Ahmedabad, July 11 (IANS) The 63-km Katosan Road-Becharaji-Ranuj broad gauge rail line in Gujarat has cleared a key milestone towards the commencement of passenger train services after a successful speed trial at 120 kmph and a three-day statutory safety inspection by the Commissioner of Railway Safety (Western Circle). The inspection, carried out from July 9 to 11, is the final technical stage before the line can be opened for passenger operations. Railway authorities said train services will b…
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Valsad/Mehsana, July 11 (IANS) The Gujarat Police’s State Monitoring Cell (SMC) has seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth nearly Rs 69 lakh in two separate prohibition raids carried out in Valsad and Mehsana districts, registering cases against a total of 14 accused and recovering liquor and other property valued at more than Rs 1.09 crore, officials said on Saturday. According to the officials, the operations were conducted following instructions from Gujarat Director General of Police…
Mehsana, July 10 (IANS) A police constable posted at Kadi Police Station in Mehsana district has been arrested by the Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) after accepting a bribe of Rs 80,000 to settle a criminal complaint, officials said on Friday. According to the ACB, the accused has been identified as Amin Husain Manjur Husain Sheikh, an unarmed Police Constable (Class III) attached to Kadi Police Station.The trap was carried out on Thursday after a complainant approached the Gandhinagar ACB…
Gandhinagar, July 10 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Friday decided to provide government land free of cost for five years to nine newly formed municipal corporations to help them develop essential civic infrastructure during their transition from municipalities to municipal corporations. The decision, taken by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, applies to the municipal corporations of Mehsana, Nadiad, Anand, Navsari, Vapi, Morbi, Gandhidham, Surendranagar and Porbandar.The government said the mea…
Ahmedabad, July 6 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has arrested three men from Uttar Pradesh and seized four illegal pistols, two live cartridges and a magazine during a special operation launched ahead of the city’s 149th Rath Yatra, officials said on Monday. The accused were identified as Rohit Jadon, 20, of Indrayani village in Bah tehsil of Agra district, Bhola Tomar, 21, of Bhadroli village in Bah tehsil, and Shivam Sharma, 22, also of Bhadroli village in Agra district.The arrests were mad…
Ahmedabad, July 3 (IANS) What began as a piece of intelligence received by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) about suspected extremist activity in North Gujarat has, investigators say, led to the unearthing of an alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) module that had been quietly taking shape over the past few months through a network of relatives, trusted associates and online contacts.The ATS has arrested eight people from Banaskantha, Patan, Navsari, Mehsana and Madhya Pradesh, alleging that the…
Ahmedabad, July 1 (IANS) A man accused of collecting more than Rs 3.18 crore by falsely claiming he could use his high-level contacts in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to secure the release of Rs 11.10 crore seized during an ED raid has been arrested by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch, officials said on Wednesday.According to the Crime Branch, the case stems from an ED raid conducted on December 6, 2024, at the angadia firm “Vishnubhai Kantilal Company”…
Vadodara, June 29 (IANS) Gujarat’s three Regional Vibrant Conferences have attracted investment commitments worth Rs 13.30 lakh crore through 9,499 memoranda of understanding (MoUs), Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Monday, describing the regional conference model as a “key driver” of balanced industrial development across the state. Speaking at the inauguration of the fourth Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) for Central Gujarat in Vadodara, Patel said the initiative had built on …
Vadodara, June 25 (IANS) In a significant prelude to the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Regional Summit for Central Gujarat, the state government has disbursed financial assistance of Rs 1,432.41 crore to 12,908 industrialists in Vadodara, marking the highest allocation among the regions where similar summits have been held. The assistance was distributed by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi at a meeting in Vadodara on Thursday, during which he also underlined the state’s focus on strengthening i…
Gandhinagar, June 22 (IANS) The Gujarat government has directed that when public grievances involve two or more departments, the principal department concerned will be held responsible for ensuring their resolution. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel pressed officials to reduce delays and improve accountability during the State SWAGAT public grievance redressal programme held on Monday.Reviewing grievances received under this month’s State SWAGAT programme, Patel instructed district administrations …