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Gujarat records 910 new coronavirus cases, six deaths

11:48 pm December 25, 2020

Ahmedabad: As many as 910 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected in Gujarat in the last 24 hours, taking the caseload to 2,40,105, the state health department said on Friday evening. Six patients with viral infection died during this period, taking the death toll to 4,268, it said in a release. With 56,970 tests […]

Bharat Bandh: Protesters block three highways in Gujarat

2:40 pm December 8, 2020

Ahmedabad: Protesters blocked three highways in rural Gujarat by placing burning tyres on roads on Tuesday morning as part of the Bharat Bandh called by agitating farmer unions to press for repeal of the Centre’s agri laws, affecting vehicular traffic for some time. A highway connecting Ahmedabad to Viramgam was blocked near Sanand by protesters […]

Gujarat sees 1,514 new COVID-19 cases, 1,535 recover; 15 die

9:12 pm December 5, 2020

Ahmedabad: Gujarat on Saturday reported 1,514 fresh coronavirus positive cases, taking the total count of infections to 2,17,333, the state health department said. With 15 more persons succumbing to the viral infection, including nine deaths in Ahmedabad, three in Rajkot, two in Surat, and one in Aravalli, the cumulative toll in the state mounted to 4,064, […]

Gujarat ACB nabs cop for taking bribe from bootlegger

3:07 pm December 4, 2020

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from a bootlegger in Panchmahal district, an official said on Friday. Based on a complaint, the ACB laid a trap at Chalali village of Panchmahal district on Thursday and caught ASI Mahendrasinh Bariya (40) red-handed […]

Gujarat: 1,477 new coronavirus cases, 15 deaths

8:43 pm December 1, 2020

Ahmedabad: Gujarat recorded 1,477 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking its COVID-19 case tally to 2,11,257, the state health department said. As many as 15 patients died of the viral infection in the state on Tuesday, raising the fatality count to 4,004, it said. With 1,547 patients getting discharged, the number of recovered cases in […]