News in brief from across Gujarat

Gandhinagar:

– A lioness has attacked a farmer in a farm near Ambardi village of Dhari belt in Amreli district. The injured farmer has been taken to hospital for medical treatment.

– Coastal Amreli and Southern Gujarat areas of Umargam, Navsari and Valsad are among places that received heavy rain on Sunday. The city of Mumbai also received heavy rains.

– Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today visited the site of Statue of Unity in Kevadia Colony in Central Gujarat along with the Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary in Chief Minister Office K. Kailashnathan. Rupani said, everyday thousands of visitors will visit the Statue of Unity, museum, valley of flower, boating and other facilities of tourist attraction. The statue is likely to be dedicated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31st this year.

– 66 KV sub station was inaugurated today in Dhoraji taluka of Rajkot district. A feeder for Suryashakti Kisan Yojana(SKY) was launched at Dhank in Upleta taluka. Energy minister held meeting with farmers about SKY programme.

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-Border Security Force(BSF) has during its patrolling captured a Pakistnai fishing boat in Indian waters with three Palistani citizens aboard.

– Rs 84 crore development works were launched in the city of Jamnagar. The works include a two lane railway over bride on Bedi Bandar road constructed through GUDC grant on level crossing number 197 in the length of 580 meter, width 7.5 meter and height 8.30 meter at a cost of Rs 25 crore. Thanks to this over bridge connectivity to Bedi and Valsura areas consisting about 2 lakh population will be smoother. Withit his, 876 affordable housing units were also dedicated.

– Congress supported and supporting agitation leader Hardik Patel today told media persons that he would sit on indefinite fast seeking reservation in jobs and education for Patel community. He claimed that daily 5,000 community members will join him at fast venue.

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