Mehsana: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has declared its mandate for the upcoming elections of the Unjha Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC). The BJP has announced its official candidates for the elections of the largest marketing yard in Asia. The party has fielded candidates for 10 seats in the farmer category and 4 seats in the trader category. Former APMC chairman Dinesh Patel's group and Supreet Patel, grandson of former MLA Narayan Patel, are among the leaders who have...Read More

Ahmedabad: In protest against the continued collection of toll tax on the Vadodara-Halol and Adalaj-Mehsana roads, despite recovering several times the construction costs, 16 lakh commercial vehicle owners in Gujarat will refuse to pay tolls on these roads starting December 21. The Akhil Gujarat Truck Transport Association stated that toll collection on these roads began in 2001-02 and alleged that while the roads were built at a cost of ₹515.19 crore, the toll collected so far is nearly ₹3,...Read More

Mehsana: The Income Tax department is carrying out search operations on the renowned Radhe Group in Mehsana and its associates. Joint searches were conducted at the group's premises in Mehsana and at the properties of its associates in Ahmedabad and Morbi. Over two dozen teams are involved in the operation, raising the possibility of uncovering significant instances of benami (proxy) transactions. It is learned that the IT department is investigating Mahendra Patel of the Radhe Group and his ...Read More

Meshana: In a strange chain of events, a 33-year-old man from Vijapur, who was thought to be dead and cremated by his family, returned home after his "besana" (memorial service). This bizarre story involves Brijesh Suthar, a resident of Prabhunagar Society in Vijapur, Mehsana. Brijesh had left home on October 27th, without informing his family. He had been investing in the stock market in Ahmedabad and had been under considerable stress for the past few days. His family reported him missing a...Read More

Mehsana: A day after Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal protested at Ganpat University in Kherva, Mehsana, over videos showing students offering namaaz on campus, the university issued a statement on Wednesday. The university clarified that the students in the video were new and possibly unaware of the institution's rules. The videos emerged earlier in the week, prompting VHP and Bajrang Dal members to protest on Tuesday by reciting Hanuman Chalisa, chanting Ram Dhun, and sprinkling ...Read More

Mehsana: In a tragic incident during the Gujarat State Boxing Championships, Karan Pipaliya, a 19-year-old boxer from Surat, was declared brain dead after sustaining a head injury in a bout in Mehsana. During a match held at the Sardar Patel Sports Complex in Panchot, Karan faced Harshvardhan Rathore in the 63.5 kg weight category. According to reports, Harshvardhan had a clear advantage over Karan in the initial two rounds. Later, he landed a punch to Karan's head. Despite this, the fight co...Read More

Gandhinagar: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has decided to allocate ₹262.56 crore for the development of the Ahmedabad-Mehsana-Palanpur road under the high-speed corridor initiative, the Gujarat government announced today. In this year's budget, the state government set aside provisions to develop heavily trafficked highways as high-speed corridors at an estimated cost of ₹3,100 crores. This initiative aims to facilitate transportation through improved road infrastructure and safer routes...Read More

Ahmedabad: A couple from Gozaria village was apprehended recently at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi for possessing tampered passports. Ashish Patel and his wife, Heena Patel, from Jotana, arrive at IGI Airport after flying from Kathmandu, Nepal. During immigration clearance, officials find that pages 4, 6, and 8 of both passports are torn, indicating an attempt to remove visa entries. The couple allegedly tore pages from their passports on the instructions of their travel ...Read More

Mehsana: Visnagar taluka police have booked a father-son duo for defrauding several people of crores of rupees by promising to double their money through a Ponzi scheme. According to the complaint filed by a farmer from Kada village in Visnagar taluka, Kiritsinh Chawda and his son Vishalsinh Chawda took Rs. 7.5 lakh from the complainant for an investment scheme that promised to double the money in 75 days. The accused provided a cheque to the complainant, but when he attempted to cash it, the...Read More

Gandhinagar: Mansa taluka in the state capital, Gandhinagar, received the highest amount of rain today from 6 am to 2 pm, recording 4.29 inches of rain. Other talukas that also experienced heavy rainfall include Vijapur with 3.98 inches, Mahesana with 3.35 inches, Deesa with 3.03 inches, and Prantij with 2.95 inches. A total of 104 talukas received rain today until 2 pm, and among them, only 23 talukas recorded over an inch of rain. While 9 talukas, mostly in the North Gujarat region, receive...Read More