Articles tagged under: Amreli

Amreli to get ring road; land acquisition process begins

November 16, 2024
Amreli to get ring road; land acquisition process begins

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

A lucky car given Samadhi with last rites ceremony as per Hindu customs in rural Amreli

November 08, 2024
A lucky car given Samadhi with last rites ceremony as per Hindu customs in rural Amreli

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

Rs. 25 crore renovation project of Rajmahal Palace in Amreli progressing rapidly

November 07, 2024
Rs. 25 crore renovation project of Rajmahal Palace in Amreli progressing rapidly

Amreli: The reconstruction of the historic Rajmahal Palace of Amreli was initiated by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel about one and a half months ago. This historic Gaikwadi-period building is undergoing extensive renovation at a cost of over Rs. 25 crore using traditional methods and implementing all necessary safety measures to prevent risks to life and property. Located in the heart of Amreli city, this palace had fallen into a dilapidated state. The restoration aims to revitalize the Rajma...Read More

Four kids die of suffocation after getting locked in car in Amreli village

November 04, 2024

Amreli: Four children lost their lives due to suffocation in a car in Randhia village of Amreli taluka. The incident occurred while their parents were out at work. While playing, the children unlocked the car with the key and got inside. Unfortunately, the car was then locked, and all the children suffocated without being able to open the doors. The deceased children were from a migrant family originally hailing from Madhya Pradesh. Deputy Superintendent of Police Chirag Desai told the media ...Read More

PM Modi attends wedding of Savjibhai Dholakia’s son Dravya in Gujarat

October 30, 2024

Amreli: Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi attended the wedding of diamond baron Savjibhai Dholakia's son Dravya at "Het ni haveli" in Dudhala village of Amreli district during his Gujarat visit a day before yesterday. The Prime Minister inaugurated Bharat Mata Sarovar, developed by Dholakia in Dudhala and also attended the wedding function of Dravya Savjibhai Dholakia. The images of Prime Minister blessing the bride and groom and the video of the Prime Minister at the wedding venue are shared by ...Read More

PM Modi launches ₹4,800 crore development projects in Amreli

October 28, 2024
PM Modi launches ₹4,800 crore development projects in Amreli

Amreli: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to his home state of Gujarat today, and during this visit, he is inaugurating and laying the foundation for development projects worth more than ₹4,800 crore in Amreli district, including about 1,600 projects across Amreli, Jamnagar, Morbi, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Junagadh, Porbandar, Kutch, and Botad districts. The Prime Minister inaugurates and lays foundation stones for water supply department projects worth ₹705 crore. This includes the...Read More

ACB Gujarat arrests Range Forest Officer and his aide in bribe case

October 26, 2024
ACB Gujarat arrests Range Forest Officer and his aide in bribe case

Amreli: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has apprehended the Range Forest Officer and a computer operator in Rajula on bribery charges. The accused Range Forest Officer, Yograjsinh Mulubha Rathod, is stationed in Rajula within Amreli district. Another accused, Vismay Rajyaguru, is a computer operator (employed on a contractual basis) who works with Yograjsinh. According to the ACB, a complainant in this case had deposited Rs. 5 lakh for an annual contract approved for civil construction wo...Read More

Diamond units in Amreli announces 1-month Diwali vacation

October 23, 2024
Diamond units in Amreli announces 1-month Diwali vacation

Amreli: Diamond units in Amreli district have declared Diwali vacation from 26 October for a one-month period. Due to the slowdown pertaining to the Israel War, around one-third of the total 960 units are already non-functional, while the other units are working for limited hours. While the vacation will start on October 26th, the date of reopening is not declared by diamond units. Amreli district has over 402,000 workers employed in diamond units. DeshGujaratRead More

Five-year-old dies in lioness attack in Jafrabad of Amreli

October 22, 2024
Five-year-old dies in lioness attack in Jafrabad of Amreli

Amreli: A five-year-old boy lost his life after a lioness mauled him on Monday night. The victim, a son of a farm laborer was playing with another child outside his hut in the plantation area of Navi Jikadri village in Jafrabad Taluka when the lioness attacked him and carried him away. Later, after a thorough search by local residents and forest department officials, the child's body was located and taken to a hospital for post mortem. The local residents have been living in fear and anger, c...Read More

Professor, student booked under POCSO after video of molestation of minor Hindu girl surfaces

October 11, 2024
Professor, student booked under POCSO after video of molestation of minor Hindu girl surfaces

Amreli: A complaint has been filed at Savarkundla Town Police Station against Professor Ejaz Kazi and his student named Sabir Malek from Kanakia College for molesting a Hindu girl after the video of the incident came to light. The incident occurred on September 28, 2024, when the female students, along with their physical education professor, Ejaz Kazi, were returning to Amreli after participating in a Kabaddi competition held in Rajkot. During the journey, the coach picked up another college...Read More