Ahmedabad: Jatin Shah, the owner of Neelkanth Traders, who allegedly supplied counterfeit ghee for the Mohanthal Prasad at the renowned pilgrimage site of Ambaji, was found dead in an apparent suicide at his residence in Isanpur, Ahmedabad. Details indicate that 47-year-old Jatin Shah resided in Saujanya Society in Isanpur. Today, around 10 am, when his wife attempted to wake up him up, she found that Jatin Shah had strangled himself in the room. Upon learning about the incident, the polic...Read More

New Delhi: 15th Finance Commission has allocated ₹8,000 crore for performance based challenge fund for incubation of new cities. The names of the States from which these proposals were received are in the table 1. 02 proposals have been received from the State of Gujarat. The amount available for each proposed new city is ₹1,000 crore. Considering the small urban population in North-East and Hill States, ₹1,000 crore for 2 new cities (₹500 crore each) have been proposed for these S...Read More

Ambaji: An unidentified person donated Rs. 39.78 lakh valued gold coins at Ambaji mandir. On Friday, a donor who didn't want himself to be identified donated seven gold coins worth Rs. 39.78 lakh. It's worth noting that Ambaji Mandir Devasthan Trust has appealed for a donation of gold to convert the entire mandir to golden. Presently the Shikhar portion of Ambaji mandir has been converted golden.  DeshGujaratRead More

Banaskantha: A devotee of Maa Amba has donated a miniature house made of gold to the Shaktipeeth Ambaji Mandir situated in North Gujarat here after her wish for a home was fulfilled. A woman named Falguni, residing in Mumbai, had prayed for a 2 BHK house in the city. After her wish for a two-room house in Mumbai was fulfilled as a sign of devotion, she donated a miniature gold house to the Ambaji temple. The miniature house is made of gold worth Rs. 1 lakh. Speaking about this, Falguni...Read More

Banaskantha: Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his two-day visit to his home state of Gujarat today with a visit to the Ambaji Temple on Gabbar hill. The temple, situated in North Gujarat, is one of the revered Shaktipeeths of Maa Durga. PM Modi's journey commenced as he arrived in Ahmedabad in the morning, where he was received by the Governor of Gujarat, the Chief Minister, and other officials at Ahmedabad Airport. From there, he took a helicopter to reach Chikhla, a village near Ambaji. ...Read More

Ambaji: The world's largest and most expensive Shree Yantra is likely to be placed in Shaktipeeth Ambaji famed Ambaji town in North Gujarat. Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi is likely to unveil it during his visit to Ambaji on October 30th. Though there's no mention of this in PM's officially released program of Gujarat visit, the Yantra was today brought to Ambaji Mandir in a large box, triggering speculations that PM will unveil it. Over two dozen artists have worked on making this 2200 kg ...Read More

New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on 30-31 October. On 30th October, at around 10:30 AM, he will perform Pooja and Darshan at Ambaji Temple. Thereafter at around 12 noon, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects in Mehsana. On 31st October, at around 8 AM, he will visit Kevadia where he will offer floral tribute at the Statue of Unity, which will be followed by Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrations. He will also lay the foundation ...Read More

Ambaji: Preparations are on over Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi's upcoming visit to pilgrim town Ambaji in Banaskantha district of North Gujarat. As per protocol, four helipads are being built at Chekhla. Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi is on visit to Banaskantha district to take stock of preparations underway for Prime Minister's visit. Prime Minister had visited Ambaji last year ahead of the State assembly election previously. Prime Minister Modi will be on two day...Read More

Ambaji: With nine days of Navratri starting tomorrow, the Ambaji Mandir Management has announced that men and women will not be dancing together during the Garba. The temple management has decided that only women will be allowed to perform Garba in Chachar Chowk of Ambaji Mandir. Separate entry will be given to men and women. Every year, devotees perform Garba in Chachar Chowk of Ambaji temple, but for the first time, men and women will not play Garba together. Men will be playing Garba outsi...Read More

Banaskantha: Ambaji police have today nabbed four individuals in relation to Mohini Caterers, the firm responsible for the Mohanthal Prasad at the Ambaji Mandir. These individuals were detained in connection with the FIR lodged by Sabar Dairy 25 days ago regarding the use of falsely labeled adulterated ghee in Prasad. The individuals who detained are Sunil Ram Lakhan Panday, Alok Jhanjhariya, Lal Singh Pawar, and Kuldeep Chawda. On August 28th, authorities confiscated 2,820 kg of adulterat...Read More