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Anti-CAA Activist Summoned by Gujarat Police, Served Externment Notice
01 Aug 2020
After Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, where anti-CAA activists have been "systematically targeted", Kaleem Siddique, an Ahmedabad-based anti-CAA activist, was summoned by police for ‘criminal activities’…
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Surat COVID-19 Death Figures Questioned as City Remains Hotspot
25 Jul 2020
On July 24, Gujarat recorded a total number of 53,631 cases [with nearly 44 cases per hour] out of which Surat accounted for 10,762 cases as per the Health Department data.
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Dalit Youth Kidnapped, Murdered in North Gujarat, 6 Accused Arrested
18 Jul 2020
The victim was the sole earner of his family after his brothers lost their jobs during the lockdown.
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Woman Delivers Still-Born, Family Blames Gujarat Police for Holding Them up for Not Wearing Masks
16 Jul 2020
Radhaben’s family claimed they were stopped by police en route to the hospital when she was writhing in labour pain and made to wait for an hour – all because they were not wearing masks.
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Gujarat Grapples with Doctors’ Vacancies Amid Pandemic, Orders Medical Students to Join Duty
13 Jul 2020
As the number of cases in state crossed 40,000, in Surat-the new hotspot-medical college students have been ordered to join clinical posting, while the government fails to fill in vacancies of…
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No Salary, No Amenities: Cleaning Staff of Multiple Hospitals on Strike in Ahmedabad
09 Jul 2020
While SMS Hospital in Ahmedabad has hired a new set of workers, Goenka Hospital in Gandhinagar refused to take back their staff after the workers went on strike.
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In a 2 a.m Order, HC Refuses Permission for Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad
23 Jun 2020
Five parties, including the State of Gujarat and NGO Hindu Yuva Vahini, had petitioned for permission of the Rath Yatra after the SC allowed the same in Puri.
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Gujarat: BJP Wins 3 Seats, 1 Bagged by Congress in Rajya Sabha Polls
20 Jun 2020
Two MLAs from Bharatiya Tribal Party, Chotubhai Vasava and Mahesh Vasava, refrained from voting and demanded written assurance of implementation of PESA Act and Schedule 5 of the Constitution.
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Gujarat: FIR Against 7 Officials of Dahej Chemical Company After 10 Workers Die in Blast
15 Jun 2020
The complaint states that the seven people knew about possibility of blast due to the two tanks of mixed chemicals, yet no steps were taken to avoid it by adding neutralising agent to stop the…
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Tribals Protest Against Land Acquisition by SSNNL, Villager Threatens Self-Immolation
08 Jun 2020
The villagers maintain that the project, which began with the construction of the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Kevadiya, will displace at least 5,000 tribal people who live close to the…