Three docs suspended by GMC over foreign junket | page 23Ahmedabad: Medical registration of three dermatologists from Gujarat, including two from Surat and one from Ahmedabad, was suspended for 13 months by Gujarat Medical Council (GMC) for ‘misconduct’. The three doctors were part of 30 health care professionals from nine states – primarily dermatologists –…
Ahmedabad: A 36-year-old widow has allegedly been cheated out of Rs 36.4 lakh and 18 tolas of gold by a man who said would marry her. According to the complaint filed with Navrangpura police on Tuesday, the man persuaded the woman to fund his business and took possession of her jewellery.The woman, who recently moved…
Wall collapses at under-construction World Trade Centre site in Bharuch, two dead. AHMEDABAD: Two people died after a wall at the under-construction World Trade Centre site collapsed onto a nearby house in Gujarat’s Bharuch on Wednesday following heavy rainfall, officials said.The incident took place in the Ali Matariya Talab area, where the wall of the…
Four Dalit youths were flogged in Una for skinning a dead cow by gau rakshaks on July 11, 2016 Ahmedabad: Dalit leaders, social activists, and representatives of various organisations met at the Shahibaug Circuit House on Sunday to finalise plans for a statewide programme marking the 10th anniversary of the 2016 Una flogging atrocity on…
Ahmedabad: A man and his son were arrested with illegal liquor worth Rs 8.1 lakh after a police swoop on a rented bungalow on Science City Road on Monday night. Acting on a tip-off, a patrol team from Bodakdev police raided the house around 9.45pm and found Indian-made and foreign liquor concealed in bags kept…
Ahmedabad: With the three-year tenure of Gujarat University vice-chancellor Neerja Gupta ending on Tuesday, the state govt made an announcement late in the night, appointing senior professor Jagdish Joshi as the in-charge vice-chancellor and ending speculation over who would hold the post next.Typically, as per norms, the process to appoint a new vice-chancellor begins three…
The incident occurred on June 27 when a 43-year-old medical wholesaler from Nikol and his nephew collected Rs 50 lakh from an angadia firm in Bapunagar. Ahmedabad: Surveillance, deception, and speed formed the backbone of a gang that allegedly stole Rs 50 lakh from a car in Krishnanagar. The gang allegedly shadowed people collecting cash…
Popat Lakhani, a resident of Kudasan, was riding from Tarapur crossroads towards CH-0 Circle when the truck struck his two-wheeler, throwing him onto the road Ahmedabad: A retired assistant taluka development officer (ATDO) died after a truck rammed his scooter from behind near Sargasan bridge in Gandhinagar on Monday evening. Sector-7 police have registered a…
Ahmedabad: A dispute over payment of Rs 1.1 crore to secure political and govt appointments allegedly turned violent at a gym in Gandhinagar’s Kudasan area on Monday night, leaving one man critically injured and four others hurt.Infocity police on Tuesday registered a case of attempt to murder, rioting and unlawful assembly against businessman Mahendrasinh Rathod,…
Illegal religious structure razed in Sarkhej Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Tuesday demolished an illegally constructed religious structure in the Sarkhej area of the city. Those responsible for upkeep of the structure allegedly ignored civic notices, broke official seals and resumed using the premises despite warnings.The demolition was carried out by the estate…
