Articles tagged under: Palanpur

Patidars to support political party working for Sanatan Dharma: Vishwa Umiya Foundation

March 18, 2024
Patidars to support political party working for Sanatan Dharma: Vishwa Umiya Foundation

Palanpur: The Vishwa Umiya Foundation Mahasamelan was organized in town on Sunday by the Vishwa Umiya Foundation in collaboration with various organizations and societies from Banaskantha district, attracting over 10 thousand Patidars from the region. A large number of women from different villages of Palanpur attended the event. During the event, the President of the Vishwa Umiya Foundation stated that in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the political party aligned with Sanatan Dharma will rec...Read More

Former MLAs Mahesh Vasava, Mahesh Patel join BJP

March 11, 2024
Former MLAs Mahesh Vasava, Mahesh Patel join BJP

Gandhinagar: Former Jhagadia MLA and Bharatiya Trible Party (BTP) president Mahesh Vasava today joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at State BJP headquarters Shri Kamalam here in the presence of Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil. Former Palanpur MLA Mahesh Patel also joined BJP in this function. Paresh Vasava, national vice president of BTP and former chairman of the district panchayat committee also joined BJP. Nitaben Modi, daughter of late former Congress Chief Minister Chhabildas M...Read More

ACB Gujarat nabs RTO Inspector in bribe case

March 07, 2024
ACB Gujarat nabs RTO Inspector in bribe case

Palanpur: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has nabbed Ankit Panchal, RTO Inspector working at RTO office in Palanpur along with a middleman Bharat Patel in bribe case today. A complainant in this case works in the office of an auto advisor and often visits the RTO office for change in names for the vehicles of his clients and other works. According to ACB, accused RTO Inspector Ankit Panchal asked complainant to give Rs. 11,700/- to his middleman Bharat Patel for payment of some bill, but th...Read More

ACB Gujarat nabs 2 RTO agents in bribery case in Palanpur

March 04, 2024
ACB Gujarat nabs 2 RTO agents in bribery case in Palanpur

Banaskantha: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat today nabbed two RTO agents in Palanpur in a bribery case involving the sum of Rs. 3300. According to the details of the case, the complainant in the case wanted to obtain a learner's license, for which he contacted the accused RTO agent Akshay Kumar Prajapati, a resident of Chandisar village. Prajapati filled out the online form for the complainant and collected the government fees of Rs. 900. Later, Akshay, along with another accused ...Read More

ACB Gujarat nabs In-charge Superintendent Engineer of UGVCL in bribe case

February 01, 2024
ACB Gujarat nabs In-charge Superintendent Engineer of UGVCL in bribe case

Palanpur: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat has nabbed one Sanjay Kumar Rasiklal Patel, the In-charge Superintending Engineer (Class-I officer) of Uttar Gujarat Power Company Limited (UGVCL) in Palanpur, in connection with a bribery case involving an amount of Rs. 82,000. The complainant, an electrical labor contractor, was called to the office of the accused at the Palanpur Circle Office for approval of the selected tender. The accused demanded a bribe of Rs. 82,000/-, which is one...Read More

Truck driver who offered Namaz on public road in Palanpur arrested

January 14, 2024
Truck driver who offered Namaz on public road in Palanpur arrested

Palanpur:A truck driver who offered Namaz blocking the public road here was arrested after a video of he offering Namaz on the road went viral and attracted heavy criticism on social media platforms. Accused Bachal Khan (37) was seen in a viral video, offering Namaz in front of his truck parked on the side of a busy crossroad near Palanpur city. DeshGujarat The man stopped his truck in the middle of the road & started offering Namaz there, even though there was enough space on the side of...Read More

7 trains from Gujarat for Ayodhya announced

January 13, 2024
7 trains from Gujarat for Ayodhya announced

New Delhi: With only 11 days remaining until the Consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir, the Railway Minister on Friday announced 8 trains that will transport devotees to the temple town of Ayodhya. Out of these 8 trains, 7 will originate from the cities of Gujarat, namely, Ahmedabad (Sabarmati Stn.), Udhna (Surat), Mehsana, Valsad, Vapi, Palanpur, Vadodara. Union Minister of State for Railways and Lok Sabha MP from Surat, Darshana Jardosh, made this announcement on...Read More

Gujarat ACB nabs Education Inspector in bribe case in Palanpur

December 23, 2023
Gujarat ACB nabs Education Inspector in bribe case in Palanpur

Banaskantha: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat has nabbed one Inspector of Education who is a class 2 officer at the Office of the District Education Officer in Palanpur, in a bribery case involving a sum of Rs. 20,000. According to the details of the case, the complainant had applied online in the recruitment process for teachers in 2023 for granted schools. Subsequently, the complainant was selected for an interview before the district-level recruitment selection committee, where ...Read More

Palanpur bridge incident: Gujarat CM orders blacklisting of GPC infra Ltd, debarring of MacWay Management Ltd, suspension of R&B Engineers

October 26, 2023
Palanpur bridge incident: Gujarat CM orders blacklisting of GPC infra Ltd, debarring of MacWay Management Ltd, suspension of R&B Engineers

Gandhinagar: Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel has taken serious note of all preliminary details regarding the Palanpur railway overbridge incident and has instructed to blacklist GPC Infrastructure Limited, which was the contractor firm for the construction of this Railway Over Bridge. The Chief Minister has also ordered the debarring of Macway Management Ltd, the consultant for this construction project. The Chief Minister has also instructed to put the Assistant Engineer and Deputy Su...Read More

Rickshaw driver running to save his life, died under collapsed bridge in Palanpur; Video goes viral

October 24, 2023
Rickshaw driver running to save his life, died under collapsed bridge in Palanpur; Video goes viral

Palanpur: You have full trust on the system, rules and laws of the land in place, and you are standing under the slab of a railway over bridge (under construction) believing that it's safe to halt there, but then you watch the slab is collapsing. You run away, but the slab collapse on you and you are crushed to death and buried under that tones of weight of slab. This exactly happened to two persons who were halting in a rickshaw under the slab of under-construction railway over bridge in...Read More