Bikaner: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated, laid the foundation stone, and dedicated to the nation multiple development projects worth ₹26,000 crore in Bikaner, Rajasthan. Among these projects was the virtual inauguration of 18 railway stations in Gujarat that have been redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Scheme of the Union Government. The stations at Uttran, Kosamba Junction, Karamsad, Dakor, Derol, Samakhiali Junction, Hapa, Kanalus Junction, Jamwanthali, Morbi, Mithapur, Okha,...Read More

Amreli: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has apprehended the Range Forest Officer and a computer operator in Rajula on bribery charges. The accused Range Forest Officer, Yograjsinh Mulubha Rathod, is stationed in Rajula within Amreli district. Another accused, Vismay Rajyaguru, is a computer operator (employed on a contractual basis) who works with Yograjsinh. According to the ACB, a complainant in this case had deposited Rs. 5 lakh for an annual contract approved for civil construction wo...Read More

Amreli: About two decades ago, the land was purchased for setting up a copper plant on Hindorna-Barpatoli stretch and public hearing was held for proposed plant. After an agitation, the proposal was shelved. However now the proposal has been revived again and an environmental hearing is going to take place on March 13. The company representatives had dropped their Nigala visit last year after protests from the locals last year. The company now plans to reenter with fresh plans. The projec...Read More

Amreli: A crime has been filed at Rajula Police Station after a Muslim man allegedly kidnapped a Hindu female. Today, the family members of the Hindu female gathered at Rajula Police station along with a large number of people form Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal, demanding strict action in the case. According to the police, Bharatbhai Punabhai resides in Dholiya Dungar in Rajula. His wife woke up late at night to find their daughter missing. The parents contacted their known relatives ...Read More

Amreli: The forest department on Friday night rescued and caged a lioness that had become violent, attacking three people in Vavera village of Rajula taluka in a single day. The lioness was caught at the end of a 10-hour mega operation by the forest department. According to the details, the aggressive lioness attacked Washrambhai Solanki and Manjuben Solanki, residents of Vavera village, on Friday morning. Both individuals were shifted to Rajula Hospital for treatment in a bloody condition. ...Read More

Amreli: A lioness was left severely injured after colliding with a passenger train near Rajula town in the Shetrunji wildlife division. The incident occurred around 7:30 pm on January 20th when the Surat-bound Mahuva-Surat express train struck a lioness between Ringaliyana Mota and Doliya villages, approximately 17 km east of Rajula town. This marks the third train-lion collision in Amreli this month. In the earlier two incidents, the big cats had succumbed to their injuries. It has been l...Read More

Amreli: Local legislator of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Hirabhai Solanki today ventured into the sea in order to rescue three youths from coastal Patva village who were drowning. Solanki along with his aides reached the sea shore and also entered into the sea to find and rescue the youths. Out of four youths, three youths were rescued while the fourth youth was still missing in the sea. On Solanaki's call the rescue team also arrived at the spot and started a search operation for the ...Read More

Amreli: The forest department has registered an offence and arrested three people for harassing a lion, which was crossing the bridge over a river at Rampara -2 village near Rajula of Amreli district, and making viral a video of the act on social media. According to details made public by DCF, Jayant Patel, and RFO, Vegda, certain people were involved in harassing a lion which was passing over the river bridge at Ramapara -2 village. When the terrified lion started running, these people recor...Read More

Gandhinagar: Congress MLA from Rajula Ambrish Der sat on a-day long protest in Gandhinagar against non-payment of crores of rupees of dues by Anil Ambani led Reliance Naval and Engineering Limited to 150 vendors and merchants in his Rajula constituency. Der and others also approached Chief Secretary JN Singh seeking his intervention. Der had earlier staged dharna at Pipavav where Reliance Defense facility is located. Der said if state government fails to bring solution, he will move his dharna a...Read More