Gujarat

Centre approves AIIMS for Bihar's Darbhanga

Priority is close monitoring, guiding containment work in areas with high infection rate: PM Modi

8:41 pm July 11, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appreciated the efforts of the Centre, state and the local authorities in containing the COVID-19 situation in Delhi, and directed that a similar approach be replicated in checking the pandemic in the entire NCR area. “Priority is close monitoring and guiding the containment works in regions where the infection rate is high,” […]

21 held for holding religious event despite ban on gatherings

9:00 pm July 10, 2020

Ahmedabad: Police arrested 21 people for organising and taking part in a religious event and procession at a village in Gandhinagar district of Gujarat on Friday despite a ban on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an official said. After being alerted about the event, police reached Paliyad village and stopped the procession mid-way and an offence was registered against the […]

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 […]

Gujarat to form panel to decide ‘real’ tribals of Gir forest

8:51 pm July 8, 2020

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government has decided to set up a commission under a retired High Court judge to decide “real beneficiaries” who are entitled to be considered as Scheduled Tribes of Gir, Barda and Alech forest areas of the Saurashtra region. The announcement to set up the five-member commission was made by Forest and Tribal Development Minister Ganpat Vasava on Tuesday in Gandhinagar after a […]

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

Heavy rains continue to lash Saurashtra; over 1,000 evacuated

8:31 pm July 7, 2020

Ahmedabad: Over 1,000 people have been evacuated from low-lying areas in Saurashtra in the last two day as heavy rains lashed the region in Gujarat for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, an official said. The NDRF on Tuesday rescued nine people from a village in Jodia taluka of Jamnagar, two persons from Dhrol taluka and three from a village in Porbandar district – all located near river […]