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10.30 am | Gujarat
No garba in Gujarat this year due to COVID-19
The COVID-19 outbreak in Gujarat would deprive the people of the State of the famed garba celebrations during the Navaratra festival, as the Gujarat government on Saturday announced that it would not permit any garba event anywhere due to the pandemic.
The government said it would also not hold the State-level Navratri…