Amreli: A Nagar Sevak and bank officer in Amreli has landed in trouble for participating in a protest demanding that low-flying planes be rerouted away from residential areas of the city. Sureshbhai Shekhva, a BJP member of the Nagarpalika and manager in the Internal Audit Department of Amreli District Cooperative Bank, has been issued a show cause notice for threatening to dig up the runway if the demand is not met. The protest, held on June 29, 2025, at Rajkamal Chowk, followed earlier repres...Read More

Savarkundla: A tragic incident occurred when a 5-year-old boy was mauled to death by a lion. The incident took place late last night on the border of Gir Somnath and Amreli districts, between Thoradi Gir and Rajulani villages, when the lion attacked the victim, Gulsingh Harilal Ajnera, dragging him into the nearby thicket. The boy belonged to a farm labourer family from Madhya Pradesh, residing temporarily in the area. The horrific event has created an atmosphere of fear and concern among local...Read More

Gandhinagar: In another administrative reshuffle on Monday, the Gujarat government has transferred Ajay Dahiya, IAS (RR:GJ:2014), who was serving as the Collector of Amreli. He has now been appointed as the Collector of Panchmahal-Godhra, replacing Shri Ashish Kumar, IAS, who has already been transferred. Additionally, Vikalp Bhardwaj, IAS (RR:GJ:2017), has been appointed as the new Collector of Amreli in place of Ajay Dahiya. The orders were issued by the General Administration Department of t...Read More

Amreli: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued 22 individuals, including women, who were stranded at a flooded site in Gujarat on June 16th, the force said on Wednesday. In a post on social media platform X, the ICG shared photos and stated, “Indian Coast Guard Station Pipavav, in coordination with Marine Police, rescued 22 stranded personnel, including women, from a flooded Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board (GWSSB) site near Victor village, Amreli. Amid tough weather and low visibility, ...Read More

Amreli: District headquarters Amreli town in Amreli district of coastal Saurashtra region in Gujarat received over 3 inches of rains in just two hours during 6 pm to 8 pm on Friday evening. Water logging was witnessed in low lying areas of Amreli town, and some residents also complained about flood water entering inside their houses.Some residents complained the water logging inside the houses in Vidyanagar society on Lathi road was due to some height of ongoing railway broad gauge development w...Read More

Amreli: In a tragic incident, a 22-year-old youth, Ardeepbhai Jasubhai Khuman, was killed in a lion attack late Monday night in Luwariya village of Lathi taluka. It is learned that there has been increased lion movement in the village, leading to several sightings. According to locals, the incident occurred late at night during a lion sighting, when the youth was attacked and mauled to death by the lion. The victim was taken to Amreli Civil Hospital for a post-mortem. After the post-mortem, the...Read More

Amreli: The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Amreli Police today detained Maulana Mohammad Fazal Abdul Aziz Sheikh and found seven suspicious groups linked to Pakistan and Afghanistan on his WhatsApp. According to the details, the SOG became suspicious of Maulana Mohammad Fazal Abdul Aziz Sheikh, a teacher at a madrasa in Himkhimdipara, Dhari, while investigating illegal immigrants. When asked to provide identity documents, the Maulana failed to do so, prompting his detention and questioning a...Read More

Amreli: A truck driver has been arrested for allegedly running over a lioness in Amreli district. The incident occurred on the Amreli-Savarkundla highway near Devaliya village on April 24, when the accused, Rajesh Padariya, struck the lioness in the early hours of Tuesday while speeding and fled the scene. Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF) Viralsinh Chavda stated that three teams were formed to locate the suspect, who was arrested with the help of CCTV footage and intelligence reports. The ...Read More

Amreli: An accident has taken place in a residential area on Giria Road in Amreli, where a plane belonging to a private company's pilot training center crashed. A solo trainee pilot, namely Aniket Mahajan, is dead in this accident. After the plane crashed, there was a blast, due to which an atmosphere of fear was created in the surrounding area. Teams from the fire department and police reached the spot and started rescue operations. The plane belonging to a Delhi-based private aviation ac...Read More