Surat: Heavy rainfall and widespread waterlogging in Mumbai and Palghar severely disrupted rail services on the busy Ahmedabad-Mumbai corridor on Monday, forcing Western Railway to divert, reschedule or short-terminate 70 trains and cancel 16 others.The disruption was triggered by heavy waterlogging at Saphale, Kelve Road, Vasai Road and Nallasopara stations in the Mumbai division of…
Heavy traffic congestion on Karve Road in Pune due to the rain on Sunday Pune: The showers that Pune district and the ghat areas experienced in the 24 hours from 8.30am on Saturday to Sunday somewhat quelled fears at least for now of the El Nino effect and its long shadow on the monsoon this…
Young footballers at Rander Sultaniya Gymkhana ground Football was still a young sport on the global stage when the first FIFA World Cup was held in 1930. Yet a small trading town on the banks of Tapi took to the game so strongly that barely 10 years later, it launched an annual tournament of its…
Rajkot/Surat: As torrential rain finally eased across most parts of Gujarat on Saturday after three days of relentless battering, the immediate focus shifted from rescue operations to repairing the extensive damage left behind on roads, highways and bridges across the state.From Saurashtra to south Gujarat, heavy rain exposed the vulnerability of transport infrastructure, with highways…
Ahmedabad: After two months of blistering heat, the city finally woke up to the soothing rhythm of steady rainfall on Saturday. The southwest monsoon made a dramatic entrance late on Friday, with gusty winds, lightning, and thundershowers. The grey, rain-bearing clouds lingered through the day, turning the city delightfully cool.The mercury plummeted from a sweltering…
Surat: Industrial bodies in south Gujarat raised concerns about acute lignite shortage and sharp price hike during a meeting with Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) officials at the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Friday.The joint meeting, convened by the chamber and the South Gujarat Textile Processors Association, was held with GMDC officials…
National Highway 48 at Valsad Surat: The first spell of monsoon rain has not only exposed widespread damage to roads in urban areas like Surat and Navsari but also highways and expressways in south Gujarat, disrupting traffic and raising concerns over construction quality and maintenance preparedness.In Navsari district, the Bilimora-Amalsad road suffered major damage near…
Young footballers at Rander Sultaniya Gymkhana ground Football was still a young sport on the global stage when the first FIFA World Cup was held in 1930. Yet a small trading town on the banks of Tapi took to the game so strongly that barely 10 years later, it launched an annual tournament of its…
Rajkot/Surat: What began as a relatively quiet morning, with barely an inch of rainfall till noon, snowballed into monsoon mayhem in Junagadh’s coastal Mangrol taluka by evening, leaving the region battered by nearly 500 mm (about 20 inches) of rain in just 14 hours on Friday.Though there were no deaths or mass shifting of people…
Rain water flowing over a road in Dang district Surat: Heavy rain lashed south Gujarat on Friday, unleashing intense downpour that flooded several towns, disrupted road connectivity and prompted rescue operations and alerts across multiple districts.In Navsari district, Chikhli town recorded 200 mm of rainfall in just two hours, reflecting the concentrated nature of the…
