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Cyclone: 150,000 people being shifted in Gujarat; health staff on standby

An estimated 150,000 people are being shifted from low-lying coastal areas in Gujarat while 54 teams of the NDRF and SDRF remained deployed

Cyclone Tauktae: All but 19 fishing boats returned to Maha, Gujarat ports

With Cyclone Tauktae fast approaching the Gujarat coast, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Sunday said that all fishing boats, except 18 in Maharashtra and one in Gujarat, have reached their harbours or taken shelter at nearby ports. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclone Tauktae has intensified into a "very severe cyclonic storm" and is very likely to reach the Gujarat coast in the evening hours of May 17 and cross it between Porbandar and Mahuva in Bhavnagar district around the early morning of May 18. "Pre-emptive measures in full swing for Maharashtra & Gujarat. Barring 18 boats from Maharashtra and one boat from Gujarat, all boats have either returned harbour or taken shelter in nearby ports," the ICG said on Twitter. The IMD said squally wind with speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is likely over the northeast Arabian Sea and along and off south Gujarat and Daman and Diu coasts from Sunday morning. The IMD has also issued a yellow alert for ..

Met dept says Tauktae now 'very severe cyclonic storm', Gujarat alerted

Cyclone Tauktae has intensified into a "very severe cyclonic storm" and is approaching the Gujarat coast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday.

Cyclone Tauktae expected to become very severe cyclonic storm by Sunday

The cyclone is likely to move north-north-westwards and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Naliya around afternoon or evening of May 18.

Gujarat halts vaccination for 45-plus for 3 days with revision in schedule

The decision comes in line with a revision in the Covid-19 vaccination schedule after the Centre's decision to increase the gap between two doses of Covishield, the state government said

Met says cyclone Tauktae intensifies further; may hit Gujarat coast May 18

Low pressure area is likely to become well-marked over Lakshadweep on May 14 morning and concentrate into a deep depression over the same region the following morning

Fire breaks out at Covid care centre in Gujarat; 61 patients shifted

A fire broke out at a hotel-turned-Covid care centre in Gujarat's Bhavnagar town in the wee hours Wednesday, officials said, adding nobody was hurt

'Other diseases can spread': Docs warn against using cow dung to cure Covid

Some believers in Gujarat have been going to cow shelters once a week to cover bodies in cow dung and urine.

Gujarat: Congress seeks Rs 4 lakh compensation for kin of Covid-19 deceased

Congress in Gujarat demanded a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each for the kin of over 8,000 people who have died of Covid-19 in the last 13 months under provisions of the Disaster Management Act

Gujarat gets the lion's share of Covid vaccines on Day 1 of the new phase

Health ministry data shows a huge disparity in the doses that were given in just eleven states which could launch the drive on May 1 due to paucity of supply

Gujarat: Essar joins Covid fight; sets up 100-bed hospital

The 100-bed centre was virtually inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani

Vax 3.0: Hospitals, states ready for a slow start for those above 18 years

Maharashtra, Gujarat and UP to begin vaccination today

States must share the blame

Many state govts were taken to the cleaners by high courts for doing next to nothing to prepare for the devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic

IAF airlifts 4 empty oxygen tankers from Thailand's Bangkok to Gujarat

The Indian Air Force (IAF) airlifted four empty oxygen tankers from Bangkok in Thailand to Gujarat's Jamnagar on Wednesday, senior officials said. Moreover, two C-130 aircraft of the Singapore Air Force brought a total of 256 oxygen cylinders to the Panagarh air base in West Bengal, they added. India is struggling with the second wave of the coronavirus infection as hospitals in several states are reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen and beds. On Tuesday, the IAF airlifted nine cryogenic oxygen containers from Dubai and Singapore and brought them to Panagarh. The IAF conducted various domestic flights on Wednesday to transport oxygen tankers from one place to another.| It used its C-17 aircraft to take eight oxygen tankers -- two each from Agra, Hindon, Gwalior and Chandigarh -- to Ranchi, the officials said. Another C-17 aircraft was used to ferry two oxygen tankers from Indore to Raipur and one oxygen tanker from Bhopal to Surat, they noted. Two oxygen tankers were trans

Gujarat govt announces fresh curbs, night curfew in 9 more cities

This comes in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus.

Gujarat reports record single-day spike of 14,097 coronavirus cases

Shattering all previous records, Gujarat on Saturday reported its highest single-day spike to take its overall tally to 4,81,737, while 152 deaths in the past 24 hours mounted its death toll 6,171

Gujarat Deputy CM Nitin Patel tests positive for coronavirus infection

Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on Saturday informed that he has tested positive for coronavirus infection

Mosque in Vadodara turned into 50-bed facility as hospitals face crunch

As Covid-19 cases continue to rise and hospitals facing acute shortage of beds for patients, a mosque in Vadodara has been converted into a 50-bed facility

Covid-19 deaths in Gujarat under-reported: Congress leader P Chidambaram

Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Monday alleged that Covid-caused deaths are being under-reported in Gujarat.

The much touted Gujarat model under scanner as second Covid-19 wave stings

As of mid-April, Gujarat had crossed 5,000 deaths since the pandemic first hit. The clogged health infrastructure, in terms of bed occupancies, has been alarming