A record crowd turned up for Ahmedabad’s 149th rath yatra, on Thursday, July 16 Ahmedabad: A much-awaited day in Ahmedabad’s religious calendar finally arrived. Months of planning and organisation came to fruition on Thursday as Ahmedabad witnessed the grandeur and fervour of the annual rath yatra. Lord Jagannath completed his annual journey, with Lord Balram…
Mahant of Ahmedabad’s Shri Jagannathji Temple, Shri Dilip Das Maharaj, with an elephant decked up for the city’s 149th rath yatra on Thursday, July 16 Ahmedabad: During last year’s rath yatra, a young male elephant grabbed headlines for running amok and injuring one person. This year, organisers exercised extreme caution to make sure the procession’s…
Ahmedabad: A man was attacked at a private company office in Navrangpura, resulting in a brain haemorrhage. A complaint was filed by his brother, a resident of New Naroda. The attack took place on Wednesday afternoon.The man had reportedly gone to the office to seek a refund after claiming that a logo the company had…
Several temples in Ahmedabad’s west too organised rath yatras Ahmedabad: Several rath yatras in the city’s west — from Swaminarayan Gurukul to Iskcon Temple — gave devotees the chance to catch a glimpse of the deities. Chief minister Bhupendra Patel flagged off SGVP Gurukul’s 19th rath yatra in Memnagar. The chariot travelled on a 7km…
Thousands of devotees participating in the 1.5-km procession were served meals by locals as part of a long-standing tradition Ahmedabad: As the chariots entered Saraspur, considered the maternal home of the deities, thousands of devotees participating in the 1.5-km procession were served meals by locals as part of a long-standing tradition.At Panchawad Pol, residents said…
Eligible applicants must have passed Class 12 from a recognised board (GSEB, CBSE, CISCE, Cambridge, or NIOS) within Gujarat Ahmedabad: Following amendments to admission rules, the Gujarat Professional Nursing and Allied Medical Educational Courses Admission Committee (GPNAMEC) has reopened online registration for 2026-27.The process covers BSc courses such as nursing, physiotherapy, auxiliary nursing and midwifery…
Gujarat minister Pradyumna Vaja Gandhinagar: To strengthen social and educational infrastructure in Gujarat, minister Pradyuman Vaja virtually inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development projects worth over Rs 21 crore from Swarnim Sankul-1 in Gandhinagar on Wednesday.Among the key projects inaugurated were newly constructed govt boys’ hostels aimed at supporting students from underprivileged communities….
CM Bhupendra Patel, along with DyCM Harsh Sanghavi perform the ‘pahind vidhi’ to start the annual 149th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Ahmedabad on Thursday Ahmedabad: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday flagged off the 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra from the Jagannath Temple in Jamalpur after performing rituals on the occasion of Ashadhi Bij….
Battery energy storage system BESS Ahmedabad: Waaree Energy Storage Solutions (Waaree ESS), a subsidiary of Waaree Energies Ltd, has commissioned a 5.15GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) container manufacturing facility as part of its planned 20 GWh energy storage manufacturing capacity.The company has raised the facility’s capacity from the originally planned 3.5GWh to 5.15GWh by…
Union home minister Amit Shah performs mangala arti on the occasion of the 149th rath yatra at the Jagannath temple in Ahmedabad on Thursday Gandhinagar: Union home minister Amit Shah participated in the pre-dawn ‘mangala aarti’ at the Jagannath temple and chief minister Bhupendra Patel performed the ‘Pahind Vidhi’ ritual on Thursday, as the 149th…
