Gujarat

India registers highest single-day spike of nearly 23K COVID cases

11:14 pm July 4, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally neared 6.5 lakh cases on Saturday with a record single-day spike of 22,771 new infections, even as the recovery rate further improved to 60.81 per cent. The government said several people-centric measures taken as part of the “test, trace, treat” strategy have removed the impediments for COVID-19 testing. Facilitation of […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Won’t sell Chinese mobile phones, say shopkeepers in Ahmedabad

7:23 pm July 2, 2020

Ahmedabad: Amid escalating border tension between India and China, the shopkeepers in Ahmedabad city’s largest mobile phone market said they have decided not to sell Chinese gadgets henceforth, and urged Indian companies to manufacture good quality and affordable devices to provide an alternative. These vendors have even covered the signboards of Chinese brands in their shopping complex with banners saying “Made In India”. The […]

June records ‘excess’ rainfall, good precipitation expected in July: IMD

8:46 pm July 1, 2020

New Delhi: The month of June ended with “excess” rainfall, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday, forecasting a good precipitation in July. According to the IMD data, the overall rainfall in June was 118 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA), which is considered “excess” rainfall. It was also the wettest June in the […]

Gujarat: Two lion cubs found dead near Gir Sanctuary

Two lion cubs drown after falling into open well in Gir

7:54 pm July 1, 2020

Ahmedabad: Two lion cubs died after falling into a well in the Gir forest in Gujarat’s Junagadh district on Wednesday, an official said. The incident took place at Jujarpur village in Maliya wildlife range in the Gir West Forest Division, he said. The carcasses of two cubs, aged 6-7 months, were seen floating in a well in the farm […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

‘Unlock 2’: Gujarat extends hours of ops for shops and restaurants

11:36 pm June 30, 2020

Ahmedabad: With ‘Unlock-2’ kicking in on Wednesday, the Gujarat government has extended hours of operation for shops and restaurants located in non-containment zones, guidelines for which were issued on Tuesday. The shops and restaurants were allowed to remain open till 7 PM during the earlier relaxations of the lockdown. Under new guidelines issued by the state Home […]