News in brief from across Gujarat

Gandhinagar/Ahmedabad

–Gujarat government has approved Mumbai like taxi service in Gujarat. Pilot project will kick off in Ahmedabad with running charge per km Rs. 12 and down charge Rs. 20. Grey color dress, compulsory GPS system, submission of details of driver to concerned department etc rules are finalized.

–According to Health Minister Nitin Patel, the Government of Gujarat has finalized 200 acre land near Rajkot and Vadodara for proposed AIIMS hospital. Central government team will arrive in Gujarat and visit both proposed sites. The Government of India will take decision on where to set up AIIMS. Research facility and hospital will also come up with AIIMS. A high level team of union health ministry will visit Gujarat for three days from tomorrow. The team will first visit Gandhinagar and hold discussion with state government. The team will later visit Vadodara and will also visit Rajkot site next day.

–Five Drone cameras and 24 CCTV cameras are now keeping vigil over communal tension hit Hansot and Aliya bet areas of Bharuch district.

–Gujarat Congress today attacked Bharatiya Kisan Sangh for compromise with the state government. Congress party in a statement asked why Kisan Sangh stopped its agitation against the state government over cotton MSP hike when demands are not granted? Congress asked Kisan Sangh to reveal details of their settlement with the state government on this issue.

–A newspaper in Jamngar has been served Rs. 51 crore defamation notice over a news story that alleged connection between cricketer Ravindra Jadeja and land mafia Bali Dangar.

–Health Minister Nitin Patel today said there have been total 52 cases of swine flu, of them 20 are treated and released, 26 are under treatment in hospitals, and 6 are dead.

–Ankleshwar MLA Ishwarbhai Patel today visited Gandhinagar and held meetings with state party president RC Faldu and Chief Minister Anandiben Patel over issue of recent Hansot violence. Patel was sulking for state government’s inaction against Aliya bet based shrimp farms which he believes are responsible for recent clashes in Hansot. Patel is also reportedly upset with police for its inaction and wrong actions.

–Two MLAs from Vadodara Jitu Sukhadia and Yogesh Patel upset with minister Saurabh Patel for alleged neglect today met minister Nitin Patel in Gandhinagar.

–Gujarat Technological University(GTU) will hold convocation function on 22 January in presence of ISRO Chairman and Governor of Gujarat to give degree to 70,000 students.

–On 2nd February, Ahmedabad based ‘Vina Mulye Amulya Seva’ organization will hold a unique swyamvar for four senior citizen women.

–A fox was captured from Soham tower in Vastrapur area of Ahmedabad. Some foxes stay in Atira campus of west Ahmedabad. This one is believed to be a part of that group.

–There have been reports of showers in coastal Saurashtra and Kutch belt. Highest rain has been reported from rural Porbandar district.

–State BJP president RC Faldu has suspended Lakhubhai Boghabhai Nakum from BJP’s primary membership for violation of party whip during Devbhumi Dwarka district panchayat president/vice president election.

–Minister Shankar Chaudhary today distributed 8,000 dustbins for each house of 52 villages in Mansa taluka.

–Western Railway will start Ahmedabad-Vaishnodevi Katra weekly train from 25 January.

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