News in brief from across Gujarat

Ahmedabad, 9 January 2014

-Jamnagar city Congress president Khetiya has resigned from his post on eve of Sadachar Yatra. Congress party has replaced him with working president as of now.

-Next hearing of case in which proposed Cyclothon event in Ahmedabad has been challenged by a petitioner will be held on January 16th in the Gujarat High Court. In today’s hearing, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation(AMC) told the court that Cyclothon’s route was changed. .

-Kadi market yard elections: Chairman Vinod Patel, minister Nitin Patel and all other candidates elected unopposed.

-Shankersinh Vaghela skips scheduled Sadachar yatra of Congress party today.When asked by media, he replied that he had to attend besna in Idar in north Gujarat. Vaghela was scheduled to address two public meeting on route of Sadachar yatra on Thursday.

-Gujarat High Court today refused to extend by 30 days the temporary bail granted to Babu Bajrangi, convicted by lower court in the 2002 Naroda Patia riot case.

-Surat Police Commissioner has issued an order to police inspectors to join the duty everyday at 9.00 am at respective police station. The PIs in night duty are excluded from this.

-Surat’s Science Center will witness 1500 sq.m development in next one year. Rs. 89 lakh 3-D theater, Rs. 9.50 crore galleries like fiber facts(textile), conception of cosmos, entering space, polar science and the power of play. Existing Fun science gallery will be expanded. Sitting arrangement will be made in a fashion that children will be able to learn mathematics there.

-Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will hold broom rallies in each of 26 Loksabha seat in Gujarat during 26-29 January.Delhi minister Rakhi Birla is likely join some of the yatras. AAP wants to make 6 lakh members in Gujarat by 26 January to fulfill its target of 1 member per 100 people. For now new members are not asked to pay Rs. 10 for membership fee. They are enrolled for free. Local AAP coordinator claimed the party has enrolled one lakh members already in Gujarat. The claim couldn’t be verified.

-Narendra Modi baiter and hater, socialist activist Dr. Ila Pathak is no more. She was 81. She died at around 4.00 pm at Apollo hospital in Ahmedabad after six-month long fight against cancer. She will be cremated on Friday, January 9th at Thaltej crematorium. Dr. Ila Pathak who worked as professor and freelance journalist founded Ahmedabad Women Action Group(AWAG) in 1980s. She was in news for number of times for her written and oral statements against Narendra Modi. Following are the details of the foreign funding Dr. Ila Pathak’s AWAG received in recent years.

2012-13: 2008193.00
2011-12: 1564436
2010-11: 1026427.00
2009-10: 1222934
2008-09: 2559361.00
2008-09: 4378815.0

-Guruprasad Mohapatra, Commissioner of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will present draft budget for year 2014-15 on Friday, January 10th. Commissioner’s draft budget will reflect his vision. Later the elected wing will modify/approve it in Standing committee meeting and general board.

-Anandiben Patel today performed ground breaking for underground gutter project in southern Gujarat industrial town Vapi.