News from across Gujarat

Ahmedabad, 30 May, 2014

–Narendra Modi’s wife Jashodaben has been provided security from Mehsana district headquarters of Gujarat Police. Four armed jawans are deployed in her security. Special Protection Group(SPG) had given directives to provide security to Prime Minister’s wife. Two constables and two head constables are deployed outside Jashodaben’s brother Ashok Modi’s house in Unjha in Mehsana district.

–The Surat Municipal Corporation(SMC) has restricted use of Surat’s Orchid complex which caught major fire yesterday. The users will need to get certificate of Structural Engineer. According to Mayor Niranjanbhai, the building may catch fire again due to textile material stocked inside. In view of this fact, fire fighters are still deployed there.

–A mobile tower caught fire in southern Gujarat town Vapi today morning near VIA cross roads.

–Times of India reports that Narendra Modi enthralled Chinese Premier Li Kequang on Thursday by recalling the memoirs of 7th century Chinese scholar Hiuen Tsang to underline the importance of ties between the two countries. Modi told the premier that Hiuen had even visited his village Vadnagar in Gujarat.

–Economic Times reports that Palanpur(Gujarat)-born computer scientist and all-round whiz kid Pranav Mistry, known for cutting-edge innovations focused on the fields of wearable technology and augmented reality among others, wants nothing more than to give up what many would consider a dream job and come back home to work with Narendra Modi. “I am waiting for him to pop the question… and ready to say bye to my lab,” Mistry, vice-president of research at Samsung and head of its Think Tank Team based in Silicon Valley, told ET. Mistry was invited by Modi to Gandhinagar a few years back to give a lecture.

–Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalitha is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 3rd June in Delhi accoring to reports.