Kheda: The district administration today demolished illegal constructions belonging to Steven McEwan, the primary accused in the illegal religious conversion case that was busted in Nadiad last month. The administration carried out a bulldozer operation to remove the illegal structures allegedly constructed by McEwan near the Ram Talavdi on Mission Road in Nadiad. The case came to light in September, when it was revealed that the Restoration and Revival Foundation Trust, run by Steven McEwan...Read More

Nadiad: The local police have arrested another accused in the alleged illegal religious conversion case that surfaced last month. The accused was presented in court, which granted a five-day police remand until October 11, 2025. Preliminary reports indicate that the arrested person was involved in conducting conversion ceremonies. The case first came to light on September 9, 2025, when authorities revealed that the organizations Restoration and Revival Foundation Trust, operating near Ram Tal...Read More

Gujarat: Nadiad police have busted an international religious conversion racket and arrested Steven McEwan, who was running a trust. He is accused of bringing people from tribal districts of Gujarat as well as from other states to carry out illegal religious conversions. Briefing the media, a senior police officer said, "An FIR was filed at Nadiad West Police Station on 9th September under the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act. There were two accused in the case, both trustees of the organization...Read More

Nadiad: Members of the Hindu Dharma Sena today filed a written complaint with Nadiad West Police, alleging the operation of a suspicious religious conversion racket in the city and demanding strict legal action. It has been alleged that the conversion activities are being carried out at a house in Ashirwad Society, with an organization called “Restoration and Revival Bible” reportedly behind the operations. The Hindu Dharma Sena claimed that the group is brainwashing more than 40 young men ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has apprehended one Jaseem Shahnawaz Ansari from Nadiad and his juvenile accomplice for allegedly carrying out cyberattacks on Indian government websites and sharing posts with anti-India messages. The attacks intensified around the time of Operation Sindoor, India’s military response to the Pahalgam terror incident. The accused also posted screenshots of these attacks on their Telegram channel. In an official release, the Gujarat ATS stated t...Read More

Nadiad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat today nabbed Mitulkumar Ambalal Kachhiya, Deputy Chitnis (Class-3) of the Irrigation Department at the District Panchayat Office in Nadiad, Kheda, for accepting a bribe of ₹4,050. According to the ACB, the complainant had completed a drainage line project at the Alindra Gram Panchayat office under the 15th Finance Commission grant, with the final bill amounting to ₹2.7 lakh. To process the bill, a counter-signature from the Executive Engin...Read More

Porbandar: Over 685 artists from the North Eastern states received a warm welcome at Nadiad railway station as they arrived for the Madhavpur Ghed Fair 2025 in Porbandar district. The artists, representing 28 teams from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Tripura, were greeted with traditional drum beats, floral garlands, and ceremonial tilak by local officials. To ensure smooth transportation, the government had arranged a special Kamakhya-Ahmedabad t...Read More

Nadiad: An infrastructure project is set to transform Nadiad's connectivity with the announcement of a new flyover designed to link the city's east and west areas. The flyover, planned over the Shreyas Garna Railway Line, aims to alleviate the persistent traffic congestion on Santram Road, a major thoroughfare experiencing daily traffic of over 20,000 to 25,000 people. The Nadiad Municipal Corporation, since its establishment, has been focusing on enhancing civic amenities. This flyover, a mult...Read More

Nadiad: Doctors at Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital (MPUH) performed a complex kidney surgery, removing a large 25-centimeter kidney tumor from a 35-year-old woman with a single functioning kidney. The surgery was led by senior urological surgeon Dr. Abhishek Singh, using an advanced robotic surgery technology, da Vinci. Initially, the patient presented with a large abdominal mass. After undergoing diagnostic imaging, including CT scans, it revealed that she had angiomyolipoma (AML), a mas...Read More