Patan: The Border Security Force (BSF) has apprehended a middle-aged Pakistani national who was attempting to infiltrate Indian territory near Santlalpur taluka in Patan district. The individual was later handed over to Santlalpur Police for further investigation. According to initial reports, BSF personnel detained the man during a routine patrol approximately 50 km north of the Santlalpur Police Station. He has been identified as Mohammad Nawaz Abdul Majid, alias Maja, a resident of Village B...Read More

Patan: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 30, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3 lakh on The Ranuj Nagrik Sahakari Bank Limited, in Patan, for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Management of Advances – UCBs’ and ‘Customer Protection – Limiting Liability of Customers of Co-operative Banks in Unauthorized Electronic Banking Transactions’. The statutory inspection of the bank was conducted by the RBI with reference to its finan...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for three districts of Gujarat for the next 24 hours, as they are likely to receive very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall. According to the IMD bulletin, Kutch, Banaskantha, and Patan are expected to experience heavy to very heavy rain, with extremely heavy showers in isolated areas until 8:30 am on Tuesday. Additionally, Surendranagar, Jamnagar, Morbi, and Dwarka have been placed on an orange alert for heavy to ver...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat, home to global companies like Sun Pharma, Zydus Cadila, Intas Pharmaceuticals, Amneal Pharmaceuticals, and many more, has been contributing significantly to India’s pharmaceuticals sector growth. Notably, the North Gujarat region contributes 12% to the state’s manufacturing output of pharmaceuticals. Mehsana presents significant opportunities in the manufacturing of bulk drugs, APIs, intermediates, and formulations, supported by established companies like Torrent Pharm...Read More

Patan: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat has arrested a Home Guard member of the Patan unit in a bribery case involving a sum of Rs. 2,000. According to the ACB, a Home Guard employee had filed a complaint. The complainant’s salary bill of ₹12,000 was to be approved, and the accused, Rajeshkumar Kantilal Vaishnav, demanded a bribe of ₹2,000 for the approval. Acting on the complaint, the ACB team set up a trap at the Patan city Home Guard unit office on Monday. The accused, Raje...Read More

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated July 31, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh on The Chanasma Nagrik Sahakari Bank Limited, Chanasma, in Gujarat, for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on Customer Protection – Limiting Liability of Customers of Co-operative Banks in Unauthorised Electronic Banking Transactions. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Se...Read More

Patan: A violent clash broke out on Thursday night in Bhilvan village of Saraswati taluka. The incident occurred during a Dalit family's wedding celebration, when a mob from the Muslim community allegedly attacked them with sticks and rods over the playing of DJ music. It is alleged that the mob assaulted the family and looted their belongings when they resisted shutting down the music. Eight people were injured in the attack, leading to heightened tensions in the area. Upon receiving the comp...Read More

Kutch: In a blatant violation of the ceasefire announced this afternoon, Pakistan has once again launched drone attacks across India's border districts, including Kutch in Gujarat. Multiple drones sent by Pakistan have been intercepted and shot down by Indian defence forces, and a blackout has been imposed once again in the districts of Kutch, Patan, Jamnagar, Banaskantha and Devbhumi Dwarka. Kutch Collector confirmed the blackout implementation in a tweet saying "Blackout is declared in the en...Read More

Gandhinagar: With Pakistan attempting to infiltrate the Indian border through UAVs for the past two nights, a blackout has been declared across the entire Kutch district for the second consecutive day. Along with this, a blackout has also been enforced in all the villages of Suigam and Vav talukas in Banaskantha district, as well as in the bordering villages of Santalpur taluka in Patan district. The information was confirmed by the Chief Minister's Office in a series of tweets, one of which re...Read More