Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad COVID-19 hospital fire leaves 8 patients dead

3:08 pm August 6, 2020

Ahmedabad: A blaze in the wee hours at a private hospital here has left eight COVID-19 patients dead, a fire brigade official said on Thursday. The victims include five men and three women, who were being treated at the ICU ward of the COVID-19 designated Shrey Hospital in Navrangpura area of Ahmedabad, the official said. […]

Dubai, Dharmasala, Ahmedabad 3 options for India’s training camp, UAE favourites for hosting IPL

11:31 pm July 17, 2020

New Delhi: The United Arab Emirates has emerged as the top contender to host India’s training camp along with Ahmedabad and Dharamsala being the other options discussed at the BCCI Apex Council meeting. With India’s COVID-19 case load exceeding a million mark, UAE is favourite to host this edition of Indian Premier League which is […]

ISS spotted in Gujarat sky; best view in Ahmedabad, Rajkot

11:53 pm July 14, 2020

Ahmedabad: The International Space Station (ISS), the third brightest object in the sky after the sun and moon, passed some 400 kilometres over Gujarat on Tuesday night, giving people, especially in Ahmedabad and Rajkot, a glimpse of the space technology marvel. The ISS was visible as a bright dot when it emerged from the south-west horizon at 8:35 pm, and vanished some […]

Bullet train project: Rly minister indicates ‘tightening of belt’ in post-Covid scenario

11:43 pm July 11, 2020

New Delhi: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday indicated that the financial aspect of the ambitious bullet train project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad was being reviewed as the post-Covid world will entail “a lot of tightening of the belt”. Speaking at the India Global Week, he, however, said the Railways was “committed to these projects” and “we are at the stage […]

Surat overtakes Ahmedabad in daily increase in COVID-19 cases

11:26 pm July 8, 2020

Ahmedabad: Despite strict measures to contain the pandemic, Surat district in Gujarat recorded its highest one-day spike in coronavirus cases at 273, which was also the highest daily increase in the state on Wednesday. With 273 new patients found since previous evening, the tally of coronavirus cases in the district rose to 7,274, second highest after Ahmedabad, the Health Department […]