CLAMOUR FOR A LOCKDOWN INTENSIFIES IN GUJARAT

April 22, 2021

With the Gujarat government not in a position to provide hospital beds or oxygen to Covid-19 patients, and the Covid situation in the state spiraling out of control, the demand for imposing a lockdown in the state has intensified. This is despite the fact that Prime Minister Narendra Modi on...

GUJARAT STARTS NATION’S FIRST DRIVE-THROUGH RT-PCR TESTS

April 16, 2021

Drive-through RT-PCR tests have been started at the GMDC ground in Ahmedabad for the first time in the country from Wednesday, under a joint venture between the municipal corporation and Neuberg Supratech Laboratory. Sample collection was started in the morning to reduce the line of people wanting to get tested....

GUJARAT STARTS NATION’S FIRST DRIVE-THROUGH RT-PCR TESTS

April 15, 2021

Drive-through RT-PCR tests have been started at the GMDC ground in Ahmedabad for the first time in the country from Wednesday, under a joint venture between the municipal corporation and Neuberg Supratech Laboratory. Sample collection was started in the morning to reduce the line of people wanting to get tested....

Bodies pile up in Surat cemeteries, funeral chimneys melt from overuse

April 14, 2021

With deaths from Covid-19 cases rising in Gujarat, bodies are piling up at cemeteries and funeral chimneys in Surat are literally melting from heat due to overuse 24 hours a day. There are three cemeteries in all, at Ramnath Ghela, Ashwinikumar and Jahangirpura, and all the three are witnessing cremations...

HC tears into Gujarat govt’s ‘inaction’ on Covid front

April 13, 2021

Taking a serious note of reports that Gujarat’s health machinery has failed to handle the worsening condition of Covid-19 in the state, the Gujarat High Court on Monday slammed the state government and asked it some scathing questions during the hearing of a suo motu PIL. The HC questioned some...

SURAT TEACHERS ORDERED TO REGISTER COVID DEAD BODIES

April 10, 2021

Surat Corporation has gone too far in handing over the responsibility of Covid-19 management to its employees. Teachers have been assigned Covid-19 work. They are given the task of registering the bodies coming for the funeral. Teachers, along with SMC (Surat Municipal Corporation) employees, will also be on duty in...

Covid chaos in Gujarat, waiting list in hospitals, cemeteries & crematoria

April 10, 2021

The state of Covid-19 spread in Ahmedabad seems frightening. The scenario in various cemeteries and crematoria of the city is bad with people waiting for hours for the burial and cremation of the dead bodies. A total of eight bodies were brought to a cemetery in Vadaj cemetery in the...

COVID-19 PANDEMIC DEALS A BODY BLOW TO GUJARAT’S HEALTH SYSTEM

April 9, 2021

The second Covid-19 wave in Gujarat has resulted in a frightening and dangerous situation. This time, the health situation in Gujarat has deteriorated to a point that the whole health structure is on the verge of collapse. The number of vaccinations in the state has been declining in the last...

AHMEDABAD COPS BUST ISI TERROR MODULE, ARREST 3 YOUTHS

April 9, 2021

Pakistan’s spy agency ISI has long been trying to harm India by recruiting and training people for sabotage activities and carrying out anti-India activities. However, with the Indian intelligence agencies thwarting such attempts, it has now been revealed that the ISI conspired to carry out such activities by contacting the...

NIGHT CURFEW EXTENDED TO 20 GUJARAT CITIES

April 7, 2021

There will be night curfew not just in four metros, but in 20 town and cities of Gujarat. Apart from Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot, there will be night curfew in 16 other towns and cities of the state. Night curfew was increased on Tuesday from 8 pm to 6...