Sabarkantha: In good news for the people of North Gujarat, a trial run of a diesel locomotive engine was carried out on the Himmatnagar-Idar railway line. Work is underway to convert the Himmatnagar-Khedbrahma railway line to broad gauge. After the trial, a CRS inspection will be conducted, and a diesel train service between Idar and Himmatnagar-Ahmedabad may commence. Notably, around 80% of the broad gauge conversion project is complete, and with its completion in the next few months, train se...Read More

Himmatnagar: Thanks to the completed electrification of railway line between Asarwa (Ahmedabad) and Himmatnagar railway stations, the first electric goods train arrived at Himmatnagar railway station on Monday night at Himmatnagar railway station from Kandla via Asarwa. This was possible due to completion of speed tests and related approvals. It is understood that the trial run of electric train on Himmatnagar - Udaipur railway route will be done on 20th December. After speed trials, and rela...Read More

Sabarkantha: The Anti-Corruption Bureau of Gujarat today nabbed two employees of the Gujarat Scheduled Caste Development Corporation (GSCDC) office in Himmatnagar in a bribery case involving a sum of Rs. 5,000. The complainant in this case was granted a loan of Rs. 2 lakh by the Gujarat Government’s Scheduled Caste Development Corporation, Gandhinagar, under a self-employment scheme for economic development, specifically for the business of animal husbandry. After the loan was approved, the...Read More

Sabarkantha: A major accident occurred early this morning near Himmatnagar, in which seven people lost their lives on the spot and one person was injured after an Innova car crashed into the back of a trailer truck on the highway. All eight passengers in the Innova were residents of Ahmedabad and were traveling from Shamlaji to Ahmedabad. The accident was so severe that the front side of the Innova was completely shattered, and the bodies of the passengers were trapped inside. Rescue teams ha...Read More

Himmatnagar: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has nabbed two constables of Railway Protection Force(RPF) in Himmatnagar in bribe case involving the sum of Rs. 20,000. The accused Chehar Rabari and Mushtak Dodiya are constables in Railway Protection Force(RPF) serving at Himmatnagar in Sabarkantha in North Gujarat. As per the complaint, they demanded Rs. 1500 per rake from a transporter to guard the goods unloaded on railway platform. As the transporter was unwilling to pay a bribe, he ...Read More

Himmatnagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a public rally in Himmatnagar as he embarks on a two-day visit to Gujarat to campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections.   PM Narendra Modi in Sabarkantha said,"When you sent me to Delhi in 2014, you sent me there to face challenges and fight them. This soil has that power; the world saw that power in Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel. This soil raised and nurtured me, and I serve this country day a...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has today decided to convert Tankara gram panchayat into Nagarpalika (Municipality) by merging two local gram panchayats. Tankara has 22,000 population. The decision according to the State government has been taken to mark 200th birth anniversary of Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj who was born here. Two gram panchayats Aryanagar and Kalyanpar will be merged with Tankara gram panchayat for Municipality status to Tankara. In another decisi...Read More

Himmatnagar: A new water park, water activities and water entertainment park WaterVille was inaugurated on Friday by former minister Praful Patel. Privately owned Waterville is located on Himmatnagar - Vijapur bypass. This new attraction which will attract the visitors not just from within the district but also from outside, is located near Parabda on over 23 acres land. Watervilla has number of water rides, slides, shower area and other attractions. Read More

Sabarkantha: In a major setback to the Congress party in North Gujarat ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader Dr. Vipul Patel is joining the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) today. Patel, along with his 500 supporters, will be joining the ruling party in the presence of BJP Gujarat chief CR Patil. Vipul Patel has a background in cooperative politics, having held the position of director in Sabar Dairy for four consecutive terms. Patel has also served as the President of the Sabarka...Read More