Thara: Traders and residents of Kankrej taluka in Thara staged a protest against the government's decision to include their taluka in the newly formed Tharad district. They are demanding that Kankrej be kept within the Banaskantha district. The protest began with a rally in which traders and residents marched through the streets of Thara, raising slogans against the decision. They submitted a memorandum to the Mamlatdar, expressing their opposition to the inclusion in Tharad district. The ...Read More

Gandhinagar: The local traders in Shihori town of Kankrej observed strike protesting the State government's decision to include Kankrej Taluka in newly formed Vav - Tharad district. The local traders in Shihori joined by the local Congress MLA said that Palanpur is closer to them and being in Banaskantha district or even joining Patan district suit them, while going to newly declared district headquarters Tharad is difficult for them due to lack of proper transportation and connectivity towar...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will, on 27 September, dedicate Rs. 633 crore worth of water supply projects benefiting Deesa, Lakhni, Kankrej, and Deodar talukas' 192 villages and Thara town, providing a daily supply of 6.40 crore liters of drinking water. The project was initiated in 2020 for the Devpura-Vav offtake and Ranakpur offtake improvement. It has been completed in five phases. The project will benefit 80 villages in Kankrej taluka, 23 villages in Deodar taluka, an...Read More

Gandhinagar: Who is Babubhai Desai, who has been nominated as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)'s candidate for the Rajya Sabha election from Gujarat? Babubhai Jesangbhai Desai hails from a cattle-rearer (Rabari) community which comes under the Other Backward Class(OBC). He is a former one-term MLA of Kankrej (2007 to 2012). Born on 1st June 1957 at Umbri in Kankrej taluka of Banaskantha, he lives at his residence in Bhagwatnagar society near Gulab Tower on Sola road in Ahmedabad. His na...Read More