1. Stick to Mandir Promise, VHP Tells PM Modi
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad in Ahmedabad organised a gathering in Amraiwadi area of the city demanding the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The gathered leaders and the crowd demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi keep his promise of constructing the temple.
Joint General Secretary of VHP, Surendra Jain said that the patience of the community is running thin and the court should not dismiss the matter calling it ‘not important’.
The meeting saw participation of a number of sects and mahants from different factions who united to give a memorandum to Ahmedabad (west) MP Kirit Solanki, asking the government to bring the bill on temple in the parliament.
(Source: Times of India)
2. Six Homeguards Booked for Carrying Liquor
Ahmedabad Police on Sunday booked six home guards for carrying liquor on their way back from poll duty in Rajasthan. According to police sources, liquor worth Rs 10,200 was seized from the jawans which included 14 bottles of Whisky, one bottle of Vodka, three bottles of rum and 10 beer bottles.
The cops received a tip-off that alcohol is being smuggled in a bus travelling from Jaipur to Ahmedabad. The police located the bus at Kalupur and stopped it near Sabarmati. On entering the bus they found some home guards inebriated. After frisking their luggage the cops found liquor bottles from six jawans out of the 26 Jawans that were travelling in the bus.
The jawans were identified as- Chetan Nagvadia (32), Vinod Koli (44), Chirag Chauhan (30), Vikram Koli (33), Vijay Thakor (27) and Sunil Kachhia, according to a FIR filed in Sabarmati Police Station.
(Source: Times of India)
3. Heavy Metals, Slow Flow Killing the Narmada
It is common knowledge that Narmada is quite polluted thanks to the toxic effluents dumped at Ankaleshwar and Bharuch. But it still doesn’t pose a significant risk as much as minimum flow due to lack of water released from Sardar Sarovar Dam does.
Narmada is turning saline with the release of just 600 cusecs of water from the Sardar Sarovar Dam against the required 2,200 cusecs. The Central Water Commission (CWC) and the Gujarat Environment Management Institute (GEMI) pointed this out in their reports.
(Source: Times of India)
4. Gujarat: Three Workers Die While Cleaning Steel Factory Tank
Three workers died on Sunday after inhaling a poisonous gas while cleaning a tank at a steel plant near Ahmedabad in Gujarat. Two other workers are critical. The incident occurred at Laxcon Steels Limited located on Bavla-Changodar Road when a worker descended into a tank for cleaning and complained of uneasiness.
When the worker complained of uneasiness, other workers went down to help him. Soon they also felt uneasy and were immediately rushed to a hospital in Bavla town where three of them were declared brought dead. Two workers were shifted to private hospitals in Ahmedabad and Changodar are in a critical condition.
The exact cause of their death will be known after the postmortem report.
(Source: PTI)
5. Museum on Tribal Freedom Fighters Planned Near SoU
The Gujarat government has finalised Rs 103.18 crore for a national museum on the contribution of tribal freedom fighters during India’s freedom struggle. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to lay the foundation stone of the new museum planned near the Statue of Unity during his visit to Gujarat on 20 December.
The plans of the museum which will have 7D holograms will be strongly promoted in the tribal belt before the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections. According to Secretary of Tribal Development Department, Ramesh Chand Meena, secretary tribal development department, the idea was PM Modi’s brain child.
The museum will showcase 16 major revolts and 93 minor revolts led by the tribal people across India during the freedom struggle.
(Source: Times of India)
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