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3 killed as signboard put up under Smart City Mission’ collapses in Dahod | Ahmedabad News

3 killed as signboard put up under Smart City Mission’ collapses in Dahod | Ahmedabad News

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THE HIGH velocity winds that wreaked havoc across several districts of Gujarat on Monday night led to three deaths and left one person injured after a massive signboard put up under the ‘Smart City Mission’ collapsed in Dahod. The deceased persons were aged 50, 70 and 72 years, officials said on Tuesday. On Monday night, following thunderstorms and heavy rainfall, a signboard installed near Garbada Chowkdi fell due to strong winds, injuring at least four passersby. One person died on the spot on Monday and the two others died during treatment on Tuesday. “The high-speed wind injured four people – riding multiple two-wheelers. While one was found dead on the spot, three were taken to the Zydus hospital in Dahod. Among them, two more died on Monday,” Dahod collector Surabhi Gautam told The Indian Express. Among the deceased, who were residents of Dahod and Garbada talukas, the one who died on the spot was identified as 70-year-old Ninama Shakariyabhai, a resident of Dungar Faliya in Usarvan village. The two others were identified as Baria Babubhai …

PM Modi to inaugurate Dahod Locomotive Manufacturing Workshop today

PM Modi to inaugurate Dahod Locomotive Manufacturing Workshop today

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Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s visit to Dahod, excitement is building around the inauguration of the newly completed Dahod Locomotive Manufacturing Workshop, a major infrastructure milestone for Indian Railways. Speaking ahead of the Prime Minister`s arrival, Vineet Abhishek, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Western Railway, highlighted the swift progress made at the facility. “You can see right now behind me is the first locomotive that has been manufactured at this workshop. The foundation stone of Dahod locomotive manufacturing workshop was laid just a couple of years back in 2022 to be precise, and within 3 years, as we can see this production centre is completely ready to be inaugurated shortly,” CPRO said. According to Abhishek, the workshop has been designed with a production capacity of 120 locomotives per year, with potential scalability to 150 units annually depending on future demand. “As far as the capacity of this workshop is concerned, we plan to produce around 120 locomotives per year, but if there is a need, we can also increase this production capacity to …

Gujarat: Massive crowd waves Tirangas at PM Modi’s roadshow in Dahod

Gujarat: Massive crowd waves Tirangas at PM Modi’s roadshow in Dahod

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Gujarat’s Dahod on Monday and was warmly welcomed by the public by waving Tirangas during his road show and Public meeting.  During this visit, PM Modi inaugurated multiple development projects in Dahod, having an estimated value of over Rs 24,000 crore. These initiatives included multiple railway infrastructures and several other schemes launched by the Government of Gujarat.  Rina Panchal, one of the attendees of the rally said, “Being a woman, I can say that only a woman can understand the value of Sindoor. Terrorists destroyed the Sindoor of our women, and after that our forces and PM Modi gave them a reply in their own language.”   Another supporter of BJP said, “He has an old relation with Dahod. We are very happy. Around 2000 women here have come in a similar saree to welcome PM Modi. We salute PM Modi for Operation Sindoor.” Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel honoured the Prime Minister with an idol of tribal icon Birsa Munda. Modi was also presented with handcrafted gifts made by …

PM Modi addresses public rally in Dahod, says all are determined to make India ‘Viksit Bharat’

PM Modi addresses public rally in Dahod, says all are determined to make India ‘Viksit Bharat’

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PM Modi addresses public rally in Dahod, says all are determined to make India ‘viksit Bharat’ New Delhi:  PM Narendra Modi on Monday addressed a public rally in Gujarat’s Dahod and said all are determined on this day to make India a ‘Viksit Bharat’. PM Modi further said, “Today is May 26. On the same date in 2014, I took the oath as the Prime Minister for the first time… First, the people of Gujarat blessed me, then crores of Indians blessed me…”  Earlier in the day, PM Modi inaugurated a Locomotive Manufacturing plant of the Indian Railways in Dahod, Gujarat, marking a significant milestone in enhancing the nation’s railway infrastructure and freight capacity. He also flagged off the first electric locomotive manufactured at the plant. He was accompanied by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. According to an official release from the Prime Minister’s Office, PM Modi inaugurated the manufacturing plant in line with his commitment to enhancing connectivity and building world-class travel infrastructure. According to the release, this …

PM Modi to flag off two new trains, including Vande Bharat, from Dahod on Monday | Know routes, details

PM Modi to flag off two new trains, including Vande Bharat, from Dahod on Monday | Know routes, details

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off two new trains from Dahod, Gujarat, on Monday via video conferencing. The new trains are expected to enhance regional connectivity, benefiting both pilgrims and daily commuters. Ahmedabad : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate two new trains, including a Vande Bharat Express, via video conferencing from Dahod during his visit to Gujarat on Monday, officials said. According to Dilip Kumar, Executive Director (Information & Publicity), Railway Board, the new services include the Sabarmati-Veraval Vande Bharat Express and the Valsad-Dahod Express. Sabarmati-Veraval Vande Bharat Express The first train, the Sabarmati-Veraval Vande Bharat Express, will connect Sabarmati station to Veraval near the famous Somnath temple. It will operate six days a week, excluding Thursdays. The train will have eight coaches and is expected to greatly benefit pilgrims and tourists travelling to Somnath, one of Gujarat’s most prominent pilgrimage destinations. Valsad-Dahod Express The second train is the Valsad-Dahod Express, which will run daily between Valsad and Dahod. It will have 17 coaches and cover a distance of 346 km, departing …

