Ahmedabad: Mumbai-headquartered Lilavati Hospital expanded its footprint in Gujarat with the start of its GIFT City premises. As a pre-launch activity, senior members of the hospital administration were at GIFT City on Monday for free health check-ups. Prashant Mehta, director of Lilavati Foundation, said that the GIFT City premises will be fully functional in three…
Ahmedabad: On April 26, 3 lakh voters will cast their votes to elect councillors. Voting was earlier scheduled for 192 seats across 48 wards in the city, but two seats reserved for women in Vasna and Thaltej witnessed walkovers, leaving 190 seats. In the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) polls, voters cast four votes using EVMs,…
Ahmedabad: A high-speed hit-and-run accident in Nikol left an autorickshaw driver critically injured after a BMW electric vehicle rammed his rickshaw and crashed into an AMTS bus stand near Bhakti Circle on Monday afternoon.Police said the BMW EV was being driven at a very high speed when it hit the autorickshaw. The impact was so…
Ahmedabad: The city recorded a maximum temperature of 40.2 degrees celsius and a minimum of 24.9 degrees celsius on Monday. Due to the impact of the Western Disturbance, both maximum and minimum temperatures were 0.6 degrees above normal. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, the maximum temperature is likely to be around 40…
Ahmedabad: A new hydrochemical study published in the April edition of an Elsevier journal, ‘Cleaner Water’, suggests that the Sabarmati river’s health is increasingly being influenced by the industrial pollution it carries.The study, based on a “multi-index” framework, tracked ten specific sampling sites from the city’s northern entry at Motera Stadium to its southern exit…
Gandhinagar: State Congress president Amit Chavda on Sunday released the party’s ‘vision document’ and theme song for the upcoming local body elections in Gujarat. The vision document is based on five basic principles of inclusivity, citizen services, transparent governance, accountability and affordable living, the party said.Speaking to reporters, Chavda said that development in Gujarat’s cities…
Ahmedabad: A 55-year-old nursing staffer at Asarwa Civil Hospital lost Rs 7 lakh from her salary account in a cyberfraud after unknowingly downloading a malicious APK file sent via WhatsApp, stated a police complaint filed on Sunday.According to the complaint filed with the cybercrime police of the city, the victim, a resident of Naroda, maintained…
Ahmedabad: From 41.9°C recorded on Saturday, the mercury came a couple of notches down to 40°C on Sunday, which was closer to the normal temperature. On the other hand, the minimum temperature remained high at 26.9 degrees, which was 2.6 degrees higher than normal. According to India meteorological department (IMD) forecast, the maximum temperature on…
Gandhinagar: Reacting to the Congress and its allies obstructing the women’s reservation bill in Parliament, chief minister Bhupendra Patel said on Sunday that Opposition parties have insulted “naari shakti” and their “double-faced politics” stands exposed before people.Speaking to reporters at the state BJP headquarters, Patel said the Congress’ history of “negative politics” and “dynastic obsession”…
Ahmedabad: A Gujarati man has been charged in a fraud and money laundering case in the US after authorities busted a scheme targeting a Texas resident. The Llano County sheriff’s office said the accused, Dhyey Rakeshkumar Patel, was arrested on April 8 following a coordinated operation with the Texas attorney general’s office.According to officials, the…
