News in brief from across Gujarat


Ahmedabad, 21 April 2014

-Unseasonal shower in parts of Jamnagar and Kutch districts on Monday. But rest of the parts of the state had clear sky. Temperature was down following yesterday’s storm.

-Delhi Police today took custody of SIMI terrorist Safdar Nagori from Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati jail.

-Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav addresses rally in Patan in north Gujarat.

-Fire in Ahmdabad’s Mahadev Estate/Ramol based plastic factory controlled.

-Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Department removed 200 uprooted trees, 4 hoardings, 1 mobile tower following storm on Sunday evening.

-Gujarat High Court today reversed its earlier order to cancel the leases of mines functioning without environmental permission.

-Porbandar court is likely to give verdict in a case involving minister Babu Bokhiria on 2nd May.

-Complaint has been filed against Dr. Pravin Togadiya under section 153 by Bhavnagar ‘B’ division police as per Election Commission’s order following alleged remarks against a community reported in a newspaper and present in video. Togadia has alleged that the video and news story based on that are fabricated.