News in brief from across Gujarat

Gandhinagar

– Gujarat High Court cancels Rajkot police’s decision to invoke PASA against land mafias Bali Dangar and Jaypalsinh Jadeja.

– 27 Jains to take diksha on Vaishakh Sud Satam in Ahmedabad at Sardar Patel stadium. Their 1.5 km long Varshidan procession was out on the streets today. There were verbal arguments between organizers of Diksha function and parents of a boy as parents opposed diksha of their son who was below 18 age.

– GSRTC puts monthly concession pass form online on its website. Pass holder can travel for 30 days by paying fare for just 18 days.

– According to state Information department note: British Deputy High Commissioner at Ahmedabad today paid courtesy visit to Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel in Gandhinagar.Mrs. Patel thanked British government for opening a new office at Ahmedabad and said that this will boost bilateral relations and mutual cooperation as well. It is to be noted that during recent Vibrant Summit early this year, British Minister Lord Livingston had made announcement that Britain will open an office in Gujarat. The announcement has been fulfilled now.

– Gujarat Chief Minister has taken a decision to hold 1st May Gujarat Day function at all district headquarters across the state.

– Gujarat High Court has in its order asked government to open a village road of Veta which has been blocked by Adani group company in Kutch.

– PGVCL disconnected power supply to Khara village after its checking teams faced opposition in this village yesterday. PGVCL teams were in village to check illegal connections. Villagers had attacked the team.

– Indian Coast Guard produced 8 Pakistanis arrested with drug boat in Porbandar court. The court has sent them on two days transit remands and asked to produced them in Yellow Gate police station in Mumbai as they were held from high sea and jurisdiction of that area is under concerned police station in Mumbai.

– Gujarat High Court canceled appointment of custodian in Mahesana People’s Cooperative Bank. The bank will be administered by General body without taking policy decisions. Court asked to ensure the election of bank soonest as possible.

– RTO server suffers problem. Ahmedabad RTO office not able to issue RC books for two days.

– Minister of State for Animal Husbandry Parshottam Solanki’s son will be questioned by Gandhinagar police in a case of attack on a youth in sector 21. A youth was thrashed and beaten up in public by Solanki’s son and bodyguard. The entire incident was captured in CCTV. Solanki and two others had came in a car, number of which was given to police by victim. Police has found that the car belongs to Falguni Parshottam Solanki. Police today took statement of victim again and got permission from court to question Solanki’s son who is emerging main accused.

– Ahmedabad’s Amdupura area near Roja of Bohras witnessed clash between two groups which later converted into a clash between Hindus and Police. According to locals, the government has given a road to Dawat Trust. In exchange, Dawat trust has opened an alternate road at some distance away. As Dawat trust started construcing wall to block the old road, people lodged protest. They stopped traffic on busy road junction in protest. Police came to the spot and said it was unable to stop the construction work of wall as government had allocated the road to Dawat Trust. People then clashed with police and injured five police men. Police detained 10 and controlled the situation by lobbing 10 tear gas shells.

– DeshGujarat