Kutch
Bhuj’s Rs 201 Crore Station Rebuild Now Targets a Diwali Opening
Bhuj’s rebuilt railway station is in its finishing stages, six months past its April target, with capacity designed for four times as many passengers a day.
Mundra’s Empty-Container Standoff Is Holding Up 5,000 Boxes a Day
Adani Ports froze off-dock yard codes at Mundra from 1 September. Yard operators struck back, and Gujarat’s factory-stuffing exporters are paying for it.
Kutch Chemical Plant Locks In Round-the-Clock Wind-Solar Power in Captive Energy Push
Kutch Chemical Industries has signed a deal for 25.2 MW of round-the-clock wind-solar power, part of a wider shift by Gujarat manufacturers toward captive renewable energy.
Bhuj Raid Seizes 128 Metres of Restricted Army Uniform Cloth, Three Booked
Military Intelligence and Kutch police raided two Bhuj-Madhapar shops, seizing restricted army uniform material and booking three people in a border-district security case.
Kutch’s Banni Grasslands Get Their Blackbucks Back After Decades
Twenty blackbucks were released into Kutch’s Banni grasslands this Independence Day, part of a wider plan tied to India’s cheetah reintroduction programme.
New Ahmedabad-Mundra Flight Cuts a Day’s Drive to a 50-Minute Hop
Star Air’s new thrice-weekly Ahmedabad-Mundra flight, launched with Adani Airports, gives Gujarat’s port and industrial traffic a fast alternative to the long Kutch road trip.
Rajkot Lawyers Renew Decades-Old Push for a Gujarat High Court Bench
Saurashtra-Kutch lawyers boycotted courts to revive the demand for a Rajkot High Court bench, citing 250-350 km trips to Ahmedabad for hearings.
Kandla Port Seizure Exposes Pakistan-Origin Dates Rerouted Through Dubai
The DRI has seized 364 tonnes of Pakistan-origin dry dates at Kandla Port after importers allegedly relabelled them as UAE goods to dodge India’s import ban.
Gujarat Pushes Centre for Organ Transplant Unit at AIIMS Rajkot
Gujarat has asked the Centre to set up a full organ transplant facility at AIIMS Rajkot, aiming to cut travel time for Saurashtra and Kutch patients.
Gujarat’s 2026 Monsoon Splits the State: Floods in the South, Drought in Kutch
South Gujarat and Saurashtra are flooding while Kutch stays nearly dry this monsoon, a regional split with different consequences for farmers and dams.
Gujarat Drug Bust: Major Haul in Mundra Port, 4 Arrested
On the morning of June 20, 2024, Gujarat Customs officials at Mundra Port in Kutch district intercepted a significant consignment of illegal narcotics concealed within a shipment of industrial goods.…
Dhordo Rann Utsav 2025-26: Dates, Booking and Highlights
The Dhordo Rann Utsav 2025-26, Gujarat’s iconic cultural festival celebrating the vibrant life and heritage of the Kutch region, is scheduled to take place from November 1, 2025, to February…