Dhanera: To enhance groundwater levels across the state, the government has launched a special rainwater conservation campaign. As part of this initiative, Banaskantha district has witnessed an increase in groundwater levels over the past few years, attributed to water storage and farm pond construction efforts. Today, the foundation stones for 51 farm ponds were laid simultaneously in Bhatib, Dhanera taluka, in the presence of Gujarat Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary. With the assistance of ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Mahesh Vasava, former MLA of Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) and son of BTP founder Chhotubhai Vasava met with CR Patil who heads the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat. Speculations are rife about whether Mahesh Vasava is going to join the BJP or support the ruling party through his BTP. Vasavas hold influence over Jhghadiya, Dediyapada, etc areas in the Bharuch Lok Sabha seat. BTP has also influence among tribal seats in Southern Rajasthan. However, in the last assembly e...Read More

Banaskantha: A bandh was observed today here in Dhanera and several other places of the district in the aftermath of the murder of Karni Sena chief Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi, who was shot dead in Jaipur on Tuesday. The Rajput Samaj called for this bandh, and the Rajput Yuva Sangathan also announced its support for the Dhanera Bandh. Traders and residents in Dhanera voluntarily shuttered their shops. A rally organized by the Rajput Samaj made its way to the collector's office, expressing the commun...Read More

Deesa: Senior congress leader and former legislator Govabhai Rabari from Deesa in Banaskantha district of North Gujarat is likely to join ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after resigning from Congress party. Govabhai Rabari, from Kuchadva village in Deesa, has been politically active for last 35 years. He purportedly met state BJP chief CR Patil on Tuesday. Rabari served as MLA of Dhanera for one term and MLA of Deesa for two terms. He contested the elections on congress mandate from Deesa...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has taken a decision at the Chief Ministerial level to fill over 200 ponds of Dhanera and Tharad talukas of Banaskantha district with Narmada water through a lift pipeline. This will result in the rise of groundwater in these areas that have no irrigation system. More than 200 ponds in government wastage land are to be filled with Narmada water through a 61 km long main pipeline and 135 km long sub pipeline that shall carry 200 cusecs water powered by 3 pumping...Read 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

Banaskantha: Amidst the acute water crisis, 25 farmers of Dhanera taluka with help from the government have created water harvesting ponds (Khet Talavdi). The khet talavdi can hold enough water to irrigate about 20 bighas of land. Despite the monsoon being in full swing in the state, Dhanera taluka is yet to witness sufficient rain-fall needed to initiate sowing activities. To resolve the problem of water for irrigation, 25 farmers have developed a khet talavdi on their farm lands that can ac...Read More

Palanpur: A complaint has been filed against Dhanera Congress MLA Nathabhai Patel for concealing details in affidavit filed by him while filing nomination for his candidature in year 2017 general elections of State assembly. A local BJP leader Mukeshbhai Thakkar had submitted an application in year 2020 regarding this. After going through the details, an election officer from district headquarters Palanpur found ground enough to file a complaint against Nathabhai. Accordingly a complaint was ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel today virtually inaugurated two railway over bridges at Palanpur and Dhanera constructed at a total cost of Rs. 72 crore. The railway over bridges are located at Mansarovar in Palanpur and Deesa-Dhanera highway at Dhanera. The one at Palanpur is 1,395 meter long two lane bridge readied at a cost of Rs. 41.53 crore with 8.40 meter width and 5.50 meter service road. The one at Deesa is located on Deesa-Dhanera new national highway. it is a...Read More

Dhanera: Election for the post of the president of Dhanera Municipality was held today after demise of outgoing president Jagalben Thakor. Following suspension of 15 Congress members by the Development Commissioner over irregularities in development works, BJP had achieved majority in this municipal body. An election for the post of President was held by Deputy Collector Yogesh Vyas today for which Jyotsnaben Trivedi and Kiranben Soni, both from BJP had filed nominations. As each of them got six...Read More