NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for several major developmental projects in Ahmedabad, including the first ‘Vande Metro,’ now renamed ‘Namo Bharat Rapid Rail.’ The projects, worth Rs 8,500 crore, aim to enhance Gujarat‘s urban connectivity through extensive rail, road, and metro infrastructure.Addressing a public rally in…
NEW DELHI: NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences for the loss of lives in a drowning incident in Gujarat‘s Dehgam taluk area in a social media post, in the wee hours on Saturday.At least eight people drowned while bathing in the Meshwo River in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar district on Friday evening, an official…
NEW DELHI: A ‘mysterious’ fever has struck seven villages in the Lakhpat and Abdasa talukas of Kutch district, Gujarat, resulting in 14 deaths, including six children. The Gujarat government, in response, has deployed specialist doctors and 50 medical teams to the affected areas to address the crisis.Health minister Rushikesh Patel convened a review meeting in…
NEW DELHI: Bulldozers ran over “illegal encroachments” at a locality in Gujarat‘s Surat that witnessed rioting on Sunday after some minors threw stones at Ganesh pandal.The authorities, however, clarified that the anti-encroachment drive was not linked to the rioting as it was planned weeks in advance.The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) deployed bulldozers in the area…
Had the Gujarat selectors thought otherwise eleven years ago, the story of Jasprit Bumrah’s life may not have followed the path that it has — with no one in the world disagreeing on him being the once-in-a-generation bowler that Indian cricket got blessed with.Bumrah’s journey to the day when the Gujarat selectors picked him for…
NEW DELHI: The bodies of two Indian Coast Guard (ICG) jawans were recovered from the Arabian Sea late on Tuesday evening, following an emergency landing of an ICG Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) in the sea late Monday night. One crew member had been rescued earlier, while one is still missing.The helicopter, which had recently played…
NEW DELHI: People of Gujarat have once again shown the world that nothing can put a damper on their love for Garba after residents of Vadodara were seen performing the dance in knee-deep water. The video of the incident, likely recorded during Janmashtami celebrations, has since gone viral.The video shows a spirited group of people…
AHMEDABAD: If you thought Gujarat had seen the last of weather systems this monsoon, think again. A new one, in the form of a well-marked low-pressure area from the Bay of Bengal, is moving towards Gujarat and is likely to affect the local weather Sep 1 onwards, bringing heavy to very heavy rain. IMD says…
The latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 16 started with rollover contestant Srishty Sharma from Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. Her conversations with Amitabh Bachchan kept the audience and the host entertained throughout the episode. She managed to win Rs 6,40,000 before she decided to quit the game. After Srishty quit the game show, Amitabh Bachchan played…
NEW DELHI: Gujarat has witnessed heavy rainfall, resulting in the loss of 19 more lives due to rain-related incidents, bringing the total death toll to 26. Approximately 17,800 people have been evacuated from flood-affected areas as the state continues to experience heavy showers for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday, according to officials. Among the…
