Articles tagged under: Deesa

1,570 kg of suspicious ghee seized in Banaskantha

October 15, 2024
1,570 kg of suspicious ghee seized in Banaskantha

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

Love jihad suspected as married Hindu woman goes missing in Deesa

October 14, 2024
Love jihad suspected as married Hindu woman goes missing in Deesa

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

Gujarat CM launches 14th Garib Kalyan Mela in Deesa

September 27, 2024
Gujarat CM launches 14th Garib Kalyan Mela in Deesa

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

Gujarat CM to dedicate Rs. 633 crore water supply project on Sept 27 in North Gujarat

September 25, 2024
Gujarat CM to dedicate Rs. 633 crore water supply project on Sept 27 in North Gujarat

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

Centre approves 6-lane Tharad-Deesa-Mehsana-Ahmedabad National High-Speed Corridor and 7 other projects

August 02, 2024
Centre approves 6-lane Tharad-Deesa-Mehsana-Ahmedabad National High-Speed Corridor and 7 other projects

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

38 ponds in Deesa receive Narmada water for the first time

April 03, 2024
38 ponds in Deesa receive Narmada water for the first time

Banaskantha: Deesa taluka has received Narmada water for the first time. Under the Sujalam Sufalam Yojana of the Gujarat Government, 38 ponds in Deesa taluka received Narmada water from the Tharad Sipu Reservoir Pipeline Project. In many villages of Disa taluka, the water table has reached very low levels, posing a significant problem for irrigation. However, today, the farmers rejoiced as the water was pumped into the ponds in the areas. People welcomed the Narmada water with flowers, kumkum...Read More

PM Narendrabhai Modi to inaugurate runway at Air Force Station Deesa in Gujarat

February 21, 2024
PM Narendrabhai Modi to inaugurate runway at Air Force Station Deesa in Gujarat

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi will inaugurate the runway at Air Force station of Deesa in North Gujarat which is located just 130 km away from neighboring country Pakistan. The runway has been built at an estimated cost of Rs. 394 crore for the Air Force Station Deesa, located in Nani village on Tharad Highway in Banaskantha district. Situated 130 km from the international border, the airbase holds strategic significance for the country’s defence. The establishment of Deesa ...Read More

PM Narendrabhai Modi to launch Rs. 13,000 crores projects from Mehsana on Feb 22

February 21, 2024
PM Narendrabhai Modi to launch Rs. 13,000 crores projects from Mehsana on Feb 22

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on February 22, during which he will unveil various development projects for the state. In Mehsana, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth more than ₹13,000 crores across various departments. Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel will also remain present during the event in Mehsana. Inauguration of The Gujarat Fiber Grid Network, valued at ₹2042 crore, part of BharatNet Phase-2 The Prime Minister...Read More

ACB Gujarat nabs Sarpanch along with family members in bribery case

January 25, 2024
ACB Gujarat nabs Sarpanch along with family members in bribery case

Banaskantha: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat detained the Sarpanch of Chatrala village in Deesa taluka along with her husband, son, and nephew in a bribery case involving a sum of ₹40,000. According to the details of the case, the complainant had undertaken road construction work in Chatrala Gram Panchayat for ₹5,00,000. When the complainant went to collect the cheque for the bill, Sarpanch Gitaben Dehlaji Solanki, her husband Dehlaji Mobtaji Solanki, and her son Vikramsingh Deh...Read More

Influx of migrant Muslims in urban Gujarat: Ex MLA of Deesa seeks Disturbed Area Act coverage

August 08, 2023
Influx of migrant Muslims in urban Gujarat: Ex MLA of Deesa seeks Disturbed Area Act coverage

Deesa: Heavy influx of Muslims from other States and also from Bangladesh to various towns and cities of Gujarat is causing lot of worries among peace-loving Hindus. In latest, a former MLA of Deesa, Shashikant Pandya has written a letter to Chief Minister, MoS Home, District Collector and District Police chief and demanded imposition of the disturbed area act in sensitive areas of Deesa town namely Rajpur, Sadarbazar, Doliwas, Mira Mohalla, Bhopnagar and nearby localities. The MLA has in...Read More