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Gujarat reports 347 new Covid-19 cases, 6 deaths; active tally below 5,000

Gujarat recorded 347 fresh Covid-19 cases on Monday, raising its overall tally to 12,20,909, and six more deaths linked to the infection

Ready to quit Congress and revive Patidar agitation: Hardik Patel

Patel said that demands related to the 2015 agitation put forth by the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) have still not been fulfilled

Gujarat reports 377 fresh coronavirus cases and 9 deaths; 1,148 recover

Gujarat on Sunday reported 377 COVID-19 cases, taking its tally to 12,20,562, while nine deaths increased the toll to 10,896, a health department official said. So far, 12,04,656 people have been discharged post recovery, including 1,148 during the day, leaving the state with an active tally of 5,010, with 41 patients being on ventilator support, he said. "Ahmedabad led with 136 new cases, followed by Vadodara with 72 cases, Surat 26, Gandhinagar 18 and Rajkot six cases, among others. The deaths comprised five in Vadodara, two in Jamnagar and one each in Surat and Bhavnagar," he informed. A government release said 44,497 people were given COVID-19 vaccine jabs on Sunday, taking the total number of doses administered so far to 10.21 crore. In adjoining Dadra and Nagar Haveli, the tally remained unchanged at 11,407, while the discharge of two people took the recovery count to 11,398, leaving the Union Territory, which has seen four deaths so far, with five active cases, a local offic

Death penalty to 38 convicts in 2008 Ahmedabad blasts case; life term to 11

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2.85 lakh each on the 48 convicts

Rajnath Singh reviews preparations for 12 edition DefExpo-2022 in Gujarat

DefExpo-2022 will now be held between March 10-14,2022 and will be held in a hybrid format featuring both physical and virtual stalls, said the Ministry of Defence

Gujarat logs 870 new coronavirus cases, 13 deaths; active tally at 8,014

Gujarat added 870 new coronavirus cases and 13 fresh deaths linked to the infection on Thursday, taking the overall tally to 12,19,082 and the toll to 10,864, the state Health Department said. A department release said 2,221 people were discharged during the last 24 hours, taking the tally of recoveries to 12,00,204. At present, Gujarat has 8,014 active cases, of which 53 patients are on ventilator support, the release said. As many as 10.17 crore doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered to the eligible population so far in Gujarat, of which, 1.82 lakh doses were given on Thursday, the department said. Seven persons recovered in the adjoining Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu in the last 24 hours, while no new case of COVID-19 was registered there, said an official release. Of the total 11,405 persons found positive for coronavirus in the UT so far, 15 are under treatment, four have died while 11,386 have recovered, said the release. ...

Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel unveils new biotechnology policy

CM Bhupendra Patel unveiled a new biotechnology policy for the next five years that seeks to make Gujarat one of the leading states in the country in the key sector

Finish formulating rules for Acts passed by Assembly: Gujarat CM Patel

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel has asked heads of various state government departments to speed up the process of formulating rules for all those Acts which have been passed by legislative Assembly

Gujarat records 884 new Covid cases, 13 deaths; active tally below 10,000

Gujarat on Wednesday recorded 884 new Covid-19 cases and 13 fresh deaths, taking the overall tally to 12,18,212 and the toll to 10,851

Covid-19: Gujarat reports 998 new cases, lowest since Jan 2; 16 deaths

Gujarat on Tuesday reported less than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases at 998 for the first time in nearly a month-and-a-half, taking its overall tally to 12,17,328

Gujarat reports 1,274 Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 12,15,290; 13 die

Gujarat on Sunday reported 1,274 new Covid-19 cases and 13 deaths, raising its tally to 12,15,290 and toll to 10,808

Gujarat adds 1,883 Covid-19 new cases; 14 deaths take toll to 10,775

Gujarat witnessed 1,883 COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the tally in the state to 12,12,370 and toll to 10,775, a health department official said on Friday. The discharge of 5,005 persons during this period took the recovery count to 11,83,294, leaving the state with 18,310 active cases, of which 105 patients are on ventilator support, he said. Of the new cases, Ahmedabad city led with 618, followed by 282 in Vadodara city, 96 in Vadodara district, 95 in Mehsana district, among other areas, he said. As many as 10.07 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Gujarat so far, including 2.06 lakh during the day, he said. In adjoining Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, six COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours took the tally to 11,391, including four deaths, while the discharge of 11,359 persons so far had left the Union Territory with 29 active cases, a local official said. Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 12,12,370

Covid-19 pandemic: Gujarat logs 2,560 new cases and 24 fatalities

Gujarat reported 2,560 fresh coronavirus cases and 24 fatalities due to the infection, raising the tally of infections to 12,08,212 and the death toll to 10,740, the state health department said.

Gujarat eyes 8-fold rise in exports to Rs 25k cr with new IT policy

Aimed at promoting new SMEs, along with a few big projects, the policy looks to grow the current exports of roughly Rs 3,100 cr to Rs 25,000 cr in next five years

Gujarat sees 2,909 new Covid-19 cases, 21 fatalities, 8,862 recoveries

Gujarat on Monday reported 2,909 fresh coronavirus positive cases and 21 fatalities due to the infection, taking the tally to 12,03,150 and the toll to 10,688, the state health department said

GIPL's net profit declines 9% to Rs 27.91 crore in December quarter

Gujarat Industries Power Company Ltd (GIPL) on Monday reported a nearly nine per cent fall in its standalone net profit to Rs 27.91 crore for the December 2021 quarter, mainly due to lower revenues.

Gujarat recruitment board chairman Vora quits after paper leak row

However, the BJP, which announced the resignation of Vora - a political personalty - was quick to add that there was no link between his decision to step down and the paper leak episode

Gujarat sees 6,097 new coronavirus cases, 35 deaths; over 12,000 recover

Gujarat reported 6,097 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 11,91,634, while the toll increased by 35 to touch 10,614

Covid-19 pandemic: Gujarat reports 8,934 new cases and 34 deaths

Gujarat reported 8,934 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, up from 8,338 the previous day, raising its tally to 11,77,931

One worker dead, two injured in hot raw material spill in Gujarat factory

A worker was killed and two others sustained burn injuries after hot liquid raw material stored in a container fell on them in a cement factory in Jafrabad taluka of Gujarat's Amreli district