Ahmedabad: Over 50 chess players with visual impairments participated in various events organised at the Blind People’s Association (BPA) on Sunday to mark International Chess Day, celebrated annually on July 20. Paritosh Dave, coordinator for blind chess, said that in the past few years, several players have made their mark in both national and international…
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Family Physicians Association (AFPA) and Danda Foundation on Sunday organised an event to train family physicians in the basics of identifying inflammatory rheumatic diseases and post-treatment care.Dr Smita Danda from Danda Foundation — established in remembrance of noted rheumatologist Dr Debashish Danda — said it was the first such event outside Vellore…
Gandhinagar: In a wildlife conservation initiative aimed at improving ecosystem health and mitigating human-wildlife conflict, the Gujarat forest dept has translocated 50 spotted deer (Axis axis) from the Sasan Gir Wildlife Division to the Mandvi forest range in Surat district.An official statement said the initiative is intended to strengthen the natural prey base for carnivores,…
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Medicinal Plants Board, which functions under the state health department, distributed more than 2.8 lakh medicinal saplings through seven govt-run medicinal plant gardens across the state in 2025-26.An official statement on Sunday said the board provides up to 10 saplings free for personal use, 50 for schools and institutions, and 500 for…
Ahmedabad: Nineteen-year-old Asrar Ali Saiyed, from Kapadvanj in Kheda district, was among those killed in the Ramol firecracker factory blast, bringing to light the story of a teenager who had been working at the unit since he was just 11 years old.A resident of Saiyedwada, Asrar had been living with his maternal aunt in Ahmedabad…
Ahmedabad: The accused in the Vastral firecracker factory blast resumed operations about 20-25 days ago, taking advantage of the police being occupied with Rath Yatra bandobust, Ahmedabad police commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut said on Sunday, adding that all three accused have been arrested.Talking to reporters at a press conference at the city police commissioner’s office,…
Ahmedabad: A day after nine people, including three minors, were killed in a blast at an illegal firecracker factory in Ramol, Ahmedabad police commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut on Sunday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT).Gahlaut told the SIT to submit a progress report within 10 days.The explosion occurred around 3.30pm on Saturday at New Gujarat…
Ahmedabad: The blaze that killed nine people, including three minors, at an illegal firecracker factory in Ramol has prompted fresh allegations of bonded child labour spanning a decade despite an earlier explosion and police action.A blast occurred on the same premises in July 2014 in which a 14-year-old boy died.In 2014, the14-year-old and his brother,…
What is CAR-T cell therapy Ahmedabad: A woman from the city, in her sixties, was treated for lymphoma. Two years after she was declared cancer-free, the disease relapsed.Dr Velu Nair, chief consultant of hemato-oncology at Apollo Hospital, said she was advised CAR-T cell therapy. “We gave the therapy a few months ago. Her condition is…
Ahmedabad: When National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Gandhinagar opened applications for two new MBA programmes — one in forensic accounting and fraud investigation, the other in fintech forensics — it received over 1,000 applications for 80 seats combined. That is roughly 13 applicants for every place. For a non-technical postgraduate course, NFSU officials say…
