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Bus kills one in A8217;bad
Ahmedabad: Tension gripped Naranpura here on Sunday after an AMTS bus fatally knocked down a moped rider. The AMTS withdrew services to the area after local residents damaged a few buses near the mishap site. The accident comes within a week of an AMTS driver being lynched by the public after his bus killed a scooterist, also in Naranpura.
Memo submitted
Vadodara: A delegation of residents of various localities and BJP workers submitted a memorandum to State Supplies Minister Jaspal Singh on Sunday, demanding that steps be taken to ease traffic congestion in and around the Vadodara railway station and the S T bus stand area. They also asked him to shift the bus stand elsewhere.
AIR talk
The Ahmedabad and Vadodara stations of the All India Radio 356 Mhz will broadcast a talk on How to Raise a Happy Child,8217; at 9.50 pm on Monday by Sanjeev Goel of the Jamnabai Civil hospital.
Felicitated
Mayor Bharati Vyas, Deputy Mayor Dinesh Chokshi and Standing Committee Chairman Narayan Patel were felicitated by the Citizens8217; Felicitation Committee here on Sunday. State Roads and Buildings Minister Savjibhai Korat was the chief guest on the occasion. Vadodara Urban Development Authority chairman Krishnakant Shah presided over the function while Indian Medical Association president Vitthalbhai Patel was the special guest.
Hospital visit
State Health minister Ashok Bhatt on Sunday called on Goswami Madhusudanlalji, the high priest of the Pushthimargi Vaishnav sect who has been admitted to the Narhari hospital.
Rajbhasha meet
The local unit of the Rajbhasha Implementation Committee is organising a day-long Rajbhasha awareness programme for senior bank managers and executives on Monday to promote use of Hindi in everyday official work. The programme will be inaugurated by P K Desai, Head of the Hindi Department, M S University.
Teej celebrated
The Railway Mahila Samiti of the Vadodara Division celebrated Teej on Sunday at the Railway Officer8217;s club, Pratapnagar. Besides dance dramas and folk dances, members also performed solo and group dances.
Blood camp
Friends Society organised a blood donation camp at Patwa Kinarivala Electronics Limited recently and collected 26 bottles of blood.
Urs concludes
A three-day 157th Urs8217; of Hazrat Sayyed Fakhruddin Ghulam Hussain Almaruf Amirmiyan Rahmatullah concluded with prayers for peace, harmony and progress of the nation on Sunday.
Board toppers
Bhupendra Lakhawala, MLA of Sherwadi constituency of the city, felicitated 474 SSC and HSC students who secured more than 70 per cent marks in their Board exams on Sunday. Among others, State Civil Supplies Minister Jaspal Singh was present on the occasion.
