Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has today decided to convert Tankara gram panchayat into Nagarpalika (Municipality) by merging two local gram panchayats. Tankara has 22,000 population. The decision according to the State government has been taken to mark 200th birth anniversary of Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj who was born here. Two gram panchayats Aryanagar and Kalyanpar will be merged with Tankara gram panchayat for Municipality status to Tankara. In another decisi...Read More

Himmatnagar: A new water park, water activities and water entertainment park WaterVille was inaugurated on Friday by former minister Praful Patel. Privately owned Waterville is located on Himmatnagar - Vijapur bypass. This new attraction which will attract the visitors not just from within the district but also from outside, is located near Parabda on over 23 acres land. Watervilla has number of water rides, slides, shower area and other attractions. Read More

Sabarkantha: In a major setback to the Congress party in North Gujarat ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader Dr. Vipul Patel is joining the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) today. Patel, along with his 500 supporters, will be joining the ruling party in the presence of BJP Gujarat chief CR Patil. Vipul Patel has a background in cooperative politics, having held the position of director in Sabar Dairy for four consecutive terms. Patel has also served as the President of the Sabarka...Read More

Himmatnagar: The Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh Sabarkantha will be organizing an Angad Shakti Ekatrikaran event at Modi Maidan on December 31st in the city. More than 8 thousand Swayam Sevaks will participate in the procession, showcasing their skills in lathi (Stick) handling while wearing the Sangh uniform Providing the details, Parimalbhai Pandit, Prakashbhai Parmar, and Bhadreshbhai Patel mentioned that in anticipation of the centenary celebration of the establishment of Rashtriya Swayam S...Read More

Sabarkantha: The police have booked four individuals, including the owner of Ashapura Medical Agency, for allegedly selling counterfeit drugs. Authorities conducted a nighttime raid at the Himmatnagar-based medical agency eleven days ago. During the operation, officials found and seized counterfeit medicines valued at approximately Rs. 30 lakhs, which were subsequently sent for investigation. Now, a case has been filed at Himmatnagar's B Division police station following a complaint made by an o...Read More

Himmatnagar: A mother and daughter living in the Polo Ground area tragically lost their lives after a working fan, along with the roof, suddenly fell on them while they were sleeping at home on Monday night. The incident took place at the residence of Mumtazbanu, who lives opposite Sarvodaya Society on Mustafa Masjid Road in the Himmatnagar Polo Ground area. On Monday night, while Mumtazbanu and Busrabibi were sleeping with the fan turned on, the fan and the roof suddenly collapsed on them arou...Read More

Himmatnagar: The special operation group (SOG) of the police has nabbed eight Bangladeshi nationals who were illegally residing and working as labourers in a garment factory here in the city. Acting on a tip-off, the SOG conducted a raid at "Pooja Fashions," a T-shirt manufacturing factory. Eight individuals working as labourers were discovered without Aadhar cards, and further inquiry revealed that they were Bangladeshi nationals residing in India unlawfully. The police have already initiated ...Read More

Himmatnagar: The area under the Disturbed Area Act has been extended to a 500-meter radius in Himmatnagar. The 500-meter area surrounding the Alkapuri and Polo Ground areas in Himmatnagar has been included in the Disturbed Areas Act. The Disturbed Areas Act has been in force in Himmatnagar's Alkapuri and Polo Ground areas, from 21st October 2022 to 20th October 2027. The localities covered in the act are Panchdev Mandir, Rajendrabag, Tabela area, Ambar cinema, Kesharvilas, Vyapar Bhavan, Hanu...Read More

Himmatnagar: Asarwa - Himmatnagar railway track will witness electrification work soon. A tender for this task has been issued according to which it will involve over Rs. 4 crore cost. The Ahmedabad Division of Western Railway has estimated Rs. 4,01,56,664 expenditure for 25 KVAC sub-sectioning and parallel post design, supply, erection, testing, and commissioning of the railway line connecting Asarwa in Ahmedabad and Himmatnagar in North Gujarat on Ahmedabad - Udaipur railway route. Once the...Read More