Ahmedabad: Hundreds of people will take part in a walkathon at the Sabarmati riverfront on Sunday to raise awareness about rheumatological diseases. Dr Sapan Pandya, associate professor of rheumatology at SVP Hospital and vice president of the Indian Rheumatology Association, said rheumatological conditions can be broadly classified as local, systemic or non-inflammatory, and inflammatory.He said…
Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be coming to Ranip on Sunday to cast his vote due to his busy schedule, and has sent his vote through postal ballot voting option, sources said. Officials involved in the election process in Ahmedabad district said that the Prime Minister’s Office had requested the postal ballot system…
Ahmedabad: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has instructed medical colleges not to grant leave to the medical students on May 2 and 3 (Saturday and Sunday) to ensure the NEET-UG entrance exam is conducted in a fair manner. The state medical colleges have yet to issue any directives regarding the activities to be conducted on…
Ahmedabad: A 55-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the death of an elderly Dariapur resident who died after allegedly being drugged and robbed in his own home. Lata Chauhan, a resident of Shahpur, has been booked for culpable homicide after Abdul Sipai, 81, succumbed to complications following the incident.According to police, Chauhan gained…
Ahmedabad: After nearly a decade of repeated representations by employees, Gujarat University (GU) has finally announced promotions for 25 non-teaching staff members. Along with the announcement, the university has invited objections or suggestions, if any, to be emailed by 6pm, April 27. It has clarified that representations received after the deadline will not be taken…
Ahmedabad: In a major civic sweep on Saturday, the civic body’s North West Zone solid waste management team intensified its crackdown on littering and banned plastic usage. After inspecting 90 establishments, officials issued notices to 71 units and collected Rs 33,900 in fines.Among those fined include Gujarat Enterprise, Sakshi Health Care, and Magic Masala. The…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court has held that in a criminal prosecution for bigamy, marriage cannot be presumed merely from cohabitation or from the birth of a child, and has upheld the acquittal of a man accused of contracting a second marriage during the subsistence of his first marriage.The case arose from a complaint filed…
Ahmedabad: A team of doctors at SVP Hospital successfully performed a gastric pull-up surgery using laparoscopy on a 1.5-year-old child, enabling him to eat through the mouth for the first time since birth. Doctors said the child suffered from a rare congenital condition known as oesophageal atresia, in which the food pipe is not properly…
Ahmedabad: Keeping in mind the rising temperature, the Ahmedabad district collector’s office and the health department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation have arranged drinking water and set up sheds for relief from the heat at a total of 4,257 polling stations across the 48 wards for the municipal elections. The health department has distributed 3,401…
Ahmedabad: The year 2025 recorded filing of 3,615 patents by Gujarat-based institutions and individuals at the rate of about 10 patents a day. It was the highest ever for the state as the number of annual patents filed has tripled in three years from 1,199 in 2022.In the first three months of 2026 alone, the…
