News in brief from across Gujarat

Gandhinagar: As per ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s directives, Ramanbhai Nathubhai Patel (Jani) has resigned from the post of Director of two cooperative organizations – Gujarat State Fruit & Vegetables Marketing Federation and Surat Jilla Kharid Vechan Sangh. Jani stepped down due to State BJP chief CR Patil’s decision to implement one person one post policy. Ramanbhai was Surat APMC Chairman for last 25 years and Director for last 35 years.

-Gujarat High Court’s Justice Rashmin Chhaya has been appointed as Chief Justice of Guwahati High Court. This High Court has jurisdiction over Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Aruchal Pradesh etc areas.

– Over 150 officers of Ahmedabad city police are participating in one-day seminar today morning which is also being attended by the officers of Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC).The seminar was kicked off in the presence of State Chief Minister MoS Home, City Mayor and top officers of city police and municipal corporation. The seminar is partnered by GIHED and CREDAI. The Chief Minister launched the area adoption scheme for smoother traffic management. The scheme will be rolled out area-wise in the city gradually in phased manner.

-Gujarat BJP chief and Navsari Lok SabhaMP CR Patil dedicates Gujarat’s first Multilayer Multi direction Railway Over bridge and Fly Over bridge at Sahara darwaja in Surat today readied at a cost of Rs. 133.50 crore over Surat – Mumbai western railway line and Surat – Bardoli road.

Gujarat BJP chief and Navsari Lok SabhaMP CR Patil dedicates Gujarat's first Multilayer Multi direction Railway Over bridge and Fly Over bridge at Sahara darwaja in Surat today readied at a cost of Rs. 133.50 crore over Surat – Mumbai western railway line and Surat – Bardoli road pic.twitter.com/oumH5YexMO

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-According to the State government, 26,981 ponds were deepened through excavation under Sujalam Sufalam Jal Abhiyan since last monsoon. In total 74,510 works were completed and 20.81 lakh man day employment was given. The water storage capacity has been increased b 24,419 lakh square ft.

-Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) Gujarat raided Chula Chicken restaurant where ganja and ganja oil was sold and delivered. Police has nabbed Jay Vijaybhai Thakor (27) and Ankit Kulhari (24) and seized 294 gram ganja and 6 pieces of CBD and THC Cookies(Ganja oil mixed biscuits) along with 16 pieces of Ganja oil cream tins. Jay and Ankit are friends. Ankit would work as a peddler. Both were into ganja supply business under the banner of chicken restaurant near Bhat tolnaka in the area of Adalaj Police Station.

-The Government of Gujarat has taken up the project of upgrading the government run power stations. The government has floated tenders for Rs. 360 crore upgradation of two thermal power stations and also started the procedure fo modernization of two more power stations. All these four power stations are over three and half decades old.

-Surat Police has unearthed Rs. 20 crore assets of dreaded gangster Sajju Kothari alias Sajid and family. Police believe that the assets are created through crime money. Sajju Kothari has been jailed under stringent provisions of GUJCTOC.

-Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC)’s Fire & Emergency Service has in a press release stated that orders are issued for disconnection of power connections to 247 high rise residential buildings in the city for lack of fire safety certificate and no objection certificate (NOC).

– Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil inaugurated private run multi specialty 100-bed hospital in Deesa in North Gujarat.