News in brief from across Gujarat

Ahmedabad, 18 April 2014

-The Gujarat High Court has given three months jail to former royal family member of Sanand Jaysinhji Rudradattsinji. He has been fined Rs. 1 lakh for misguiding the court and misuse of power of attorney.

-Modi supporters in Varanasi shouted ‘har har Modi’ slogans when Kejriwal was out for campaign here. Kejriwal described Modi supporting youths as misguided kids.

-The Gujarat Congress has asked Election Commission to stop release of Gujarati film ‘Namo sahune gamo’. The film has released today already.

-LK Advani’s daughter Pratibha Advani to address a women’s convention of BJP at 2.00 pm in Ahmedabad.

-The city of Ahmedabad will host a six-day long annual book fair from 1st of may.The book fair will be organized by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation at Gujarat University Exhibition hall.

-BJP candidate for Ahmedabad East seat Paresh Rawal today started his campaign from Lavaad village. He is going to complete visits to 15 villages during day time.

-Actress Amisha Patel will do campaign for Congress candidates in Ahmedabad on 21 April.

-Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev will be visiting Vadodara on 26 and Ahmedabad on 27 of this month.

-Postal ballet polling for thousands of police, gram rakshak dal, home guards, SRP jawans on election duty has kicked off in various districts of Gujarat. Ballet papers in such polls don’t mention party’s symbol, but only a list of names of candidates.

-Courier companies in Gujarat have started a new initiative to ensure maximum voting turnout. Rajkot’s Tirupati, Maruti couriers and few other courier companies are stamping appeal to vote on every cover dispatched. One who shows ink mark of vote will get discount too on polling day.

-To ensure maximum polling, the tour operators in Gujarat have taken decision to not to hire vehicles on 30th of April in Gujarat.