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Tukaram Mundhe warns over food-safety violations AHMEDABAD: Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe on Saturday warned that poor compliance with food-safety regulations is contributing to a growing public-health crisis, saying people often fail to connect illnesses with the food and beverages they consume.He said laws and regulations governing food safety already exist but…

An Indian man on a Honda Activa scooter argues with several shoppers amid the busy stalls of a crowded Indian textile market, capturing a tense street scene in semi-realistic editorial style. Ahmedabad: A dispute over giving way to traffic near Pankor Naka in the Old City area escalated into a violent attack at a cloth…

Ahmedabad: AMC’s estate department has been carrying out anti-encroachment drives across the city. Between Sept 1 and Sept 24, 1,428 handcarts/kiosks and 413 sheds were removed in all seven zones. Additionally, 1,882 makeshift sheds made from bamboo poles and tarpaulins and 8,479 miscellaneous items were cleared. A total of 3,680 advertising boards, banners and hoardings…

Ahmedabad: The Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD) has fined Air India Rs 50,000 and recommended Rs 5 lakh compensation to a wheelchair user who was deboarded from a Delhi-Bhuj flight for want of a fit-to-fly certificate, despite producing documentary proof of her disability.Falguni Maheshwari, who has 80% locomotor disability and uses a wheelchair,…

Grab from video of the incident at Nirma University in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: A day after a video of a Nirma University professor holding a student by the collar went viral, the educational institution on Friday formed a high-powered committee comprising three deans and directors. The committee will probe the incident and submit its report in…

The contraband was hidden inside the telescopic handle and the suitcase’s base support Ahmedabad: A flyer’s plan to hoodwink customs officers and get past checks with nearly a kilogram of cocaine was foiled at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport on Thursday. In all, 981g of cocaine was found in one of the biggest drug…

Professor H K Patel, the head of the department, was addressing the audience from the stage when the student made a quip from a movie. AHMEDABAD: A day after a video of a Nirma University professor holding a student by the collar went viral, both the professor and the student have apologised to each other,…

Gandhinagar: A retired employee of the state secretariat was allegedly murdered with a sharp weapon at a deserted govt plot in Charedi, Gandhinagar, on Friday. The deceased was identified as Ramesh Patel, a resident of Sector 26. According to preliminary information, Patel had gone to the plot as part of his daily routine of feeding…

Ahmedabad: The city on Friday recorded a maximum temperature of 34.3 degrees celsius, which was 0.1 degree above normal. At 26.2 degrees celsius, the minimum temperature was 1.6 degrees higher than normal. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), Saturday could be a cloudy day. The line of withdrawal of southwest monsoon passes through Deesa and…

Ahmedabad: The medical admission committee (MAC) has announced the schedule for the third round of admissions to MBBS and BDS courses in the state. The committee has also announced a separate schedule for students seeking to cancel their admissions confirmed in the earlier rounds.A total of 738 vacant seats will be available for allotment in…