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The state government during the budget session in March 2021 had told the state legislature that it has already spent Rs 158.53 crore as on December 31, 2020 on conducting 29 different studies related to the project.
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Gujarat Govt forms committee to review DPR preparationSubscriber Only

June 3, 2021 04:44 IST

The Kalpasar project is one of the dream projects of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was conceptualised when he was at the helm in Gujarat.

At a vaccination drive for widows, in Gurgaon, Wednesday. (PTI)

In rural Haryana, Covid positivity rate dips to 0.50%Subscriber Only

June 3, 2021 04:38 IST

Officials said a few villages, where the Covid-positivity rate was found above 5 per cent, were even re-screened after a gap of a few days and have since registered zero positive cases.

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Bicycle-sharing startup MYBYK gets USD 1 mn funding from investorsSubscriber Only

June 3, 2021 04:38 IST

This is the maiden round of funding for the Ahmedabad-headquartered and bootstrapped startup.

According to SMC health officials, the infected are from Viveknagar Society with 180 houses and RK Colony with around 30 houses.

Four-year-old among 6 dead in Surat after ‘consuming contaminated water’Subscriber Only

June 3, 2021 04:34 IST

Of the 107 people who were infected, 69 are under treatment in a private hospital and Kathor community health centre, they said.

Farmer led by BKU president Gurnam Singh Charuni hold a protest in Fatehabad demanding withdrawal of cases registered against farmers. (Express Photo by Manoj Dhaka)

‘Attack’ On JJP MLA’s convoy: Farmers want Babli booked for attempt to murderSubscriber Only

June 3, 2021 05:05 IST

Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij, meanwhile, issued a warning to “those taking law into their hands” saying “such things will not be tolerated”.

The woman had in her complaint alleged that on May 16, she received a call from the RBL (Ratnakar Bank) credit card company.

Rs 3.67-cr fraud comes to light in surat: Gang involved in cheating credit card holders busted, six arrestedSubscriber Only

June 3, 2021 04:26 IST

Police also froze 115 bank accounts with a balance of Rs 59. 93 lakh used by the accused.

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AAP: Congress leaders busy fighting each other instead of battling CovidSubscriber Only

June 3, 2021 04:24 IST

Party co-incharge Raghav Chadha said that state leaders were camping in Delhi, abandoning Punjab.

Fishermen check their damaged boat at a shore of the Arabian Sea, after Cyclone 'Tauktae' made landfall, near Una Town in Gir Somnath district, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Cyclone Tauktae aftermath: Gujarat announces Rs 105 cr relief package for fishing communitySubscriber Only

June 3, 2021 04:20 IST

The package was announced after meeting of government’s core committee chaired by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in Gandhinagar.

A patient arrives at DMCH, in Ludhiana Thursday. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)

Ludhiana industries donate Rs 1.8 crore for paediatric Covid care ward, 2 oxygen plantsSubscriber Only

June 3, 2021 04:18 IST

The 50-bedded paediatric Covid care ward is part of an initiative of Police Public Foundation (PPF) - a registered society - for which about 30 industrial units of Ludhiana made voluntary donations worth Rs 1.8 crore.

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Preneet reminds Sidhu of MLA’s job; his wife hits back at MP: ‘don’t bother’Subscriber Only

June 3, 2021 04:07 IST

She added, “If Sidhu has any grouse then he can sort these out with the CM or he can go to the high command.”

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Gujarat: CM will take decision on Jayanti Ravi’s replacement, says PatelSubscriber Only

June 3, 2021 04:06 IST

The central government has appointed Jayanti as secretary of Auroville Foundation in Tamil Nadu for three years.

A real-estate consultant, on condition of anonymity, said that the prices of housing projects in cities like Rajkot and Surat have more or less remained stagnant due to the poor demand, while those in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar have seen a rise. (Representational)

Gujarat: Despite tapered demand, prices of homes riseSubscriber Only

June 3, 2021 04:01 IST

In Ahmedabad, one of the biggest property markets of the state, the prices of homes are expected to shoot up by 30 per cent in the next four months, say experts from the real-estate sector.

Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh directed the Health and Medical Education departments to allow districts to use up to 10 per cent of the doses for 18-45 group for priority categories other than those approved at state level.

