Banaskantha: The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Gujarat Police arrested a man wanted by Punjab Police in connection with a grenade smuggling case from a dhaba in Deesa. The arrest was carried out jointly by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the Banaskantha Special Operations Group (SOG) following specific intelligence inputs shared by the Punjab Police regarding the accused, Bikramjit Singh. According to officials, Bikramjit Singh alias Vicky, a resident of Nangal Panual in Amritsar, w...Read More

Deesa: The Gujarat State Forest Department and the Social Forestry Department will implement an important project aimed at environmental protection and promoting modern agricultural technology in Banaskantha district. A modern hi-tech nursery will be developed at an estimated cost of Rs 3.5 crore on about 13 acres of land in Dawas village of Deesa taluka. Officials said the nursery is expected to become an inspiring model for the entire state of Gujarat. Over 10 lakh seedlings to be produced...Read More

Gandhinagar: North Gujarat is set to get its first civilian airport after the Government of India has reportedly given in-principle approval for the conversion of the Deesa Air Force Station in Banaskantha into a joint civilian–military facility. It is learnt that an in-principle decision has been taken to allot 100 acres of land around the Air Force station for the development of the airport terminal, while the overall complex is expected to spread across nearly 4,500 acres. The additional l...Read More

Deesa: A wave of intense anger and grief has swept across the business community and residents of Deesa following the sudden death of trader Mukeshbhai Thakkar. Thakkar, a firecracker vendor, reportedly died of a sudden chest pain after alleged harassment by a group of self-proclaimed journalists demanding extortion money. Following Thakkar’s death on Friday, traders gathered at the Civil Hospital on Saturday morning and held a rally. The rally proceeded from the Civil Hospital to the Deesa S...Read More