Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat today ordered the premature retirement of another Class 1 officer. The State Government, in the public interest, has prematurely retired Pankaj I. Barot, Municipal Chief Officer Class-1 of Petlad Municipality, with immediate effect from July 20, 2024. Deputy Secretary of the Urban Development and Urban Housing Department, Manish Shah, in a notification stated, "In exercise of the powers conferred by Rule 10(4) of the Gujarat Civil Services (Pension) Rule...Read More

Vadodara: A former six-time Congress MLA from the Petlad assembly seat, Niranjan Patel, joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday. The event, held in Anand in the presence of Gujarat BJP President C R Patil, saw several members from Congress, NCP, and AAP also joining the party alongside the ex-Congress MLA. The event was organized by Mitesh Patel, the sitting MP from Anand and the BJP candidate for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Niranjan resigned from the Congress party in...Read More

Anand: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat on Friday nabbed a 'Talati cum Mantri' of Simrada Gram Panchayat and his accomplice in a bribery case involving Rs. 20,000 in the Petlad taluka here. As per the details of the case, the complainant had been leasing the pond owned by Seemarda Gram Panchayat for fish farming by paying an annual rent of Rs. 60,000 from 01/07/2020 to 10/06/2025 to the Assistant Fisheries Director in Anand. Seemarda Gram Panchayat had resolved to deepen the pond f...Read More

Anand:  Petlad Congress MLA Niranjan Patel has resigned from the Congress party. He made this announcement through a letter. Upset by the denial of the ticket by the party, Patel has also announced his resignation from the State assembly. Congress Party has given the ticket to Dr Prakash Parmar from this seat after dropping Patel. Patel is a six-time MLA. This change of candidates is seen as a gamble by congress as Petlad is Congress party's safest seat. DeshGujarat   Read More

Anand: The Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat, on Monday gave assent to bring some areas of Borsad and Petlad town in Anand District under the Disturbed Areas Act. The state government, to prevent distress in communally sensitive areas, has imposed the Gujarat Prohibition of Transfer of Immovable Property and Provision for Protection of Tenants from Premises in Disturbed Areas Act (1991). The decision came after some members of the Anjana community gave a memorandum to the Chief Officers of ...Read More

Anand: Sunni Muslims in Petlad town of Anand district observed a day-long strike today against alleged attacks on Muslims in Tripura State and also against alleged remarks of Shia cleric Wasin Rizvi against Paygambar. All shops run by Sunni Muslim community remained shut today following this strike call. DeshGujaratRead More

Petlad: Petlad based veterinary clinic has become the first in Gujarat to have anesthesia machine for surgery of animals. Rs 11 lakh new facility has been created through district collector's grant. In order to ensure that the machine is properly utilized, a two-day training camp has been organized for veterinary doctors. Dr. Senthilkumar has been called from Chennai to give this training. According to district panchayat president Natwarsinh Mahida, 40% families in Anand district are involved in...Read More

Petlad (Anand): The ruling BJP in Gujarat today snatched yet another local body from the fold of Congress when its candidate Jaiminiben R Patel was elected the president of Petlad municipality in Anand district. 36 seat Petlad Municipality was won by Congress in the local body polls in November 2015 with maximum 20 seats in its kitty, BJP got 14 while two independents were also elected. Renukaben Vaghela of Congress who was elected president of the local body had resigned on...Read More