News in brief from across Gujarat

Ahmedabad, 28 June, 2014

-Nirma’s Karsanbhai Patel’s man Shankarbhai Patel has been replaced with Adani’s man Rakesh Shah as new head of the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry(GCCI). Rakesh Shah the Vice President of GCCI owns Gujarat Export Corporation Limited(GECL) headquartered at same building where GCCI is located.

-Five persons were dead and ten were injured on Saturday morning at Alang ship breaking yard plot no. 138 following gas blast.

-Banaskantha district police has ordered PASA against 26 persons involved in illegal bovine transportation meant for slaughter of cattle. They were earlier arrested at Panthawada border of Gujarat/Rajasthan but released on bail by court. Police decided to

jail them again for longer period and slapped PASA. 17 of them are already arrested and sent to different prisons across Gujarat.

-Ram Kathakar Morari Bapu today reached Italy’s Rome for his Ram Katha which has been titled as Rom Katha.

-Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel has greeted people of Kutch on eve of Kutchi new year which begins on Ashadhi Sud Bij(Rath Yatra day).