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Easing the Covid-19 lockdown: How states plan to implement guidelines

According to MHA guidelines, while states and union territories cannot dilute the protocols, they are at liberty to impose stricter measures according to the requirements of local areas.

Migrant woes spill on Surat roads for second day; workers complain of food

Thousands of migrants from states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha, who work in factories in Surat, have been stuck in Pandol area due to the coronavirus lockdown

Maharashtra, Gujarat call on services of ayurvedic and homeopathic doctors

BMC recommends monthly pay of Rs 1.5-2 lakh for an intensivist, Rs 80,000 for an MBBS, Rs 60,000 for a bachelor of ayurvedic medicines, and Rs 50,000 for a homeopath

Covid-19: 42 Surat residents untraceable after they return from abroad

Of these 42 'missing' persons, 16 are from Palsana area, nine from Bardoli, six each from Choryasi and Olpad localities

93 migrant workers held in Gujarat for defying lockdown, attacking cops

The police fired 30 teargas shells to disperse the crowd, said Chaudhari, whose official car was also damaged in the incident.

70-yr-old Covid-19 patient dies in Guj, state's toll at 3; new cases emerge

The 70-year-old man died at a government hospital in Bhavnagar

Gujarat announces 1,200-bed hospital to treat coronavirus patients

Infection control hospitals are also being set up at four locations - in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot and Vadodara

Gujarat reports six new Covid-19 cases taking the tally to 13 so far

Six new coronavirus positive cases were reported in Gujarat on Saturday, which took the tally of such patients to 13 in the state, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said here. Twelve of these patients have history of travel abroad, while one person in Surat had visited Delhi and Jaipur recently, he said. "Four of these cases were reported in Ahmedabad city, one in Ahmedabad rural, three each in Surat and Vadodara, and one each in Rajkot and Gandhinagar," Rupani said. Appealing to the people to stay indoors and follow the guidelines related to social distancing and cleanliness, he said the state government was prepared to tackle the "worst- possible" situation. Rupani was talking to reporters after visiting Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. He also announced that the 1,200-bed super specialty new block of the hospital will be kept exclusively for the treatment of coronavirus patients. Similar facilities will be set up in Rajkot, Vadodara and Surat, he said. Deputy Chief Minister

Coronavirus: Gujarat records five cases in two days, 23 results awaited

All five are under 35 years of age and have traveled abroad recently. They have been kept under isolation at hospitals in their respective cities

Another Congress MLA in Gujarat resigns ahead of Rajya Sabha elections

Gujarat Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi informed the House on Monday

Situation in Gujarat town Khambat under control after violence: Police

While the market remained shut, a large number of people hit the streets seeking action against the rioters

No APIs, drugs shortage in India due to coronavirus: Sadananda Gowda

Announces one API, one medical device park in Gujarat

Gujarat's guilty pleasures

The mind makes its own connections, associating prohibition somewhat organically with vegetarianism

Country to get 13th major port at Vadhavan in Maharashtra for Rs 65,544 cr

The Vadhavan port will be developed on "landlord model" (where infrastructure is leased to private firms or industries and chemical plants)

Pact between Gujarat handloom and Flipkart, CAIT condemns govt's move

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) in a statement said it "strongly condemned the decision of the Gujarat government announcing" this memorandum of understanding (MoU)

CAA discriminatory, leaves out a particular community: Gujarat Church

The Church questioned the need for the NRC-NPR and urged the Centre to stop their implementation to protect the rights of all Indians.

Gujarat replaces West Bengal as top governing state in 2019, says study

Delhi is ranked fifth on the parameter of health, one of its main claims of governance

After a month, locusts attack again in north Gujarat harming standing crops

The problem resurfaced three days ago when locusts again arrived from desert areas of Pakistan and attacked crops in Banaskantha, district agriculture officer P K Patel said.

Statue of Unity surpasses Lady Liberty with 15,000 average daily footfall

The Statue of Unity is a statue of Vallabhbhai Patel, the first home minister of the country. With a height of 182 metres, it is the world's tallest statue

Japan's SB Energy Corp to invest Rs 28,500 crore in renewables in Gujarat

The state, which currently has a generation capacity of 8,885 Mw in renewables, is seeking to raise the generation capacity to 30,000 Mw by 2022