News from across the state in brief

Ahmedabad, 23 September, 2011

-Pakistan Marine Security Agency(PMSA) again abducted one Gujarat boat ‘Mirsagar’ with five fishermen aboard.

-Two-day Gujarat assembly monsoon session will meet on 26 and 27 September. The state government is likely to bring five bills in the session including the three that were passed in the budget session of the state assembly but returned by the state governor Kamla for reconsideration. The bills being reintroduced are Unauthorised Construction Regulation Bill, Private University bill and Bombay (Kutch Region) Inams Abolition (repeal) bill.
The two new bills which will be introduced in the session are Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill and Gujarat Primary Education bill, he added.

-Gujarat BJP is gearing up for a grand rally on 25 September in Ahmedabad’s Vastral area. The rally is against Gujarat Governor’s unilateral decision to appoint Lokayukta in the state without consulting council of ministers.

-A building and construction exhibition Nirman 2011 was today inaugurated in Ahmedabad by state Revenue minister.

-Crew members of a ship from Oman that was caught off Gujarat coast one month back were today released from custody and were allowed to go back to Oman.

-Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate 54th Annual Technical Convention on ICT in Rural Development in Ahmedabad on Saturday morning in Ahmedabad’s Rajpath club.

-A Gynecologist in central Gujarat’s Bharuch forgot handkerchief in lady’s uterus after cesarean operation. The doctor performed second operation to pull out the handkerchief.

-Ahmedabad’s BJ medical hospital’s medical students are still on strike on the issue of lacking of basic facilities in hostel campus. A meeting headed by IAS Rajesh Kishore couldn’t arrive at any solution. Meanwhile two NGO workers have filed petition in this regard in Gujarat High Court.

-Gujarat education department has taken a decision to extend a date of submitting forms for TET exam. The decision has been taken due to server problem.

–Shankersinh Vaghela’s TV interview by Prabhu Chawla is to be telecast on IBN 7 news channel on 24 September at 9.30 pm IST, and on 25 September at 12.30 pm IST and 7.30 pm IST.

-MahaGujarat Janata Party leader Gordhan Zadafia will sit on fast against corruption during 25-27 September opposite Pathikashram in Gandhinagar.