RAJKOT, Aug 19: The national highway number 8, between Rajkot and Ahmedabad will be widened into four lanes track and Somnath (Veraval) will be linked with Porbunder-Ahmedabad-Delhi national highway, said Savjibhai Korat, Gujarat PWD Minister during a visit to the city recently.Man hunt: The Rajkot police have launched a massive manhunt for Koli Mukesh Khimji, 30 who is believed to be involved in many cases of thefts and housebreaking in Rajkot and surrounding areas. Police have requested people to provide information about Mukesh if they have any information about him on telephone number 444165.I-D function: The Central Bank Of India, Rajkot unit celebrated the Independence Day at its Mani Office building at the Para Bazar. The flag hoisting ceremony was performed by S G Chattopadhayay, regional manager. The bank distributed sweets and toys to children of Kathiwar Balashram, an orphanage.Office-bearers: The Kerala People's Education Society, Bhavanagar elected their office bearers for the period 1998-2000. P V Mohandas was elected the chairman, V V Varghese the vice-chairman while K Rajgopalan was elected the general secretary.Research paper: Balubhai Golakiya, associate research scientist Gujarat Agricultural University, Junagadh campus has been invited at the 16th world conference of Soil Science to be held at Mount Pelier, France. The conference is organised by the International Soil Science Society and hosted by International Ptass Institute, Switzerland. Golakiya will present his research work on `Groundnut response to potassium fertilizer at the meet where experts from across the globe will be present.
