Topic: Gujarat
3-km trek for online exams in Nagaland village and how Covid has now reached rural Gujarat
A recap of some of the best on-ground reporting of the Covid-19 pandemic from ThePrint’s reporters and photojournalists.
In Surat, this Muslim man performs all Hindu rituals for Covid victims brought for funeral
As undertaker, Abdul Malbari has seen some of the worst disasters — 1998 Gujarat cyclone, 2001 Bhuj earthquake, 2013 Kedarnath floods. And now, he adds 2020 Covid to the list.
The Modi magnifier
This is the first Indian election where a politician is winning by not promising governance, but simply seeking a vote against Musharraf, the Muslims and the Italian church.
As Covid spikes in rural Gujarat, testing labs and awareness in short supply
Districts like Bharuch, Kheda, Anand and Surendranagar have seen massive spikes in the last week. Steps taken so far by the administration have fallen flat.
Why residents of Ahmedabad have become sceptical about testing for Covid-19
In May, central Ahmedabad had witnessed a spike in cases. But now, the outbreak has spread to the western parts, which have the maximum number of containment zones.
Chariot rides, trip to park, anti-corona juice — it’s life as usual, well almost, in Ahmedabad
ThePrint's Praveen Jain and Kairvy Grewal visit Ahmedabad's Law Garden and Teen Darwaza, where people were seen taking selfies and chatting with each other.
Man drives 36 hours from Gujarat to Karnataka during lockdown to transport skin for wife
Misbah, a 23-year-old woman, suffered 71 per cent burns after a kitchen mishap, and then tested positive for Covid. She returned home in July after 70 days in a hospital.
‘Rath’ clinics, 24×7 helpline, ‘Sanjivani’ care — how Ahmedabad reduced its positivity rate
After Ahmedabad saw one of the worst outbreaks in the country, the municipal corporation launched a series of initiatives to increase testing in the city and limit Covid-19 spreading.
Nagaland’s Covid vigilantes, Pune’s auto hub saviours & Gujarat’s ‘more fatal’ viral strain
A recap of some of the best on-ground reporting of the Covid-19 pandemic from ThePrint’s reporters and photojournalists.
Gujarat, once a model healthcare system, is struggling with India’s worst Covid death rate
Gujarat has registered over 50,000 Covid-19 cases, and despite a dip in the mortality rate since June, the infection seems to be peaking again.
Yogi Adityanath is the ‘best chief minister in India,’ only not in Uttar Pradesh
India Today’s ‘Mood of the Nation’ survey overplays Yogi Adityanath’s ratings in an all-India survey, and downplays the lacklustre ratings he gets within Uttar Pradesh.
Saudi Aramco remains interested in investing $15 billion in Reliance Industries
A deal with Reliance would help Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest crude exporter, join the ranks of the top oil refiners and chemical makers.
Defence
UAVs, high speed boats, All Terrain Vehicles — what Army’s Ladakh corps wants amid LAC row
The corps, which takes care of the northern part of the LoC with Pakistan besides the LAC, has also sought for Israeli Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missiles & long-range surveillance cameras.
Modi redefined secularism with Ram Mandir as Hindu voters were fed up of Sonia-Left version
Assumptions that Indian secularism died with Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan are bunk. It is enshrined in the Constitution, and is worth preserving.