Panchmahal: The Sardar City Waterpark in Pavagadh was sealed by authorities on Thursday after it was found operating without required permissions. The district administration took action when officials, during a routine land inspection, found the park open to visitors despite lacking clearance from the district-level committee. Panchmahal district collector Ashish Kumar confirmed that although the waterpark had applied for permissions and obtained departmental approvals, it had not yet received...Read More

Gandhinagar: As part of the initiative to provide clean drinking water to every household, a new Sarsav Group Water Supply Scheme is being developed in Panchmahal district through a bulk pipeline sourced from the Narmada main canal at an estimated cost of ₹31.62 crore, Water Supply Minister Kunwarji Bavaliya stated while responding to a question in the Assembly. Providing further details, the Minister said that the Sarsav Group Scheme will supply drinking water to approximately 82,300 residen...Read More

Panchmahal: Panch Mahotsav 2024, held near Vadatalav close to Pavagadh, which is organized annually by the district administration, is set to begin tomorrow. The annual event, originally scheduled for December 27th to 29th, 2024, was postponed due to the national mourning period following the demise of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. The event has now been rescheduled to take place from January 2nd to 4th. The famous pilgrimage site, Pavagadh, hosts Panch Mahotsav every year. The fe...Read More

Kalol: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat today nabbed Rakeshkumar Suthariya, a Circle Officer and Deputy Mamlatdar, for accepting a bribe of ₹10,000. According to the ACB, the accused demanded ₹1,00,000 in installments to approve the complainant's application for using government land for farming purposes. Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant contacted the ACB via their toll-free number (1064). A trap was subsequently conducted by the ACB at the Circle Officer's chamber i...Read More

Panchmahal: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel made a surprise visit today to the under-construction building of Chota Udepur Civil Hospital in Panchmahal district. The CM was in the district to participate in Kanya Kelavani Mahotsav and School Praveshotsav 2024, a three-day statewide school admission festival being held from June 26th to 28th. The Chief Minister visited the Rs. 20 crore under-construction building of the 200-bed hospital in the Civil Hospital compound in Chota Udepur. He...Read More

Panchmahal: In another setback to the main opposition party Congress ahead of Lok Sabha polls in the state, its dummy candidate for the Panchmahal seat is set to join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party today. Dushyantsinh Chauhan, who had filed nomination papers as a dummy candidate for the Lok Sabha elections, will join the BJP in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Dushyantsinh Chauhan's wife, Rashmika Chauhan, who is the leader of the opposition in the District Panchayat, along w...Read More

Panchmahal: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, former MP from the Godhra seat and former chairman of Panchmahal Dairy, Bhupendrasinh Solanki, rejoined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today. Solanki, who served as a member of Parliament from the Godhra constituency during 1999-2009 in the 13th and 14th Lok Sabha, had resigned from the BJP after not being given a Lok Sabha ticket in 2019. In 2019, Solanki contested as an independent candidate; however, BJP's Ratansinh Rathod won the election...Read More

Godhra: Panchmahal Congress candidate Gulabsinh Chauhan is facing trust deficit among a large number of Congress workers in his constituency area. A sizeable number of Congress workers from Shahera and Godhra gathered and held a meeting opposing Gulabsinh's selection as candidate by party. The Congress workers told media persons that Gulabsinh was originally from BJP and he would eventually join BJP only. They also alleged that Gulabsinh roams around with 'B' team of BJP. Somsinh Chauhan...Read More

Gandhinagar: Main opposition Congress party is going to field Gulabsinh Chauhan on Panchmahal Lok Sabha seat. Chauhan is MLA from Luawada constituency which is part of Panchmahal seat. Though Congress has not officially declared his name, it is learnt that Chauhan is telephonically conveyed about his selection as party candidate by party high-command. Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has weeks ago declared Rajlapsinh Jadav's name as candidate of Panchmahal seat. Gulabsinh's father was transpo...Read More