Banaskantha: At least 21 people lost their lives, and six others were injured in a suspected boiler explosion and subsequent collapse at a firecracker factory-cum-warehouse in Deesa town, Banaskantha district, on Tuesday. The explosion triggered a fire, causing the facility’s roof to collapse. The injured are receiving treatment at government hospitals in Deesa and Palanpur. In the latest development, Banaskantha Collector Mihir Pravinkumar Patel said "21 bodies have been recovered so far. Mo...Read More

Deesa: At least 21 people lost their lives, and six others sustained injuries after a suspected boiler explosion led to a fire and roof collapse at a firecracker factory-cum-warehouse in Deesa, Banaskantha district, on Tuesday. The injured are receiving treatment at government hospitals in Deesa and Palanpur. Update:  Banaskantha Collector Mihir Pravinkumar Patel confirmed that 21 bodies had been recovered. Most of the workers and their families were from Dewas and Harda districts in Madhya P...Read More

Banaskantha: After the incident in Bagasara, Amreli, a similar case has emerged in a government school in Deesa, where around 10-12 students of classes 6th to 8th inflicted cuts on their hands using blades. Blade marks were found on students' hands at Rajpur Primary School in Deesa. Following this, a family from the school reported the matter to the district education department. Acting on the instructions of the District Education Officer, officials visited the school and launched an investiga...Read More

Gandhinagar: State forest and environment minister Mulu Bera informed the state assembly on Thursday that a desert-themed zoo is set to be developed near Deesa in Banaskantha district. The proposed facility will primarily house animals adapted to arid climatic conditions. Bera also announced that Indroda Park in Gandhinagar will receive new enclosures for wild animals, while a caracal breeding centre will be established in Kutch. It is learned that the upcoming zoo near Deesa will feature speci...Read More

Banaskantha: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the recently electrified Bhildi-Samdari-Luni-Jodhpur-Merta Road-Degana-Ratangarh railway line. He also laid the foundation stone for works related to the Luni-Samdari-Bhildi double line project during an event held in Rajasthan. The 271.97 km-long Luni-Samdari-Bhildi Doubling Project is expected to cost ₹3,085 crore. Besides covering three districts of Rajasthan, the project will extend into Banaskantha in North Gujarat, as Bhildi ...Read More

Banaskantha: The Banaskantha Food and Drug Regulatory Authority has seized around 1,570 kg of suspicious ghee from Shree Sainath Trading Company in Deesa. Acting on a tip-off that the firm was storing and selling adulterated food products, Food Safety Officers PR Chaudhary and LN Faf conducted a search at Shree Sainath Trading Company. As part of the investigation, approximately 1,570 kg of suspected ghee worth ₹9,47,360 was seized, and further action is being taken. The food officers al...Read More

Banaskantha: A case of love jihad has come to light in the Deesa taluka, where a husband has approached the police, alleging that his wife is missing and that a Muslim youth has lured her away while she had gone playing Garba during Navratri. According to the information received, a married woman from Deesa went to participate in Garba during Navratri but did not return home until late. Concerned about her absence and lack of contact, her husband filed a missing person report at the Deesa pol...Read More

Banaskantha: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the 14th edition of the Garib Kalyan Mela (GKM) in Deesa, located in the Banaskantha district. He announced that benefits totaling ₹4,568 crore would be distributed to help the state's poor become "self-sustaining." "Thirteen phases of the Garib Kalyan Mela have been held in the state since 2009. During these, the poor, farmers, tribals, and women have received a total of over ₹36,800 crore in financial assistance. This suppo...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will, on 27 September, dedicate Rs. 633 crore worth of water supply projects benefiting Deesa, Lakhni, Kankrej, and Deodar talukas' 192 villages and Thara town, providing a daily supply of 6.40 crore liters of drinking water. The project was initiated in 2020 for the Devpura-Vav offtake and Ranakpur offtake improvement. It has been completed in five phases. The project will benefit 80 villages in Kankrej taluka, 23 villages in Deodar taluka, an...Read More

New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the development of 8 important National High Speed Corridor projects with a Length of 936 km at a cost of Rs. 50,655 crore across the country. Implementation of these 8 projects will generate an estimated 4.42 crore mandays of direct and indirect employment. Among these 8 project, one is 6-Lane Tharad - Deesa - Mehsana - Ahmedabad National High-Speed Corridor. This 214-km 6-Lane Hi...Read More