Patan: An internal rift within the Gujarat Congress reportedly over a disagreement regarding the appointment of the Patan District SC Morcha president has come out in the public fore. The issue has triggered a war of words between two Congress MLAs, Jignesh Mevani and Kirit Patel. The dispute intensified during a public event in Patan held to mark the birth anniversary of Veer Meghmaya Satam, where Mevani delivered a sharp and aggressive speech. Without naming anyone directly, Mevani warned, â€...Read More

Patan: The Gujarat Congress may face another setback as Patan MLA Kirit Patel has expressed strong displeasure over the internal functioning of the party and warned that he may resign from the position of the party’s Chief Whip in the Gujarat Assembly if his concerns are not addressed. Patel has alleged that loyal and dedicated Congress workers are being ignored, while no action is being taken against those involved in anti-party activities. Issuing a warning, he said that if his demands are ...Read More

Patan: A dispute over the appointment of the Scheduled Caste (SC) Morcha president in the Patan District Congress escalated on Monday after Jaya Ben Shah was named to the post, replacing former president Hasmukh Saxena. Aggrieved workers and leaders locked the district Congress office and staged a protest demanding Saxena’s reinstatement, while slogans were raised against MLA Jignesh Mevani and party leader Hitendra Pithadiya. Former president Hasmukh Saxena alleged that Mevani and Pithadiya ...Read More

Patan: A group of anti-social elements allegedly pelted stones at vehicles on the Shihori Highway in Patan district on Tuesday night, damaging multiple buses and trucks and creating panic among commuters. The incident occurred near Nayta village in Saraswati taluka. According to officials, three GSRTC buses and five dumpers were targeted. The miscreants, riding on motorcycles, hurled stones at passing vehicles and fled before the drivers could react. The impact shattered several windowpanes, ca...Read More

Patan: The Border Security Force (BSF) has apprehended a middle-aged Pakistani national who was attempting to infiltrate Indian territory near Santlalpur taluka in Patan district. The individual was later handed over to Santlalpur Police for further investigation. According to initial reports, BSF personnel detained the man during a routine patrol approximately 50 km north of the Santlalpur Police Station. He has been identified as Mohammad Nawaz Abdul Majid, alias Maja, a resident of Village B...Read More

Patan: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 30, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3 lakh on The Ranuj Nagrik Sahakari Bank Limited, in Patan, for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Management of Advances – UCBs’ and ‘Customer Protection – Limiting Liability of Customers of Co-operative Banks in Unauthorized Electronic Banking Transactions’. The statutory inspection of the bank was conducted by the RBI with reference to its finan...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for three districts of Gujarat for the next 24 hours, as they are likely to receive very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall. According to the IMD bulletin, Kutch, Banaskantha, and Patan are expected to experience heavy to very heavy rain, with extremely heavy showers in isolated areas until 8:30 am on Tuesday. Additionally, Surendranagar, Jamnagar, Morbi, and Dwarka have been placed on an orange alert for heavy to ver...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat, home to global companies like Sun Pharma, Zydus Cadila, Intas Pharmaceuticals, Amneal Pharmaceuticals, and many more, has been contributing significantly to India’s pharmaceuticals sector growth. Notably, the North Gujarat region contributes 12% to the state’s manufacturing output of pharmaceuticals. Mehsana presents significant opportunities in the manufacturing of bulk drugs, APIs, intermediates, and formulations, supported by established companies like Torrent Pharm...Read More

Patan: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat has arrested a Home Guard member of the Patan unit in a bribery case involving a sum of Rs. 2,000. According to the ACB, a Home Guard employee had filed a complaint. The complainant’s salary bill of ₹12,000 was to be approved, and the accused, Rajeshkumar Kantilal Vaishnav, demanded a bribe of ₹2,000 for the approval. Acting on the complaint, the ACB team set up a trap at the Patan city Home Guard unit office on Monday. The accused, Raje...Read More

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated July 31, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh on The Chanasma Nagrik Sahakari Bank Limited, Chanasma, in Gujarat, for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on Customer Protection – Limiting Liability of Customers of Co-operative Banks in Unauthorised Electronic Banking Transactions. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Se...Read More