News in brief from across Gujarat on 31st December(updated)

Ahmedabad, 31 December2013

-Government of India has approved Gujarat cadre IAS Surbhi Malik’s application seeking transfer to Punjab cadre as Surbhi is going to wed Punjab cadre IPS Sandip Kumar Garg.

-Rajkot Marketing Yard’s Hardevsinh Jadeja group meets Chief Minister.

-Three officials served show cause notice. A committee will be formed to look into the case.

-Ghatlodia police station’s 5 policemen suspended 9 fined for lethargy in duty. Cops were resting when they had to go on patrolling in PCR vans.

-The Gujarat government has given 21st extension to Nanavati commission for another six months. The commission probing year 2002 riots will now function till the end of the month of June in 2014.

-Around 4,000 safai karmacharis are on strike in Ahmedabad today. Their problems could be genuine, but this is not natural strike. It is orchestrated by leftist NGO operator Mukul Sinha’s aide who represents Gujarat Majdoor Sabha. Safai workers who have completed five years 900 days job, and part time safai workers who have completed five years 1800 days job demand permanent job. According to AMC officials, there’s no impact of strike barring some pockets of western areas of city.

-In Surat, CNG rickshaw owners have declared strike from midnight today.They want Gujarat Gas company to give relief in gas price like other gas companies including GSPC. In Jamnagar, physiotherapy college students are on strike with a demand for reassessment.

-Gujarat High Court today rejected Junagadh BJP MP and Amit Jethwa murder accused Dinu Bogha Solanki’s plea seeking copy of charge sheet. CBI has named Dinu Solanki in charge sheet of Amit Jethwa murder case. Dinu Solanki is at present in Sabarmati jail in Ahmedabad.

-Uttar Pradesh BJP leader Kalraj Mishra is in Gujarat to meet Chief Minister and BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Shri Narendra Modi in capital Gandhinagar.

-BJP candidate Raju Faldu has won Rajkot Municipal Corporation ward no. 23 by-election with margin of over 9300 votes. Contrary to Congress party’s hype, the result continues to be in favor of BJP.

-Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)’s Gujarat chief Jayant Bosky today said that party will field MLA Kandhal Jadeja son of Santokben Jadeja and Sarman Munja on Porbandar seat in upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

-Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate golden top of Somnath mandir anytime in January.The Chief Minister will also dedicate Maheshwari Bhavan, newsletter of Somnath and new website on this occasion. Dates is yet not confirmed.

-As announced earlier in presence of senior leader Ahmed Patel this month in Ahmedabad, the Gujarat Congress will start Sadarachari yatra from 7 January from five cities. The yatra will take rest during 12-19 January and resume again during 19-23 January. Five routes are; Porbandar to Dandi, Naliya to Limdi, Tharad to Jhagadia, Varahi to Bharuch and Umargam to Dandi. Official announcement on detailed programme is awaited.

-Gujarat government has given relief of 50 paise per km in running meter rickshaw fare in Ahmedabad due to lowered CNG rates.

-Lowest temperature in Gujarat today was witnessed in Naliya in Kutch at 3.2 degree.