News in brief from across the state

Ahmedabad, 22 March 2012

-Chaitri Navratri begins today. Gujarat’s Pavagadh and Ambaji will witness extra number of visitors.

-The Supreme Court dismisses a plea to remove Gujarat Governor from her post. The applicant has been asked by the court to Rs 1 lakh fine for wasting the court time

-Government medical college professors on strike for UGC scales and promotional benefits

-Three nabbed by Patan district local crime branch of police for looting cable worth Rs 4 lakh from Charanka solar park

-Gujarat University Vice Chancellor seeks voluntary retirement, writes a letter to the Education department in this regard

-Gujarat University Police captures two trucks with 25 cows being trafficked for slaughter

-Ahmedabad based Sarpdar Patel Institute of Public Administration(SPIPA) to enroll 100 students for IAS exam training.

-Congress MLAs shout slogans. Gujarat assembly adjourned. MLAs again suspended for a day for creation ruckus.

-Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha will organize a Kabaddi competition in Bakrana village of Ahmedabad district in presence of state BJP President Faldu, General Secretary Shri Shankar Chaudhary, Shri Bhupendrasinh Chudasama among others. The players will speak the names of martyres instead of speaking ‘Kabbadi’ in this competition which is to be participated by 100 teams.