Sources: Times of India
At least 21 people are killed in an explosion at an illegal fireworks factory in Deesa, Gujarat, India. 2025-04-1
Twelve children and two teachers are killed after a boat on a school trip capsized into a lake near Vadodara, Gujarat, India. 2024-01-18
The World Health Organization opens its first summit on traditional medicine in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. 2023-08-17
At least 141 people are killed in a collapse of a bridge over the Machchhu River in Morbi, Gujarat, India. More than 80 people have been rescued. 2022-10-30
Severe Cyclonic Storm Nisarga makes landfall south of Mumbai. This is the first time a tropical cyclone has targeted the megacity since 1891. About 100,000 people have been evacuated from low-lying areas in the western Indian states of Maharashtra and Gujarat, areas already hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020-06-3
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveils the Statue of Unity, which depicts the first Deputy Prime Minister of India, first Home Minister of India and recipient of the highest civilian award of the Republic of India, the Bharat Ratna, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The statue is located near the Narmada Dam in the Indian state of Gujarat. At 182 metres, it is the world’s tallest statue. 2018-10-31
The Government of India deploys the Army to the state of Gujarat after two days of caste-related violence results in seven deaths. 2015-08-27
Twelve people die of swine flu in the Indian state of Gujarat taking the death toll to 136 since January with 130 new cases reported. 2015-02-14
A special Gujarat state court charges 32 people with murder, including Maya Kodnani, later a minister in the Narendra Modi government, for their parts in the riots that led to the killing of 95 people in the Patia neighborhood of Naroda, India. 2012-08-29
Gujarat MP Prabha Taviad breaks down and weeps in parliament alleging assault by police as she tried to attend a government function. 2012-05-2