Mahisagar: Santaramapur police arrested the current and former bank managers of Bank of Baroda in a 2024 banking fraud case. The case first came to light in 2024 and revealed that around 35 individuals allegedly defrauded the bank of ₹3.55 crore by submitting fake documents. So far, 20 accused have been arrested in this personal loan scam, including the latest arrests of the current manager and former manager Bhupesh Purohit. The police are investigating the matter further to identify additio...Read More

Mahisagar: Local police have filed an FIR against employees, officials, and contractors of the Ajanta Hydro Power Project following the deaths of five workers at the company’s Dolatpura hydel plant, operated by Ajanta Energy Pvt Ltd. The company is owned by Morbi-based industrialist Jaysukh Patel, who is also one of the accused in the Morbi bridge collapse case. According to the FIR filed with Lunawada Taluka police, the tragedy occurred on September 4 when water was released from Kadana Dam....Read More

Mahisagar: Five workers drowned while working in a well of a hydro power project near Dolatpura village, around 20 km from Kadana Dam, after a sudden release of 1.25 lakh cusecs of water from the dam. The incident occurred today around 4 pm when the workers had gone to repair machinery in the hydro project well. According to reports, about 20 workers managed to run to safety, while five workers drowned in the rising water. The workers were employed under a contract with Oreva Group, a company o...Read More

Mahisagar: In yet another disturbing incident following the recent murder of a Class 10 student in Ahmedabad, a Class 8 boy was stabbed by his classmate at a primary school in Balasinor town of Mahisagar district on Thursday. Police said the victim sustained injuries on his waist, abdomen, and shoulder but is out of danger. A preliminary probe revealed that the attack was triggered by a quarrel over a trivial matter. The boy was stabbed three times. Mahisagar Superintendent of Police Jaydeepsi...Read More

Mahisagar: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat today nabbed a Gram Sevak in a bribe case involving ₹10,000. The accused, Maheshbhai Paragbhai Vankar (age 42), serving at Thana Savli Gram Panchayat in Lunawada taluka, was caught red-handed accepting the bribe in a trap set up by the ACB. According to the ACB, the complainant had been sanctioned a house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. The first installment of ₹30,000 was deposited in their Baroda Bank account on April 10, 2024...Read More

Ahmedabad: In a first-of-its-kind action in Gujarat, the Mahisagar District Road Safety Committee has imposed a penalty of ₹10,000 on a National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) official for failing to repair potholes on a stretch of National Highway-47 (NH-47) between Godhra and Ahmedabad. The fine was levied against the Project Director of the Project Implementation Unit (PIU), Ahmedabad-Godhra Region, for ignoring repeated instructions to carry out urgent road repairs. According to an of...Read More

Dabka (Padra): On the auspicious occasion of Ganga Saptami, the residents of Dabka village in Padra taluka celebrated the unique Chundadi Manorath festival with great fervor. A remarkable 351-meter long chundi (a sacred cloth) was offered to Lokmata Mahisagar (Mother Mahisagar River) by stretching it across the entire width of the holy river. The Chundadi Manorath is a tradition observed by the villagers for the well-being of all. The festivities commenced with a vibrant procession through Dabk...Read More

Mahisagar: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat today nabbed two individuals for demanding and accepting a ₹20,000 bribe. According to the ACB, the complainant had been granted a house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, with the first and second installments deposited into their bank account. Accused Digvijaysinh Abhesinh Puwar (54), from Dadhaliya, acting on behalf of Arvindbhai Bhurabhai Vagadiya (45) from Thakorna Nadhra, Kadana taluka, whose daughter is the Sarpanch, demanded �...Read More

Mahisagar: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat has nabbed a Deputy Mamlatdar and Circle Officer of Sukhsar village from the Mamlatdar's Office in Fatepura in a bribe case involving ₹5,000. According to the ACB, the complainant, who required a property-related certificate (દારીપણાનો દાખલો), visited the Mamlatdar office in Fatepura to obtain the document. The complainant's property was registered under the name of his uncle's child, so he was advised to sub...Read More

Mahisagar: A child lost his eye after a lithium battery inside a toy he was playing with exploded. The incident occurred two days ago in Koydam village of Virpur taluka. The child, identified as Virendrasinh Thakor, a grade two student at Maa Gayatri International School near Lalsar Crossroads, was playing with the robotic toy he received from school when the battery exploded. The blast caused severe injuries to his eye and other parts of his body. The parents of the child rushed him to a ...Read More