Sabarkantha: Prolonged delays in the construction work on the Idar–Shamlaji Highway have triggered widespread anger among local residents, with a large number of villagers staging a protest near Revas village on the National Highway on Wednesday. Protesters raised slogans and accused the administration of failing to complete the long-pending work despite repeated representations. Locals alleged that the incomplete highway work has severely deteriorated road conditions, causing extreme inconve...Read More

Idar: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat today booked three contractual cluster coordinators of the Taluka Panchayat, Idar, who demanded a bribe of ₹1,25,000 for approving construction bills of segregation sheds and waste management works in villages including Choriwad, Jadar, Virpur, Bolundra, and Panol. During the operation carried out today, accused Kamalkumar Narayandas Patel and Jinnatben Patel were caught accepting the bribe on-site, while Mehulkumar Rathod had telephonic discu...Read More

Sabarkantha: The Idar–Badoli bypass on the National Highway 168G is being upgraded to a 4-lane highway with paved shoulders at an estimated cost of ₹705 crore. The highway, which originates near Mehsana from NH-68, passes through several towns including Idar, before terminating at NH-48 near Shamlaji. For the expansion of this highway, land acquisition was carried out in several villages of the Idar taluka. However, local from five affected villages have alleged discrimination in the compens...Read More

Bhavnagar: Palitana in Bhavnagar and the towns of Idar and Vadali in Sabarkantha district observed a voluntary market shutdown in memory of the victims killed in the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. As a mark of respect, traders and shopkeepers in these towns kept their businesses closed, expressing solidarity with the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic incident. The terror attack, which took place on April 22 in Baisaran Valley in Pahalgam, Anantnag dis...Read More

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

Gandhinagar: The Government of India today announced its approval for the Rs. 705 crore construction of a four-lane road along the Idar - Badoli bypass in North Gujarat. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in a tweet informed, "In Gujarat, we have approved ₹705.09 crore for the construction of a 4-lane road with paved shoulders along the Idar–Badoli bypass (14.2 km) on NH-168G in Sabarkantha district." He further stated, "NH-168G originates near Mehsana from NH-68, passing through Visnagar, Vad...Read More