News in brief from across Gujarat

Ahmedabad

– Gujarat University will soon have amphitheatre in its campus which shall be constructed at a cost of about Rs 1.5 crore. It will have capacity to accommodate 4,000 persons at time. Construction will be over within this year.

– As per a figure shared in the assembly by the state government, in last 3 years 16,535 women were missing, of them highest 14,415 were traced but 2,120 were not found.

– Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India(EDI), and Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd(TCGL) in a specially designed programme trained 120 taxi and rickshaw drivers so that they can treat tourists and visitors to the city of Ahmedabad better.

– Temperature in four cities in Gujarat went beyond 40 degree c on Wednesday. While Ahmedabad was at 40.5, Vadodara, Amreli and Surendranagar were also above 40.

– A railway passenger who boarded Karnavati Express train from Mumbai through tweets complained railway minister and western railway general manager that he was charged Rs 20 for a water bottle instead of Rs 15. By the time the train reached Surat railway station, railway officer ensured he get Rs 5 refund.

– Election for the posts of 23 directors in Karnavati Club is going to be held during 9.00 am and 6.00 pm. Counting will take place post 7.0 pm.

– Special Operation Group(SOG) Kheda and Anti Terrorist Squad(ATS) Ahmedabad jointly in a successful operation detained one person with Rs 1.42 crore counterfeit currency notes. A person has been identified as Narsingbhai Ravat.

– Maa Annapurna Subsidy scheme will be effective in Gujarat from 1st April. It will avail wheat for Rs 2/Kg and rice for Rs 3/kg to ration card owner beneficiaries barring those having APL-2(above Rs 1 lakh income group). Government emplloyees, doctors, lawyers, Income tax payers, influential and famous persons, mechanized fishing boats, those having monthly income greater than Rs 10,000, one who owns irrigated land with two or more crops, one who has 7.5 acre or more land will not get benefit under this scheme.

– Gujarat University has in its admission committee meeting taken a decision that 12 science students will be able to get admission in Bachelor of Commerce course through a short duration bridge course.

– State BJP President Vijay Rupani is likely to announce the new State BJP team today.

– From 1st April, Godhra-Shamlaji toll road will see increase in toll tax in range of Rs 4-10(return).

– Due to low level of water, boats carrying visitors to Kabirvad across river Narmada may stop operation in the month of April.

– 12 power loom units in Surat are using solar power to produce fabric. The cost of installing a 1 KW solar plant is around Rs 75,000. Each powerloom machine requires 2 HP supply. A 10 KW solar plant can operate 12 such machines.

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– DeshGujarat