Articles tagged under: Pirana

37 held for rioting, vandalism at Pirana Shrine

May 10, 2024
37 held for rioting, vandalism at Pirana Shrine

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad rural police have apprehended 37 individuals following vandalization and violence at the Pirana shrine. On Tuesday night, stones were hurled, resulting in injuries to four individuals, including a police officer. Superintendent of Police (Ahmedabad rural) Omprakash Jat stated, "A total of 37 individuals have been arrested so far, with more anticipated. Those detained have been booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) related to attempted mur...Read More

Prerna Tirth Pirana attacked, Murtis and Samadhi Mandir vandalized: Bajrang Dal

May 08, 2024
Prerna Tirth Pirana attacked, Murtis and Samadhi Mandir vandalized: Bajrang Dal

Gandhinagar: Bajrang Dal's Gujarat unit has posted videos and alleged that the pilgrim place of Hindus namely Prerna Teerth at Pirana near Karnavati city was attacked today by radical Jihadias. The Bajrand Dal in its tweet also claimed that Samadhi Mandir and Murtis of Devi -Devtas were attacked and vandalized. Bajrang Dal in another tweet claimed the Muslims in large number entered inside the Mandir campus by breaking the wall. Bajrang Dal urged for "treatment" of the people involved in this...Read More

95 lakh metric tonnes of waste removed from Pirana dumping site; 35 acres land cleared

September 20, 2023
95 lakh metric tonnes of waste removed from Pirana dumping site; 35 acres land cleared

Ahmedabad:The ‘Pirana Bio-Mining Project’ is a classic example of Waste Management, initiated in 2019 by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to segregate waste at the Pirana Dumpsite which today showcases ‘best practices’ in Waste Management across India. The need to clear the dumpsite was felt for a very long time due to the health and environmental hazards it posed for the people around it. The unbearable stench and toxic fumes had a widespread effect. It caused hurdles not only to pe...Read More

Gujarat HC rejects plea of Sunni organization on alleged conversion of a dargah in Pirana

September 04, 2023
Gujarat HC rejects plea of Sunni organization on alleged conversion of a dargah in Pirana

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a Muslim organisation opposing the alleged transformation of the Pir Imamshah Bawa dargah in Pirana village into a Hindu place of worship, deeming the petition "not acceptable" and reprimanding the petitioner for "turning the matter into a communal dispute." While dismissing the PIL on grounds of its maintainability, the bench led by Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal remarked, "These are issues created by un...Read More

In photos: Garbage mound being replaced with trees at Pirana, Aangi darshan at Derasara

September 07, 2021
In photos: Garbage mound being replaced with trees at Pirana,  Aangi darshan at Derasara

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