Gujarat

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Record 949 new coronavirus cases in Gujarat, 17 deaths

10:19 pm July 17, 2020

Ahmedabad: Gujarat recorded a highest single day spike of 949 coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the tally to 46,516, the state health department said. Seventeen persons with the viral infection died across the state since Thursday evening, taking the death toll to 2,108, it said in a statement. 770 persons recovered and were discharged from […]

Heavy rains expected in Gujarat on July 16; IMD issues red alert

11:23 pm July 15, 2020

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rains in Gujarat on Thursday and issued a red alert for it. The weather department has also issued an orange color alert for Goa, coastal and central Maharashtra for the same day. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely over Gujarat on Thursday, the IMD said. Mumbai and coastal Maharashtra received […]

Hetero Healthcare Ltd starts supply of generic Remdesivir

1:21 pm July 15, 2020

Hyderabad: Hetero Healthcare Ltd is supplying 60,000 vials of Covifor, generic version of Remdesivir injection in the country from July 13 to 20, the company website said. Covifor is the first generic brand of Remdesivir, which is meant for treatment of COVID-19 patients that are adults and children, hospitalised with severe symptoms of the disease. […]

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 […]