News in brief from across Gujarat

Ahmedabad

– District Collector of Navsari may block internet services in district with effect from 12.00 in night in vice of tomorrow’s reverse Dandi march by Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti leader Hardik Patel and a local march to oppose Patel’s march by sarpanchs and citizens from 70 coastal belt villages of south Gujarat. Both marches lack permission by government.

– Bhavnagar city unit of BJP today held a press conference in presence of local MLAs, Mayor and city office bearers to announce that Asia’s biggest regularization of illegal settlement has completed in city. Kaliyabid area of Bhavnagar city has about 50,000 illegal constructions. No one in this locality had valid documents of property as the settlement was unauthorized. The government has regularized the buildings now. A press conference was called to make announcement in this regard.

– Junagadh BJP MLA Mahendra Mashru sat on dharna today after head of slaughtered cow was found from Narsimh Maheta sarovar.

– Pocket showers continued in coastal Saurashtra today at Talala, Kalavad and other places. Other areas of Gujarat remained partially cloudy, hot and humid.

– Two bootleggers from Asarwa area first attacked locals on Friday night and then also attacked a doctor and patient in Civil hospital. Local women in Asarwa area told media persons that police is not taking enough actions against bootleggers who openly sale liquor.

– Two dhows from Gujarat and 70 sailors are believed to be in trouble off Yemen coast following Saudi air strikes. The names of dhows are Naishad and Zuber.

– No one from Gujarat has been hurt during Mecca mosque crane tragedy. Gujarat Hajj Committee has launched a helpline number regarding this.

– DeshGujarat