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Disaster set off chain of decisions that reshaped Gujarat's political leadership

Ahmedabad, Jan. 26 -- A powerful earthquake devastated Gujarat on Republic Day in 2001, leaving thousands dead and overwhelming the state machinery. The disaster hit the state at a time when the Bhara... Read More


Scars fade, memories endure: Survivors recall chaotic ordeal

Ahmedabad, Jan. 26 -- Four-year-old Mitul Mehta picked up a small Indian flag and ran out of his house towards the Republic Day rally. His elder brother Rohit, then nine, was marching with his school,... Read More


Kutch, 25 yrs on: Ruins to renewal

Ahmedabad, Jan. 26 -- On the morning of January 26, 2001, Gujarat was stuck by a powerful earthquake that changed the course of life for hundreds of thousands of people. A magnitude 7.7 tremor struck ... Read More


Padma Shri 2026: Dharmiklal Pandya honoured for 73 years of Maanbhatt folk storytelling

India, Jan. 25 -- At 94, Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya has spent a lifetime turning devotion into music, rhythm and storytelling. On Sunday, the Government of India honoured the Vadodara-based folk artis... Read More


MP's nephew dies by suicide after accidentally shooting wife in Ahmedabad: Police

India, Jan. 22 -- A Member of Parliament's nephew died by suicide late on Wednesday night after accidentally shooting his wife dead with his licensed revolver at their Ahmedabad residence in Gujarat, ... Read More


rRs.r7,000 per drop: School dropout held for scamming elderly in 'toxic blood' fraud

India, Jan. 19 -- A 35-year-old man, a school dropout, has been arrested in Ahmedabad on charges that he is part of a gang that conned senior citizens into paying lakhs of rupees for a fake treatment ... Read More


Gems, jewellery exports stay almost flat despite 44% decline in exports to US

India, Jan. 16 -- India's gem and jewellery exports were almost flat during April-December 2025 over the previous year, but exports to the United States during the same period declined 44% from $6.95 ... Read More


102 typhoid cases reported in Gandhinagar

Ahmedabad, Jan. 4 -- Surveillance and emergency measures have been heightened in Gujarat's Gandhinagar after 102 patients, mostly children, were hospitalised over the last two days with authorities at... Read More


Gujarat IAS officer Rajendrakumar Patel arrested by ED in Surendranagar case

India, Jan. 2 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested former Surendranagar district collector Rajendrakumar Patel in connection with a bribery-linked money laundering case. Patel, an Indian A... Read More


In Ahmedabad, 238 arrested for liquor consumption, drunk driving on New Year's Eve

India, Jan. 1 -- The Ahmedabad Police arrested 238 people for consumption or possession of liquor on New Year's Eve in the city, where prohibition has been in place along with the rest of Gujarat for ... Read More