Gandhinagar: Gujarat is a festival-loving state that celebrates its diverse culture with every event. Located in the Dang district and known as Gujarat’s Cherrapunji, Saputara comes alive during the monsoon season, attracting an unprecedented influx of tourists to this scenic hill station. The annual Saputara Monsoon Festival holds special appeal for visitors, boosting local employment alongside tourism. This year, the Saputara Monsoon Festival will be held from July 26 to August 17, 2025, cap...Read More

Dang: Gujarat’s most scenic hill station, Saputara, is all set to host its annual Monsoon Festival – Megh Malhar Parv from 26 July to 17 August 2025, promising a vibrant celebration of culture, tradition, and natural beauty. Organised by Gujarat Tourism, the festival is a much-awaited event that celebrates the magic of the monsoon in the breathtaking landscapes of the Dang district. The picturesque Saputara Lake and surrounding areas will come alive with a series of colourful cultural event...Read More

Saputara: Saputara - Nashik highway is shut for last over four day over a blockade agitation in Maharashtra demanding posting of only tribal government officers/ staffers in the areas populated by tribals and implementation of PESA act in that reference. Those agitating announce they would continue the blockade of highway in Surgana taluka of Maharashtra till their demands are accepted. All roads connecting Saputara to Nashik, including the national highway and the internal roads are blocked...Read More

Dangs: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will inaugurate 'Saputara Megh Malhar Parva 2024' on July 29 at 9:00 am. The annual month-long festival will be celebrated in Saputara from July 29 to August 28, 2024. Providing more details about the Monsoon Festival, the Tourism Minister stated that, as in previous years, the State Tourism Corporation is organizing this annual festival during the monsoon season. The program will begin with a parade in front of the Tourism Corporation's Toran Hotel at th...Read More

Gandhinagar: Several strikes are in news today from across Gujarat. Advocates in Rajkot court are on strike today seeking table allotment and sitting arrangement in the new court complex and allowing photocopy machine for advocates. The advocates said they would also boycott the upcoming Lok Adalat if their concerns are not addressed. Advocates said that the canteen is yet not there on the court campus. A photocopy machine is also not installed. Gujarat's only hill station Saputara is on s...Read More

Surat: The railway department has started the soil testing process for converting the narrow gauge railway line from Bilimora to Waghai into a single-line broad gauge. The Bilimora to Waghai narrow gauge railway line was started 111 years ago by the Britishers to carry timber from Ahwa Dang to Bilimora. The timber was then exported through the port. When the railway department resumed the 65-km narrow gauge train from Bilimora to Waghai after the covid-19 pandemic, the vista-dome AC coaches ...Read More

Saputara: The monsoon festival titled "Megh Malhar Parv" by the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat begins at Saputara hill station with representatives of 29 countries. The one-month monsoon festival includes cultural programs and adventure activities for the tourists. State tourism minister Purnesh Modi inaugurated the Megh Malhar Parv 2022. A parade from Swagat Circle was organized in the inauguration of the festival. The parade included various dances namely Dandi dance, Punjabi dance and Raj...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will inaugurate the one-month long Monsoon Festival in Saputara on 30th July, informed Gujarat Tourism Managing Director Alok Kumar Pandey. Nestled in the Sahyadri range, at an altitude of about 1000 m, Saputara is the only hill station in Gujarat. It is part of the Dang district which is mostly populated by tribal. The Monsoon Festival 2022 of Saputara is named 'Megh Malhar' festival this year. Gujarat Tourism MD Alok Kumar Pandey reviewed...Read More

Surat: A tourist bus overturned, broke the railings and fell into a 50 feet gorge nearly 3 kilometers from Saputara hill station in the Dang district of Gujarat at around 8.00 pm on Saturday night, killing two persons and injuring at least 30 others, police said. Two women passengers were killed and 25-30 other tourists were injured. The tourists were part of a garba group and they were returning to Surat after visiting the hill station. Read More

Saputara: Gujarat’s lone hill station, Saputara, has witnessed a remarkable incident. In this incident, a pet dog tied outside the house by the owner managed to scare away a leopard trying to prey on him by offering fierce resistance. This entire encounter between the leopard and the pet dog was captured by a CCTV camera. The owner of Sai Lila Bungalow in Saputara had chained his pet dog on Wednesday night outside the home on Wednesday night for security reasons. A leopard, who was on the p...Read More