News in brief from across Gujarat(updated)

Ahmedabad, 30 November 2013

-Diesel price to increase by 63 paise per liter including taxes from midnight in Gujarat.

-K Saleem Ali, Special Director CBI, who headed probe in sensitive encounter cases including those relating to the killing of Ishrat Jahan and Sadiq Jamal in Gujarat, today retired after a 35-year long police service. An IPS officer of 1978 batch Manipur-Tripura cadre, Ali had joined CBI as Additional Director on September 28, 2011 and was promoted as Special Director, CBI on May 24, 2012.

-General Administrative Department(GAD),Government of Gujarat has written a letter to new Lokayukta(appointed) retired Justice D.P.Buch to propose convenient date for oath taking.

-Gujarat High Court has upheld lower court verdict in Patan gang rape case for all culprits, barring Atul Patel. As per today’s order life term continues for all other culprits, but Atul Patel gets ten years prison.

-The Gujarat High Court has in its order asked the state government to table Justice KM Mehta commission’s report on hooch tragedy in the assembly, and execute all recommendations made by the commission. The High Court has taken serious note that the government forms commissions but don’t follow its recommendations efficiently.

-Western Railway will shut down its reservation service at reservation centers between 7.00 pm on Sunday and 2.00 pm on Monday this week for maintenance. Current booking and refund procedures will continue to be available at reservation center windows.