Gandhinagar: State govt is set to bring a slew of changes to the Gujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2019, including allowing women to work night shifts across the state and doubling the employee threshold for licence requirement for shops and establishments, top sources in state govt said.The proposed…
Gujarat recorded merchandise exports of about $110 billion in FY26, giving its export-oriented clusters a strong base to tap preferential access to markets including the UK, EU, Oman, Australia and EFTA Gujarat Inc is looking to turn India’s expanding free-trade agreement (FTA) network into a new export growth engine, with state govt identifying textiles, gems…
Ahmedabad: The city witnessed cloudy conditions on Sunday, but the likelihood of significant rainfall remains low, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The maximum temperature settled at 31.9°C, 0.2 degrees below normal, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 26.3°C, which was 1 degree above normal. Relative humidity stood at 85% at 8.30am and 72%…
Heavy rains inundate western Ahmedabad’s Bopal and Ghuma areas, prompting a permanent solution request (AI image used for representational purpose only) AHMEDABAD: Heavy rain has once again inundated roads and residential areas for residents of Bopal, Ghuma, Ambli and nearby parts of western Ahmedabad. This year, it has reached such a stage that Union home…
Ahmedabad: A customer found a hair in the ghevar he bought from Gwalia Sweets on Sindhu Bhavan Road. The customer recorded a video and posted it on social media. After a formal complaint was lodged, AMC’s health and food safety department on Friday fined the restaurant Rs 10,000.According to information shared by Dr Tejas Shah,…
Unpaid e-challans may block vehicle services after 75 days Ahmedabad: Vehicle owners in Gujarat who do not clear traffic e-challans within 75 days may face suspension of licence and vehicle registration-related services on the Parivahan portal under a next-generation challan system introduced by state police on Aug 12.The upgraded system gives motorists a formal online…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested two state tax officials on Friday for allegedly accepting a Rs 25,000 bribe to unfreeze a businessman’s bank accounts.The accused have been identified as Kamlesh Kumar Thakor, state tax officer (Class II) and Aziz Mansuri, state tax inspector (Class III), both posted at the office of the assistant commissioner…
187 gamblers detained from Dariapur gymkhana Ahmedabad: Gujarat DGP has suspended three police personnel — Dariapur PI G V Gohil, surveillance squad PSI V C Choudhary and Dabgarwad Chowki PSI A M Parmar — for alleged negligence after the State Monitoring Cell (SMC) busted a gambling racket operating at Manpasand Gymkhana Club and arrested 187…
Gandhinagar: Amreli is all set to host Gujarat’s state-level Independence Day celebrations on Saturday, with chief minister Bhupendra Patel reviewing preparations on Friday and visiting a Gujarat police exhibition showcasing advanced weaponry and operational capabilities.Patel began his visit by offering prayers at the historic Nagnath Mahadev temple, regarded as Amreli’s presiding deity. He later inspected…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board has extended the deadline for registered unaided secondary and higher secondary schools to submit online proposals for starting additional classes and introducing new sequential standards or sections from June 2026.According to Regulation 10(1) of the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Regulations, 1974, online applications were earlier…
