News in brief from across Gujarat (updated)

Ahmedabad, 21 December 2013

-Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation(GSRTC) has imposed 15% hike in bus fare from midnight due to diesel price increase.

-Junagadh BJP MP Dinu Solanki has been named as accused in CBI charge sheet of Amit Jethwa murder case filed today in CBI special court in Ahmedabad.

-Sun City club raided in Shahibag area of Ahmedabad. 200 gamblers held. Due to large number of those arrested, police had to hire a truck to take them all to police station.

-Gujarat High Court has rejected a petition challenging Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s node to installation of 4G towers. The high court refused to intervene as it was a policy matter.

-BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi met Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in Gandhinagar today.

-RR cell, Rajkot raided an illegal mine and held Chotila taluka panchayat president Khengar Bharwad. A JCB machine and trucks worth Rs. 2.50 crore are seized.

-Labour department of government of Gujarat has termed 6 days old strike of 988 employees of L&T in Hazira as illegal. A notice has been issued to L&T workers union president Aniruddh Jalu. If not received reply, labour department will issue show cause notice to Jalu, following which actions will be taken against him as per the criminal law. Workers are demanding Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited(BHEL) level wages from L&T.