Low-intensity earthquake hits southern region of Gujarat; epicenter near Ahmedabad
India | August 03, 2020 22:12 ISTA low-intensity earthquake hit the southern region of Gujarat on Monday. The magnitude of the quake was 3.3 on the Richter scale.
A low-intensity earthquake hit the southern region of Gujarat on Monday. The magnitude of the quake was 3.3 on the Richter scale.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat rose by 155 to 26,818 on Sunday. With two more people succumbing to the infection, which is one of the lowest since April 12, the toll mounted to 1,603.
In a major reshuffle, the Gujarat government has transferred 74 IPS officers and appointed new police chiefs of Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara.
Days ahead of Bakri Eid, police commissioners of Ahmedabad and Surat in Gujarat have issued orders prohibiting animal sacrifice in public places and at private places where it would be visible to the public. The notifications, having similar content, were issued on Sunday by Ahmedabad Police Commissioner Ashish Bhatia and his Surat counterpart RB Brahmbhatt.
A rakhi maker in Ahmedabad has packaged rakhis with precautionary messages against COVID-19 printed on them.
Streets in Ahmedabad were flooded following heavy rains.
Police personnel and officers in Gujarat have been directed not to express their political views or be part of any anti-government drive on internet under a first-ever "code of conduct" issued by DGP Shivanand Jha.
The Emirates airlines on Sunday said it will operate repatriation flights from four additional Indian cities of Ahmedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata to Dubai till July 26.
Authorities in Ahmedabad have sealed more than 500 paan shops in the city. In addition to this, steep fine will be charged to anyone found spitting at a public place.
Indian cricketers, who have not played since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, could well resume their training in Dubai
The old age homes of Ahmedabad have been getting more number of inquiries in the current pandemic situation.
The civic body in Ahmedabad has started screening "super spreaders" for Covid-19 across 48 wards of the city to contain the viral spread.
With the growing score of coronavirus cases in Gujarat, rapid testing has begun for those coming from Surat at Ahmedabad Expressway Highway.
Informing about the weather conditions, Ahmedabad's Meteorological Department Director, Jayanta Sarkar, on July 07 said that extremely heavy rainfall is expected in Jamnagar, Dwarka and Kutch districts of Gujarat.
Fire broke out at Indian Bank ATM in Ahmedabad on July 06. Incident occurred at CTM Area. Fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse the flames.
Heavy rain with thundershowers triggered flood-like situation in several areas of Dwarka in the state of Gujarat.
In a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Ahmedabad civic body in Gujarat has identified 26 new micro containment zones in the city, which is the biggest COVID-19 hotspot in the state.
At least 11 sadhus tested positive for coronavirus in Ahmedabad's Maninagar Swaminarayan Gadi on Wednesday. The Mukhtajivan Swaminarayan Sevashram was declared a containment zone following the detection of COVID-19 virus in the sadhus.
Government has plans to come up with green, orange and red colour codes to map the coronavirus affected zones.
The number of coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad rose by 211 to 20,480 on Sunday while fatalities increased by 13 to 1,423, state health departmentsaid. With 181 more people being discharged in the day in Ahmedabad district, the number of the recovered cases has gone up to 15,660, it said.
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