Gandhinagar, July 13 (IANS) Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) Gyanendra Singh Malik on Monday directed police officers across the state to strengthen security arrangements, intensify social media monitoring and step up coordination with local communities ahead of the annual Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra on July 16, with special vigilance ordered in sensitive areas including Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar and Khambhat. The directions were issued during a high-level video conference chaired by Malik from…
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Gandhinagar, July 13 (IANS) Gujarat has trained over 4,000 young volunteers under the first phase of the ‘Yuva Aapda Mitra’ Scheme, moving towards its target of creating a trained community-based disaster response force across 17 districts, with women expected to account for half of all participants.According to the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA), the scheme aims to strengthen the state’s capacity to respond to natural and human-made disasters by preparing local volunteers t…
Gandhinagar, July 10 (IANS) Work to extend the Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway to Bhavnagar will begin within the next three months, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said.He said this while holding a high-level review meeting with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on the progress of National Highway projects across the state on Thursday.The meeting in Gandhinagar focused on the implementation of key highway and expressway projects, land acquisition, funding and meas…
Gandhinagar, July 7 (IANS) The Gujarat government has stepped up its preparedness measures in Saurashtra following heavy rainfall across the region, with a high-level review of disaster management, rescue operations and public safety held for Amreli, Rajkot and Bhavnagar districts. Amreli and Rajkot district minister-in-charge Jitu Vaghani chaired a virtual meeting from Gandhinagar on Tuesday with district administrations to assess the evolving situation, review emergency preparedness and monito…
Gandhinagar, July 7 (IANS) The Gujarat government has intensified its monitoring of the ongoing monsoon situation in Saurashtra, with Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani scheduled to chair a key virtual review meeting on Tuesday to assess the prevailing rainfall conditions in Bhavnagar, Rajkot and Amreli districts.The meeting comes as heavy rainfall continues across parts of Gujarat, and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warnings for intense monsoon activity in several districts…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested a man for allegedly killing his girlfriend and disposing of her body parts at different locations after a dispute over her interaction with another person, officials said on Monday.Jaunpur police said the case was solved within 14 hours of the recovery of the body.Circle Officer Vijay Chaudhary said, “On July 5, 2026, at around 7:30 a.m., the body of an unidentified woman was found near the Ranipur Bypass. To identify the deceased and…
Ahmedabad, July 5 (IANS) A man was arrested after Gujarat Police’s State Monitoring Cell seized 1.01kg of ambergris, commonly known as whale vomit, valued at about Rs 1.01 crore during a raid near Dholera in Ahmedabad district on Sunday. The operation was carried out by the State Monitoring Cell following directions from the Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Malik to take action against illegal activities across the state.Police Inspector A.J. Chauhan and his team raided Raj Chamunda Hotel n…
Vadodara, June 29 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday launched eight new Smart GIDC Estates spread across five districts, marking the latest expansion of the state’s industrial infrastructure during the inaugural session of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) for Central Gujarat.The new Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) estates will be developed across Kheda, Ahmedabad, Panchmahal, Chhota Udepur and Bhavnagar districts, covering a combined area of 3…
Gandhinagar, June 20 (IANS) Gujarat has recorded more than 680 dolphins along its coastline in the latest survey, highlighting what state authorities describe as “growing success” in marine biodiversity conservation and the expansion of protected aquatic habitats in the Gulf of Kutch region. According to Forest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia, the 2025 assessment covering 4,087 sq. km of Gujarat’s coastal waters has documented the presence of over 680 dolphins.”The figures reflect sus…
Gandhinagar/Bhavnagar, June 19 (IANS) Gujarat’s Health Department has ordered strict disciplinary action against six students of the Government Medical College in Bhavnagar after an investigation into a ragging complaint found them guilty, with one student suspended for two years and all six ordered to vacate their hostel rooms immediately.The action followed a marathon meeting of the college’s Anti-Ragging Committee, which began at 5 p.m. on June 18 and continued until 2 a.m. on Friday.The meet…