News in brief from across Gujarat

Gandhinagar

– A group of Dalits believed to be from Congress/left fold stopped vehicles on highway protesting an act of offering garland of shoes to Dr. Ambedkar’s statue. Dalits are demanding that culprits must be identified and arrested. The group tried to stop railway traffic and burnt tyres.

– Congress MLA from Radhanpur, Alpesh Thakor has been slapped with one more defamation complaint. Babrabhai Patel, former chairman of education committee of district panchayat has filed complaint in Lakhni court for Thakor’s defamatory remarks against him during the district panchayat election campaign.

– The Gujarat High Court has ordered brain mapping, narco analysis and lie detection test of 8-year old girl child and her grand mother who have made allegations of rape against the school principal.

– When a group of media persons approached her, Asaram Bapu’s daughter Bharti didi distanced herself from father and said she was neither with her father nor with her activities. She was working separately for last 17 years. She said media persons should not ask her about her father but about her own activity. She said Ashram followers believe she is not with Asaram, and general public believe she is with Asaram, she is being sandwiched between both. Asaram’s daughter appeared in Gandhinagar court to record her statement in the case in which 28 witnesses have also registered their statements. The complaint in sexual abuse case was filed in 2013.

– Hearing in Gandhinagar court took place today on sexual abuse case involving Asaram Bapu as accused via video conferencing. Further hearing will take place on 4 May.

– Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) has in its reply filed in court opposed discharge plea of former cops NK Amin and DG Vanzara stating that it has enough evidences against both in Ishrat Jahan encounter case. Further hearing will take place on May 5.

– A team of police came under assault in Narol area of Ahmedabad when it raided a place to detain a stolen auto. Police vehicle was attacked and damaged by anti-social elements in this incident. The police team was led by Police Sub Inspector.

– Remands of accused KC Parmar and one other were over today in Gujarat Land Development Corporation corruption case. The accused were produced in Gandhinagar court. Three accused are still at large in this case.

– Patan municipality employees went on strike against attack on chief officer by Congress MLA Chandanji Thakor and verbal abuse by another Congress MLA Kirit Patel. Chandanji Thakor represents Siddhpur assembly seat while Kirit Patel is elected from Patan assembly seat. It is alleged that Chandanji slapped the Chief Officer over water leakage/logging issue.

– CBI Inspector Sunil Nair who is believed involved in bit coin extortion case has been transferred from Gandhinagar CBI office to North Eastern state Meghalaya.

– Pakistan Marine Security Agency has apprehended Indian fishing boat with six fishermen aboard as per the information received by fishermen organization in Porbandar.

– An incident of loot has come to light in Sikandarabad – Porbandar train near Pune in Maharashtra. A woman passenger from Rajkot was victim of loot. 8-10 youths entered inside the train when the train halted without any stoppage.

– Tripada school in Ghatlodia area of Ahmedabad refused to give results of annual exams to 100 students as they had failed to pay fees.

– Ranip police has filed complaint against two prisoners of Sabarmati jail who were caught carrying mobile phones in their shoes while returning to jail from court.

– 3.28 lakh square meter land belonging to ten villages will be acquired for the Mumbai – Ahmedabad bullet train project in Ahmedabad. This includes 1,06,420 sq m land in Chenpur, 76,336 in Vinzol, 54,310 in Devdi, 30,422 in Ghodasar, 19,759 in Geratpur, 11,571 in Ranip, 11,676 in Barejdi, 3,676 in Kaligam, 3,730 in Acher and 10,551 sq.m in Ropda.

– A school van of Gajera school was caught in fire in Mota Varachha area of Surat. All children in van were safe. The incident took place early in the morning.

-The Supreme Court has cleared 5 names for appointment as judges of the Gujarat High Court out of 10 recommended in 2017. Those names cleared include 1 from the bar and 4 from the judicial service. The 5 judges are Umesh Trivedi, who has been practicing in the high court for two decades, and judicial officers AC Rao, VP Patel, VB Mayani and AP Thaker.

– MoS Home and Ahmedabad MLA Pradipsinh Jadeja today visited Kharicut canal area in Ahmedabad and instructed the administration to clean the entire stretch of canal next month.

-Surat Municipal Corporation(SMC) will rebuild existing Gandhi Smriti hall. The new Gandhi Smruti Bhavan will be fire and earthquake resistant. It will have balcony sitting facility, two level parking, insulated sound system, lift for goods, seperate lift for handicapped, digital projection system, digital screen, banquet hall etc facilities.

– The Standing Committee of Surat Municipal Corporation(SMC) has authorized the municipal commissioner for communication with the State government for disqualification of suspended BJP Councillor Meena Rathod. Radhod and her husband are facing Anti Corruption Bureau(ACB) case for taking bribe. ACB has in its report recommended disqualification and communicated the same to SMC.

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