Coronavirus | Gujarat extends night curfew in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot till April 15
The Hindu
State sees rise in cases; IIMA turns into hotspot
In the wake of rising, the Gujarat government has extended night curfew in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot till April 15. The duration of restriction is from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. On Tuesday, the State witnessed 10 deaths, its highest toll in the last three months, while 2,220 new infections were reported. So far, 4,510 people have succumbed to COVID-19 infection. The State has 12,263 active cases, of which 147 are critical and on ventilator support.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.