Jafrabad: A lioness fell into a 35-foot-deep well late at night in Vadhera village of Jafrabad. While searching for prey, she accidentally fell into the open well. Upon receiving information about the incident, a team from the Jafrabad Forest Department promptly reached the spot and initiated a rescue operation. The forest officials lowered a cot into the well using ropes, allowing the lioness to climb onto it. Later, they carefully placed a side-shutter cage into the well, safely secur...Read More

Amreli: Two lions were captured on Tuesday after one of them attacked and killed a seven-year-old boy in Paniya village of Amreli early in the morning. The victim, identified as Rahul Bariya, was the son of a migrant worker from Jhabua district in Madhya Pradesh. The incident occurred around 5 a.m. on Tuesday when Rahul's father, Naru, woke up after hearing a noise and found his son missing. Upon seeing the drag marks, he and other family members followed them for some distance and found the li...Read More

Amreli: The Congress party had called for a bandh in Amreli this morning, demanding justice for Payal Goti, a Patidar woman and one of the accused in the Amreli forged letter case. However, the bandh call did not receive significant response from the public, as most traders kept their businesses open as usual. The Congress party had launched the Nari Asmita Andolan, which entered its third day today. The bandh, scheduled from 10 AM to 12 PM, failed to garner much support. On the other hand, f...Read More

Amreli: The BJP has begun the suspension process for its members involved in an alleged forged letter case targeting Amreli MLA and deputy chief whip Kaushik Vekariya. The case involves four accused, including two BJP members and a Patidar woman. Amreli taluka panchayat president Kishor Kanpariya confirmed the suspension of Manish Vaghasiya, a district committee member, and Ashok Mangrolia, a Jashwantgarh sarpanch. Kanpariya alleged that Vaghasiya misused his official letterhead to create a f...Read More

Amreli: Traders of Bagasara town today observed a bandh on the call of the Chamber of Commerce, protesting the tax hike implemented by the local municipality. Expressing their dissatisfaction, traders kept their shops closed, organized a rally, submitted a memorandum at the Mamlatdar's office, and raised slogans. The bandh followed the municipality’s decision to increase taxes by ₹700. Dineshbhai Hadiyal, President of the Bagasara Chamber of Commerce, stated that the tax hike on street li...Read More

Amreli: The local police on Sunday arrested four individuals for tarnishing the reputation of BJP MLA Kaushik Vekariya, following a complaint filed by Kishor Kanpariya, president of the Amreli Taluka Panchayat. Kanpariya reported that his fake letterhead had been fabricated and used to circulate defamatory content about Vekariya. The arrested individuals include Manish Vaghasiya, Ashok Mangroliya (sarpanch of Jasvantgadh village and a BJP worker), their associate Jeetu Khatra, and computer op...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has decided to grant the status of a municipality to Dhari Gram Panchayat of Amreli district. This Dhari Municipality will be formed by merging the Prempara, Haripara, Vekariapara, Navapara-Linepara group of Gram Panchayats surrounding Dhari in Dhari Gram Panchayat. Dhari in Amreli district is located at a distance of 6 kilometers from the Ambardi Safari Park and the ancient Galdhara Khodiyar Mata Temple. Not only this, Dhari is home to the Gir East Sanct...Read More

Amreli: The revenue department has initiated the process of land acquisition to construct a ring road for Amreli city. A notification has been published to begin the process. After completion of the project, the city will receive the long-awaited ring road, which will eventually reduce the movement of vehicles within the city by approximately three kilometers. Currently, Amreli city has a bypass road but lacks a proper ring road. As a result, vehicles traveling from towards Rajkot, Ahmedabad,...Read More

Amreli: A 'lucky' Wagon R car of a farmer was given Samadhi (burial) in Padarshinga village of Amreli district in the presence of over 1,000 invited guests. The car owner and local farmer-cum-businessman Sanjay Polra believes that he progressed in life after he bought this lucky car. He said he didn't want to sell his lucky car and therefore decided to give it an honorable exit by burying it in the ground with the last rites ceremony as per religious customs. Polra printed invitation cards...Read More