Bodies of ex-Gujarat CM Rupani, 62 other air crash victims matched with DNA samples so far
Meanwhile, the toll in the air crash reached 270, including passengers and resident doctors of B J Medical College.
Meanwhile, the toll in the air crash reached 270, including passengers and resident doctors of B J Medical College.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel went to the residence of former CM Vijay Rupani and informed his family that his DNA matching had been done.
Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil confirmed Rupani died in the plane crash.
The Air India B787 Aircraft VT-ANB, while operating flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick, crashed immediately after takeoff from Ahmedabad this afternoon.
The Mahayuti alliance, which comprises the BJP, Shiv Sena (Shinde), and the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar), is yet to finalise its chief ministerial candidate despite marathon meetings among its constituents.
The Congress leaders say that the BJP won the Municipal elections because of other factors and will not be able to win the assembly polls whether they change the captain or not.
The reason behind this unexpected move is unclear. This can be considered as a "course correction" before the upcoming state elections.
The Sabarmati Riverfront is a popular site for events and festivals. It hosts annual events like an international kite festival and flower show among others.
On July 16, the Prime Minister will virtually inaugurate the redeveloped Gandhinagar Railway Station and a 318 room five star hotel atop the railway station. He will also flag off the superfast weekly Gandhinagar-Varanasi train and the Baretha MEMU train. Besides that, the PM will also dedicate to the public some rail electrification as well as broad gauge conversion projects.
Talking to reporters here during a function, Rupani said that the hybrid renewable energy park, having both solar panels as well as windmills, will be the "world's biggest" with power generation capacity of 30,000 megawatts.
