New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Indian Railways on Monday unveiled the design of India’s first bullet train, which will operate on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor.The Ministry of Railways showcased an image of the proposed bullet train at its office in New Delhi. In a statement, the ministry said, “A picture of the country’s first proposed bullet train has been displayed at the Ministry of Railways. The picture has been installed at Gate Number 4.”Earlier in February, Rail…
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Gandhinagar, May 18 (IANS) Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat on Monday completed the online self-enumeration process for Census-2027 from Lok Bhavan in Gandhinagar and appealed to citizens to participate in the exercise before May 31, as the state rolled out the country’s first fully digital census self-enumeration system. The Governor used the official online platform introduced under Census-2027, which allows citizens to submit their demographic details digitally via a web portal and a mob…
Palghar, May 18 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday expressed grief over the accident on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in which at least 13 people were killed and 20 others injured after a speeding container truck rammed into a vehicle carrying members of a wedding party.Expressing condolences to the families of the deceased, the Chief Minister said the state administration was closely monitoring the situation.”The accident at Dhanivari on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway is…
Chaibasa (Jharkhand), May 18 (IANS) In a major crackdown, police in Chakradharpur of Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district have busted a human trafficking racket and rescued 36 labourers and six minor children.A joint team of the police and the Labour Department conducted a raid at a hotel and rescued the labourers and the minors, who were allegedly being prepared to be taken to Gujarat.The action was taken based on a tip-off. Police had received information that a large number of male and female …
Palghar (Maharashtra), May 18 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and more than 35 others injured after a container truck collided with a vehicle carrying wedding guests on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway in Maharashtra’s Palghar district on Monday, police said.The accident occurred near Dhanivari village in the Kasa area when an Eicher truck carrying people to a wedding ceremony was hit by a speeding container truck travelling from Gujarat towards Mumbai.The impact of the collision wa…
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Shares of Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited fell more than 9 per cent on Monday after the Gujarat-based drugmaker reported lower-than-expected earnings for the March 2026 quarter, with pressure on operating margins weighing on investor sentiment.The stock declined as much as 9 per cent to hit an intra-day low of Rs 710.70 on the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE).At the closing bell, the shares were down by 7.42 per cent or Rs 58.20 at Rs 725.90. On a year-to-date basis, …
Surat, May 18 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister, Harsh Sanghavi, on Monday said accurate census data was essential for ensuring government services and welfare schemes reached people at the grassroots level, as he urged citizens across the state to participate in the Centre’s digital self-enumeration exercise for ‘Census 2027’.Speaking in Surat during the launch phase of the campaign, Sanghavi said the information collected through the census would help governments undertake policymaking, d…
Ahmedabad, May 18 (IANS) The digital self-enumeration process under the Census-2027 exercise has commenced across Gujarat, marking the beginning of the first phase of India’s next population census through an online citizen participation model.The Central government has introduced the Self-Enumeration (SE) facility as part of the Census-2027 framework, allowing households to submit demographic and housing details through the official portal before the door-to-door enumeration begins.The facili…
Gandhinagar, May 18 (IANS) India secured third place in the women’s team standings and fifth in the men’s team standings at the Asian Senior Weightlifting Championships 2026, which concluded on Sunday at the Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, after six days of competition featuring leading weightlifters from across Asia.The championship, organised by the Indian Weightlifting Federation, took place from May 11 to 17 and featured 172 athletes from 30 nations, comprising 97 men and 75 wome…
Gandhinagar, May 17 (IANS) The renewed engagement between India and the Netherlands on the Kalpasar project is being seen as a significant development for Gujarat’s long-term water security, with implications for irrigation capacity, renewable energy generation and regional connectivity if the large-scale infrastructure plan is eventually implemented. During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the Netherlands, a Letter of Intent (LoI) was signed between India’s Ministry of Jal S…