News in brief from across Gujarat (updated)

Ahmedabad, 12 March 2014

-Ahmedabad’s Karanj police today arrested two Congress Councillors and six others for vandalizing Ahmedabad Mayor’s office last month.

-Sandrod police attack case: Two attackers are sent to jail under PASA.

-Teesta Setalvad anticipatory bail case: Next hearing on 18th of this month.

-Gujarat Board standard 10th and 12th exams begin on Thursday, March 13th. Total 17,28,665 students to appear in exam at 1167 centers.

-Mehsana additional district and sessions court rejects anticipatory bail plea of Dudhsagar dairy Chairman Vipul Chaudhary and others in Sagardan fraud case. Decision likely to be challenged in higher court.

-Aam Aadmi Party has declared two more candidates in Gujarat. Sanjay Kumar Somnathbhai Raval will contest on Banaskantha Lok Sabha seat while Natvarbhai Gova Bhai Solanki has been selected to contest Sabarkantha seat. Gujarat has total 26 Lok Sabha seats. Earlier AAP has declared one candidate on Junagadh seat. Congress has declared nine candidates so far. BJP has not declared a single candidate so far. Elections are scheduled to take place in Gujarat on 30th April.

-As per general belief, the last chance to register as voter in Gujarat was on 9th of March, but the fact is, one can register as voter till 30th of March by applying at Mamlatdar office or booth level officer.

-Third day of Gujarat BJP parliamentary board meeting today to discuss the candidates of Saurashtra/Kutch region.

-BJP’s next list of candidates to be declared tomorrow from Delhi. There’s no confirmation that Gujarat candidates will be in the list to be declared tomorrow.

-Uttar Pradesh Congress leader Jagdambika Pal today met Gujarat BJP MLA and Uttar Pradesh BJP incharge Amit Shah at Gujarat Bhavan in Delhi. Pal may join BJP soon.