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Gujarat reports 17 fresh coronavirus cases, 1 death, 17 recoveries

Gujarat's coronavirus tally rose to 8,25,347 on Wednesday with the addition of 17 new cases, while one more patient succumbed to the infection, the state health department said. With one more COVID-19 death - reported from Jamnagar district - the statewide toll rose to 10,080, the department said. A total of 17 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, pushing the number of recovered cases to 8,15,108, said the department in a release. The state's COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 98.76 per cent. Gujarat now has 159 active cases, out of which the condition of five patients is critical, the release said. The number of people who have been administered COVID-19 vaccines in the state rose to 4,39,78,413, of which 3,46,880 beneficiaries were inoculated on Wednesday, the department said. District-wise, Surat reported the highest number of six new cases, followed by Dahod with five, Ahmedabad and Vadodara two cases, and Gandhinagar and Kutch one each, it said. The .

Schools to open for classes 6-8 from Sept 2 in Gujarat: State minister

Amid the declining COVID-19 cases, Gujarat Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama announced that the physical classes for students of classes 6th to 8th in the state will begin from September 2.Schools for specific classes have opened as the country continues to record a dip in COVID-19 cases after the ravaging second wave in April-May.At present, there are only 160 active COVID-19 cases in Gujarat. The state reported 8,15,091 recoveries and 10,079 deaths due to coronavirus.Meanwhile, India reported 37,593 new cases of Covid-19 and 648 fatalities in the last 24 hours.As per the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday, the cumulative caseload in the country climbed to 3,25,12,366 including 3,22,327 active cases and 4,35,758 deaths.Cumulative recoveries rose to 3,17,54,281 after 34,169 fresh recoveries in the last 24 hours.

IBM to set up Software Lab in Ahmedabad: Check details here

Proposed expansion is aligned with IBM's vision to shape future of software development through an open, secure, decentralized architecture that helps clients automate, secure, modernize and predict

Gujarat sees 14 new Covid-19 cases; over 463,000 people vaccinated

Gujarat's Covid-19 tally increased by 14 on Tuesday to touch 825,330, while the day also saw 25 people getting discharged, taking the recovery count to 815,091, an official said

Vedanta makes natural gas discovery in Gujarat block won in OALP round

Billionaire Anil Agarwal's Vedanta on Monday said it has made a natural gas discovery in a block in Gujarat that it had won in the open acreage licensing policy (OALP) round

Gujarat: Over 15,000 jewellers join nationwide strike against HUID

Over 15,000 jewellers across Gujarat kept their businesses shut as they joined the nationwide strike against the implementation of Hallmarking Unique ID (HUID) system, industry stakeholders claimed

Union ministers Mandaviya, Rupala begin 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' in Gujarat

Union ministers Mansukh Mandaviya and Parshottam Rupala embarked on a 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' in Gujarat on Thursday as part of the ruling BJP's exercise to establish a dialogue with the common people

Olectra Greentech to supply 50 e-buses to Gujarat Transport Corporation

Olectra Greentech on Monday said it received the Letter of Award from Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) for 50 units of 9-metre electric buses

PM to virtually inaugurate projects of Somnath temple in Gujarat on Aug 20

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for four projects, worth Rs 83 crore, of the famous Somnath Temple in Gujarat virtually on August 20, temple authorities said

Vman concludes first ever helicopter lease deal from GIFT City

Vman announced the leasing of an Airbus H125 helicopter to Thumby Aviation, a non scheduled operator which pioneered heli taxi service in Bengaluru.

Cong responsible for unemployment, corruption in country: Gujarat CM

Rupani said while there had been a ban on the government recruitments in the previous Congress governments in Gujarat before the BJP came to power in 1995.

Gujarat: Rs 584-crore sports complex gets finance ministry nod

The Union Ministry of Finance has accorded an administrative approval for the upcoming sports complex in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city, which will be constructed at the cost of Rs 584 crore

Flipkart expands warehousing network in Gujarat to support local sellers

The new facilities are in Ahmedabad and Surat, and are collectively spread across an area of 500,000 sq ft, helping create over 5,000 direct and indirect local jobs in the state

Flipkart adds 4 supply chain facilities in Guj, create over 5,000 jobs

The new facilities are located in Ahmedabad and Surat

Maruti hits semiconductor roadblock in Gujarat; plants to cut shift timings

State's plants which produce popular models like Baleno, Swift will shut production for 3 days, cut shift timings

Suzuki Motor Gujarat to scale down production in Aug due to chip shortage

SMG, which supplies cars exclusively to MSI, has also decided to scale down production to single shift at some manufacturing lines in the plant.

Gujarat coronavirus update: 17 new Covid cases; active infections at 226

Gujarat on Tuesday recorded 17 fresh cases of Covid-19 that took the tally of infections to 8,24,939 in the state, an official from the health department said.

Gujarat sees 22 Covid-19 cases, 25 recoveries; 349,099 people vaccinated

Gujarat on Monday reported 22 Covid-19 cases and 25 recoveries, taking the tally to 824,922 and the number of people discharged to 814,595, an official said.

Gujarat sees 23 Covid-19 cases, 21 recoveries; 373,452 people vaccinated

Gujarat on Sunday reported 23 COVID-19 cases, the fifth day in a row when the addition was less than 30, taking the overall tally in the state to 824,900, an official said

Quality of education in Gujarat govt schools improving: CM Rupani

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Sunday said the quality of education in government schools in the state is improving