Panchmahal: One person died and several others were hospitalized after a gas leak at Gujarat Fluorochemical Limited (GFL) in Ghoghamba taluka of Panchmahal district on Wednesday afternoon. According to reports, 25 people were hospitalized. Among them, five workers sustained severe burn injuries, while others were critically affected by gas exposure. An investigation has been initiated. District Superintendent of Police (DSP) Haresh Dudhat and Additional Collector J. J. Patel visited the site t...Read More

Panchmahal: Halol taluka in Panchmahals experienced extremely heavy rain this morning, receiving over 6.69 inches of rainfall between 6 AM and 8 AM. By 2 PM, Halol recorded a total of 9.76 inches, followed by Umreth in Anand with 4.72 inches and Borsad with 3.07 inches of rain. Other talukas that recorded significant rainfall include Jambughoda and Ghoghamba in Panchmahals. Savli in Vadodara and Kamrej in Surat also saw more than 1.5 inches of downpour during the 8-hour period from 6 AM. A tota...Read More

Gandhinagar: In another administrative reshuffle on Monday, the Gujarat government has transferred Ajay Dahiya, IAS (RR:GJ:2014), who was serving as the Collector of Amreli. He has now been appointed as the Collector of Panchmahal-Godhra, replacing Shri Ashish Kumar, IAS, who has already been transferred. Additionally, Vikalp Bhardwaj, IAS (RR:GJ:2017), has been appointed as the new Collector of Amreli in place of Ajay Dahiya. The orders were issued by the General Administration Department of t...Read More

Panchmahal: A man accused in an MGNREGA fund misappropriation case in Panchmahal allegedly bit and assaulted a fellow villager, suspecting him of filing a complaint. Following the exposure of multi-crore MGNREGA scams in Dahod and Bharuch, similar irregularities were reported in Junidhari village, where a grievance portal complaint alleged fake payments for land leveling and well construction. Three people, including Sandeep Machhi, were named in the complaint. On Sunday, Sandeep confronte...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government will mark Gujarat Day on the 1st of May at Godhra in the Panchmahal district of Central Gujarat. The Chief Minister will inaugurate the IG office of Police at 10:06 am, followed by the launch of several development works at 10:30 am. The display of weapons will be held at Ramdarbar Mandir in Chhabanpur. The Chief Minister will lay the foundation stone of the milk processing plant of Panchamrut Dairy and also launch the Gau Sex Sorted Semen technology machine....Read More

Panchmahal: The Sardar City Waterpark in Pavagadh was sealed by authorities on Thursday after it was found operating without required permissions. The district administration took action when officials, during a routine land inspection, found the park open to visitors despite lacking clearance from the district-level committee. Panchmahal district collector Ashish Kumar confirmed that although the waterpark had applied for permissions and obtained departmental approvals, it had not yet received...Read More

Gandhinagar: As part of the initiative to provide clean drinking water to every household, a new Sarsav Group Water Supply Scheme is being developed in Panchmahal district through a bulk pipeline sourced from the Narmada main canal at an estimated cost of ₹31.62 crore, Water Supply Minister Kunwarji Bavaliya stated while responding to a question in the Assembly. Providing further details, the Minister said that the Sarsav Group Scheme will supply drinking water to approximately 82,300 residen...Read More

Panchmahal: Panch Mahotsav 2024, held near Vadatalav close to Pavagadh, which is organized annually by the district administration, is set to begin tomorrow. The annual event, originally scheduled for December 27th to 29th, 2024, was postponed due to the national mourning period following the demise of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. The event has now been rescheduled to take place from January 2nd to 4th. The famous pilgrimage site, Pavagadh, hosts Panch Mahotsav every year. The fe...Read More

Kalol: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat today nabbed Rakeshkumar Suthariya, a Circle Officer and Deputy Mamlatdar, for accepting a bribe of ₹10,000. According to the ACB, the accused demanded ₹1,00,000 in installments to approve the complainant's application for using government land for farming purposes. Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant contacted the ACB via their toll-free number (1064). A trap was subsequently conducted by the ACB at the Circle Officer's chamber i...Read More