Vadodara: The upcoming shift of operations of Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) and its subsidiary, Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation (GETCO), to GIFT City in Gandhinagar has sparked concern among Vadodara’s business and industrial community. These power sector companies, currently headquartered in Vadodara, play a critical role in electricity transmission and distribution across Gujarat. GUVNL oversees power distribution to over 1.80 crore consumers in the state through its fo...Read More

Vadodara: The Chhattisgarh High Court has imposed a fine of ₹25,000 on Divine Laboratory of Vadodara for supplying poor-quality Heparin injections. The company had challenged the Chhattisgarh Medical Services Corporation Limited’s (CGMSC) order to blacklist the injection for three years in the High Court. Dismissing the petition, the court imposed the fine. Heparin injections are used to reduce the blood clotting ability and are critical during open-heart surgeries and angioplasty procedure...Read More

Vadodara: Two third-year students of GMERS Gotri Medical College in the city drowned in the Narmada Canal near Ankodia on Tuesday afternoon. The victims, identified as Prem Matang (21) from Jamnagar and Aditya Ramakrishna (20) from Surat, had gone for an outing along with two other friends when the tragic incident occurred. According to preliminary information, the students were taking a bath in the canal when Prem and Aditya drowned. One of the four students managed to escape and alerted the a...Read More

Vadodara: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel today announced plans to address a long-standing issue in Vadodara by replacing the Alkapuri railway underpass with an overbridge. The announcement was made during the launch of new development projects organised by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation. This decision stems from the longstanding demand to replace the underpass that connects Alkapuri to Sayajigunj. Earlier this year, Vadodara MP Dr. Hemang Joshi had demanded the construction of a bridge he...Read More

Vadodara: The council of ministers and MLAs of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel, have unitedly decided to deposit one month's salary into the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. Spokesperson Minister Rishikesh Patel stated that the amount received from all these representatives in the Chief Minister's Relief Fund will be used for the rehabilitation and assistance of the flood victims in Vadodara. DeshGujaratRead More

Vadodara: Minister of State for Home Affairs, Harsh Sanghvi, today visited Vadodara city and held a review meeting with MPs, MLAs, and officials engaged in relief operations at the district collector's office. Sanghvi also held a review meeting with representatives of Insurance companies, who were asked to assist the public with a human approach. Speaking to the media after the meeting, Sanghvi stated that a review was conducted regarding the assistance provided in sanitation, health, Cas...Read More

Vadodara: As Barodians try to get back to normal life after the heavy rains that led to flooding in the Vishwamitri River last week, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Vadodara for the next two days. Panchmahal district is also under an orange alert, but only for the next 24 hours. According to the IMD's latest bulletin, heavy to very heavy rains are likely to occur in Vadodara and Panchmahal, which is why they have been put on orange alert for the n...Read More

Vadodara: A video has gone viral on social media showing the rescue of a crocodile in flood-hit Vadodara city. The Vishwamitri River, which runs through the city, is home to hundreds of crocodiles, and as the river is overflowimg since last 2 days, the crocodiles are moving into the city. This morning, a crocodile was seen walking and moving on the greenery of a residential complex, and soon the video of this went viral. Following this, the crocodile was caught by the rescue workers and relo...Read More

Vadodara: Vadodara Police arrested two people for stealing CPUs from the L&T company near Ajwa Chowk. The police seized 24 CPUs of Dell company computers worth Rs 72,000 from the two accused. Vijayalakshmi Das, the IT head of L&T company in Vadodara, had reported that an unknown person had stolen CPU units of Dell Optiplex 3000 series worth Rs 1.26 lakhs from the company's three locations. Between December 2023 and June 25th, 42 CPUs went missing from the strongroom, hub room, and wes...Read More

Vadodara: The Kapurai police have registered a case of theft after 42 CPUs were found missing from three L&T locations near Vadodara between December last year and June 25th. The stolen CPUs, valued at Rs 1.26 lakh, were part of a stock purchased in 2017. Vijayalaxmi Das, the IT head in energy hydrocarbon engineering at L&T had filed a complaint in Kapura police station. He mentioned that the company had purchased about 500 Dell Optiplex 3000 series CPUs in 2017. These CPUs were store...Read More