Bharuch: BJP MLA Arunsinh Rana has publicly taken a stand against the party in Dudhdhara Dairy election. Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has suspended nine candidates who are supporters of MLA Arunsinh Rana. 6 of them are from Bharuch district, while 3 are from Narmada district. State BJP chief CR Patil has introduced a model in which the party decides candidates for all cooperative elections in the State. In Dudhdhara dairy polls, Arunsinh Rana fielded his panel of candidates against riv...Read More

Bharuch: The long-awaited entry and exit point on the Delhi–Mumbai Superfast Expressway near Ankleshwar’s Pungam village has been reopened, offering major relief to motorists after a five-day closure caused by heavy rains. With this, those coming from Ahmedabad and Vadodara can utilize the new river bridge over Narmada on Delhi - Mumbai Expressway's Vadodara - Surat stretch and reach Ankleshwar through Pungam exit, using an approach road. Traffic on the Pungam–Vadodara stretch has now res...Read More

Bharuch: In a strict action against anti-social elements, the district authorities today demolished illegal constructions at the residence of Nayan, also known as Bobda Kishorchandra Kaystha, a notorious bootlegger from Bharuch. The demolition was carried out by the Bharuch Ankleshwar Urban Development Authority (BAUDA) in the presence of police at Ravi Poojan Society, Zadeshwar area of Bharuch city. The operation was conducted under the direct supervision of newly appointed Bharuch District P...Read More

Bharuch, September 7 – A sudden closure of the unofficially opened Pungam–Dehgam expressway which is the part of Vadodara - Surat stretch of Delhi - Mumbai Expressway triggered massive traffic congestion on Friday night, leaving motorists stranded for hours on the Narmada Bridge. This stretch of Delhi - Mumbai Expressway is between Bharuch and Surat. Though it is not opened officially, the works are completed and the portion is quite motorable. For the past four days, vehicles from Vadodara...Read More

Narmada: At 11 am today, 23 gates of the state’s largest dam, the Sardar Sarovar Dam, were opened for water releases of over 4.7 lakh cusecs as the dam reached 91.07% of its capacity. Considered the lifeline of Gujarat, the dam built on the Narmada River has a gross storage capacity of 8,614.80 million cubic metres (MCM) against its designed storage of 9,460 MCM, with the water level standing at 135.98 metres compared to the Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 138.68 metres. Heavy rainfall in the N...Read More

Bharuch: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat has nabbed Kalpeshkumar Bachubhai Patel, in-charge principal of the Government Secondary School in Sarasad, Jhagadia taluka, Bharuch district, red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹31,000. According to ACB officials, the complainant, who operates an Eeco van, had been contracted under the School Transport Scheme to ferry students to and from the school. The accused allegedly demanded a commission of ₹3,000 per month from the transport bi...Read More

Bharuch: A disturbing case of cyber harassment has surfaced in Bharuch district, where over the past 10 days, more than 35 women working as Anganwadi workers have reportedly received sexually explicit video calls featuring pornographic content. The repeated and unsolicited calls, allegedly originating from a single phone number, have left the women mentally distressed, sleepless, and emotionally exhausted. The harassment has also begun to strain personal relationships at home, causing friction ...Read More

Bharuch: During his one-day visit to Bharuch district, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel today visited Ankleshwar GIDC to inspect work on a dedicated Transport and Parking Zone being developed by the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) over five hectares. This transport park is being built to address the growing traffic issues within Ankleshwar GIDC and to strengthen the estate’s logistics facilities for industrial goods storage. The transport hub will include a PEB warehouse with...Read More