Traffic police recover fineThe city traffic police recovered fine to the tune of Rs 43,50,745 in the year 1998. According to a statement issued on Friday, 6,700 cases of traffic violations were booked during the last year and a sum of Rs 23,08,900 recovered from offenders through court. A total Rs 9,81,050 was collected on the spot from 19,321 traffic violators, while 12,285 vehicle owners were booked for wrong parking and Rs 7,77,280 recovered from them as crane charges. Also, Rs 2,73,515 were realised as penalty in a joint drive conducted with the RTO staff.Seminar heldA seminar on new changes in education was organised jointly by the Gujarat Refinery and the Vadodara District Higher Secondary Association for Commerce Education at the Gujarat Refinery Training Centre here recently. The programme was inaugurated by Refinery's Executive Director P S Rao. While Refinery's A B Mehta focussed on the production of Gujarat Refinery, P M Joshi explained how to motivate students.Foundation dayThe Banaras Hindu University Alumni Association in Vadodara will celebrate BHU Foundation Day on January 22, Vasant Panchami, at the Officers' Club, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation here. An association statement said ONGC Executive Director N Lal would be the chief guest at the function, to be held at 6 pm. For details contact on phone nos 794186, 785586 or 649772.FelicitationThe Mahisagar Mataji Samaj Sewa Trust will felicitate meritorious students of the Rabari community on Tuesday in Fajalpur. Trust members have also made arrangements to take the students in ST buses. Students are requested to stand at platform numbers 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 of the ST depot.
