Gujarat SEZs account for around 21% of India’s total SEZ exports Ahmedabad: Special Economic Zones (SEZs) based in Gujarat recorded exports of Rs 3,00,793 crore in 2025-26, crossing the Rs 3 lakh crore milestone and marking a sharp rise from Rs 1,79,808 crore in 2014-15. Central govt officials said exports from SEZs in the state…
Ahmedabad: Six hotels were sealed in the city on Tuesday, after the Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) found fire safety violations on Tuesday night. The crackdown targeted establishments that failed to rectify critical safety lapses despite being served formal notices a week prior.The properties sealed for non-compliance are primarily located in the city’s western…
Conservationists fear artificial lighting could drive birds away from the Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary Ahmedabad: Can a bird sanctuary protect wildlife by never letting it rest in darkness? The Gujarat forest department has begun installing high-powered solar floodlights inside Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary to curb poaching, a move that has alarmed conservationists and ornithologists who fear the…
Ahmedabad: Tension gripped Bharwadvas area in Naroda on Wednesday as a team from the cattle nuisance control department (CNCD) of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) was allegedly stopped and threatened, while impounding stray cattle.An AMC press release stated, “The incident occurred around 12.30pm near Bharwadvas on Payalnagar Road. In line with the Gujarat high court’s…
Gandhinagar: Minister of state for health Praful Pansheriya on Wednesday chaired a meeting to plan the proposed Spine and Sports Injury Centre. The minister said that a sum of Rs 295 crore will be spent in setting up a world-class spine institute, sports injury and rehabilitation centre at Medicity.Quoting the minister, the statement said that…
Ahmedabad: A Chandkheda resident has accused his brother-in-law of deliberately ramming a car into him and threatening him due to a long-running marital dispute involving his sister.According to the FIR registered with Chandkheda police on Tuesday, the complainant, who is engaged in animal husbandry, stated that his sister was facing marital discord for nearly a…
Ahmedabad: Several parts of the city beyond SG Road and SP Ring Road received a slight drizzle on Wednesday night, capping a day where the maximum temperature dipped below 40 degrees celsius for the first time in almost two months. Areas including Bopal, Shela and Shilaj recorded a slight drizzle, while pockets around SG Road…
A fresh controversy erupted in Vadodara after a video allegedly showing three individuals offering namaz inside the Outpatient Department (OPD) building of SSG Hospital went viral on social media. VADODARA: A fresh controversy erupted in Vadodara after a video allegedly showing three individuals offering namaz inside the Outpatient Department (OPD) building of SSG Hospital went…
File photo, enhanced with AI AHMEDABAD: Four municipal corporations in Gujarat, including those in Surat and Bhavnagar, received emails on Wednesday threatening bomb blasts on their premises. Authorities initiated intensive search operations, though police reported that no suspicious objects were found.Similar threats were sent via email to a school in Vadodara, as well as the…
Gandhinagar: The commissioner, Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) has issued a notification, asking all anganwadis to conduct yoga sessions for all children between the ages of 3 and 6 at anganwadis of the state.The notification issued on Tuesday said that all children should be made to do yoga for 15 to 20 minutes daily so…
