Gandhinagar: On the first anniversary of the AI 171 crash on Friday, Gujarat govt announced educational and healthcare projects worth Rs 547 crore at the new mental hospital compound — the crash site of the ill-fated plane.The govt said that apart from eight new hostel blocks whose construction was announced earlier, a paraplegia and spine…
Ahmedabad: Admissions for paramedical programmes in Gujarat, including BSc Nursing, have so far drawn a weaker-than-anticipated response, with registrations well below the total seats on offer. As per official information, about 26,900 candidates have registered for admission against over 56,000 seats available across govt and self-financed institutions in the state. So far, 24,442 applications have…
Ashok Patel and Shobhanaben Vadodara: Exactly one year after the Air India AI171 crash claimed 260 lives, a UK coroner may soon have to decide whether unidentified human remains linked to the disaster should be buried or cremated, as the identity of an “unidentified male” victim remains unresolved.The issue has come to light through UK-based…
The Summit discussed about sports led infrastructure growth and sustainability Ahmedabad: With Gujarat emerging as one of the country’s leading states in sustainable construction, the 3rd Green Gujarat Summit 2026, organised by the CII’s Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) in Ahmedabad, highlighted the role of sports infrastructure in shaping the state’s Net Zero and climate-resilient…
A year after surviving the Air India plane crash in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, the lone survivor Viswashkumar Ramesh says he continues to struggle with anxiety, sleepless nights and painful memories. AHMEDABAD: A year after surviving the Air India plane crash in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, the lone survivor Viswashkumar Ramesh says he continues to struggle with anxiety, sleepless…
Pateliya (L) is yet to find courage to fly again; Mukti (R) lost her parents and says she will not board a flight again AHMEDABAD: Mukti Vansadiya’s life is an irony. For 12 years, the Ankleshwar resident booked airline tickets professionally at a travel agency. After losing her parents, Divya (60) and Arjunsinh (65), she…
A year after the Air India flight AI 171 crashed, families of the victims have renewed their demand for a permanent memorial at the crash site, opposing the state govt’s decision to demolish the damaged hostel buildings of BJ Medical College and construct new blocks in their place.A lawyer representing several affected families said relatives…
Ahmedabad: Akash Patel, a native of Modasa in north Gujarat, had everything going for him: a dream job, a future abroad and a new beginning with his wife. Six months later, the AI 171 crash brought his world crashing down. Unable to cope with the loss, Patel eventually left the UK and returned to Gujarat…
Gandhinagar: All four Rajya Sabha candidates nominated by the BJP were declared elected unopposed on Thursday, as there were no other nominees in the fray and the main opposition party, Congress, did not field any candidate.An assembly secretariat statement said Raju Shukla, Mansinh Parmar, Mukesh Rathwa and Jitendra Kanjariya have been declared elected to the…
Ahmedabad: For Rafiq Mohammad, a 45-year-old taxi driver from union territory Diu, the clock stopped on June 12 last year when he lost his 25-year-old son Faizan in the devastating plane crash. But the months that followed brought not just the pain of bereavement, but a revelation that shattered the family’s understanding of the son…
