News in brief from across Gujarat

Vadodara: Police Inspector in Vadodara, ND Solanki has been suspended over his controversial remarks that may hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus. Inspector working for the Anti Human Trafficking Unit under the Prevention of Crime Branch in Vadodara, ND Solanki had posted the comments on social media. His suspension is ordered by in charge police commissioner Manoj Ninama after the State home department asked to look into the matter.

-Two persons are arrested by Police while one is wanted in the case of crime and loot in migrants populated Sachin area of Surat. A person was walking in the street and talking on a mobile phone. Three people came there on a bike and tried to snatch his mobile phone. When the victim resisted and refused to give away his mobile phone. Those on the bike killed him using a sharp weapon and escaped the place. Police later nabbed two of them while the third person on a bike is still at large. Police said the accused wanted to consume liquor for which they were in requirement of money and therefore they were out to do the crime. They had done two crimes in the same night. Similar incidents had also taken place in the GIDC police station area in the same night.

-Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will complete the work of construction of the new headquarters of the party’s Vadodara unit by 6 April 2024. The new headquarters will come up near Bahucharaji Mandir in the Karelibag area of the city. State party chief CR Patil after laying the foundation stone for the building today said the party has planned to open this office by 6 April 2024.

– A patrol party of India’s BSF (Border Security Force) recovered 10 packets of Charas from Luna Bet about 05 km off Jakhau Coast in the Kutch district of Gujarat. ‘Afghan Product’ was written on the packaging of the recovered packets, as per the BSF Gujarat. 

–  Special Operation Group (SOG) of Surat city Police has nabbed three persons who were operating a racket of activating sim-cards on third-party names.  The accused had activated as many as 5500 sim cards in a third party’s name.

– A delegation of 8 members of the parliament of the United Kingdom today called on Gujarat Chief Minister in the state capital Gandhinagar.

A delegation from U.K. consisting of 8 parliament members from various political parties visits Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar. Patel invites best universities in U.K. to start their campuses in GIFT City. He also points out that Gujarat Biotechnology… pic.twitter.com/fGkLxttAeK

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-Chief Secretary of Gujarat Rajkumar has in a letter asked the State Police to discontinue a Police Piloting service. A pilot car of the Police moves ahead of the Chief Secretary’s car. As per the wish of the Chief Secretary, this piloting will be removed.

-Locals in the Kothariya area of Rajkot forced BJP legislators to leave as the locals protested over the issue of water supply in summer and the poor condition of roads. The city Mayor Pradip Dav, legislators Darshita Shah, and Ramesh Tilala were here to attend a free medical detection camp organized in Omkar school during which the locals including a large number of women rushed there and protested over the problems of water supply in summer and poor conditions of roads. Locals claim, the leaders left the program midway to escape the protest and didn’t respond to the representation made before them.

– Gordhan Dhameliya has been repeated as the Chairman of the Rajkot Milk Producers Federation for another term.

– Air India will start a flight from Rajkot to Mumbai on 20th April. The flight will take off at 6.45 am from Rajkot airport. IndiGo Airlines has started a flight from Rajkot to Mumbai last week. A total of 11 flights operate from Rajkot airport at present. With the addition of the two flights to Mumbai, a total of 13 flights will operate from Rajkot Airport.

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