News in brief from across Gujarat

Gandhinagar: Ahmedabad District Cooperative (ADC) Bank fame Ajay Patel has been elected to head the Gujarat unit of the International Red Cross in an election.

– An agitation against proposed Par – Tapi – Narmada river link project has suffered division. An agitation committee’s president and vice president among others have come into support of the Government. They have today stated that Congress MLA Anant Patel was provoking the tribals unnecessarily and doing politics out of the issue. A press conference was held today in Valsad in presence of ministers Nareshbai Patel, Kanubhai Desai and Jitubhai Chaudhary, former minister Ramanbhai Patkar among others. Minister Nareshbhai told media persons that a representation will be made over this issue before union minister Amit Shah and Nirmala Sitharaman in Delhi. He said the government is not going ahead with the proposed river linking project. Minister Naresh Patel said that the State government has allocated Rs. 94 crore for the upcoming financial year to construct check dams in tribal areas of South Gujarat so that the farmers can earn more. In the next five years, the government will spend upto Rs. 500 crore for construction of check dams so that hilly areas can conserve the rain water that otherwise is wasted to sea.

– Gujarat Congress has announced a protest against inflation on March 31st and April 7th across the State. State party chief and prabhari made this announcement.

– Class – 10th and 12th exam of Gujarat Board will start from Monday, March 28.

In pictures: The students and parents on visit to examination centre in Gujarat on eve of start of State Board examinations of class – 10th and 12th pic.twitter.com/uJoL9aXbuT

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– Tribes India’s Addi Bazar exhibition of products created by tribal artisans has been opened at the Statue of Unity in Ektanagar in Central Gujarat. The exhibition will continue for 11 days.

– Leaders of Schedule Caste (SC) community leaders of Congress party gathered in Ahmedabad and expressed their displeasure over recently announced list of party’s State organization office bearers by the party. The party men said Dalit leaders of party are not accommodated in city party organization. As per 7 per cent population share, there must be 21 Dalits in the State party organization, they said. Some party men said the party was to declare two city party presidents in Ahmedabad and one post was to be given to Dalits.

– General Secretary of Jamnagar district Congress KP Bathwar has resigned from the party. He is believed to join AAP and contest from Kalavad assembly seat which is a reserved seat in upcoming State assembly polls. Bathwar was the general secretary of the district party unit for the last seven years. He told media persons that he had stepped down due to infighting and injustice in the party.

– A group of locals working with RSPL Ghadi company’s manufacturing unit in Dwarka district today staged protest against the company, claiming that the locals were given lesser salary compared to outsiders for same work in the company.

– A group of local farmers from Lasundra village stopped traffic on Ahmedabad – Indore highway protesting against speed-breakers on the road. Kathlal Police rushed to the place and controlled the situation. The highway witnessed a seven km long traffic jam meanwhile.

– Jeniben Thumar, daughter of Congress MLA Virji Thuamar has been appointed president of Gujarat unit of Congress party’s women’s wing. She is from Amreli district.

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