Arvalli: The ban on heavy vehicles traversing the Modasa-Dhansura-Bayad-Nadiad State Highway (No. 59) in Arvalli district has been extended for another month. This decision comes after the initial month-long trial period yielded positive results, including a significant decrease in accidents and improved traffic flow. The ban, initially implemented on February 4th, prohibits heavy vehicles, including trucks and trailers, from plying the highway between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm. The move was prompt...Read More

Gandhinagar: Several leaders including MLAs and corporators of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat are actively addressing ground-level issues faced by the public. These leaders are openly discussing these issues with the media. BJP MLA from Manjalpur seat in Vadodara, Yogesh Patel, has written a letter to the district collector alleging a scam regarding non-agricultural land orders and other related issues. In the letter, he requests that decrees issued in the last three years...Read More

Bayad: Independent MLA Dhavalsinh Jhala has in a letter to the Chief Minister demanded that a new Sathamba taluka should be carved out from the existing Bayad taluka, as the size of Bayad taluka is too big and the locals from Sathamba have to travel a long to reach taluka offices for government related works. Dhavalsinh is independent MLA who supports BJP. DeshGujaratRead More

Gandhinagar: Three independent legislators elected to the State Assembly of Gujarat have declared their support to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). All three were previously associated with the BJP. They had contested as BJP candidates after the denial of tickets to them by the party. The three MLAs today met with the Governor of Gujarat Acharya Devvrat and declared their support to BJP. The MLAs are Dhavalsinh Jhala (Thakor) from Bayad, Dharmendrasinhji from Waghodia and Mavji Desai...Read More

Bayad: Sitting Congress MLA from the Bayad seat, Jashubhai Patel is upset with the party for the denial of the ticket. The Congress party has allotted a Bayad seat to Mahendrasinh Vaghela who rejoined the party just a few days ago. Mahendrasinh is the son of former Chief Minister Shaknersinh Vaghela. Like his father, Mahendrasinh has also changed parties time and again. Jashu Patel today pointed out the same thing while reacting to the denial of the ticket to him. Meanwhile, there’s pot...Read More

Gandhinagar: Mahendrasinh Vaghela, the son of Shankarsinh Vaghela, the Former CM of Gujarat has rejoined the Congress party today. He formally joined the Congress party in the presence of senior Congress leaders at the State party headquarters today. The Gujarat Congress president, Jagdish Thakor, welcomed Mahendrasinh Vaghela to the party at the state office.  Vaghela has rejoined the party after five years gap. He had resigned from Congress in 2017. Mahendrasinh Vaghela said: "I want to...Read More

Bayad: The farmers staged protest at Bayad market yard here alleging a cartel formed by the merchants for auction of farm produce. Over 30 farmers from Choila village including Sureshbhai Kalabhai Patel, Ashokbhai Muljibhai Patel arrived at Bayad market yard with tractors filled with millet. The farmers alleged that no marchant came there when the auction was started. Only two merchants were there in the auction. The farmers got agitated after the merchants claimed the millet price to be Rs...Read More

In pictures: More oxygen generating plants open at public hospitals in Gujarat. In pictures, opening of oxygen plant at Dabhoi and Bayad based public hospitals in last two days. Read More

Gandhinagar: Two vacant assembly seats in Gujarat - Radhanpur and Bayad will go for by-polls on 21st October. Election Commission of India (ECI) today announced the schedule of two-seat by-poll. ECI had yesterday declared the schedule of by-polls for another four vacant assembly seats in Gujarat. By-poll is necessitated on Radhanpur and Bayad seats due to resignations of then Congress MLAs Alpesh Thakor and Dhavalsinh Zala. Both later joined BJP. They are likely to contest on their respective as...Read More