Parth Shastri

Ahmedabad: Two days of relentless rain have erased much of Gujarat’s early monsoon deficit, lifting the state past half its average seasonal rainfall by Saturday. Seasonal rainfall in the state rose from 27.2% on July 20 to 52% by July 25, while Ahmedabad jumped from 12.2% to 56%.

Ahmedabad: A week after floodwater inundated basements, damaged vehicles and forced residents to scramble for safety, several housing societies in Ahmedabad are gearing up for another spell of heavy rain. With heavy to very heavy rainfall forecast for Friday, many residents hope the precautions taken after last week’s flooding will help minimise losses.

In the iconic scene from “Mother India”, Nargis’s Radha drags the plough through the field. Decades later, that familiar image appears on a gallery wall in Mumbai — but transformed.

Ahmedabad: Gujarat packed nearly two-thirds of its average monsoon rainfall into June and July, powered by a record 553mm drenching in July after repeated spells of heavy to very heavy rain swept the state.

Ahmedabad: Two friends opened the city’s eyes to the checkmating capacity that people with disabilities can have when Rahul Vaghela, who is blind, beat 100-plus sighted opponents to win a chess tourney. Dhruv Bhuva, who is partially blind, ranked third.

Ahmedabad: Earlier this year, a school in Saurashtra documented a prize distribution ceremony and shared the pictures purely for record and communication. Something traumatising emerged from this innocuous act.

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In Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, 4,164 homes are worth Rs 33,000 crore. That is less than 1% of the 5.05 lakh units registered in the twin cities.

Parth Shastri Parag Dave / TNN / Aug 09, 2026, 00:36 IST

Ahmedabad: Amdavadis will remember July 23 as a day when heavy rain lashed the city, leaving several areas inundated. It brought disruption and chaos as many societies remained waterlogged, schools and colleges declared a holiday and commuters were caught in long jams.