News in brief from across Gujarat

Ahmedabad, DeshGujarat

–Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel’s interview will be telecast on Sunday, 8 March, International Women’s day on DD News national TV channel on Sunday at 10.00 pm. On DD-1 channel the interview will be relayed at 6.00 pm. Anandiben’s talk will be aired by Akashvani across Gujarat at 7.30 am. Vividh Bharti’s all centers across Gujarat will relay her talk at 8.00 am.

–Syndicate meeting of Hemchandracharya University in north Gujarat today took decision recommending suspension of former Gujarat Univrsity Vice Chancellor Aadesh Pal from the post of Professor. Syndicate members observed that Rs. 1.50 lakh grant was given to Pal for publication of two books, but those books were not published. Chief Account of the university has also been suspended in same case. Departmental inquiry has been ordered against both. A committee of one retired judge and two professors will conduct probe into this.

–In picture above: Ahmedabad based Radisson Blu Hotel today held a self-defence session for its over two dozen women employees on the occasion of Women’s day. This was a crash course on basic self-defence conducted by ACP Women’s cell (Crime Branch) Ahmedabad Police Dr. Kanan Desai.

–Self Employed Women’s Association(SEWA) founder Elaben Bhatt has been appointed Chancellor of Gujarat Vidyapith in Ahmedbad replacing Narayan Desai who resigned fromt he post due to prolong illness.

–5 Councillors of Congress party and 2 Councillors of Lok Dal party today joined BJP in Keshod municipality of Saurashtra.

–Rope-way operator at pilgrim place Pavagadh in central Gujarat today filed police complaint against unidentified person who triggered rumor of fire in rope-way at Pavagadh through a video featuring fire incident involving rope-way at some other place. Throughout the day there were rumors of fire incident in ropeway at Pavagadh on social media platforms due to video clip featuring some other place.

– At least 41 cattle — cows and buffaloes — died at an animal shelter at Darjipura on the outskirts of the city last evening. D J Patel, joint police commissioner, said cause of the deaths would be known only after the forensic laboratory’s report came.

–Five persons were killed and two others injured after a tyre of the car they were travelling in burst leading to a collision with a truck on Ahmedabad-Rajkot highway here this afternoon, police said. “Bechar Jograna Rabari, Meru Rabari, Lala Rabari and Lakha Rabari were killed when their car collided head-on with a truck on NH-8 at Kuvadava village,” sub-inspector R G Rathod said. One another person who is yet to be identified succumbed on the way to the hospital, Rathod added. The car driver apparently lost control after the tyre burst and rammed into the truck coming from the opposite direction, police said. The injured were taken to Rajkot civil hospital.

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