Latest Shahpur News & Updates

Sagar, April 1 (IANS) Nearly 19 months after a wall collapse during a religious event claimed the lives of nine children in Shahpur town of Sagar district, a local court has delivered its verdict, holding three persons guilty of criminal negligence.The court of 9th Additional Sessions Judge Rajesh Singh convicted Mulu Patel (owner of the dilapidated house), Sanju alias Keshav Patel, and Shiv Patel (organisers of the Shrimad Bhagwat Katha) and sentenced each to five years of rigorous imprisonment…

New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved the extension of the existing North-South corridor of the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited’s (GMRC) Ahmedabad Metro from GIFT City to Shahpur locality in Ahmedabad, for Rs 1,067.35 crore.About 3.33 kms long and including three elevated stations, the project is scheduled to be completed in approximately four years, according to a Cabinet communique.The project will be implemented by GMRC…

Patna, Dec 27 (IANS) An accused in the Bihar temple theft case suffered a wound during an encounter with police and was arrested on Saturday. The crown of the Thawe Bhawani Temple in Gopalganj, Bihar, was recovered from the accused.According to Gopalganj Superintendent of Police Awadhesh Dixit, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed under the leadership of the Sadar SDPO received a tip-off that a member of the Deepak Rai gang, involved in the temple theft, arrived in Gopalganj carrying the st…