Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has informed the Legislative Assembly that the work of collecting toll (user fee) on the Ahmedabad–Mehsana toll road has been entrusted to Gujarat Road and Infrastructure Company Limited (GRICL) for a 30-year period. In a written reply to a question, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, who also holds the Roads and Buildings portfolio, stated that the contract for the collection of toll from vehicles on the Ahmedabad–Mehsana road was awarded to Gujarat Road an...Read More

Mehsana: A shocking case of cow slaughter has come to light in Kadi taluka, triggering widespread outrage in the area. During a late-night raid by Gau Rakshaks on February 11 along Aldesan Road, the mutilated carcasses of two cows were found. Weapons used in the slaughter and an abandoned rickshaw were also recovered from the spot. Later, after being informed about the incident, the police solved the sensitive case within hours and arrested three suspects from Ahmedabad based on clues linked to...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government on Wednesday announced that the project to upgrade the 51-km Ahmedabad–Mehsana highway into an eight-lane road, at an estimated cost of ₹2,630 crore, has been approved by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in a cabinet meeting. With the completion of the project, residents of Mehsana, Patan and Banaskantha districts of North Gujarat are expected to benefit significantly, fulfilling a long-pending demand, said Spokesperson Minister Jitubhai Vaghani. The ministe...Read More

Satlasana: An incident of stone-pelting during a wedding procession has been reported from Bedsma village in Satlasana taluka of Mehsana district. A woman was injured after a group of seven persons from the same community allegedly objected to the procession and threatened the groom’s family. Satlasana police have registered a case against the accused and launched an investigation. According to the complaint, the wedding procession of Navghansinh, son of Pradhanji Chauhan, was proceeding thro...Read More

Mehsana: Concerned over a persistently skewed sex ratio in parts of the district, the Mehsana district administration has launched a focused social awareness campaign aimed at improving the birth rate of girl children in villages where the imbalance is most severe. While the health department has so far relied on strict monitoring of gynecologists and sting operations to curb female foeticide, the district has now shifted its approach to address the issue at the community level. The initiative ...Read More

Visnagar: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat on Friday trapped and arrested the in-charge Commanding Officer of the Home Guard Unit, Visnagar, while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹2,000 for processing transfer-related paperwork. The accused, Hareshkumar Mangaldas Rathod, is posted as In-charge Officer Commanding of the Home Guard Unit, Visnagar, in Mehsana district. According to the ACB, the complainant had earlier applied for a transfer from the Home Guard Unit, Visnagar, to the H...Read More

New Delhi: A youth hailing from Mehsana in north Gujarat, who had entered the United States illegally, was arrested at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) after allegedly returning to India using a forged passport issued in another person’s name, amid a crackdown by US authorities on undocumented immigrants. The 30-year-old accused, Jigar Patel, a resident of Gayatri Society in Mehsana, arrived at IGIA’s Terminal 3 as a deportee on Air India flight AI 126 around 12.30 pm. A complaint...Read More

New Delhi: Haribhai Patel, the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Mehsana Lok Sabha constituency, has called for the establishment of a United States of America Visa Facilitation Services center in Gujarat. The MP raised the proposal during the ongoing winter session of Parliament. Patel stated that currently, there are no dedicated U.S. visa posts present in the state of Gujarat. This absence forces residents seeking U.S. visa applications and related services to travel to distant major ci...Read More

Mehsana: A young man in Bahucharaji, Mehsana, has died after being attacked by a stray cow, marking yet another fatal incident in the state due to the menace of stray cattle. The victim, Sureshji Thakor, was seriously injured when a cow rammed into him with its horns and kicked him. He was rushed to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries during treatment. Another woman, Geetaben Thakor, was also seriously injured in the incident after being hit by the same cow. Reports indicate that stray ...Read More

Mehsana: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Mehsana has conducted a search on the locker of Dilipkumar Ratilal Patel, Deputy Executive Engineer, Class-2, Road and Building Department, Sub-Division Visnagar, in connection with a corruption case. According to the ACB, Patel allegedly earned ₹37,05,517 between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023, which is 16% more than his legal income from lawful sources during the same period. Following this, a case was registered at the Mehsana ACB Post O...Read More