Panchmahal: The Anti-Corruption Bureau of Gujarat has nabbed a Talati cum Mantri of Kanetia Gram Panchayat in Kalol taluka in a bribery case involving ₹3,500. According to the case details, the complainant had carried out construction work on two new houses. After completing the construction and assessment, the complainant met with the accused, Vitthalbhai Ghanshyambhai Solanki, the Talati cum Minister, Class 3, at the panchayat office on September 6, 2023. During the meeting, the accused inf...Read More

Panchmahal: Fatesinh Chauhan, an MLA from the ruling Bhartiya Janta party (BJP) representing the Kalol constituency in Panchmahal, has stated that the Swaminarayan sect is not centered around knowledge but rather an institution focused on collecting money. A video featuring MLA Fatesinh Chauhan has gone viral on social media, in which he can be watched saying, "Once I visited Sokhda Swaminarayan temple and I asked these people (Swaminarayan sect) if they believe in a sadguru, and they said no...Read More

Panchmahal: Special Operation Group (SOG) police nabbed Mustak Padva from Vejalpur in Kalol taluka of Panchmahal, for traveling to a foreign country using a passport with a fake name. Mustak Hussainbhai Padva, residing in Mota Maholla, Vejalpur, runs Usmania Tours & Travels here in town. SOG received information that he had traveled to a foreign country using a passport obtained with the help of a fake name on an Aadhaar card. SOG verified his documents at the regional passport office in ...Read More

Halol: Four children under the age of five lost their lives when a wall of an abandoned factory collapsed onto their makeshift tents. The incident occurred in Halol taluka due to incessant heavy rains. Additionally, Five other individuals including two children have sustained injuries in the unfortunate incident. The children who have lost their lives are Chiriram Damor (5), Abhishek Bhuriya (4), Gungun Bhuriya (2), and Muskan Bhuriya (5). According to the police, the affected families had...Read More

Panchmahal: The police on Monday arrested two men for allegedly brutally assaulting a dog that was sleeping outside a residence in Mora village of Morva Hadaf taluka. The accused individuals, identified as Shehzad Gurji and Ahmed Gurji, are residents of the same village. They justified their actions by claiming that dogs in the village had been attacking and killing their goats. The incident took place late on Thursday night, and on Sunday, a resident near the house where the incident occu...Read More

Panchmahal: Fire erupted in the forests of Pavagadh Hill in the Halol taluka on Saturday night. This forest fire caused damage to over 6 hectares of forest and created chaos for the district administration. Despite the efforts of firemen and forest officials who rushed to the area, the strong winds made it challenging to extinguish the flames. The officials felt relieved when rainfall occurred at approximately 3 am which immensely helped against the fire. The Pavagadh hill is home to the famo...Read More

Vadodara: Police have booked 71 people including sarpanches, TDOs, talati-cum-secretaries of Malu, Jorapura, and Palla gram panchayats in Ghoghamba taluka in Godhra. The complaint alleges that duplicate job cards were created under the MGNREGA scheme, resulting in the malpractice of Rs 80 lakh. The fraudulent activity occurred in three different village panchayats in Ghoghamba taluka between 2009 and 2014. K P Parghi, the TDO of Ghoghamba, filed three separate complaints regarding the fraud a...Read More

Panchmahal: In yet another incident of stray dog attacks in the state, more than five dogs attacked a five-year-old boy in Halol on Tuesday. The incident occurred when the boy went to check if his grandparents had returned home and was returning to his house nearby when the dogs attacked him, biting him multiple times on his body, including his private parts. Locals rescued the boy and took him to the Halol Referral Hospital for primary treatment. He was later transferred to SSG Hospital ...Read More

Panchmahal: The additional session court in Halol on Tuesday acquitted 22 people, accused of killing 17 members of a minority community due to a lack of evidence in a case. The incident had occurred in Delol village of Panchmahal district. Eight of these 22 accused arrested in 2004 already died during the long trial in a case stemming from 2002 post-Godhra communal riots in the State. “The court acquitted all the accused in the case of rioting and murder of 17 members of a minority commu...Read More

Panchmahal: Senior citizens and Divyang devotees now will be able to reach Mahakali Mandir at Pavagadh Hill easily. Two elevators at the cost of Rs. 20 crores are going to be installed here to reach the temple of Mahakali atop the hill for use by Divyangs and Senior Citizens. To pay a visit to Kalika Temple atop Pavagadh hill at present, devotees have to climb 2200 stairs from upside Ropeway station to Temple. This was the cause of a lot of trouble for the elderly and specially-abled people, ...Read More