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Cases of `Kappa’ variant of coronavirus found in Gujarat

11:49 pm July 24, 2021

Ahmedabad: For the first time, five cases of `Kappa’ variant of coronavirus have been detected in Gujarat, the state health department said on Saturday. Three cases were found in Jamnagar, two in Godhra in Pahchmahal district and one in Mehsana, it said in a release. In May, the World Health Organization had named the new […]

Guj: Man, two others held under anti-conversion law

11:27 pm June 24, 2021

Ahmedabad: A 25-year-old man and two others were arrested in Gujarat’s Vadodara city on Thursday under a new law for allegedly forcing his wife to convert after marriage and also for domestic violence, police said. Mohib Pathan, his brother Mohsin and their father Imtiyaz Pathan were arrested by Fatehgunj police under the Gujarat Freedom of […]

India working towards restoring 2.6 crore hectares of degraded land by 2030: PM

11:35 pm June 14, 2021

New Delhi: India is working towards restoring 2.6 crore hectares of degraded land by 2030 and is assisting fellow developing countries to develop land-restoration strategies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a high-level UN dialogue on Monday. Asserting that land degradation affects over two-thirds of the world today, Modi said if left unchecked, it will erode the very foundations […]

Gujarat CM conducts aerial survey of cyclone-hit areas

8:46 pm May 20, 2021

Ahmedabad : Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Thursday conducted an aerial survey of cyclone-hit areas in Amreli and Gir-Somnath districts and later said compensation will be given after assessment of damage caused to crops and property. Rupani’s aerial survey came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook a similar exercise to assess the devastation caused by cyclone Tauktae in Gujarat and adjoining Union […]

Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens

Cyclone Tauktae: Death toll in Gujarat goes up to 53

1:34 pm May 20, 2021

Ahmedabad: As many as 53 people have lost their lives in incidents related to cyclone Tauktae in different parts of Gujarat, officials said on Thursday. Most of the casualties were due to incidents of wall collapse due to the cyclone, which made landfall on Monday night near Una town in Gir-Somnath and wreaked havoc for […]

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