News in brief from across Gujarat (updated)

Gandhinagar: Pakistani Marine Security Agency has captured three Indian fishing boats off Gujarat coast with around 18 fishermen aboard; Just four days ago, Pakistan had captured another boat and 12 fishermen off Gujarat coast.

– Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court dedicated Rs 31.17 crore court building in Botad which has 16 court rooms.

– Talatis who work as government employees at village level will go on strike on Monday, October 22 seeking hike in salary. Talati union has threatened to boycott the government works across all 18,000 villages of Gujarat.

– Ambaji temple in pilgrim town Ambaji in North Gujarat received 2.59 crore donation during 9-night festival Navratri this year. Navratri is second big season after Bhadarvi poonam fair during which Ambaji temple receives huge donation. According to temple trust, during 9-night festival Navratri the temple received 24.70 lakh in Bhet kendra, Rs 3.23 lakh for golden conversion of shikhara, Rs 14.21 lakh at gaadi, Rs 1.50 crore at bhandaara and 641 gram donation of gold.

– Police in Bopal in Ahmedabad has filed FIR against five cops for the custodial death of accused Surbha Zala.

– Dr. Mitali Vasavada who works in Shalby hospital in Ahmedabad has filed complaint in Sola police station against a person on driving seat in car which had mentioned ‘MLA Gujarat’ on RTO registration(number) plate for bad behavior.

– A lioness was attacked by a shepherd(Maldhari) at Khadadhar village of Khambha area in Amreli district. A shepherd angry after lioness attacked his goats, caused injury to lioness with wood cutting tool. Injured lioness was rescued by forest department and taken to safari park. Search for maldhari, accused of attacking lioness was on.

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