Gandhinagar: The first session of the academic year 2025–26 in schools across Gujarat concludes, October 15. Following this, the much-awaited 21-day Diwali vacation will commence from Thursday, October 16, and continue until November 5. Schools will reopen for the second half academic session on November 6. As today marks the final day of the first semester, students across the State are gearing up for festive celebrations. Teachers and students will mark the occasion with Diwali greetings,...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat has announced additional holidays for state government offices and employees during the Diwali festival in 2025, allowing officials to spend extended time with their families. According to the notification issued by the General Administration Department, the official Diwali public holiday falls on Monday, October 20, 2025, followed by New Year’s Day on Wednesday, October 22, and Bhai Bij on Thursday, October 23. These holidays will be followed by the f...Read More

Ahmedabad: Amdavad Municipal Corporation has announced a special citywide illumination plan ahead of the upcoming Vikas Saptah celebrations, the Mayor’s Conference, and the Diwali festival. Acting on the verbal directions of senior office bearers, the Streetlight Department of the civic body will extend its temporary lighting operations from October 12 to October 26, 2025. Under this initiative, decorative and festive lighting will be installed across major public spaces and infrastructure ...Read More

ગાંધીનગરઃ શ્રાદ્ધપક્ષ ચાલી રહ્યા છે પરંતુ તે પછી તહેવારો અને પ્રસંગોની મોસમ શરુ થઇ રહી છે. બાવીસમી સપ્ટેમ્બરે શરદીય નવરાત્રિનો પ્રારંભ થશે. આ વખતે નવરાત્રિ નવથી વધુ દિવસ ચાલવાની છે. બીજી ઓક�...Read More

Surat: During the festival of Diwali, issuing of platform tickets was stopped at several railway stations of Western Railway including Surat, Udhana. Along with this, a ban was imposed on the loading of goods in the train. But now as the crowd has reduced, platform ticketing has been started and baggage has also started to be loaded into the train. The migrants living in Surat regularly visit their hometown for the festival of Diwali. Now as re-development work is going on at Surat railway st...Read More

Gandhinagar: Contrary to other states, Gujarat has a provision for school vacation during Diwali. The people of Gujarat celebrate Diwali and take a pause in routine life for a few days, which is unique to the state. For this reason, during, before, and after Diwali, one can see crowds of Gujaratis touring across all major tourist destinations across Gujarat, India, and the world. Be it Singapore or Dubai or Europe or Kashmir or Kerala or Goa or Udaipur or Jaipur or Jaisalmer-Jodhpur or Diu or...Read More

Surat: With more parents wishing for birth of child on the Diwali day, the Diamond hospital in Varachha area of Surat witnessed birth of as many as 17 babies on a single day on Diwali. The doctors said, the birth was planned as per the wishes of parents in suitable case. These new-born children will celebrate their birthday on Diwali every year during their lifetime as per the Hindu calendar. DeshGujaratRead More

Rann of Kutch: Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi today celebrated the festival of Diwali with armed forces (BSF, Army, Navy, IAF) at Sir - Creek near Indo-Pak border in Kutch district of Gujarat. After arriving at Koteshwar in Kutch from Ekta Nagar (Kevadiya), Modi visited Lakki Nala in the Sir Creek area, where he distributed sweets to the soldiers. In a video shared on an X post, Modi, dressed in a BSF uniform, was seen offering treats to the personnel aboard a patrol vessel. "Glad to hav...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister and all ministers of his cabinet will celebrate the festival of Diwali with beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). The Chief Minister will visit the Sargasan-Gandhinagar-based Namo Narayan Residency, where 1,208 housing units were dedicated in February this year under the PMAY scheme. Similarly, members of his cabinet will celebrate Diwali at various locations across the state with beneficiaries of the PMAY (Urban) and PMAY (Rural) schemes. De...Read More

Ahmedabad: Metro trains in Ahmedabad will run for reduced hours on Diwali festival evening. Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation(GMRC) has made this announcement today. GMRC note stated: 'Presently, Metro Train services are operational in Ahmedabad from 6:20 AM to 10:00 PM.' 'On the occasion of Diwali festival celebration, in view of public bursting of firecrackers and its possible effects on the safety and security of passengers along with the operational safety of the Metro Rail, and as foll...Read More