The decision to put a cap on participation at such events was taken by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel after reviewing the current coronavirus situation during a core committee meeting in Gandhinagar
While 1,300 teachers will be recruited for Classes I to V, nearly 2,000 teachers will be taken in for Classes VI to VIII
The number of people who have recovered from the infection caused by the Omicron variant rose to 186
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) apprehended a Pakistani boat with 10 crew members on board in the Indian waters off the Gujarat coast
Five people were killed and 10 others injured after a minivan hit an unidentified vehicle near Dholka town in Gujarat's Ahmedabad district, police said on Sunday. The accident took place on a state highway late Saturday night when the van passengers were going from Vadodara to offer prayers at a temple in Botad district, an official from Dholka town police station said. "The speeding minivan hit the other vehicle from behind. Five van occupants died on the spot. Ten other van passengers were taken to a hospital where they are undergoing treatment," the official said. The deceased included three women and two men. The van driver was among those killed in the accident, the official said, adding that the police were yet to identify the vehicle which was hit by the van. The victims were in the age group of 27 to 48 years, the police said.
Ahmedabad city accounts for a total of 105 cases of Omicron, out of which 75 have recovered
According to the police, an amount of approximately Rs 7 lakhs was spent on the birthday celebrations of the dog named Abby.
Tension between Mr Vij, a six-term BJP MLA, and the chief minister is not new
However, offline classes for standard 10 onwards in schools till post-graduate programmes in colleges
Six people have died and 20 others have been hospitalised in an incident of a gas leak at a company in Sachin GIDC area of Gujarat's Surat on Thursday."Six people died and 20 others were admitted to the civil hospital after gas leakage at a company in Sachin GIDC area of Surat early morning today," the In-Charge Superintendent of the hospital, Dr Omkar Chaudhary informed.Further details are awaited.
Fresh Covid cases in Gujarat zoomed to 3,350 on Wednesday, taking the states overall tally to 8,40,643, with Ahmedabad alone accounting for almost half of the fresh cases at 1,660
On the other hand, 16 patients of this coronavirus variant were discharged from hospitals, which took the total of Omicron infection recoveries to 112
The Gujarat government on Tuesday announced a 20 per cent reduction in value-added tax (VAT) on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to bring the levy at 5 per cent in a move to boost tourism in the state.
Both the plants will see an investment of Rs 7,500 crore each
The number of active cases crossed the 4,000-mark and reached 4,753 in the state
Gujarat on Saturday recorded 1,069 Covid cases, the first time the daily addition crossed the 1000-mark since June 4 when the figure was 1,120, taking the state's tally to 8,32,801, an official said.
Gujarat reported 23 new cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 on Saturday, taking the tally of such infections in the state to 136, the health department said.
Gujarat added 654 cases to its COVID-19 tally in the last 24 hours, taking the state's tally to 8,31,732, while the death toll remained unchanged at 10,118, an official said on Friday. So far, 8,18,652 people have recovered from the infection, including 63 on Friday, leaving the state with an active caseload of 2,962, with 17 patients being on ventilator support, he said. As many as 8.94 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the state so far, of which 1.88 lakh were given during the day, a government release informed. Three new COVID-19 cases were recorded in adjoining Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu in the last 24 hours, said an official release. The active tally is three in the Union Territory, which has a caseload of 10,666, including four deaths, and recovery count of 10,659. Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 8,31,732 new cases 654, deaths 10,118 discharged 8,18,652 active cases 2,962 and people tested so far - figures not released.
Gujarat reported 573 new cases of coronavirus during the last 24 hours, taking the tally of positive cases in the state to 8,31,078
The 10th edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, would kickstart in Gandhinagar from January 10 next year