Articles tagged under: Arvalli

Watch | Shamlaji mandir laser light and sound show on Janmashtami

August 26, 2024

Aravalli: With Janmashtami being celebrated across the nation, the famous pilgrimage destination in Gujarat, Shamlaji Temple, is aglow with beautiful, colorful lights. As devotees throng the temple for Janmashtami, a laser light and sound show is being organized there. A video of the show has gone viral on the internet, showcasing the temple beautifully illuminated. A laser projection show depicting the history, significance, and religious stories of Shamlaji Temple was launched a few mon...Read More

Bangladeshi youth attempting to get Aadhaar card nabbed in north Gujarat 

August 12, 2024
Bangladeshi youth attempting to get Aadhaar card nabbed in north Gujarat 

Aravalli: The local police have nabbed a Bangladeshi youth who was living in Ramas of Bayad taluka for engaging in suspicious activities. Upon investigation, authorities found anti-India content on the mobile phone of the youth, identified as Mohammad Rahab. A social media post titled "Boycott India Product" was found on his mobile phone, raising suspicion among the villagers, who then reported the matter to the police. The police detained the youth with a passport and are carrying out furthe...Read More

Gujarat CM in Aravalli to dedicate development works worth Rs. 100s of crores

August 12, 2023
Gujarat CM in Aravalli to dedicate development works worth Rs. 100s of crores

Modasa: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will dedicate and lay the foundation stones of various development works worth Rs 338.66 crore in the Aravalli district in North Gujarat today evening. He will lay the foundation stone of a scheme worth Rs 178.37 crore for supplying water to the ponds of Malpur, Meghraj, and Modasa from the left bank of the Vatrak river at Panavada in Malpur. He will also lay the foundation stone for a Meshwo-based lift irrigation scheme for supplying water to t...Read More

Shamlaji likely to be declared as seperate Taluka

August 10, 2023
Shamlaji likely to be declared as seperate Taluka

Shamlaji: The state government is likely to give the status of 'Taluka' to Shamlaji after separating it from Bhiloda taluka in Aravalli district. Aravalli district has 6 talukas at present namely Modasa, Bhiloda, Bayad, Malpur, Meghraj and Dhansura. The number of talukas is likely to increase to 7 after the separation of Shamlaji from Bayad taluka. The local administration has started preparing reports after the revenue department of the state sent a notification to Aravalli Jilla Panchayat ...Read More

Fear of leopard attacks prompts Gujarat farmer to live in iron cage

February 22, 2023
Fear of leopard attacks prompts Gujarat farmer to live in iron cage

Aravalli: A farmer has constructed an iron cage to protect himself from potential leopard attacks as he protects his farm at night in the Aravalli district. Locals report that four leopards have taken up residence in a field close to a temple in Bhatkota village, causing villagers to guard the area in concern for their safety. This fear of leopard attacks has spread to over 15 rural areas, including Rameshwar Kampa, Gokharwa, Shampur Sardoi, and Lalpur, and residents are urging the forest dep...Read More

Family of man who died of shock while rescuing bird helped

June 30, 2021
Family of man who died of shock while rescuing bird helped

Aravalli: A compensation of Rs 3.36 lakhs was provided to the family of a man who died of electric shock while rescuing a bird at Malpur in Aravalli district. The compensation was given at the hands of collector or Aravalli district collector Narendra Kumar in the form of check. The finances were collected with the help of various charitable organizations. The man named Dilip, a daily wage earner and sole breadwinner in his family had his three kids and a wife in the family. He had died due ...Read More

Gujarat govt approves lift irrigation scheme for Arvalli district

June 07, 2021

Gandhinagar (Information): Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today approved Rs. 117.13 crore lift irrigation schemes for upstream Vatrak reservoir in Aravalli district. This entails filling up total 60 ponds in predominantly tribal Meghraj, Malpur and also Modasa to irrigate 4,695 acre for 12 months. He said this is part of whopping Rs. 6,642-crore spent on 1,644 small, medium and big schemes to irrigate 5.43 lakh acre during the last four years from 2016 to 2022 in the higher hilly terrains of 54...Read More

More details on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Arvalli visit on June 30

June 18, 2017

Modasa: On 30th June, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is coming to Arvalli district of north Gujarat to dedicate a water project. More details are now available regarding this programme. The Prime Minister will dedicate Rs 570 crore water supply project and dedicate Modasa-Rajendranagar highway during his visit. He will also perform ground breaking for proposed GSRT bus depot at Modasa. He will address adoung one lakh locals at 10.00 am near Limbhoi in Modasa taluka under waterproof tent. ...Read More

Collector clears 40 ha land for Khedbrahma campus of NGU

November 04, 2014

Vadali, 4 November 2014 District Collector of Sabarkantha has made allotment of 40 ha land to set up North Gujarat University's Khedbrahma campus. A new campus which will come up in the middle of Khedbrahma and Vadali over 40 ha land will make life of over 50,000 students belonging to over 125 collages of Sabarkatha and Aravalli district easier, as they will not need to go to Patan for university related works. A new campus will give boost to Khedbrahma and Vadal...Read More

CM dedicates development works worth crores in north Gujarat

January 25, 2014

Narendra Modi launched an Android health services application, handed over 5 tablet PCs to rural health workers today Himmatnagar, 25 January 2014 Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi today dedicated new district panchayat bhavan(Rs. 1522 lakh), Hathmati canal front beautification(Rs. 1071 lakh), vegetable market(Rs. 954.54 lakh) and 36 shops built by municipality(Rs. 325.62 lakh) in Sabarkantha district of north Gujarat. Shri Modi dedicated 768 affordable hous...Read More