Bharuch: In a significant development in the ₹7.3 crore MGNREGA scam case, a local court in Bharuch on Friday evening remanded Gujarat Congress Vice President Hira Jotva and outsourced technical assistant Ramesh Tailor to six days of police custody. This comes a day after Jotva was detained late Thursday night and formally arrested on Friday, along with his son Digvijay Jotva, who was also taken into custody the same afternoon. The arrests follow an FIR registered over a month ago, alleging l...Read More

Bharuch: The Bharuch police have intensified their probe into the ₹7.3 crore MNREGA scam that has sparked controversy across the district. After the arrests of Gujarat Congress Vice President Hira Jotwa and a technical assistant named Rajesh Tailor on Thursday, Jotwa’s son, Digvijay Jotwa, was also detained in connection with the case today. Digvijay was recently elected as the Sarpanch of Supasi Gram Panchayat. The case revolves around an FIR registered over a month ago against two Gir Som...Read More

Bharuch: In a major development in the ongoing investigation into an alleged ₹7.30 crore scam under the MGNREGA scheme in Bharuch, Gujarat Congress Vice-President Hira Jotva has been detained by the Bharuch police for questioning. A police team from Bharuch reached Gir Somnath early Thursday morning and detained Jotva from Supasi village. His detention was formally recorded at Prabhas Patan police station. According to the complaint, two firms carried out road construction projects in 56 vill...Read More

Bharuch: The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Bharuch Police has taken major action against Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in the district. The police have arrested 44 Bangladeshi nationals from Bharuch city, Ankleshwar city, and the Ankleshwar GIDC area in the last 48 hours. 11 men, 18 women, and 15 children have been detained in the operation led by SOG PI Anand Chaudhary. Investigations revealed that these individuals had been living in the area for periods ranging from two to 20 ye...Read More

Ahmedabad: The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) today announced that a 100-meter-long steel bridge, weighing 1,400 tons, has been successfully launched over the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) tracks near Bharuch. This 1,400 MT steel bridge is 14.6 meters in height and 14.3 meters in width, with a nose measuring 84 meters in length and weighing 600 MT. This marks the 8th of the 28 ‘Make in India’ steel bridges planned along the bullet train corridor and reflects preci...Read More

Ahmedabad: Bhoomi Chauhan, a resident of Bharuch, Gujarat, narrowly escaped death on Thursday after missing Air India Flight 171 — the ill-fated Boeing 787-8 that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 241 people on board, including 12 crew members. Recounting the experience, Chauhan said, “We reached the check-in gate 10 minutes late due to heavy traffic in Ahmedabad. They didn’t let us board, saying it would further delay the flight. I returned home disappointed. When I later heard ...Read More

Surat: Bharuch Superintendent of Police Mayur Chavda has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by DySP Dr. Anil Sisara to probe a ₹7.3 crore MNREGA scam uncovered in the district. The scam surfaced after Pratik Chaudhary of the Bharuch District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) lodged an FIR at the Bharuch A Division police station against two Veraval-based firms and government officials. The accused have been booked for cheating, forgery, and criminal conspiracy. Named in the FIR are ...Read More

Bharuch: In a move to curb the rising number of accidents, the Bharuch District Magistrate Gaurang Makwana has issued a ban on the movement of heavy vehicles on the Narmada Maiya Bridge for a period of three months, effective from May 5th to August 4th, 2025. The decision comes in response to growing concerns from local residents regarding traffic congestion and a spate of minor accidents occurring on the crucial connecting bridge. The Narmada Maiya Bridge, inaugurated on June 12, 2021, was int...Read More

Surat: KP Energy Limited has placed an order for procurement of 20 units of Senvion India's advanced 4.2WM M160 wind turbine generators, part of the 4XM platform. These turbines will be installed as part of hybrid power project being set up for our customer in Bharuch district, Gujarat, with deliveries in the fourth quarter of FY 2025-26, announced an official press release. The agreement covers the supply and supervision of the wind turbines, along with a comprehensive operations and maintenan...Read More