Steady progress in Vadodara [ Saturday, May 06, 2006 12:17:49 am TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
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VADODARA:
Barring incidents of arson and an attack on an elderly person, peace returned to
the city on Friday. And, for the first time since the recent riots, police have
decided to relax curfew for both men and women on Saturday in Wadi, City and
Navapura areas between 2 pm and 5.30 pm.
At Panigate, Raopura and
Karelibag areas, curfew will be relaxed between 8 am and noon. Since Thursday
night, two business establishments were gutted. A furniture shop was burnt down
at the Dandia Bazaar area and a minor fire was reported at a lubricant godown on
Ajwa Road. Both incidents led to
panic.
In another incident a
75-year-old resident of Navapura area was beaten up and injured. The injuries
were minor and the man was treated at a private clinic. A case has been
registered at the Navapura police
station.
Rumour mills worked
overtime on Friday when it came to light that a small religious place near Akota
Stadium was set ablaze by unidentified persons. Many believe it might be
handiwork of miscreants to spread communal tension.
Late in the evening, women
from Taiwada and Nalbandhwada areas in Paniagate stormed the local police
station after some local boys were picked up for interrogation in connection
with the attack of a State Reserve Police tent in the locality.
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