Botad: A statue of Hanumanji offering fruits to Nilkanthvarni (AD 1781 to 1830) installed in Kundal Swaminarayan Mandir in Barvala taluka has caused controversy among the devotees of Hanumanji as this is believed a clear distortion of Hindu Sanatan dharma. The statue of Hanumanji offering fruits to Nilkanth Varni is installed in the garden near a river bridge, beside the parking in the Kundal Swaminarayan mandir. Kundal Dham Swaminarayan Mandir is run by Swaminarayan Mandir Karelibag in Vadodar...Read More

Ahmedabad: A recent development suggests that the presence of Asiatic lions here in Ahmedabad may occur earlier than anticipated. According to a vision document from last year, it was projected that lions would reach Ahmedabad in 25 years, but now it is expected to happen by 2030. Currently, three lions, including a lioness and two cubs, have established their territory in Botad district, located about 150 km away from Ahmedabad. Another male lion has claimed a permanent territory near Velava...Read More

Botad: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat Police on Monday nabbed a class one officer in a bribe case involving the bribe money of Rs. 10,000. According to a note released by ACB, accused Dahyabhai Khodabhai Bhuva (57) is a town planner in Bhavnagar Area Development Authority (BUDA). Dayhabhai is a class-1 officer. Another accused Prakash Chauhan(32) practices as Engineering Consultant. While Dahyabhai lives in Bhavnagar, Prakash Chauhan lives in Botad. ACB Gujarat nabs a class one of...Read More

Botad: A 28-year-old individual named Kalu Usman Padharsi died while undergoing treatment at Ahmedabad's Civil Hospital on Sunday. It is alleged that he was subjected to torture by three policemen at the Botad Town police station in Bhavnagar district. As per Kalu's father, Usman, his son was detained on April 14 by three policemen identified as Amiraj Boricha, Nikul Sindhav, and Rahi Sidatara.  Consequently, he was physically assaulted on the spot, taken to the Botad Town Police Station, su...Read More

Gandhinagar: The state government on Monday granted in-principle approval for 35 new buses, which will operate in Gandhidham and Botad, under the Chief Minister's Urban Service Scheme (CMUSS). The CMUSS, which finances intra-city public transport vehicles, was previously available only to municipal corporations but will now be extended to Category 1 municipalities with a population of over 1 lakh. Currently, there are 22 municipalities in this category. Five municipal corporations already ...Read More

Botad: A fire broke out on Monday afternoon at the Botad railway station in Gujarat, destroying three coaches of a diesel-electric multiple unit (DEMU) train parked in the yard. An inquiry has been initiated by the Divisional Commercial Manager of Western Railway's Bhavnagar Division, Mashooq Ahmed, to determine the cause of the incident. No one was hurt in the incident as the train was empty and was scheduled to depart for Dhrangadhra at 6pm daily. #WATCH | Gujarat: Fire broke out on a lo...Read More

Botad: The union government has selected Umdagedi village in Botad as one of two villages that have established exemplary Amrit Sarovar. The decision was made during the 41st Pragati Meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Modi last week. The lake in Umdagedi village spans 12.74 acres and contains 4.71 lakh cubic metres of water, which is used to irrigate fields in approximately a dozen surrounding villages. The lake has met all the necessary requirements to qualify as an 'Amrit Sarovar' and is...Read More

New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired the meeting of 41st edition of PRAGATI, the ICT based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, involving Centre and State governments, earlier today. In the meeting, nine key infrastructure projects were reviewed. Among the nine projects, three projects were from the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, two projects were from the Ministry of Railways and one project each was from Ministry of Power, Min...Read More

Botad: Ranpur town in Botad district observed a day-long strike in protest of a Hindu female student sexually abused by a teacher. A non-Hindu teacher allegedly sexually abused a female student in Ranpur. Ranpur observed a complete strike in protest of the incident. The leaders of Koli and other communities held a rally and gave a memorandum to the mamlatdar office. They demanded to give strict punishment to the accused teacher. One of the people who joined the rally said that members of a...Read More

Botad: A total of 12 out of 18 Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) members of Botad municipality who were suspended after they rebelled earlier are inducted back into the party. BJP was ruling on 40 out of 44 seats of Botad municipality. The office bearers and president had resigned after internal groupism. The party had issued a mandate for the selection of the new president of the municipality. Former Patidar quota agitation leader Dilip Sabva's wife Alpabala Sabva rebelled against it and filled...Read More