News in brief from across Gujarat

Ahmedabad, 12 June, 2014

Gujarat Minister Saurabh Patel on Thursday held meeting with union Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal and discussed various coal related issues of Gujarat. Patel said he spoke about coal supply to Gujarat and its quality. Coal Secretary, NTPC Chairman, senior officers of Gujarat government and the government of India were present in this meeting. Patel also met union Labour and Employment Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and exchanged views on Skill development.

-A 34-year-old person died in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation(AMC) run swimming pool in Sabarmati area of city.

-Rajkot ‘A’ division police team held a Bangladesh employee from Malda district of West Bengal with Rs. 27 lakh gold in connection with a case in Rajkot.

-Taxi operators at Ahmedabad Railway station are on strike protesting Railway authority’s order to vacate the campus.

-UPSC final results are out. Surendranagar’s Parthraj Gohil has been first in rank in Gujarat and 126th in all over India. Over all 14 students from Gujarat passed the test.

-Chief Minister Anandiben Patel performed ground breaking for further construction work at Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam at Kevadia colony today. She said it will take two to two and half years time to complete further construction including installation of gates over the dam.

-A few weeks back, Australian Navy had held Gujarat registered Lakshmi Narayan dhow on Dubai-Mombasa route in sea and recovered a huge consignment of heroin. A person from Salaya who had taken Lakshmi Narayan dhow on lease was Raja Kathiyara. Jamnagar district’s Khambhalia police have held Kathiyara.

-Gujarat Cricket Association(GCA)’s Anual General Meeting(AGM) will be held in Ahmedabad on Friday, June 13. The meeting is being held after resignation of Shri Narendra Modi from the post of President of GCA. Shri Amit Shah is Vice President of GCA.

-Hearing in Vadodara’s Najarabaug palace demolition case will be held on 18 June.