News in brief from across the state on March 19, 2012

Ahmedabad, 19 March, 2012

-The Supreme Court issues notice to Nanatavi commission and Gujarat govt, asking why the Commission would not summon Modi. Notices are issued on a PIL that says Commission didn’t quiz Modi adequately.

-Navsari district BJP President resigns from his post citing personal reasons.

-North Gujarat’s Visnagar on strike today protesting five-year-old child’s kidnapping and killing.

-Arun Jaitley(BJP), Shankarbhai Vegad(BJP) Mansukh Mandavia(BJP) and Pravin Rashtrapal (Congress) file nomination in Gandhinagar for four seats of Rajya Sabha. All of them will be declared victorious without election.

-Mandir under construction just next to Kagdapith police station demolished by authority.

-Congress workers, led by Rajkot Congress President Bhatti ransack blood-bank after a child was infected by HIV virus, allegedly due to transfusion here.

-Higher arrivals of cotton pulled down cotton on Monday. Business Standard report that prices may fall below Rs 33,000 a candy of 356 kg this month on low demand. The Sankar-6 variety declined by Rs 300 to Rs 33,500-33,800 a candy.

-Market watchdog Sebi has vacated its earlier order restraining some of the promoter entities of Welspun Corp from buying, selling, or dealing in the securities of the company and other listed group firms.