Daman and Diu

Gujarat sees 37 COVID-19 cases, 1 death, 110 recoveries

11:49 pm July 17, 2021

Ahmedabad: Gujarat on Saturday reported 37 COVID-19 cases, one death and 110 recoveries, taking the tally to 8,24,460 and the toll to 10,075, an official said. The recovery count stands at 8,13,853, which is 98.71 per cent of the tally, leaving the state with 532 active cases, he said. “Ahmedabad led with six cases. The […]

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Former Goa minister Achyut Usgaonkar dies

2:07 pm June 16, 2020

Panaji: Former Goa minister Achyut Kashinath Sinai Usgaonkar died at a hospital near here on Tuesday following age-related ailments, family sources said. He was 92. Usgaonkar was a leader of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), the oldest regional outfit in Goa. He served as a cabinet minister from August 13, 1977 to April 27, 1979 […]

Two persons test positive for COVID-19 in Diu

4:01 pm June 13, 2020

Ahmedabad: Two persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Diu district, taking the tally of cases to 34 in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu (DNHDD), a health official said on Saturday. The number of positive cases in Daman district rose to four after two more persons tested positive for the […]

Coronavirus reaches Daman, two positive cases detected

7:21 pm June 9, 2020

Daman: Two persons on Tuesday tested positive for coronavirus in the Union Territory of Daman, which was till now in green zone, officials said. The two patients, a 41-year-old man and a four-year- old girl, both of whom arrived here from Mumbai recently, were shifted to a hospital in Marwad area of Daman, District Collector […]

Daman-Diu BJP chief quits over video clip

10:38 pm November 3, 2019

Daman: Gopal Tandel, president of BJP unit in the Union Territories of Daman and Diu, resigned from his post on Sunday after a video clip purportedly showing him with a woman went viral on social media. Tandel submitted his resignation to BJP president Amit Shah, said local BJP general secretary Vasubhai Patel. In the short […]