Published on March 30, 2020 AHMEDABAD: Soumya (name changed), 32, an executive with a city-based company, called the Abhayam 181 helpline when she could no longer take the verbal abuse from her husband which had been going on for a week. “She had to balance work with her domestic responsibilities. While she also works from … Continue reading Ahmedabad lockdown: Assault cases up 86%, domestic violence 12%
In lockdown, fresh air stepping out into Gujarat
Published on April 22, 2020 AHMEDABAD: The lockdown has made Gujarat’s roads seem lifeless, but the state is showing unmistakable signs of improved breathing as pollution levels plummet. The presence of ozone (O3) over Gujarat has increased by about 7% and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels have been reduced by 80% over cities like Ahmedabad! Rudradutt Thaker … Continue reading In lockdown, fresh air stepping out into Gujarat
Gujarat: ‘21-day lockdown important step in Covid-19 fight’
Published on April 10, 2020 AHMEDABAD: As on Monday, the USA has recorded 3.3 lakh Covid-19 cases and 9,600 deaths. As the projections are still grim, a large number of doctors from Gujarat who have made the US their home is at the forefront of the fight against Covid-19. A few of them share their … Continue reading Gujarat: ‘21-day lockdown important step in Covid-19 fight’
‘Doctor, I’m scared of Covid-19’
Published on March 31, 2020 Ahmedabad: A Vastrapur resident under 14-day quarantine after a foreign trip recently called up his psychiatrist, reporting extreme distress on two counts – he felt stifled in his flat after a couple of days, and when he ventured out, he felt peering eyes of his neighbours, silently accusing him of … Continue reading ‘Doctor, I’m scared of Covid-19’
Coronavirus: Gujarat police to form a control room for effective implementation of lockdown, address issues
Published on March 24, 2020 GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat DGP Shivanand Jha announced formation of a state control room for effective implementation of lockdown and address issues faced by the citizens.Jha said that the lockdown of the state from March 23 midnight is successful so far and appealed to citizens to adhere to the rules to make … Continue reading Coronavirus: Gujarat police to form a control room for effective implementation of lockdown, address issues
Coronavirus in Gujarat: State records three more positive cases
Published on March 24, 2020 AHMEDABAD: The total number of positive Covid-19 cases in the state reached to 33 on Tuesday morning with report of three persons -- one from Surat and two from Gandhinagar –- arriving with the state health & family department. The state has so far recorded one confirmed death so far … Continue reading Coronavirus in Gujarat: State records three more positive cases
Coronavirus: Gujarat records first death, five new cases
Published on March 22, 2020 AHMEDABAD: A 69-year-old man from Surat on Sunday became the first victim to the coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) in Gujarat. State health minister Nitin Patel mentioned that with five new confirmed cases on Sunday, the total tally has now reached 18. The state health and family welfare department also mentioned that … Continue reading Coronavirus: Gujarat records first death, five new cases
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