Articles tagged under: Dahod

Another accused in the Jhalod BJP Corporator murder case held

March 21, 2024
Another accused in the Jhalod BJP Corporator murder case held

Dahod: Gujarat Police, in collaboration with Madhya Pradesh Police, has apprehended one more accused in the murder case of Jhalod Corporator Hiren Patel in 2020. Gujarat ATS DySP Harsh Upadhyay received intelligence that the accused Mohammed Irfan, also known as Irfan Bisti, a resident of Ujjain, was in Indore. Subsequently, the ATS in Madhya Pradesh was notified. Later, through collaborative efforts between the ATS of both states, a 34-year-old individual was apprehended in Indore. Jha...Read More

9000 HP locomotive engine factory’s first phase inaugurated in Dahod

March 13, 2024
9000 HP locomotive engine factory’s first phase inaugurated in Dahod

Dahod: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday virtually dedicated the first unit of railway production plant in Dahod. In the first phase of Rs. 332 crore, railway production unit's structure is ready. The fitting and assembly workshop is also ready. The Prime Minister had done Shilanyas of this factory in year 2022 during a function in Dahod. The total project is worth Rs. 663.30 crore. The factory in the span of 11 years will make 1200 and 9000 HP electric locomotive worth Rs. 20,000 crore. T...Read More

Arrested Ex-IAS officer cleared 82 proposals of Rs 18.6 cr submitted by fake offices in Dahod

December 02, 2023
Arrested Ex-IAS officer cleared 82 proposals of Rs 18.6 cr submitted by fake offices in Dahod

Dahod: Former IAS officer B D Ninama, apprehended earlier this week in connection with the setting up of six fake government offices in Dahod, purportedly approved 82 out of the 100 proposals submitted by the fake offices. These proposals were designed to misappropriate grants totaling Rs 18.6 crore under the tribal sub-plan from 2018 to 2023, as revealed in the ongoing investigation. A specialized team from Dahod district police is now tracing the transactions linked to the accused across mo...Read More

Fake Govt offices scam; Dahod Police arrests former IAS

November 28, 2023
Fake Govt offices scam; Dahod Police arrests former IAS

Dahod: A former Gujarat-cadre IAS officer(2013 batch) B.D. Ninama is arrested by Dahod Police in connection with a fake government office scam. Ninama had taken a voluntary retirement in February this year. Ninama is accused of helping other accused in the scam as then Project Administrator of Tribal Area Sub Plan for Daod during 2019-2022. The government grants worth around Rs. 18.59 crore went to scamsters for execution of irrigation projects via fake offices. DeshGujarat Read More

Dahod police busts cannabis plantation with the aid of AI and Drones

November 23, 2023
Dahod police busts cannabis plantation with the aid of AI and Drones

Dahod: In the first such use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Gujarat, the district police have achieved success by employing AI to identify illegal cannabis (marijuana) plant cultivation alongside other crops or vegetables. A system has been developed using AI to detect cannabis plants, with police deploying drones to capture photos and videos of suspicious areas. If cannabis is planted alongside any other crop or vegetable, the AI and Machine Learning (ML) systems easily identify the cann...Read More

Youth’s death sparks uproar in Dahod; Family alleges police beating

November 13, 2023
Youth’s death sparks uproar in Dahod; Family alleges police beating

Dahod: During the Diwali festivities in rural Dahod, an incident has emerged where a youth is alleged to have been fatally beaten by the police, as claimed by the deceased's family. Later, a crowd gathered at the Dahod Rural Police Station, leaving the body at the station and causing a commotion, leading the police to resort to a mild lathi charge. This incident unfolded near Chosala Highway in Dahod as the police attempted to apprehend youths carrying liquor. According to the family of the de...Read More

Mumbai based Gujarati play artist dies after performing roles in a drama in Gujarat

October 02, 2023
Mumbai based Gujarati play artist dies after performing roles in a drama in Gujarat

Dahod: A stage artist from Mumbai died of a suspected heart-attack after he performed drama in Dahod in Central Gujarat. The incident has shocked the artists and those associated with drama production. A 39-year old Bhaskar Bhojak was part of the Gujarati play 'Be Adhi Khichdi Kadhi'. Bhojak had twin roles in this play as an actor. The lead actor in this play is renown Gujarati drama artist Sanjay Goradiya. A show of this play was organized by Dahod Anaj Mahajan Sarvajanik Education Soci...Read More

Addiction of online gaming: Minor spends Rs 13 Lakh from grandfather’s account

September 30, 2023
Addiction of online gaming: Minor spends Rs 13 Lakh from grandfather’s account

Dahod: During the investigation of an an online banking transactions fraud complaint, Dahod police found that a minor boy spent Rs 13 lakh from his grandfather's account for online gaming and the purchase of high-end mobile phones The complainant, a retired government official, noticed a series of unauthorized withdrawals amounting to Rs 13 lakh from his bank account recently. Realizing that he had not made these transactions, the elderly man approached the Dahod police's cyber cell, promptin...Read More

Inauguration and groundbreaking by PM during Gujarat visit today

September 27, 2023
Inauguration and groundbreaking by PM during Gujarat visit today

Dahod: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to his home state of Gujarat today, inaugurated works worth Rs. 1,426 crores and laid the foundation stone for projects worth Rs. 3,079 crores under the 'Mission Schools of Excellence' project. The total development works amounting to Rs. 4,505 crores, including 9,088 new classrooms, 50,300 smart classrooms, 19,600 computer labs, and the upgrading of 12,622 classrooms and other educational facilities, were inaugurated or initiated. In addi...Read More

PM Modi to virtually lay foundation stone for 10-Kilowatt FM Radio Studio Station in Dahod

September 26, 2023
PM Modi to virtually lay foundation stone for 10-Kilowatt FM Radio Studio Station in Dahod

Dahod: A new FM radio studio and center will be set up to expand the coverage of radio broadcasting in the areas around Dahod, which are home to a large number of tribals. Prime Minister Modi will lay the foundation stone of the 10-kilowatt FM radio studio station to be set up at a cost of Rs. 10 crore under the Central Government's Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network (BIND) scheme in Bodeli, Chhota Udepur. This will be the second radio center after a community radio in Dahod. The 10-kilo...Read More