Bhavnagar: The forest department took three farmers into custody on Saturday in connection with the death of a lion in the Mahuva range of the Shetrunji division. Forest department teams, while on patrol near Mota Khuntvada village in Mahuva taluka on Friday, found the carcass of a male lion, estimated to be between five and nine years old. Following this, a team of officials from the Palitana, Jesar, and Mahuva ranges, along with a veterinary officer, forensic experts, PGVCL engineers, and a...Read More

Bhavnagar: A meeting will be held at Rohisa Chokdi on Tuesday, 23rd July to address the new toll tax rates on the National Highway near Longdi in Mahuva taluka. The meeting will involve vehicle owners, association presidents, and social leaders from Bhavnagar district.  The meeting will include discussions to demand toll-free access for GJ-4 series vehicles and verification through Aadhaar and vehicle licenses. Leaders have threatened to lock the offices of Bhavnagar and Amreli MPs if the is...Read More

Surat: Imagine stepping into your backyard and spotting a baby spectacled cobra nestled inside your shoe! This unusual scenario became a reality recently in Atiya Faliya village of Surat, sparking panic among residents. With the monsoon season underway, such incidents of snake sightings have surged in rural Gujarat. A spectacled cobra cub was spotted inside a shoe left outside Hitu alias Hitesh Desai's residence in Atiya Faliya village. This baby snake, known for its neotoxin venom, alarmed l...Read More

Gandhinagar: Former BJP MLA Dr Kanu Kalsariya (below) who was last in the Congress party is all set to rejoin BJP. Kalsariya was visited by Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil and folk artist Mayabhai Ahir today. Kalsariya left the BJP in 2012 and lost assembly elections in 2012. After leaving the BJP, Kalsariya joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) before the 2017 assembly polls. Kalsariya was Gujarat AAP chief for some time.  Kalsariya met Rahul during his 2017 assembly campaign but did not formally joi...Read More

Bhavnagar: A person named Sumra Ilyas Sama alias Munno Ilyas has been given three-year imprisonment and Rs. 10,000 fine by a local court in Mahuva in Bhavnagar district. Sumra was nabbed by the Forest department for the killing of chinkara animal. In the year 2010, the forest department had searched a farm in Nana Asarana village and recovered body parts of Chinkara, a protected wild animal. Sumra Ilyas from the same village was detained and a case was filed against him. Additional Judicial Magi...Read More

New Delhi: The Bhavnagar-Talaja-Mahuva road project is being made in two parts and is anticipated to be completed by June 30, 2023, the Union Ministery of Road and Transport informed the Parliament. In a response to Congress MP Shaktisinh Gohil, the ministry said "The Bhavnagar-Talaja-Mahuva (Gujarat) road project is being implemented under two packages i.e. Bhavnagar-Talaja (Package-1) and Talaja-Mahuva (Package-2). The work of Bhavnagar-Talaja (Package-1) commenced on 07.02.2017 and the ...Read More

Surat: Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has nabbed assistant police constable of Mahuva police station in Mahuva taluka of Surat in a bribe case involving the sum of Rs 50 thousand. The complainant's husband was held at Mahuva police station in a case of prohibition and his four-wheeler car was seized. The accused assistant police constable Budhalal Hemubhai Madhar demanded a bribe of Rs 1,00,000 to release it. The amount was reduced to Rs 50 thousand after an argument. The complainant...Read More

Bhavnagar: The mobile internet services in Mahua town of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat have been stopped for five days in the wake of prevailing tension after the incident of murder of a local leader of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) 3 days ago. Jayesh Gujariya Koli (23), the head of Mahuva taluka VHP unit, was stabbed to death in Gandhibagh area of the town in the night of October 23. Another person, his aide, Mahesh was injured and has been referred to Bhavnagar for treatment...Read More

Mahuva: Mahuva town in Bhavnagar district continued to observe strike today against brutal murder of chief of local unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad(VHP) and young Koli community leader Jayesh Gujariya. The situation in town is tense but in control. Major markets including diamond industry continued to observe strike today after a long funeral procession yesterday which was attended by thousands of people. Ram kathakar Shri Morari Bapu visited Jayesh's family and conducted Ram dhun. Guj...Read More

Bhavnagar: Former BJP MLA and AAP leader who also floated political outfit called Sadbhavna Manch and contested election as independent, Dr. Kanubhai Kalsariya today expressed his wish to contest from Amreli Lok Sabha seat as Congress candidate in upcoming general elections of Lok Sabha in 2019. Socialist-left leaning Kalsariya joined Congress party yesterday after meeting Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Delhi. He will formally join Congress party in presence of his supporters during R...Read More