News in brief from across Gujarat

Gandhinagar: It was Bhavnagar’s turn to get pre-monsoon rains today. The city was rain soaked in the late afternoon.

– Rajkot cooperative dairy has announced Rs. 10 increase in pay to milk producers per kg fat with effect from June 11. With this the milk producers will be paid Rs. 740 per kg fat.

-Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has dissolved its Gujarat unit in preparation for the upcoming state elections, a new state unit to be announced soon, reports news agency ANI.

-Gujarat reported 72 fresh cases of covid-19 in a day, following which the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has decided to reopen the covid-19 test domes at the State Transport bus station and railway station. The AMC has made appeal to citizens to wear masks  and maintain social distance.

-After meeting with the Rickshaw drivers’  association, Transport minister Purnesh Modi today said that one km minimum fare for rickshaws across the State has been increased by Rs. 2 to Rs. 20 against the demand of Rs. 30. Per km running fare has been increased by Rs. 2 to Rs. 15., he added   No fresh hike will be demanded or made before 31 March 2023, said minister Purnesh Modi.  The decision will be effective from June 10.

-A police complaint has been filed against operators of  now closed Dani Data app over a scam allegedly involving crores of Rupees. The victims of Dani Data app are mainly in Banaskantha district of North Gujarat. A complaint has been filed in Cyber Crime of Deesa police. A complainant who is the student stated that he lost Rs. 20,000 in Dani Data scam.

-Pashchim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd (PGVCL) conducted raids in the month of May this year across Saurashtra and unearthed power theft worth Rs. 26 crore. The highest power theft was found in Rajkot city, followed by Bhavnagar and Rajkot Rural.

-Income Tax sleuths started a search operation at Banker Heart Hospital in Vadodara and related premises in Vadodara and Surat including the residence of Dr. Darshan Banker who lives in Alkapuri area.

-A child was rescued after he fell into the open pipe of a bore-well in Dudapur village of Surendranagar district last evening. The Army jawan rescued the child after about 40 minutes of operation. The open pipe was 300 ft deep, however the child was stuck at 20 ft depth. The child is merely 3 years old.  The Army men pulled victim child with the help of rope and hook without causing him any injury.  Around dozen Army jawans had joined the rescue operation on call of district administration.

-One mentally upset person Manji Koli was held by Police for vandalizing murtis in Hindu mandirs at Pataleshwar and Momay in Bhachau taluka. of Kutch district.

-A 45-year old woman died after hit by lightning last evening in Roda village of Harij taluka in North Gujarat. Two more deaths due to similar reasons are also reported from Surendranagar district. DeshGujarat