Sabarkantha: A major accident occurred early this morning near Himmatnagar, in which seven people lost their lives on the spot and one person was injured after an Innova car crashed into the back of a trailer truck on the highway. All eight passengers in the Innova were residents of Ahmedabad and were traveling from Shamlaji to Ahmedabad. The accident was so severe that the front side of the Innova was completely shattered, and the bodies of the passengers were trapped inside. Rescue teams ha...Read More

Peepli: A kilometers-long traffic jam occurred on the Udaipur-Shamlaji section of National Highway 48 near the Peepli area as the highway became inundated and waterlogged due to heavy rains and the overflowing of a lake in Kesariyaji. As a consequence of the waterlogging, approximately 10 kilometers of traffic jam persisted for over 12 hours, with hundreds of trucks stranded while traveling between Gujarat and Rajasthan. Visuals show vehicles submerged in water, with some trucks appearing to ...Read More

Shamlaji: Devotees visiting the Shamlaji Temple in Aravalli district of North Gujarat will soon witness a laser show at the temple. A laser projection show depicting the history, significance, and religious stories of Shamlaji temple will soon be launched at the temple. The laser projections will be displayed on the temple structure including its Shikhar during the evening hours after sunset. Rehearsals for the laser show have already begun at the temple, and video clips of the rehearsals hav...Read More

Shamlaji: The state government is likely to give the status of 'Taluka' to Shamlaji after separating it from Bhiloda taluka in Aravalli district. Aravalli district has 6 talukas at present namely Modasa, Bhiloda, Bayad, Malpur, Meghraj and Dhansura. The number of talukas is likely to increase to 7 after the separation of Shamlaji from Bayad taluka. The local administration has started preparing reports after the revenue department of the state sent a notification to Aravalli Jilla Panchayat ...Read More

   The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone, inaugurated and dedicated to the nation projects worth over Rs. 5500 crores in Nathdwara, Rajasthan today. The development projects focus on bolstering infrastructure and connectivity in the region where the railway and road projects will facilitate the movement of goods and services, thereby boosting trade and commerce and improving the socio-economic conditions of the people in the region. Addressing the gatherin...Read More

Aravalli: The merchants and locals of Shamlaji gathered at Ahmedabad-Udaipur National Highway No. 8 to protest against the national highway authority alleging that the recent flooding in the town was caused due to no arrangement of water disposal. The construction of six lane Ahmedabad-Udaipur National Highway no. 8 connecting Delhi and Mumbai is ongoing in slow pace. The highway is built by cutting the hills near Shamlaji. The locals alleged that the rainwater flooded the houses and markets...Read More

Mahesana: The process of land acquisition for a 4-lane National Highway connecting Rampura (cooks) in Mehsana taluka to Shamlaji has formally begun. The private company that has been awarded the contract for the 132 kilometer long highway visited regional offices at Mehsana, Kheralu, and Prantij. In the last two years, land acquisition around Mehsana city for the railway freight corridor, Patan-Prantij National Highway, and the Ahmedabad-Tharad National Highway has left people feeling confus...Read More

Shamlaji: Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has nabbed a forest guard of a forest check-post in Shamlaji under the Range Forest Officer’s office in Shamlaji in Aravalli district in a bribe case of Rs 300. ACB Aravalli had confidentially received information that the employees and officers at Shamlaji forest check post demand bribes apart from the standard fees from the drivers carrying woods in their vehicles. To verify the information, ACB planned a decoy trap with help of a truck d...Read More