Surat: The repair work on the expansion joint of the Tapi Bridge on the National Highway-48 section between Bharuch and Surat is still incomplete. As a result, Additional District Magistrate Vijay Rabari has issued a notice extending the closure and diversion period until 20 August 2025. During this period, heavy vehicles traveling from Bharuch to Surat will be diverted to an alternative route instead of using the left side of the bridge. According to the notice, heavy vehicles will be diverted...Read More

Tapi: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested Ravindra Ishwarbhai Patel, former Deputy Executive Engineer of the Ukai Mechanical Sub-Division in Tapi district, in connection with a bribery case dating back to 2021. According to officials, Patel had allegedly demanded a bribe of ₹57,500 — amounting to 10% of a contractor’s bill of ₹5,74,950 — for clearing the payment. The contractor initially paid ₹10,000 and assured another payment of ₹20,000. When Patel continued to demand...Read More

Surat: Following the recent Mujpur-Gambhira bridge accident in Vadodara district, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has ordered urgent and thorough safety inspections of all bridges across the state. Acting on this directive, Surat District Collector Dr. Saurabh Pardhi visited the Tapi river bridge on National Highway 48, which connects Kholwad and Amboli in Kamrej taluka, and inspected the ongoing repair work on its expansion joint. Due to the ongoing repair work, the bridge has been temp...Read More

Tapi: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat on Friday nabbed Fatesingh Shantubhai Chaudhary (age 53), who works as a Technical Assistant in the MGNREGA department of the Taluka Panchayat, Dolvan. The contract employee was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹3,500 in a decoy operation. According to ACB officials, the accused had demanded the bribe from a beneficiary to facilitate administrative and technical procedures for constructing a well under the Mahatma Gandhi National R...Read More

Tapi: Religious conversion has become a major concern in the tribal-dominated Tapi district, with now reports and complaints about students, and in some instances, teachers, promoting a specific religion in schools. These developments have prompted the district administration to take steps to curb such activities. Acting on reported incidents and memorandums from social groups, District Collector Vipin Garg has directed the District Education Officer (DEO) and District Primary Education Officer...Read More

Tapi: Another incident has come to light in a remote area of Tapi, once again flaring up the issue of religious conversion in the tribal belt. A new controversy has emerged over the construction of a church on the premises of a government school in Haripura — the native village of Vyara MLA Mohan Konkani from the BJP. A religious controversy has resurfaced in Haripura village of Dolvan taluka, where a government primary school and a church are located on the same campus. Notably, this issue h...Read More

Tapi: Locals have been demanding toll exemption for local vehicles at Mandal Toll Plaza on the Vyara-Songadh National Highway for a long time. Despite past agitations by political leaders, the people of Tapi district have yet to receive this exemption. As a result, it has now been decided to launch a non-political toll exemption movement. Accordingly, a large number of people are expected to gather at Mandal Toll Plaza today, March 26, 2025, demanding toll exemption for local vehicles. To ensur...Read More

Tapi: Uchhal, a village in Tapi, is inhabited by tribals, with not a single Christian registered in government records. However, activists of Dev Birsa Sena Uchhal submitted a petition to the Mamlatdar on Tuesday, alleging that seminars, various programs, meetings, and fairs are being repeatedly organized by some Christian groups in the taluka to convert people to Christianity. The petition states that every area of Uchhal taluka in Tapi district has a tribal population. Although government rec...Read More

Gandhinagar: “The women’s self-help group became our lifeline,” says Ramilaben Mukesh Joshi from Alvada, Banaskantha. In 2024, she began making cotton wicks for lamps, and within a year, her earnings surpassed ₹1 lakh. With a vision of economically empowering women, the central government introduced the ‘Lakhpati Didi’ scheme in 2023. This scheme aims to make 3 crore women financially independent by 2027. Notably, 1.48 lakh women in Gujarat have achieved an annual income of over ₹1...Read More