6 ministers join Cabinet reluctantly, Capt Amarinder Singh wraps it up in 20 minsSubscriber Only

June 3, 2021 16:45 IST

In the first few minutes of the meeting, six ministers including Sukhbinder Sarkaria, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Gurpreet Singh Kangar, Charanjeet Singh Channi and Aruna Chaudhary did not join till the CM asked for their presence.

At the launch of Lok Adhikar Lehar, Friday. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)

Lok Adhikar Lehar nets another big name: ED former deputy director Niranjan SinghSubscriber Only

June 3, 2021 03:55 IST

Niranjan Singh, who handled several high profile cases including Jagdish Bhola drug racket and summoned former Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia, is likely to join the Lehar at Jalandhar Press Club Jalandhar on Thursday.

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1,333 new Covid cases: lowest daily surge in 11 weeks in GujaratSubscriber Only

June 3, 2021 03:51 IST

As many as 452 patients are on ventilators as on June 2, compared to the nearly 800 patients who were on ventilators across the state in mid-May.

Preeti was earlier arrested for attempted trespass in Vardhan’s house on April 17 and was released on bail last month.

Woman, son held for trespassing at bureaucrat’s houseSubscriber Only

June 3, 2021 03:28 IST

The incident took place outside Haryana’s chief secretary, Vijai Vardhan’s residence.

In cases where children have no guardians or relatives, they would be taken to government children homes.

Covid orphans in Maharashtra to get Rs 5 lakh as FD, monthly aidSubscriber Only

June 3, 2021 03:24 IST

The proposal was moved by Women and Child Development Minister Yashomati Thakur at a Cabinet meeting.

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Youth Congress protest against Baba Ramdev’s commentsSubscriber Only

June 3, 2021 03:22 IST

The shutter of the Patanjali store was down throughout the time the protesters staged their agitation.

New admissions will now be made in specific Covid wards only while other covid wards will be kept vacant. (File)

As cases decline in Chandigarh, Panchkula: Hospitals start shutting down makeshift wards, recall staffSubscriber Only

June 3, 2021 03:13 IST

Sood Dharamshala and Dhanwantri in Chandigarh which had been erected to cater to the rising covid patients are being vacated, while all doctors as well as para medical staff posted there has also been recalled and posted in GMCH.

Over 30 former Akali MLAs face cases dating back to December 2017, when party chief Sukhbir Badal had given a call for a protest against the Congress government. (File)

A (political) case studySubscriber Only

June 3, 2021 05:10 IST

10 of the 15 Shiromani Akali Dal MLAs and at least 30 of its former lawmakers have been booked in different cases since 2017 — the year Congress came to power in Punjab.

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Over three days, BMC vaccinates 2,586 students set to join foreign universitiesSubscriber Only

June 3, 2021 03:07 IST

Although Maharashtra government has suspended vaccination for the 18-44 age group due to shortage of jabs, the BMC and some other civic bodies in the state have made an exception for students who need to travel abroad to join colleges and universities.

In the last week, more oxygen beds have fallen vacant in the government hospitals of Chandigarh. A huge number of ICU beds, however, continue to remain occupied. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

Chandigarh’s Covid positivity rate down to 4.78%, experts say: ‘Can’t let guard down just yet’Subscriber Only

June 3, 2021 03:00 IST

Exactly a month later, the tally of new cases for Chandigarh had fallen to 134 and the active cases had dipped to 1251, with the positivity rate hovering around the 4.78 per cent mark.

While the Congress said it will start an audit of the work from Thursday, the BJP demanded CCTV footage of the designated dumping sites where silt removed from nullahs were dumped.

Congress, BJP slam BMC over nullah-cleaning workSubscriber Only

June 3, 2021 02:59 IST

The Congress is a coalition partner in the state’s ruling Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government along with the Sena and the NCP.

“Mishra was arrested on Wednesday," said Patil. The two were produced in court on Wednesday and remanded in police custody.

Mumbai: Man arrested for murder of lover’s husbandSubscriber Only

June 3, 2021 02:46 IST

The police said that Shaheeda Shaikh and her lover Amit Mishra were planning to get married and thus hatched a plan to kill Raees Shaikh.

The team then raided the residence of one Mohammad Firoz on Veera Desai Road on Monday night and recovered another 102 grams of the drug.

Drug peddler arrested in Andheri, 157 gram of mephedrone seizedSubscriber Only

June 3, 2021 02:37 IST

An official said the NCB team intercepted Sohail Shaikh and found 55 grams of mephedrone from him.

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