News in brief from across Gujarat

Ahmedabad, 10 September 2014

-Election Commission has clarified that polling for 10 seats by-poll will be held as per the original schedule of 13 September.

-Over 11,000 persons are shifted to safer places during ongoing flood crisis mainly in central Gujarat. This detail was shared by state government’s spokesperson minister Shri Nitin Patel.

-Out of Gujarat’s 202 reservoirs, central Gujarat’s 3, south Gujarat’s 3 and Saurashtra’s 16, thus total 22 reservoirs are full to their capacity. 42 reservoirs are 90% full while 10 are 80-90% full, and 9 are 70-80% full. 141 reservoirs have less than 70% storage of water.

-Sports Minister Nanubhai Vanani will flag-off torch run of Khel Mahakumbh from Gandhinagar town hall on Thursday in the morning.

-Gujarat government has today extended ban on gutka, tobacco and Necotene pan masala for one more year.

-Chief Minister Anandiben Patel will address a public meeting in Mangrol on Thursday, 11 September which is the last day of campaign.

-Gujarat government has made Hindi film Mary Kom 100% tax-free.

-30 persons are injured after a Gujarat-bound private luxury bus fell into gorge while coming down from Mount Abu. Victims were taken to trauma center in Abu road. Bramhakumari’s ambulance and rescue team reached the site of accident. More details are awaited.

-Padra-Karjan highway closed for traffic due to Dhadhar river flood water

-All trains to stop at Makarpura station in Vadodara: A decision by Western Railway in view of flood situation

-130 villages of Gujarat suffer power problem due to water logging in sub stations. In preventive step, power supply stopped for a while.

-Vadodara DEO Navneet Mehta declares tomorrow, 11th September,a holiday in all schools of the district.Announcement on 12th to made tomorrow.

-Officiating Speaker of the Gujarat Assembly Mangubhai Patel calls on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi.