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It's a sad but true fact about the world we live in that many of us never even think about the poor and downtrodden. Most of the time, it's only that nightmares like the Covid-19 pandemic occur when people come forward to help others.

Hardik Patel, who joined BJP after resigning from Congress earlier this year, won the Viramgam constituency Purnesh Modi won from Surat West by defeating Congress' Sanjay Patwa and Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Moxesh Sanghvi Alpesh Thakor defeated Congress’ Himanshu Patel and AAP's Daulat Patel in Gandhinagar South

The Vyara Assembly seat gave Gujarat its first tribal chief minister Amarsinh Chaudhary It will for the first time see a contest between two Christian candidates fielded by the BJP and the Congress The Congress has given a ticket to its sitting MLA Punabhai Gamit from the seat, reserved for ST candidates The BJP has for the first time fielded a Christian candidate, Mohan Konkani, to take on the four-time MLA

Gujarat Patidar leader Hardik Patel is all set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party today He said that he will work as a "small soldier" to serve the nation under the leadership of PM Modi

PM Modi will perform 'Bhoomi Poojan' of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II, Surat Metro Rail Project on Jan 18. Ceremony will start at 10:30 AM via video conferencing. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Gujarat Governor, Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani and Union Housing & Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri will be present on occasion.

The dream project of PM Modi may witness the bullet train running in Gujarat on a 325 km track from Ahmedabad to Vapi in the first phase. As per reports, the bullet train can be run from Vapi to Bandra (Maharashtra) in the second phase. The project is expected to get completed by 2024.

The zoo will reportedly be called 'Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Kingdom' and will be spread over 250.1 acres. These animals are likely to be the part of the zoo -- the African Lion, Cheetah, Jaguar, Indian Wolf, Asiatic Lion, Pygmy Hippo.

PM Modi during his visit to Gujarat's Kutch said that the state has introduced many farmer-friendly schemes over the last 2 decades. "The agriculture, dairy and fisheries sectors have prospered in Gujarat over the last two decades," noted PM Modi. PM Modi stated that one has to keep changing with the times and embrace global best practices.

"Today Kutch is one of the fastest developing areas. Connectivity is improving here day by day," said PM Modi. PM Modi stated that over the last twenty years, Gujarat has introduced many farmer-friendly schemes. He said the state was among the earliest to work on strengthening solar energy capacities.

A speeding car collided with a dumper truck in Surendranagar district of Gujarat. 7 members of two families were charred to death in the accident.

PM Modi said that today the energy sector in India has immense potential for growth, entrepreneurship and employment. He announced that the country is moving forward with the goal of reducing its carbon footprint by 30-35%. "Efforts are taken to increase the share of natural gas in energy needs by 4 times in this decade," said PM Modi.

Additional Chief Secretary Rajiv Kumar Gupta has been appointed as the Officer on Special Duty by the Gujarat government to oversee coronavirus-related operations The state govt has decided that from Nov 20, there will be a daily curfew in Ahmedabad city from 9 pm to 6 am This measure will continue until the Covid-19 situation in Gujarat improves, the statement said

PM said better connectivity between Saurashtra and Surat is going to change the life of the people in these regions. PM Modi remarked that the maritime business-related infrastructure and capacity building in Gujarat is in full swing. Prime Minister also renamed the Ministry of Shipping as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

ED raided the premises of the True Value Group and M/s Vipul & Manish Associates in connection with a bank fraud case of Ardor Group of Companies. ED initiated an investigation under on the basis of six FIRs registered by CBI, ACB, Gandhinagar and an FIR by CBI, BS&FC, Mumbai. It was alleged that Ardor Group of Companies and its Directors, in connivance with unknown bank officials, had cheated and caused wrongful loss to the consortium of banks amounting to approx Rs 488 crores.

As per Gujarat govt, the population of Asiatic Lions has thus shown a steady increase with a population of 674 individuals with an increased rate of 28.87% (one of the highest growth rate so far) from the previous growth of 27% during 2015 (523 lions)

The special court hearing cases related to Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act passed the order on Tuesday. Additional sessions judge Dilip Hingu sentenced Raju Devipujak (38), who had committed the crime on February 14, 2017. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on him, failing which he will have to undergo two years of rigorous imprisonment.

This gesture of awareness comes amid the rising coronavirus cases across India. Although, Gujarat currently has 16,676 active coronavirus infections, but the state has also witnessed a total of 1,35,842 cases, that include, 1,15,727 recoveries and 3,439 COVID-19 related fatalities. Gujarat at one stage was one of the worst-coronavirus affected states in India.

Cyclone Nisarga made landfall on Wednesday (June 3, 2020) as 'severe cyclonic storm' in Maharashtra's Alibaug which is about 50 km away from Mumbai city. It is expected to enter the Mumbai city in a few hours as the cyclonic cycle lays centered over eastcentral Arabian Sea near LAT. 18.1°N and Long. 72.8°E lies very close to Raigad coast. 

A 20-year old man Ravinder Sharma in Gujarat cut his tongue with a blade thinking that it will eradicate coronavirus from his native village in Madhya Pradesh.

Gujarat CM said he is hopeful that all three BJP candidates in the fray will emerge victorious with support from these MLAs.