New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): The Janata Dal-United (JDU) unit of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu on Sunday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi in the presence of party chief JP Nadda and the National General Secretary BL Santhosh.

Ahmedabad Mar 25 PTI Gujarat has registered 13 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours that raised the tally of infections to 1223845 an official from the state health department said on Friday With no fresh fatalities reported during the day the toll stood at 10942 while the count of recoveries 1212621 after 26 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day he said The state is now left with 282 active cases the official said As per an official release no new cases of COVID-19 were registered in the adjoining Union territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu in the last 24 hours Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows Positive cases 1223845 new cases 13 deaths 10942 discharged 1212621 active cases 282 and people tested so far - figures not released PTI PJT ARU ARU

Ahmedabad Feb 25 PTI Gujarat recorded 245 new coronavirus infections and five deaths in the last 24 hours the state health department said on Friday eveningThe caseload of the state rose to 1222119 while death toll reached 10924As many as 644 persons recovered from infection during the day taking the tally of recoveries to 1208657The number of active cases in Gujarat now stands at 2538 Of these only 33 patients are on ventilatorAs many as 1028 crore doses of anti-coronavirus vaccines have been administered in the state so far including 103 lakh on FridayNo new cases of COVID-19 were registered in the adjoining Union Territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu Of the total 11408 persons found positive for coronavirus in the union territory so far one is active patient four died while 11403 recoveredGujarats COVID-19 figures are as follows Positive cases 1222119 New cases 245 Death toll 10924 Recoveries 1208657 Active cases 2538 PTI PJT KRK KRK

Ahmedabad Feb 24 PTI Gujarat reported 293 new coronavirus positive cases and eight deaths on Thursday which took its infection tally to 1221874 and fatality count to 10919 the health department said The number of active cases in the state now stands at 2942 Of these 34 are on ventilator support while the remaining ones are stable it said in a release A total of 729 patients recovered in the last 24 hours taking the tally of such persons to 1208013 As many as 1027 crore anti-coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered to the eligible population so far in the state of which 115 lakh doses were given during the day No new cases of COVID-19 were registered in the adjoining Union Territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu in the last 24 hours an official release said Of the total 11408 cases reported in the union territory so far three cases are active While four patients have died 11401 others have recovered said a release by the UT administration Gujarats COVID-19 figures are as follows Positive cases 1221874 new cases 293 death toll 10919 recoveries 1208013 active cases 2942 and people tested so far - figures not released PTI PJT NP NP

Ahmedabad Nov 26 PTI Gujarat reported 27 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the tally to 827354 while the death toll remained unchanged at 10092 an official said on Friday The discharge of 34 people increased the recovery count to 816954 leaving the state with 304 active cases he said As many as 794 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the state so far including 508 lakh doses on Friday an official release informed No new COVID-19 case was registered in adjoining Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu in the last 24 hours leaving the Union Territory with one active case an official said Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows Positive cases 827354 new cases 27 deaths 10092 discharged 816954 active cases 308 and people tested so far - figures not released PTI PJT BNM BNM BNM

Ahmedabad Nov 18 PTI Gujarat reported 44 new cases of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours the state health department said on Thursday eveningNo death due to the pandemic was reported during the day it saidThe case tally in the state rose to 827112 while the death toll stood unchanged at 10090With 23 persons getting discharged from hospitals the tally of recoveries increased to 816710Of 312 active cases in the state six patients were on ventilatorAs many as 493 lakh doses of anti-coronavirus vaccines were administered in the state on Thursday taking the total of jabs given to 762 croreNo new case of COVID-19 was reported in the adjoining Union Territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman DiuOf total of 10654 persons found positive for coronavirus in the territory so far four died while 10650 recoveredGujarats COVID-19 figures are as follows Positive cases 827112 new cases 44 total deaths 10090 discharged 816710 active cases 312 and people tested so far - figures not released PTI PJT KRK KRK KRK

