Articles tagged under: Songadh

Three dozen tribals return to Hindu faith, celebrate their reentry to Sanatana dharma in Tapi

June 20, 2022
Three dozen tribals return to Hindu faith, celebrate their reentry to Sanatana dharma in Tapi

Tapi: Over 35 converted Christian tribals belonging from the Kotvadiya community did 'Ghar Vapasi' by reconverting selves to Hindu faith during at Budhwada in Songadh taluka of Tapi district. A procession was held prior to the sthapana of Gram Devta Hanumanji by Tapi Jilla Rashtriya Janjati Manch and Bhathiji Seva Sangh on this occasion on Saturday. It is learnt that no Hindu religious celebrations were held in the village for many years. The locals were therefore in joyous mood while cele...Read More

JK Paper Ltd signs MoU with Gujarat govt. for additional Rs. 1500 crore investment in Songadh plant

July 01, 2019
JK Paper Ltd signs MoU with Gujarat govt. for additional Rs. 1500 crore investment in Songadh plant

Gandhinagar: A leading paper producer company JK Paper Ltd has signed MoU with the Government of Gujarat for investment of Rs. 1500 crore in tribal populated Songadh in Tapi district of South Gujarat for expansion and modernisation of its existing plant. The plant will be commissioned by December 2020. With additional Rs. 1500 crore investment, the plant will increase its pulp processing capacity from 60,000 TPA at present to 1,60,000 TPA. Expanded plant will focus on production of duplex-co...Read More

41 ft tall idol of Bahubali to be placed over 51 ft mound in Gujarat

April 17, 2018
41 ft tall idol of Bahubali to be placed over 51 ft mound in Gujarat

By Mukesh Pandit Bhavnagar: A 41-ft tall idol of Bahubali will be installed over 51 ft high mound in Suvarnpuri Songadh in Bhavnagar district on auspicious day of Akshay Trutiya tomorrow. The installation ceremony is scheduled to take place from 8.15 am in Jambudwip - Bahubali complex. The initiative is attributed to Kanjiswami and Bahen Champa. The statue was carved out in a single stone in the mine in southern Indian state Karnataka. A vehicles with 150 wheels carried an...Read More

Memorandum submitted to Tapi Collector against evangelist event

February 25, 2012

Songadh, 25 February, 2012 South Gujarat's Tapi district dharma raksha committee has submitted a memorandum to district collector requesting him to stop a three-day 'Bless Gujarat Prayer Festival 2012' apprehending a danger of mass religious conversion. Dharmaraksha samiti in its memorandum said that Songadh Taluka's Gunsada village based Sugar factory compound is hosting three-day prayer festival under the banner of 'Jesus call'. There's huge money involved in organizin...Read More

A remote village does something that neither Modi nor the election commission might have thought of!

December 12, 2011

By Japan K Pathak, Ahmedabad, 12 December 2011 To ensure incentives under Gujarat government's Samras gram scheme, this remote village located in south-eastern corner of Gujarat has done something that even Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi or the state election commission might not have thought of! A small and remote village Kumkuva in south Gujarat's Tapi district organized a private election of Sarpanch before the scheduled election for same on December 29th. While...Read More