Ahmedabad: In a festive gift to city commuters, Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS) has announced free travel for passengers for three consecutive days during Diwali. Under this initiative, passengers can travel free of cost on all AMTS buses on Dhanteras, Kali Chaudas, and Diwali day. The decision has been taken as part of a special Swadeshi campaign aimed at encouraging local shopping during the festive season. AMTS officials said the initiative is intended to support citizens and bo...Read More

Gandhinagar: Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Mohan Bhagwat who is on a visit to Gujarat today met Acharya Mahashramanji at the Preksha Vishwa Bharati Dhyan Kendra in Koba. Addressing the program organized on this occasion, he said, “I come here every year to recharge my energies. The foundation of both personal character and national character is morality, and the basis of morality is spirituality, because without spirituality, morality has no meaning. That is why I visit su...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Executive Board of Commonwealth Sport has today confirmed that it will recommend Amdavad, India, as the proposed host city for the 2030 Centenary Commonwealth Games. Amdavad (also known as Ahmedabad, in the Indian state of Gujarat), will now be put forward to the full Commonwealth Sport membership, with the final decision taking place at the Commonwealth Sport General Assembly in Glasgow on 26 November 2025, an official release said. The recommendation of Amdavad follows a d...Read More

Mumbai: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will attend the listing ceremony of Gujarat’s first green municipal bond, issued by the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), on Thursday, October 16, 2025. The event will be held at the NSE Atrium, Exchange Plaza, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, starting at 12:15 PM. The green bonds, with an issue size of ₹200 crore, were open for subscription between October 6 and 9 and were oversubscribed eight times, according to Shalini Agarwal, Surat Municipal Commiss...Read More

Gandhinagar: In a move to help Antyodaya and BPL families in the state celebrate Diwali better, the Gujarat government has announced additional benefits under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). Over 32.6 million members of more than 7.5 million ration cardholding families across the state are receiving wheat, rice, and coarse grains like bajra and jowar free of cost from over 17,000 fair price shops under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY). The government has also decided ...Read More

Ahmedabad: As the festival of Diwali approaches, the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA), Amdavad Municipal Corporation, and Ahmedabad Fire & Emergency Services have jointly issued a public advisory, emphasizing vital safety guidelines for celebrating with firecrackers. The guidelines state: In case of fire emergencies, immediately call the Fire Brigade at 101. If firecrackers produce loud sounds, use cotton in the ears to prevent possible hearing damage. ...Read More

Gandhinagar: As Gujarat approaches its 75th anniversary in 2035, the state government today unveiled the document ‘Gujarat@75: Agenda for 2035’ to outline the development roadmap for the next decade. The document was unveiled by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, who said that this milestone celebrates Gujarat’s achievements and reflects the state’s commitment to the future, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Developed India@2047. He added that this agenda will guide g...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has clarified that ration cards cannot be used as proof of identity or residence, and should be used strictly for availing essential commodities such as LPG, kerosene, and ration from fair price shops. The Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department issued a circular referencing earlier communications, including a 1994 state government order, a 2015 central government order under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and a r...Read More

Ahmedabad: The officials of the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) are facing embarrassment over mismanaged land deals. It has come to light that AUDA sold a land plot in Chandkheda, but officials realized only a year later that the sale had inadvertently included land earmarked for a service road. In a case that has raised eyebrows, 21,685 sq m of prime land adjoining SP Ring Road in Chandkheda was auctioned to a developer for Rs 166 crore. Nearly a year later, officials in the estat...Read More