News in brief from across Gujarat

Ahmedabad:

– Former South African cricketer Jonathan Neil “Jonty Rhodes” visited Champaner/Pavagadh heritage site in Central Gujarat. The district administration of Panchmahal is celebrating Panch Mahotsav – 2017 tourism festival by setting up a tent city at Vada Talav in Halol taluka.

– Actor and former BJP MLA Naresh Kanodia who is father of present BJP MLA and actor Hitu Kanodiya was today hospitalized in Apollo hospital of Gandhinagar due to poor health.

– Representatives of Election Commission of India(ECI) today called on the Governor of Gujarat OP Kohli at Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar and handed over the list of 182 successful candidates in recently concluded general election of Gujarat assembly. The list after approval of Governor will be published in gazette following which swearing in of 182 MLAs will take place.

– Those injured in land dispute related clash in Narol area of Ahmedabad are taken to Civil hospital for treatment. Bother of slain gangster Hanif Dadhi and his gang men attacked Ali Khan, grandson of gangster of yesteryear Nawabhan of Shah e Alam and others early in the morning today over land dispute.

– Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will address a gathering of Congress workers at University Convention hall in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

– Narmada project’s Kutch branch canal will not carry water due to repair between 25 December and 5 January. Due to breach in canal during Banaskantha flood early this year in monsoon, this repair work was unavoidable.

– Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) today launched a website Sewagatha.org(also Sewagatha.com, Sewagatha.in). The website was launched by Mukesh Malkan, Prant Sangh Chalak of Gujarat in presence of Parag Abhyankar, all India Sewa president of RSS and Smt Vijay Lakshmisinh who is the editor of Sewagatha.

– Pakistan Marine Agency has captured five Indian fishing boats with 30 fishermen aboard off Gujarat coast.

– Asim Pandya has been elected President of Gujarat High Court Association unopposed while Samir Dave has been elected Vice President.

– Employees of Kalki chemicals in Nandesari GIDC staged protest after they were relieved from job ‘suddenly’ by removing shirts for press photo-up today.

– Former president of India Pranab Mukherjee is in Gujarat today to attend Retired IIMS Professor Dr Anil Gupta’s Srishti organization function.

– Qatar Airways connecting Ahmedabad to Doha was late by 8 hours today due to technical reasons.

– Kharva community people rushed to Kamlabaug police station following attack on well known fish exporter in Porbandar.

– There has been another incident of vision loss after cataract operation in Sadhu Vasvani hospital in Rajkot.

– Violence in connection with collection of hafta(extortion money) by goons in name of Bajrang Dal has been captured in CCTV footage. In Godadara area of Limbayat in Surat, goons are spotted ransacking a shop allegedly for not paying monthly hafta of Rs 1,000.

– Notorious criminal and NCP MLA Kandhal Jadeja will be produced in court today in Ranavav for rioting, assault on cops and damaging public property(a telephone in Ranavav police station worth Rs 1,000). Ranavav police is complainant in this case. Kandhal, his brothers and his aides are booked in this case along with his opponent Samat Gagan.

– Ratansinh Rathod who had rebelled against Congress candidate in Lunawada assembly seat and won it as independent has extended unconditional support to ruling BJP. Rathod was suspended by Congress following his rebel candidature. Congress had fielded here an outsider Paranjaydityasinh Parmar, son in law of Congress leader Digvijay Singh who stood third in election result of this seat. With this, BJP has achieved 100-seat mark in 182-member Gujarat assembly.

– There have been protests against Salman Khan starer film ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ in Ahmedabad for his alleged remarks that hurt sentiments of Valminki (sweepers) community.

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