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Gujarat fifth on SEZ list in India
Gujarat ranks fifth in the country in terms of Special Economic Zones (SEZ),after Andhra Pradesh,Tamil Nadu,Maharashtra and Karnataka,according to a report tabled in Parliament. Gujarat has 10 operational SEZs,the report said. In Andhra Pradesh,21 SEZs are operational,while in Tamil Nadu,19 are active. Number of such SEZs in Maharashtra and Karnataka are 15 each. According to the report,formal approval has been accorded to 571 proposals of which 348 have been notified,while 105 SEZs have become operational.

PTI

Rajkot man booked on sodomy charges
RAJKOT:The Rajkot police on Sunday booked a 35-year-old resident of Raiyadhar on sodomy charges. Raju Bharwad had allegedly sodomised an 11-year-old boy on the night of February 25.
The police said the victim’s father lodged a complaint today,as the brother of the accused had threatened them.
Raju is on the run,but the Gandhigram police detained his brother Meram. The victim has been sent for medical examination and the report is awaited.
A Gandhigram police officer said: “Raju allegedly sodomised a boy from his neighbourhood when he had gone to attend a cultural function. Later,his two brothers,Meram and Kalu,threatened the victim’s family to remain quite or face consequences.”
The officer added that Raju’s brothers were booked for helping him in the crime and giving “life threats”.
According to the complaint,,Raju took the boy to a deserted place during the function on the pretext of giving chocolates and forced himself on him.