Mehul Patel

Vadodara witnessed widespread panic buying of fuel for a second day, with serpentine queues and honking dominating the streets. Despite official assurances of ample stock, residents thronged petrol pumps, leading to rationing at some stations. Several pumps temporarily closed due to depleted reserves, causing further anxiety among commuters.

Panic buying gripped Gujarat as rumours of a fuel shortage led to long queues and temporary rationing at petrol pumps. Dealers cited operational shifts, including advance payment requirements and weekend replenishment gaps, as reasons for temporary disruptions. Officials and oil companies have reassured the public that sufficient fuel stocks are available across the state, urging citizens to avoid unnecessary panic.

Bhargav Merai, middle-order batsman and player of Surat District Cricket Association (SDCA) will lead Gujarat Ranji Trophy team in the tournament starting in Mumbai from January 13. Pacers Mehul Patel and Parth Vaghani have also been selected for Gujarat team.

It was a failed suicide bid, but turned into a gruesome tale of murder of a 13-month-old infant by his own father.

The naxal-hit Bastar and Dantewada in Chhattisgarh have bestowed on four students of the city the gift of a rare art form.

There is good news for mango lovers.With the season peaking, the prices of the mangoes are coming down to affordable levels for the aam aadmi.

The BJP is using social media extensively in Navsari parliamentary constituency to canvass for its candidate in the upcoming elections on April 30.

A 70-year-old Bopal resident died after being hit by a white car near Surdhara Circle in Thaltej. According to a complaint lodged by Mehul Patel, a resident of Kadam Flats, his father Bharat was walking past Surdhara Circle when he fell.

A couple was booked in Adajan police station on Tuesday for allegedly hitting a 24-year-old woman who was out feeding street dogs. Accused couple, Mehul Patel and his wife, warned complainant Trisha Patel of dire consequences if she continued to feed the dogs.

Krunal Mangalsingh, 22, an employee of a private courier company was found murdered at a secluded spot near Rampir Tekra in Vadaj on Saturday morning. Police have arrested two men and one woman and are hunting for a man named Mehul Patel.

Himachal Pradesh batsmen managed to hang on to a draw on the fourth and final day of CK Naidu Under-22 cricket match against hosts Gujarat at Lalbhai Contractor Stadium here on Saturday.

An LPG gas distributor said the piped natural gas (PNG) project, being implemented in Mysuru, will harm people as well as the environment. Mehul Patel’s comments have come at a time when BJP MLAs and Mysuru MP Prathap Simha are stuck in a war of words over the project.

Already reeling under the burden of the rise in the price of liquified petroleum gas (LPG), customers in Mysuru city now have to cope with the spike in delivery charges for the cylinders.

The devastation of the 2001 earthquake was a wake-up call for all stakeholders. In Ahmedabad, 81 multi-storeyed buildings had collapsed, killing 752 persons and maiming hundreds. The tragedy exposed how construction standards and building bylaws were compromised and how citizens paid dearly because of unpreparedness.

The shipbuilding industry in Gujarat, which witnessed high profits about a decade ago, is in troubled waters these days. Of the seven shipbuilding yards in the state, three major ones — ABG Shipyard at Dahej and Hazira, and the Reliance Naval Shipyard at Pipavav — have already shut for a decade.

A 10-day long first of its kind art workshop and exhibition ARTDECADE is on at the Department of Fine Arts of Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) here from October 10.

: The special investigation team (SIT) formed to investigate the death of a 17-year-old boy at the Children’s Protection Home in Shahpur on October 27, has filed an FIR against six persons, including a police constable.