Op Sindoor-themed roadshow, inauguration of rail projects on Day 1 of PM’s Gujarat visit | Ahmedabad News

Op Sindoor-themed roadshow, inauguration of rail projects on Day 1 of PM’s Gujarat visit | Ahmedabad News

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On the first day of his two-day visit to Gujarat on May 26 and 27, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects of the state government worth Rs 24,865 crore. The PM will inaugurate the 9,000 HP Locomotive Rolling Stock Workshop built by the Ministry of Railways at a cost of Rs 21.405 crore in Dahod. Besides, he will inaugurate the doubling work of Anand-Godhra, Mehsana-Palanpur, and Rajkot-Hadmatiya rail lines as well as the electrification of the 107-kilometre Sabarmati-Botad railway line besides the gauge conversion of Kalol-Kadi-Katosan rail line, amounting to a total of Rs 2,287 crore. A government release on Friday said, “The railway production unit has been built in Dahod with the ‘Make in India’ approach… The locomotive engine will have ‘Manufacturing by Dahod’ written on it. The railway production unit built in Dahod will provide employment to 10,000 people and will boost the local economy. The locomotive engine built in Dahod will be able to carry 4,600 tonnes of cargo. A target has been …

MNREGA ‘scam’: Congress, AAP demand resignation of Gujarat Minister Bhachubhai Khabad | Ahmedabad News

MNREGA ‘scam’: Congress, AAP demand resignation of Gujarat Minister Bhachubhai Khabad | Ahmedabad News

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The Congress has demanded an “impartial investigation” into the alleged MNREGA scam and the removal of Gujarat Minister Bhachubhai Khabad from the state cabinet and the BJP. Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Dahod, as part of his two-day trip to Gujarat on May 26 and 27, the Congress party also sought time for a meeting with the Prime Minister. The Aam Aadmi Party, too, demanded the resignation of Khabad in light of both his sons being arrested in the alleged Rs 71 crore scam. While Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Shaktisinh Gohil on Friday announced a ‘Vikas Khoj Yatra’, to be launched across the state to “expose the scams in various schemes. An AAP delegation, led by Naresh Baria, meanwhile, submitted a memorandum to the Panchmahal District Collector on Friday, on the detention of their party workers and MLA Chaitar Vasava before they could conduct a rally in protest of the MGNREGA scam. Story continues below this ad Gohil said: “The way in which corruption worth Rs 71 crore has come …

Explained: Alleged NREGA scam in Gujarat, in which Minister Bachubhai Khabad’s sons were arrested | Explained News

Explained: Alleged NREGA scam in Gujarat, in which Minister Bachubhai Khabad’s sons were arrested | Explained News

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A police investigation into an alleged Rs 71-crore scam, stemming from works carried out under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), has led to a political controversy in Gujarat. At its centre is Bachubhai Khabad, the Minister of State for Panchayat and Agriculture, whose two sons have been arrested in the case. His son Balvantsinh was taken into custody on Saturday (May 17). Two days later, police apprehended Kiran, who had been absconding after withdrawing a jointly filed anticipatory bail plea in Dahod with his brother. What is the alleged scam? It came to light when BM Patel, Director of the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), discovered significant irregularities in the payments for incomplete projects under the MGNREGA. Story continues below this ad The projects spanned two villages in the Devgadh Baria taluka and one village in the Dhanpur taluka, where several metres of road construction were left incomplete. However, payments were still made to “unauthorised agencies” using forged completion certificates between April 2021 and December 2024. Thirty-five unauthorised agencies, which did …

When will railways start exporting high-speed freight train engines from Dahod unit? Ashwini Vaishnaw replies

When will railways start exporting high-speed freight train engines from Dahod unit? Ashwini Vaishnaw replies

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The foundation stone of the unit at Dahod was laid in April 2022 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with an estimated cost of Rs 20,000 crore. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said the electric locomotive manufacturing unit at Dahod in Gujarat will start producing a sufficient number of high-speed freight train engines in another three years.  India will export engines manufactured at Dahod unit, he added. Vaishnaw went to Dahod to review this yet-to-be fully functional manufacturing unit as well as the production status of the first 9000 horsepower (HP) engine from Dahod. The railway minister was on a day-long visit to Gujarat. He also inspected the engine and said it will be ready to serve the Indian Railways in another few months. According to the railways, increasing the speed of freight trains is a vital concern for which high horsepower and high-speed locomotives are required to be inducted. “Hence, the Ministry of Railways had decided to manufacture 9000 HP high-speed freight locomotives, at Rolling Stock Workshop, Dahod, in Gujarat,” the Western Railway said …

Held for live-streaming his bogus voting, Gujarat man now booked for beating, threatening Cong agent | Latest News India

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Dahod, The man arrested for live-streaming his bogus voting from a polling station in Dahod Lok Sabha constituency of Gujarat, has been booked in separate case of allegedly thrashing and intimidating a Congress party agent during the third phase of parliamentary elections on May 7, police said on Friday. The Election Commission of India has declared null and void the voting that took place at Parthampur polling station at Santrampur taluka in Mahisagar district, taking into account the report from the returning officer and observer regarding the irregularities, after the man’s live streaming video went viral. As per the FIR lodged at Santrampur police station in the state’s Mahisagar district that falls under the Dahod parliamentary constituency, accused Vijay Bhabhor, son of a local Bharatiya Janata Party leader, and three others allegedly confronted a Congress polling agent, Shana Taviad, at a polling station at Gothib village and threatened him. While leaving the polling station after the voting process, the accused confronted Taviad again and allegedly beat him up for not allowing him to cast his …