Abhijit Bhatt

Covid-19: Tea stalls may be closed in Gujarat, state borders sealed

November 25, 2020

The Prime Minister has taken serious note of the growing number of Covid-19 cases in Gujarat and has instructed the government to take strict action and take decisions with specific guidelines. In view of this, overcrowded businesses in four major cities of Gujarat might be stopped in the coming days....

Covid-19: Vibrant Gujarat summit may be postponed

November 24, 2020

The biennial Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, organised by the Gujarat government to attract investors, is unlikely to be held this year, due to the worsening Covid-19 situation in Gujarat. The summit, considered the foremost among all industrial summits of Gujarat, may be postponed till January 2021. A senior Gujarat government...

Most Ahmedabad private hospitals treating Covid cases lack ICU, ventilators

November 24, 2020

Covid-19 cases are on the rise in Ahmedabad city. Private hospitals in Ahmedabad city are also overflowing with Covid-19 patients as people line up in the dome for increasing corona tests before and after the festival. A private hospital treating Covid-19 cases in the city was full at 9.30am today....

Ahmedabad returns to normal after Covid-induced curfew

November 24, 2020

Ahmedabad has been seen throbbing again since Monday morning as the financial capital of the state was under complete lockdown for two days due to Covid-19. People are back on the roads and the movement of vehicles has also started. AMTS and BRTS bus services also resumed. With the curfew...

Night curfew disrupts 1,700 weddings in Ahmedabad

November 21, 2020

Following the Gujarat government’s announcement on Friday to impose a night curfew in Ahmedabad, almost 1,700 weddings will get affected by it. Curfew, as well as night curfew, has affected the wedding events which have begun recently after 8 long months. There are a total of 1,700 bookings for weddings...

Ahmedabad imposes night curfew amid rising Covid cases

November 20, 2020

Ahmedabad has imposed night curfew from 9 pm to 6 am to curb spike in Covid-19 cases. The curfew will come into effect from Friday and will stay on indefinitely. Only milk and drug stores will be open during that time. The city reported a total of 46,022 till Wednesday....

Parents in Gujarat ask govt not to reopen schools

November 20, 2020

Parents and guardians are outraged over the Gujarat government’s decision to start schools in the state from 23 November. The All Gujarat Board of Parents had demanded the withdrawal of the decision to start schools and backed the announcement of school closure on 23 November, especially amid rising Covid-19 cases...

BJP’s bypoll sweep makes its Gujarat fortress impregnable

November 20, 2020

In the 2017 Gujarat Assembly elections, the BJP came to power with 99 seats, and now after three years, the party has 111 seats. Out of these, 9 are parachute MLAs, who have left the Congress and joined the BJP and reached the Assembly by winning the by-elections. While 3...

Big B to do ‘Khushboo Gujarat Ki’ campaign around Kevadia

November 20, 2020

Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister, he had a dream that Gujarat would become a tourism hub, now that dream is coming true. Gujarat’s tourist places have become world-famous, first after the development of Kutch and now the Statue of Unity and the development of Kevadia...

Supreme Court issues notice to EAM Jaishankar

November 19, 2020

The Supreme Court issued a notice to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar after it heard three petitions challenging his election to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. Jaishankar had been elected to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat in July 2019. In July 2020, three petitions were filed in the court against...

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