Gujarat deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi at Mahudi Gandhinagar: Deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghavi visited the Jain pilgrimage centre of Mahudi in Gandhinagar district on Friday and offered prayers at the shrine of Shri Ghantakarna Mahavir, seeking peace, happiness and prosperity for Gujarat, an official statement said.During the visit, he participated in traditional rituals at the…
Ahmedabad: Festive celebrations brought a sharp rise in emergencies handled by EMRI 108 in Gujarat. New Year saw the largest overall increase, at almost 26%, followed by Bhai Bij at 14%. Road accidents and trauma cases drove the surge, while burn injuries rose sharply on Diwali. Several districts recorded increases of 25% or more.The service…
Slug: World Diabetes DayAhmedabad: The urban-rural gap in diabetes risk is narrowing in Gujarat, with the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-6 district data pointing to a sharp rise in high or very high blood sugar levels in non-urban areas over the last four years.NFHS-6, conducted in 2023-24, shows 18.6% of surveyed men and 16.4%…
Vadodara: A 50-year-old man in Metpur village of Anand district allegedly strangled his 21-year-old daughter on Diwali night over her intercaste relationship and tried to pass off the killing as suicide, police said.An FIR was registered by Khambhat Town police against Kaushal Patel for the murder of his daughter Saniya. He was arrested on Monday…
Ahmedabad: Diwali travel plans for several passengers at Ahmedabad airport were disrupted on Thursday after IndiGo cancelled its Nashik-bound flight 6E 7114 barely an hour before departure, leaving flyers stranded during the peak festive rush. IndiGo also cancelled flight 6E 7191 on the Ahmedabad-Bhopal route earlier in the day, adding to the inconvenience for passengers…
Legal office of lawyers, justice and law concept : Judge gavel or a hammer and a base used by a judge person on a desk in a courtroom with blurred weight scale of justice, bookshelf background behind. Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad division of Western Railway will hold the nationwide Pension Adalat 2026 on Dec 15 at…
Ahmedabad: Dr Manoj Agrawal, a paediatric and adolescent endocrinologist from Ahmedabad, noted that while diabetes is most commonly associated with Type 2 diabetes—which develops primarily because of insulin resistance often linked to lifestyle and genetic factors—there are distinct clinical variants affecting younger age groups.“Another major form is Type 1 diabetes, in which the body’s immune…
Ahmedabad: Waste generation in Ahmedabad rose sharply during the four-day festive period from Diwali to Bhai Beej, with the city producing 19,500 metric tonnes (MT) of waste, a 50.2% increase over the 12,980 MT collected during the same period last year, according to data from AMC’s solid waste management department.The rise was attributed to large-scale…
Bopal police arrested the driver, identified as Raghavendra Kushwaha AHMEDABAD: A man was killed after a speeding Range Rover allegedly rammed into a Rapido motorcycle near Shilaj Circle in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.The driver fled the scene after the collision, police said.Bopal police arrested the driver, identified as Raghavendra Kushwaha, following an investigation based on CCTV…
Kaushalkumar Patel, allegedly strangled his daughter Saniya with a dupatta Vadodara: A 21-year-old woman was allegedly strangled to death by her father over her relationship with a youth from a different caste in Metpur village of Khambhat taluka in Anand district in the early hours of November 9.The accused, Kaushalkumar Patel, allegedly strangled his daughter…
