The Latest Breaking News from Gujarat

RAJKOT: A 36-year-old woman suspected of being involved in an assault case allegedly hanged herself to death on Sunday inside the washroom of a police station in Gujarat's Rajkot city, where she was called for questioning, an official said. The incident occurred in the morning, he said.

AHMEDABAD: Providing relief to consumers and industry reeling under high fuel prices and inflation which is at a multi-year high, prices of petrol and diesel will reduce a bit from Sunday.

AHMEDABAD: Years ago, Natu Parmar could not fulfill his dream of riding a mare on his wedding day fearing backlash from upper caste communities in his village.

SURAT: Even as the state government on Saturday announced the cancellation of Par-Tapi-Narmada river-link project, the Congress said that the planned protest rally by tribal groups on May 27 will be held. Chief minister Bhupendra Patel announced here on Saturday that the project had been scrapped.

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat will carry out a major vaccination drive on Sunday to improve coverage of both regular and booster doses against Covid-19. Dr Nayan Jani, state immunization officer, said that in the 18-plus years population, coverage of both doses is now about 99%.

CM Bhupendra Patel says government will not proceed with Par-Tapi-Narmada link project

Bestselling Indian author Ashwin Sanghi is back with a new book this month! Titled 'The Magicians of Mazda', the book is a part of his chart-topping 'Bharat Series'. Hailed as Sanghi's "most gripping and provocative novel yet" by publisher HarperCollins India, the book travels backwards-- through the epochs of Islamic…

AHMEDABAD: Almost a year after TOI exposed allegations of corruption against IAS officer K Rajesh, who was then the Surendranagar collector, CBI officers late on Thursday night conducted searches at the residence, offices, and other premises associated with him. He and an accomplice have been held by the CBI.

AHMEDABAD: In the last month, Gujarat used 1,400 million cubic metres (MCM) of water, which represents a tenth of its water reserves as of April 22. Only three reservoirs of the 206 in the state (barring Sardar Sarovar) are more than 70% full.

AHMEDABAD: On Friday, Ahmedabad was the hottest spot in Gujarat with maximum temperature touching 43.6°C. It was 1.7 degrees higher than the normal. The minimum temperature was 1.9 degrees higher at 29°C.

AHMEDABAD: Civil Hospital in the city recorded the cadaver donation of a girl on Thursday, making it the 62nd donation of a brain-dead person. It created a record for the hospital with the number of kidneys donated reaching 100. State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (SOTTO) officials said that it…