Lion’s attack, opening of Tana Riri festival, Gujarat BJP membership drive, other news in brief

Ahmedabad, 1 November 2014

–Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel will today inaugurate Tana Riri music festival at Vadnagar town in north Gujarat in presence of ministers Nitin Patel. Dr. Tejal Pathak and Dr. Prabha will perform on first day while Monika Shah, Kaushar Haji, Malini Paresh Nayak and Nisha Kapadia will perform on second day with their groups.

–Five persons in Kathivadar village of Rajula in Amreli district were injured today by a Lioness. Two persons(husband and wife) were attacked within their housing premises, while 3 were attacked on way to jungle. All of them have suffered minor injuries and have been treated at medical facility in Rajula. Same lioness when later attacked two more persons at Majadar village, faced action. Forest officials hit lioness with injection to take control of her.She has been caged.

–RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani and his wife Nita Ambani will visit Varanasi today with a group of about fifty others in a chartered plane to celebrate Nita Ambani’s 50th birthday today. They will perform puja and Ganga aarti here.

–Gujarat BJP today kicked off its membership drive. The last version of membership drive enrolled 43 lakh primary members and 4 lakh active members. In present drive, all of them will be made members again and new members will be added to existing list. As per state BJP spokesperson Shri IK Jadeja, current membership drive will continue for five months. He said that after this membership drive, party will form its new organizational structure right from the booth committee level to mandal, taluka, district and lastly state level. New Gujarat BJP president will also be elected at the end of this process.

–GSPC hikes gas prices. Expected move in winter. Per Kg increase Rs. 3.60. New rate Rs.48.50/kg for CNG and Rs.24.83 for PNG.

–Adani Gas has increased CNG price by Rs. 4.28/kg and PNG by Rs. 3/kg. With this the effective rate of gas comes to Rs. 48/.09/kg for CNG and Rs.28.24 for PNG.

–Rang Avdhoot’s 117th birth anniversary is being celebrated at Nareshwar today.

–BS Dhanoa takes charge of head of South Western Air Command(SWAC) of Indian Air Force(IAF).