Banaskantha district

District of Gujarat in India

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Banaskantha district is one of the thirty-three districts of the Gujarat state of India. The administrative headquarters of the district is at Palanpur which is also its largest city. The district is located in the Northeast of Gujarat and is presumably named after the West Banas River which runs through the valley between Mount Abu and Aravalli Range, flowing to the plains of Gujarat in this region and towards the Rann of Kutch. The district is famous for the Ambaji temple which draws many tourists. It covers an area of 12703 km² and is the second largest district in the state.

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Gujarat to have 34 districts, govt splits Banaskantha to create Vav-Tharad The decision to carve out a new district was taken in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar DNA - Published 5 days ago
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Pilot project in Gujarat districts to expand reach of rural cooperative banks A pilot project has been launched in Panchmahal and Banaskantha districts of Gujarat to expand the reach and capacity of rural cooperative banks. Bank accounts of all the members of cooperative.. IndiaTimes - Published on December 25, 2023
PM Modi offers prays at Ambaji temple during Gujarat visit Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Ambaji temple in Gujarat's Banaskantha district during his two-day visit to the state. After being welcomed by local leaders and priests, Modi performed pooja.. IndiaTimes - Published on October 30, 2023
Bridge under construction collapses in Gujarat, 2 killed Two people were crushed to death under a portion of an under-construction railway overbridge (ROB) that collapsed on National Highway 58 in Palanpur town, in Gujarat's Banaskantha district, on Monday... IndiaTimes - Published on October 23, 2023

PM Modi lays foundation stone of Rs 8,000 cr-worth water projects in Gujarat, chokes remembering Morbi victims Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday laid the foundation stone of several water projects worth over Rs 8,000 crore in Banaskantha's Tharad, which would benefit around 1,000 villages in six districts of.. IndiaTimes - Published on October 31, 2022
PM Modi lays foundation stone of multiple development projects at Banas Dairy Sankul Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for multiple projects at Banas Dairy Sankul in Diyodar in Gujarat's Banaskantha district. Speaking at the occasion, PM Modi said that.. IndiaTimes - Published on April 19, 2022
'Matter of great pride for every Indian,' says PM Modi on WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine The PM said that starting Monday, he will be visiting Gujarat during where he will join programmes in Gandhinagar, Banaskantha, Jamnagar and Dahod. DNA - Published on April 17, 2022
Banaskantha will become a centre of attraction in the country due to Nadabet Seema Darshan The home minister said the Seema Darshan Project has taken shape at Nadabet because of the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. DNA - Published on April 14, 2022