Pune Oct 30 PTI Taking potshots at the ruling BJP Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday said a coalition government with Congress as a major party will come to power in 2024 when general elections are due which will end the reign of the incumbent one-party government Speaking to reporters in Pune city of Maharashtra after addressing JS Karandikar memorial lecture organised by the Pune press club Raut said No government can be formed without Congress which is a major and deeply-rooted party in the country Congress is the main opposition party too Others are regional parties Queried about political strategist Prashant Kishors reported statement that BJP will remain in power for many decades Raut said the BJP will stay in Indian politics but as an opposition party BJP claims that it is the worlds biggest party If the worlds biggest party loses elections they will become an opposition party For example in Maharashtra the BJP is the main opposition party with 105 MLAs he said The BJPs estranged ally Shiv Sena shares power with NCP and Congress in Maharashtra Speaking about the upcoming Assembly elections in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh Raut said Presently we are focusing in Dadra Nagar Haveli and Goa There is still time for UP elections We are a smaller player in UP but we will contest Earlier addressing the lecture Raut underlined various challenges being faced by the media Since the last two years media persons are not allowed in the central hall of Parliament by the ruling party citing the reason of coronavirus pandemic But the real reason behind the ban is fear that many things might come out if reporters are allowed to speak to ministers who are being asked to maintain distance from journalists They the Central government has asked ministers to keep their distance from reporters even they are under the scanner Media was not stopped even during Emergency like it is now Raut claimed He underlined various challenges before the print and electronic media Raut alleged the Central government only wants favourable reporting After a newspaper reported about corpses floating in the Ganga river during the worst phase of the COVID-19 pandemic the Income Tax department raided the offices of that newspaper he said He alleged that industries that wanted licenses to operate were made to invest in media organisations so that they the government can control the media Top ten industries have bought media houses The government is behind this he alleged PTI COR NSK NSK

Ahmedabad Oct 28 PTI Gujarat reported 23 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours the state health department said on Thursday evening The state reported no new death on account of the viral infection while 12 patients recovered The tally of infections went up to 826504 while the death toll remained unchanged at 10088 The tally of recovered patients rose to 816232 There are 184 active cases in the state including five patients who are on ventilator As many as 310 lakh coronavirus vaccine doses were administered on Thursday which took the total of doses administered so far in the state to 698 crore One new case of COVID-19 was recorded in the adjoining Union Territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu local authorities said The UT has recorded 10654 coronavirus cases so far Of these four died six are active at present while 10644 patients have recovered Gujarats COVID-19 figures are as follows Total cases 826504 new cases 23 total deaths 10088 discharged 816232 active cases 184 and people tested so far - figures not released PTI PJT KRK KRK KRK

Ahmedabad Sep 23 PTI Gujarat reported 26 new coronavirus positive cases on Thursday which pushed its caseload to 825797 the state health department said As no death due to the virus was reported during the day the fatality count remained unchanged at 10082 There are 140 active cases in the state at present Of them six patients are on ventilator while others are stable the department said in a release The number of recoveries now stands at 815575 after 19 persons got discharge from hospitals during the day it added As many as 583 crore doses of anti-coronavirus vaccines have been administered to the eligible population in the state so far of which a little over 359 lakh doses were given during the day No new COVID-19 case was registered in the adjoining union territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu in the last 24 hours the authorities said in a release adding that there are zero active cases in the territory at present Out of the 10642 persons found positive for coronavirus in the union territory since the outbreak four have died the UT administration said Gujarats COVID-19 figures are as follows Positive cases 825797 new cases 26 death toll 10082 recoveries 815575 active cases 140 and people tested so far - figures not released PTI PJT NP NP

Ahmedabad Sep 22 PTI Gujarat on Wednesday reported 20 new COVID-19 cases which took its overall caseload to 825771 the health department said No fresh death due to the virus was recorded during the day The fatality count in the state stood at 10082 There are 133 active cases in the state right now and three of these patients are on ventilator support the department said in a release The recovery count stands at 815556 after 20 persons got discharge during the day it said As many as 579 crore doses of coronavirus vaccine have been administered to the eligible population till now in the state of which a little over 635 lakh doses were given on Wednesday No new COVID-19 case was registered in the adjoining union territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu in the last 24 hours the authorities said adding that there are zero active cases in the territory at present Out of the total 10642 persons found positive for coronavirus in the union territory since the outbreak four have died while 10638 have recovered a release by the UT administration said Gujarats coronavirus figures are as follows Positive cases 825771 new cases 20 deaths 10082 discharged 815556 active cases 133 and people tested so far - figures not released PTI PJT NP NP