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 fire started after midnight in Uday Shivanand hospital in Mavdi area of Rajkot. Of the 33 Covid-19 patients admitted, six have sustained injuries while five died due to the fire.
Demand for permission to local Garba events are continuing from the entertainment industry, suppliers of musical instruments, lighting, decorators and food stall owners but the government is likely to take a firm stand in view of rising Covid cases in the state.
The victims include five men and three women, who were being treated at the ICU ward of the COVID-19 designated Shrey Hospital in Navrangpura area of Ahmedabad.
BJP party chief JP Nadda has also greeted Rupani on his birthday.
'Rahul ji, Copying Gujarat’s initiatives and selling them as your ideas does not show your smartness,' he said.
