News from across the state in brief (updated)

Ahmedabad, 9 July, 2014

AAP dismisses Nishant Verma from party

Aam Aadmi Party(AAP)’s Ahmedabad district committee today dismissed party worker Nishant Verma from the party.

Verma was in news for the case he filed against Narendra Modi for allegedly hiding wife Jashodaben’s mention in affidavits while filing nominations during Gujarat elections. The petition was rejected by local court in Ahmedabad recently.

According to AAP Gujarat’s media coordinator Harshil Nayak, Verma has been removed from the primary membership of AAP for indiscipline.

A bulk water pipeline project worth Rs. 400+ crore completes

Rs. 407 crore Navda-Budhel bulk water pipe line project work is over. Chief Minister of Gujarat is likely to open the project on 13 July.

The pipe line has been laid to supply water to Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Amreli, Junagadh and Botad.

The pipe line already supplies water to Bhavnagar and Botad for last one year, but the project has formally completed now.

Updates on JMC elections

For 60 seats of Junagadh Municipal Corporation(JMC) there are 153 candidates in field after the final date of withdrawal of nominations.

Nomination of form of one BJP candidate was canceled as he had more than two children. Another BJP candidate withdrew his nomination. On Tuesday, one Congress Councillor withdrew his nomination.

Rs. 15 lakh jewellery for Dwarkadhish

A devotee from Dahod district in east Gujarat offered Rs. 15 lakh ornaments to Dwarkadhish mandir in Dwarka. One Badriprasad Ramoji Dube offered silver and gold jewellery fo Dwarkadhish, Rukshmani and Devkiji’s idols He also offered a 7 ft Trishul at Nageshwar Jyotirling mandir.

It should be noted that last week, the Shamlaji Mandir management had found Rs. 15 lakh cash from donation box. Some unidentified person had deposited donation of this amount in donation box.

Fun fair attracts controversy

Jamnagar Mamlatdar has proposed cancellation of permit to a fun fair going on at Kala pradarshan ground for charging Rs. 50 ticket without paying any tax.

As per the rules, if someone has received performance license and he charges ticket rate upto Rs. 10 he is relieved from paying any tax. If he charges more than Rs. 10, he has to pay 40% ticket revenue as tax. Not only this but he has to get approved all ticket books from Mamlatdar office and tickets have to have proper umber and stamp. The operators of Royal fair sold Rs. 50 ticket for entry and Rs. 20 ticket for visit to duplicate Taj Mahal. They also charged Rs. 20 and Rs. 30 for rides. However tickets were not stamped, approved by Mamlatdar office and tax was not paid. Persons hired by operator were standing on the gate and removed tickets collected from visitors to destroy the evidence.

12 more back from Iraq

Twelve more Gujarat youths from Iraq are back safely. They are from Surat, Bilimora, Amalsad and Navsari.