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Gujarat on Saturday recorded 44 new cases, out of which one was confirmed to be infected by the Omicron variant. The new addition takes the state’s active case tally to 326. The state had recorded 45 cases on Friday. Yet again, Ahmedabad’s share of cases was highest, with the corporation recording 12 cases, followed closely […]
Omicron Variant has entered in Gujarat. The first case is registered in Jamnagar. The latest research on ‘Omicron’ suggests that it likely acquires one of its mutations by picking up a snippet of genetic material from another virus and that can be the one that causes the common cold. The important thing to note is […]
Amid cry for booster jabs over Omicron scientists are urging India to prioritise double vaccinating its eligible population. Many countries have already started giving booster shots to their citizens in light of the new strain. India, however, is yet to consider booster shots even as several experts in the past few days have urged for […]
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday called an urgent meeting of the health department to review Gujarat’s preparedness after the State reported its first case of Omicron infection. At the meeting attended by State Health Minister Hrishikesh Patel and Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghvi, the chief minister stressed on stepping up 3 Ts […]
The first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was recorded in Gujarat on December 4, with a state resident testing positive for the virus in Jamnagar, Saurashtra. It seems like a déjà vu moment for the COVID-19 situation in Gujarat. The very first COVID case in the state was registered in Rajkot, Saurashtra on March […]
Manoj Aggarwal, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Gujarat has confirmed that Zimbabwe bound Jamnagar Native is tested positive for Omicron. He said the Government is monitoring the situation very closely. The testing samples taken from the 72-year-old man coming home to Morkanda in Jamnagar from Zimbabwe were sent to the laboratory for genome sequence and […]
The first case of Omicron has been registered in Gujarat. A 72-year-old Gujarati who returned to the State from Zimbabwe had taken Chinese vaccine in Africa. At least 10 people who came in contact with him have been quarantined and their test reports are awaited. His samples were sent to Pune for Genome sequencing and […]
A 72 year old Gujarati who returned to the State from Zimbabwe has tested positive and is the first Omicron patient in Gujarat. At least 10 people who came in contact with him have been quarantined and their test reports are awaited. His samples were sent to Pune for Genome sequencing and the Pune virology […]
One out of 222 passengers who arrived in Ahmedabad from the UK on Friday night (December 3), one has tested positive for Corona. The passenger is currently being quarantined, and the flyers who occupied the seats near the person have been instructed to abide by all the rules as per the guidelines of the Central […]
The state on Friday recorded 45 new cases, taking the active cases tally to 318. Ahmedabad city was the highest contributor, with 15 cases being recorded here. The second and third highest contributors were Surat and Vadodara, with six and five cases respectively. No casualties were recorded. The state on Thursday had recorded 50 cases, […]
A complaint has been lodged at the Chandkheda police station alleging theft of gold and silver jewellery and Rs 4.50 lakh worth of items and cash from the shops. Prakash Chiman Parmar, resident of the Rimandir Society at the IOC Road informed in his complaint that he has been running the shop, Gajanand Jewellers in […]
According to the Gross Value Addition data released by the Reserve Bank of India Gujarat grew at a staggering 15.9% annually to Rs 5.11 lakh crore between Financial Year 2012 to Financial Year 2020. Continuous improvement in ease of doing business and business-friendly Government has paved the way for Gujarat in becoming number one. Maharashtra […]
Sixteen of the Gujarat Administrative Cadre officers got promoted as an IAS. They were promoted against the vacancies arising between 1/1/2020 to 31/12/2020. After the President’s nod, they were allocated Gujarat Cadre under Rule 5(1) of the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules, 1954. Select List 2020 (Against Vacancies arising between 1/1/2020 to 31/12/2020) No. Name […]
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, parents have not been given any relief in fees this time but the Fee Regulatory Committee is not approving the demanded fees by schools this year. The FRC has sanctioned only a 60 per cent fee demanded and charged to the students at Divine Gurukulam School in the Winzol area […]
The Surat Crime branch arrested a man for stealing diamonds worth Rs 2 crores and other jewellery items from a five star hotel in Jaipur. The accused named as Jayesh Sejpal stole the diamonds and the gem-studded jewellery from a lavish wedding at Clarks Amer hotel. Apart from the jewellery, the police also recovered Rs […]
Anandnagar police station on Wednesday registered a case of cheating and fraud of Rs 58 lakhs. The complaint was filed by a VISA and Education consultant, Mehboob Khan Pathan from Juhapura. Pathan, 57, informed the police that he came in contact with the accused Manoj Sharma in December 2019. He posed as a resident of […]
The students appearing for SSC exams in Gujarat will have the option to choose between the two separate exams – Basic and Standard – from Mathematics from the year 2021-2022. As per the notification from Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB), there have been certain changes in the conditions for the exams. The […]
The newly appointed Gujarat Government has started being seen taking decisions. All officers and employees of the state government’s health department will have to apply online for the transfer, the health department has dictated. In order to bring transparency in matters related to transfers and facilitate the task, The General Administration Department had instructed to […]
With a long coastal line, Gujarat is fast turning into a mega drug trafficking hub and the increased cases of seizures have the government and administration worried about the threat they pose to teenagers and younger children prompting fears and measures to prevent it from becoming another Punjab.In the past three years, over 5,000 kg […]
Finally, the Gujarat Congress High Command in the state has posted a full-time Party President and Leader of Opposition. The former leaders state party president Amit Chavda and opposition leader Sukhram Rathva had tendered their resignation 2 and a half years back. This was after Congress failed to secure a single seat in the Lok […]
