Gandhinagar | The Gujarat government on Thursday announced that the Board examinations for Class 10, slated this month, have been cancelled in view of the prevailing coronavirus situation and all regular students will be promoted to Class 11. The state Education Department will review the situation at a later time and decide on the fate of […]
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Gujarat reports record 9.5K new Covid cases, 97 deaths
Gandhinagar | Breaking all previous records, Gujarat on Saturday reported its highest ever single-day count of 9,541 new Covid cases, taking its overall tally to 3,94,229, while 97 deaths in the past 24 hours mounted its Covid death toll to 5,267. The state has reported as many 86,531 Covid cases in April so far, at an […]
345 Gujarat fishermen in Pakistani jails
Gandhinagar | A total of 345 fishermen from Gujarat are in Pakistani jails, as of December 31, 2020, the state Assembly was told on Thursday. Replying to a question from Congress member Shailesh Parmar, Fisheries and Tourism Minister Jawahar Chavda said that in 2019, a total of 85 fishermen were captured and in 2020, another 163 […]
Gujarat sees 1,730 more Covid cases, four deaths
Gandhinagar | Gujarat on Tuesday saw 1,730 new Covid cases, taking its tally to 2,90,379, while the death toll climbed to 4,458, with four more succumbing. In March so far, the state has added 20,490 cases at a daily average of 891. A total of 1,225 patients were discharged, taking the total to 2,77,603, while there […]
313 lions died in Gujarat in 2 years
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government on Friday told the state assembly that in the last two years a total of 313 lions have died at the Gir National Park of Junagarh district. Gir is only abode of the Asiatic lions in the world. Replying to a written question by Congress MLA of Lathi constituency, Virji Thummar, the […]
Police complaint against NDTV over Tanishq showroom issue
Gandhinagar: The Kutch (East) police has registered a complaint against news channel NDTV for spreading fake news regarding the Tanishq jewellery showroom being vandalised in Gandhidham, following an advertisement by the company. A police complaint was lodged by a person named Ramesh Naran Mayatra in the Gandhidham police station on Thursday evening, following which an FIR […]
Morari Bapu’s followers donate Rs 18.61 cr for Ram temple
Gandhinagar: The revered Ram Katha narrator in Gujarat, Morari Bapu, who had pledged a total of Rs five crore for the Ram temple construction in Ayodhya, on Sunday raised it to a total of Rs 18.61 crore. Addressing the online viewers of the Ram Katha from the Pithoriya Hanuman temple, Morari Bapu said, “I had […]
Rs 10,000 fine for spitting ‘paan’ in Ahmedabad
Gandhinagar: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has ruled that a hefty Rs 10,000 fine will be imposed on ‘paan’ shop owners if public spitting is noticed near their shops. The AMC has also raised the fine on spitting in public and not wearing masks from Rs 200 to Rs 500. Both the decisions have been […]
Gujarat MLA fears for life, writes to President for security
Gandhinagar: The Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) leader and MLA from Jhagadia Chhotubhai Vasava in a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind has expressed fear of being eliminated in an encounter and has sought adequate protection at the earliest. The BTP chief and his son, the BTP MLA from Dediyapada constituency Mahesh Vasava, didn’t vote in […]
Gujarat Congress leader Bharatsinh Solanki tests Covid-19 positive
Gandhinagar: Bharatsinh Solanki, the Congress nominee for the Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat, tested positive for coronavirus on Monday. He has been admitted to a private hospital in Vadodara. Solanki, former Minister in the UPA II government, was the second nominee from the Congress for one of the four Rajya Sabha seats. “Solanki was feeling […]