Rajkot: A Dalit woman, working as a teacher in a private school in Rajkot, alleged that a person, against whom she had filed a rape complaint last yea.
Rajkot: With the elections done and dusted, the water supply cuts are back in Rajkot. The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) did not distribute water in several wards on March 6 and 8 and there are several other wards that will face water cuts from March 12 to 14.
As per the official release of RMC there was a water supply cut in parts of ward number 2, 7, 8, 10 and 11 on March 6 and 8. The civic body did not distribute water in ward 1, 2, 8, 9 and 10 on Friday and the water cut was announced in ward number 8, 11 and 13 for March 13 and in ward number 1, 2, 8, 9 and 10 for March 14.
The reason being given by the officials is the shutdown at the GWIL (Gujarat water infrastructure limited). Before elections, even if the civic body announced water cuts, ruling BJP members pressurized the officials for regular supply at any cost, informed sources.
Ahmedabad: Two persons were arrested with scraped currency notes having a face value of Rs 86.07 lakh from near Patidar Plaza in Mehsana town on Thursday. The accused were identified as Kishor Ode of Kheralu and Vijaysinh Rathod of Vadnagar, both from Mehsana district.
According to the Mehsana local crime branch official, they had got information that two persons were looking to exchange old demonetized currency notes in the town. So, an LCB official contacted the accused saying that he would exchange the old currency notes with the old ones. The accused took the bait and reached Patidar Plaza to exchange the old notes and got caught.
Tender for the 7 MLD capacity plant, being installed at the cost of Rs 19 crore, has already been issued
RAJKOT: Raiya is set to get its first-ever tertiary treatment plant (TTP) to treat sewage water and make it usable for non-potable activities of the residents of the smart city including washing clothes, vehicles and also for flushing.
While the tender for the 7 MLD capacity plant, being installed at the cost of Rs 19 crore, has already been issued, the TTP is likely to start operation by 2022 end. Tertiary treatment removes suspended solid and turbidity from the waste water automatically reducing its biological oxygen demand (BOD) level and also eliminates the stench, explained an official. BOD is the amount of oxygen required by the micro-organisms in the stabilization of organic matter in the wastewater effluents.