News in brief from across Gujarat

Ahmedabad, 22 April 2013

Parts of Saurashtra, Kutch and Ahmedabad district witnessed showers continuously on sixth day. Upto five inch rain was noticed in Bhavnagar district’s Dhasa, Surendranagar district’s zinzuwada and other places. Some salt workers were trapped in little Rann of Kutch due to sudden rain. Kutch district’s Bhuj also witnessed rounds of shower today. Unseasonal showers have brought down temperature upto four degree. This will help in improving the fodder availability for a time being. One farmer has been reported death due to lightning strike near Jasdan in Rajkot district.

-Special Operation Group(SOG) of Kutch Police has arrested three Bangladeshi citizen from international border area.

-CBI has sought service of Gujarat Police officer Satish Verma in encounter probe beyond the period prescribed by the High Court. An application in this regard has been submitted in Gujarat High Court.

-The Gujarat High Court division bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala in a judgement on a a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the legality of the 97th constitutional amendment held that the Centre can not enact laws or issue notification with regard to cooperative societies as it is a state subject.The bench held that certain provisions of the amendment pertaining to cooperative societies violated the basic structure of federalism and ratification process under article 368 of the Constitution.The 97th amendment passed by Parliament in December 2011 came into effect from February 15, 2012.

– Tata Power, through its subsidiary Coastal Gujarat Project Ltd (CGPL), on Monday announced installation of a low-cost wind mill for the fishermen community at Modhva village near Mundra in Gujarat where CGPL has set up India’s first, 4,000 megawatt ultra mega power project (UMPP).

-Morari Bapu’s four-day long annual Asmita Parva kicks off at Mahuva.Bhikhudan Gadhvi, Divaliben Bhil, Chimanlal Nayak to speak on their life and works.Sharbani Mukherjee will present Nritya Natika during the parva.

-Ground breaking of a new railway over bridge on Gujarat Steel Tube(GST) crossing, connecting Balolnagar and New Ranip will be held on Thursday in Amdavad.

-Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today extended his greetings to one and all belonging to the Jain Samaj on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti.Mr. Modi said that five ‘mahavrat’ of Mahavir Swami continue to inspire people for the welfare of the world through ages. It is from this land of India that the philosophy of compassion and non-violence spread allover the world, Bhgawan Mahavir had himself imbibed those preaching in practice.