Himmatnagar: The gauge conversion project from Himmatnagar to Khedbrahma is nearing completion, with the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) of the Western Railway Circle conducting an inspection. Covering a 55 km stretch in Sabarkantha district, the project involves converting the existing metre-gauge track into broad gauge. The inspection, which commenced from Himatnagar, included a thorough assessment of station facilities and track infrastructure. Using a motor trolley, the team covered a ...Read More

Sabarkantha: With the gauge conversion work on the 55 km Himmatnagar-Khedbrahma section of the Ahmedabad division of Western Railway now complete, the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) will conduct a safety inspection of this section from August 12 to August 14, 2025. Meanwhile, today a speed trial was conducted using diesel locomotion from Himmatnagar railway station to Khedbrahma. During the trial, the diesel engine reached speeds between 120 and 130 km/h. According to railway sources, the...Read More

Himatnagar: Acting on a tip-off, the Mehsana unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) nabbed a Deputy Mamlatdar in a decoy trap for accepting a bribe amounting to ₹30,000. According to details, the ACB Mehsana had received information that officials and employees at the Himatnagar Mamlatdar office were allegedly demanding bribes ranging from ₹30,000 to ₹50,000 from applicants seeking permission for mineral excavation from land, in return for giving favorable opinions and ensuring no haras...Read More

Himmatnagar: A violent clash erupted on Monday between cattle breeders and the police near Sabar Dairy in Himmatnagar, amidst outrage over milk price changes. The incident has led to a police complaint being filed against 74 named individuals, including former Bayad MLA Jashubhai Patel, who is also a director of the dairy, and around 1,000 unidentified persons. The protest, which began over the annual revision of milk prices per kilofat, took a serious turn as cattle breeders stormed the Sabar ...Read More

Himatnagar: In a major development in the ₹450 crore BZ ponzi scheme case, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Himatnagar has ordered the seizure of properties linked to Bhupendrasinh Zala, the alleged mastermind of the scam. The action follows a CID investigation and report submitted to the state government, confirming large-scale financial irregularities under the guise of high-return investment schemes. Zala, hailing from a small village in Himatnagar taluka, launched the BZ scheme in N...Read More

Sabarkantha: In good news for the people of North Gujarat, a trial run of a diesel locomotive engine was carried out on the Himmatnagar-Idar railway line. Work is underway to convert the Himmatnagar-Khedbrahma railway line to broad gauge. After the trial, a CRS inspection will be conducted, and a diesel train service between Idar and Himmatnagar-Ahmedabad may commence. Notably, around 80% of the broad gauge conversion project is complete, and with its completion in the next few months, train se...Read More

Himmatnagar: Thanks to the completed electrification of railway line between Asarwa (Ahmedabad) and Himmatnagar railway stations, the first electric goods train arrived at Himmatnagar railway station on Monday night at Himmatnagar railway station from Kandla via Asarwa. This was possible due to completion of speed tests and related approvals. It is understood that the trial run of electric train on Himmatnagar - Udaipur railway route will be done on 20th December. After speed trials, and rela...Read More

Sabarkantha: The Anti-Corruption Bureau of Gujarat today nabbed two employees of the Gujarat Scheduled Caste Development Corporation (GSCDC) office in Himmatnagar in a bribery case involving a sum of Rs. 5,000. The complainant in this case was granted a loan of Rs. 2 lakh by the Gujarat Government’s Scheduled Caste Development Corporation, Gandhinagar, under a self-employment scheme for economic development, specifically for the business of animal husbandry. After the loan was approved, the...Read More

Sabarkantha: A major accident occurred early this morning near Himmatnagar, in which seven people lost their lives on the spot and one person was injured after an Innova car crashed into the back of a trailer truck on the highway. All eight passengers in the Innova were residents of Ahmedabad and were traveling from Shamlaji to Ahmedabad. The accident was so severe that the front side of the Innova was completely shattered, and the bodies of the passengers were trapped inside. Rescue teams ha...Read More

Himmatnagar: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has nabbed two constables of Railway Protection Force(RPF) in Himmatnagar in bribe case involving the sum of Rs. 20,000. The accused Chehar Rabari and Mushtak Dodiya are constables in Railway Protection Force(RPF) serving at Himmatnagar in Sabarkantha in North Gujarat. As per the complaint, they demanded Rs. 1500 per rake from a transporter to guard the goods unloaded on railway platform. As the transporter was unwilling to pay a bribe, he ...Read More