat's GST revenue rose 29% to Rs 49,858 crore from April to September. Finance ministry data shows IGST settlement drove most of the gain.

GSRTC will run about 2,400 extra buses and over 8,000 trips from November 4 to 7, mainly carrying Surat's Saurashtra workers home for Diwali.

A new Gujarat education circular makes outsiders get a principal's written permission to enter schools or film pupils, and tells heads to call the police.

Gujarat will pay most of what PM Surya Ghar leaves on a home solar bill, so a 1 kW system costs a general household Rs 5,400 and SC/ST homes Rs 2,700.

Surat's embroidery owners offered Rs 14,300 for an eight-hour day. Workers who earn up to Rs 30,000 on 12-hour shifts call it a pay cut. The hourly maths explains why.

Food safety officers sealed 8,136 kg of suspected adulterated ghee worth Rs 42 lakh at a Por GIDC unit near Vadodara and sent four samples for lab tests.