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.
Gujarat is a 'dry' state where manufacture, sale and consumption of liquor are banned.
A major cloudburst in the Vadodara city and around threw normal life out of gear, flooding most areas, with the rainfall touching a whopping 18 inches by Wednesday evening.
During the meeting, Thakur showed a keen interest in the new initiatives taken by the Gujarat government to ensure transparent and progressive administration and public delivery system.
Gujarat and Diu Administration have planned to evacuate about 3 lakh people from the identified vulnerable areas starting early morning of 12th June 2019.
Following the massive fire that broke out in a building in the Sarthana area of Gujarat’s Surat on Friday, the Surat Municipal Corporation, on Monday, carried out a demolition drive against illegal structures in the city.
