Surat Beat

MSU student threatens to kill himselfHitesh Intwala, a student of M S University has threatened to consume kerosene and kill himself if the ...

MSU student threatens to kill himself
Hitesh Intwala, a student of M S University has threatened to consume kerosene and kill himself if the varsity authorities fail to take any action against charging of development fee from the first year students. Meanwhile, a section of the student union of the Faculty of Arts has called for an indefinite hunger strike. Two students were detained on Wednesday by the Sayajigunj police station for sitting on a fast in the campus.

FY forms
The first year forms of the M K Amin Arts, Science and Commerce college will be distributed at the college from Thursday. The forms will also be accepted at the college from Thursday till July 7.

GEB transfers
The Gujarat Electricity Board GEB on Wednesday effected promotion transfers of 46 deputy engineers. The Board officers from the North, West and South zones in the city have been promoted as executive engineers. Out of the 46, 28 are from the Transmission and Distribution department and, 18 from the generation department. According to an official spokesman, 10 other deputy engineers were given transfers on request.

GEB peon dies
Dilipbhai Kantibhai Solanki, about 30, working in the Gujarat Electricity Board as a peon fell down from a window of the second floor while removing a khus khus8217; and died on Wednesday morning. Solanki, a resident of Harijanvas slums in the Gotri area, was rushed to the S S G Hospital, where he was declared dead. According to the hospital police, he had sustained serious injuries in the head besides several fractures in various parts of his body. The J P road police said that though a case of accidental death had been registered, the matter was being investigated.

Cyclone aid
On behalf of the Forum of Federations, Associations and Chambers of Gujarat, Chairman Rakesh Agrawal on Wednesday donated Rs 14 lakhs to the Chief Minister8217;s Relief Fund for the cyclone-hit in Kutch and Saurashtra regions by presenting cheques of its members to District Collector Anil Mukim. The Forum has also conveyed to Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel that it would be happy to associate itself with such a cause.

Vermiculture
The Society for Clean Environment SOCLEEN and BAIF on Tuesday organised the commissioning of a vermiculture project at the Central Jail here on Tuesday. Addressing the inmates and other members of the audience, Police Commissioner Kuldip Sharma said that a drive should be launched to create awareness among the inmates so that they could spread the vermiculture message across the region following their release.

BoB appointment
Percy F Bharucha has taken charge as General Manager Planning, Operations and Services of the Bank of Baroda head office. Bharucha has worked in various capacities since his joining the bank in 1962 including a career posting as the Chief Manager of the UK branches of the bank.