Articles tagged under: Mehsana

Who is Haribhai Patel, BJP Lok Sabha candidate for Mahesana

March 24, 2024
Who is Haribhai Patel, BJP Lok Sabha candidate for Mahesana

Mahesana: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today declared 6 more candidates for 26-seat Lok Sabha election in Gujarat. Haribhai Patel has been declared as party's candidate for Mahesana seat in this list. Haribhai is from Sunok village of Unjha taluka in Mahesana district. He is one of prominent persons in 84 Kadva Patidar Samaaj. He is former chairman of Standing Committee of district panchayat of Mahesana. He is also ex-president of Mahesana district BJP organization.The party had previousl...Read More

ACB Gujarat nabs Jail Assistant in decoy trap in bribe case

March 18, 2024
ACB Gujarat nabs Jail Assistant in decoy trap in bribe case

Mehsana: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat today, nabbed a Jail Assistant posted at Mehsana District Jail in a bribery case involving the sum of Rs. 500 in a decoy trap. According to the complaint filed by Police Inspector Miss ML Rajput of Anand ACB Police station, the department had received a tip-off that the staffers of Mehsana District Jail were demanding bribes ranging from Rs. 500 to Rs. 2,000. Based on the tip-off, the decoy was contacted and agreed to cooperate in the trap ...Read More

HyFun Foods to invest Rs. 850 crore in three new plants in Gujarat

March 06, 2024
HyFun Foods to invest Rs. 850 crore in three new plants in Gujarat

Ahmedabad: HyFun Foods, a frozen potato product manufacturer, has revealed plans to invest around Rs 850 crore in setting up three new plants in Gujarat. This expansion aims to achieve an annual revenue target of Rs 5,000 crore by 2028. Additionally, the company will invest Rs 150 crore in a water treatment facility in Gujarat to manage wastewater from its factories. Currently operating five potato processing plants in Mehsana with an annual capacity of 2.5 lakh tonnes, HyFun Foods supplies a...Read More

GUJCOMASOL to set up integrated logistic park in Mahesana; Bhoomipujan held

March 05, 2024
GUJCOMASOL to set up integrated logistic park in Mahesana; Bhoomipujan held

Mahesana: GUJCOMASOL will set up a Rs. 65 crore integrated logistic park at Mahesana. The groundbreaking of the proposed park was performed by former Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel. The proposed park will host processing, value addition, storage, etc., infrastructure. The park will have a 20-tonne/day packing house for fruits and vegetables, a 2-tonne/hour unit for frozen fruit and vegetable processing, a 5,000-metric ton capacity cold storage facility, a 2,000-metric ton capacity frozen s...Read More

Stone pelting between residents of two societies in Mehsana

March 05, 2024
Stone pelting between residents of two societies in Mehsana

Mehsana: A stone-pelting incident occurred in the district on Monday night. In Kadi town, members of two housing societies pelted stones at each other. The incident arose due to a disagreement over the use of the road. The residents of societies, namely Sakar and Dhananjay, pelted stones at each other at around 10 pm on Monday night. Five people, including children, have been injured in the stone-pelting. A resident of Sakar Society claims "that the other society had blocked the main entry...Read More

Former Congress MLA C. J. Chavda joins BJP

February 12, 2024

  Mehsana : C. J. Chavda, the former Congress MLA from the Vijapur assembly seat, who resigned from the State Legislative Assembly on January 19th, today joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party at a function organized in Vijapur. A senior leader and consistent winner, Chavda joined the saffron ranks of the ruling BJP in the presence of Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil. Former Taluka presidents, members of the Taluka Panchayat, and other supporters of Chavda also adorned the saffron hats of...Read More

Deported Mehsana resident booked for passport tampering

February 05, 2024
Deported Mehsana resident booked for passport tampering

New Delhi: Indira Gandhi International Airport Police has booked a Mehsana resident after he was deported back from Canada, and pages from his passport were found to be torn. The 25-year-old Nirmal Patel from Visnagar in Mehsana was caught at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in the National Capital. It was found that he tore pages from his passport to eliminate evidence of his illegal travel abroad. According to an FIR filed with the IGI police, Patel arrived at the New Delhi air...Read More

PM Modi likely to attend Pran Pratishta Mahotsav of Valinath Mandir on Feb 22

February 05, 2024
PM Modi likely to attend Pran Pratishta Mahotsav of Valinath Mandir on Feb 22

Mehsana: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Gujarat on February 22 and attend the Pran Pratishta Mahotsav of Valinath Dham Mandir. The Pran Pratishta (Consecration) ceremony of Valinath Mandir in the Visnagar taluka of Mehsana district in North Gujarat, will take place between February 16 and 22. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel are also expected to attend the ceremony, along with the Prime Minister. The temple management stated that, in...Read More

Stones pelted at ‘Ram Procession’ in rural Kheralu; tear gas shells lobbed

January 21, 2024
Stones pelted at ‘Ram Procession’ in rural Kheralu; tear gas shells lobbed

Mehsana: With the Pran Pratishtha Mohotsav of Ayodhya Ram Mandir scheduled to be held on Monday, a procession of Lord Shri Ram was organized today in Kheralu. However, anti-social elements caused a stampede by pelting stones during the procession, leading the police to release tear gas shells to bring the situation under control. The incident occurred this afternoon when the procession of Lord Ram in rural Kheralu reached Belim Vas around four o'clock in the evening, and people suddenly start...Read More

ACB nabs 3 staffers of Vijapur Mamlatdar office in bribe case

January 20, 2024
ACB nabs 3 staffers of Vijapur Mamlatdar office in bribe case

Mehsana: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat today nabbed three individuals working in the Mamlatdar office of Vijapur taluka for their involvement in a bribe case amounting to ₹15,000. According to the case details, the son-in-law and the nephew of the complainant were lodged in the Vijapur sub-jail for a crime registered at the Mehsana Vasai police station. The complainant's son-in-law was suffering from a heart ailment, and his treatment was ongoing at Vadnagar Civil Hospital. To...Read More