Articles tagged under: Unjha

Dikshit Patel resigns as President of Unjha Municipality

January 17, 2024
Dikshit Patel resigns as President of Unjha Municipality

Unjha: Diskhit Patel, president of Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) ruled Unjha municipality has resigned from the post within four months of his appointment. Patel has refused to comment on the reasons behind his resignation. BJP has a clear majority in Unjha Municipality. DeshGujaratRead More

Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir inauguration; Unjha APMC to remain shut on 22nd January

January 17, 2024

Unjha: Unjha-based Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) will remain shut on 22nd January so that the farmers, traders, and others associated with the APMC can join the celebrations linked to Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir's inauguration in Ayodhya. Unjha APMC, located in the Mahesana district of North Gujarat is considered one of the biggest agricultural market yards in India. The announcement of the closure of the market was declared by Dineshbhai Patel, in-charge secretary of APMC Unjha to...Read More

Firecracker flames burst balloons at Mahotsav in Unjha; Over a dozen suffer burns

November 18, 2023
Firecracker flames burst balloons at Mahotsav in Unjha; Over a dozen suffer burns

Mehsana: A major fire incident occurred during Ganapatidada's Pranapratistha Mahotsav today at Brahmanwada in the Unjha taluka. During the program, a burning firecracker struck a gas balloon, causing it to burst, and around 30 people including many kids suffered burns in the incident. Ganapati Dada's Pran Pratishtha Mahotsav was being held today at Brahmanwada in Unjha, drawing a large number of pilgrims and devotees to join the festival. While some kids were standing with gas balloons, firew...Read More

Screenshot of a Whatsapp group message by Unjha BJP MLA goes viral

October 19, 2023
Screenshot of a Whatsapp group message by Unjha BJP MLA goes viral

Mahesana: A Whatsapp group screenshot allegedly belonging to ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Kirit Patel who represents Unjha assembly segment has gone viral. The message is reportedly from a Whatsapp group titled as Vadnagar city BJP organization in which Kirit Patel has written - True persons don't get lonely by self, but they are deliberately made lonely(by false persons), so that false persons can successfully complete their tasks. B+ (B positive). Jay Mataji. DeshGujaratRead More

Gujarat CM dedicates irrigation scheme, townhall in Unjha

August 31, 2023
Gujarat CM dedicates irrigation scheme, townhall in Unjha

Unjha: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel launched development projects worth more than 75 crore rupees from Unjha in Mehsana. In this ceremony, Narmada canal based Matpur-Brahmanwada irrigation irrigation scheme was launched. With this scheme, 3705 acres of land of North Gujarat farmers will be benefited from irrigation. During his visit to Unjha, the Chief Minister also inaugurated the newly constructed 'Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Town Hall' by the Unjha Municipality. DeshGujaratRead More

Adulterated cumin seeds manufacturing exposed in Unjha

June 27, 2023
Adulterated cumin seeds manufacturing exposed in Unjha

Mehsana: The Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) in Gandhinagar seized approximately 3,680kg of materials worth around Rs 2.14 lakh during a raid on a firm in Unjha. These materials were being used to produce adulterated cumin seeds (jeera). It is learned that the owner of the firm, Mahendra Mafatlal Patel, was involved in the manufacturing of these counterfeit cumin seeds. The commissioner of the FDCA, H. G. Koshia, stated that the confiscated items included 1,000 litres of molasses,...Read More

Publicly abusing govt officials can cost elected representatives their post

March 07, 2023
Publicly abusing govt officials can cost elected representatives their post

Ahmedabad: Using vulgar language to publicly abuse government officials is considered misconduct and can be a valid reason for removing elected representatives from their positions, said the Gujarat high court while upholding the dismissal of a councillor from Unjha for publicly insulting a government official during Covid-19 restrictions when latter tired to close a market. Justice Nirzar Desai emphasized the importance of protecting human life over business interests and criticized the coun...Read More

50 congress leaders from Mehsana quit

October 13, 2022
50 congress leaders from Mehsana quit

Mehsana: Around 50 congress leaders from Mehsana gave resignation from the party. The former president of the Unjha taluka panchayat, former delegate of Mehsana Jilla Panchayat, and city primary education committee chairman have resigned from congress. The chairman of swagat committee of Umiya Mata Sansthan has also given resignation. They stated that they resigned due to being disappointed with the party. One of them alleged alleged that the party didn't maintain their respect and behave ...Read More

30 tons duplicate cumin seeds seized from Godown in Unjha

July 01, 2022
30 tons duplicate cumin seeds seized from Godown in Unjha

Unjha: The Food and Drug Regulatory Authority-Gandhinagar has seized 30 tons of specious cumin seeds during a raid conducted based on a tip-off in Unjha, Gujarat’s hub for trading the agri-commodity. Pratikbhai Dilipbhai Patel was found to be preparing cumin seeds artificially with the help of certain raw materials at a godown on Gangapura-Rampura road in Unjha. Raw materials as well as stock of finished materials was found at the godown. Stock of one of the raw materials, which was foun...Read More

ECI under no legal obligation to hold Bhiloda by-poll

March 18, 2022
ECI under no legal obligation to hold Bhiloda by-poll

Gandhinagar, Japan K Pathak: The Election Commission is not under any legal obligation to hold by-poll in Bhiloda, the assembly seat currently vacant in Gujarat, as the vacancy arose less than a year before the state assembly’s term ends on 18 February 2023. Similar approach is possible in the case of another vacant assembly seat - Unjha. However while Unjha seat's vacancy arose less than a year before the possible dates of state assembly general elections, it arose not less than a year before...Read More