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Gandhinagar: State health minister Praful Pansheriya convened a meeting in Gandhinagar on Monday to assess the situation of the Chandipura virus outbreak in the state. The minister asked health department staff to accelerate virus control measures, patient treatment, and surveillance activities across the state.Pansheriya said that laboratory testing is being carried out swiftly to ensure…

A video grab of an encounter with a lion that a villager from Palitana survived Ahmedabad: With 10 human-lion conflicts, including fatal attacks, reported in the past couple of months, Gujarat forest department has decided to rope in Wildlife Institute of India (WII) to investigate what officials believe to be a worrying shift in lion…

Young girls showcase incredible martial arts skills during akhada rehearsals at the Sabarmati Riverfront, gearing up for the upcoming annual rathyatra in Ahmedabad SLUG: 149th Jagannath Rath YatraAhmedabad: The 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra will combine tradition with new safety tools this year. Temple authorities and police have planned decibel checks and movement tracking for the…

The day began drenched in 71% humidity, trapping the city in a dense, breathless blanket before dropping to a drier 40% by evening Ahmedabad: On Monday, the city felt less like a monsoon haven and more like a slow cooker, as the mercury spiked to a punishing 38.4°C, 4.4 degrees higher than what residents usually…

stethoscope on stack of medical text book on doctor desk at room in hospital. Ahmedabad: After protests by bonded MBBS doctors of the 2020 batch, the Gujarat govt has withdrawn its restricted choice-filling process for Class-2 medical officer postings, and opened it to all 3,336 eligible candidates.The health department had earlier started choice filling for…

Ahmedabad: Amid growing concerns over road accidents involving minors, State School Management Federation Trust has issued a directive imposing a strict ban on students bringing two-wheelers to schools across Gujarat. The decision applies to all grant-in-aid and self-financed schools in the state.According to an official communication issued by federation president Bhaskar Patel, several incidents have…

Ahmedabad: Courts must not lose sight of victims even as efforts in criminal proceedings focus on sympathies for the accused, said Gujarat High Court on Monday, directing Gujarat govt to compensate victims of the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts.A division bench of Justice A Y Kogje and Justice S J Dave ordered the state to pay…

The defence raised the issue on a couple of occasions during the trial Ahmedabad: During and after the investigation in the 2008 serial blasts case, investigators termed the incidents of bombings in Ahmedabad and planting of bombs in Surat as “homegrown” terror and claimed it was the handiwork of former members of the Student Islamic…

Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court, while upholding the conviction of 49 people in the 2008 serial blasts case, noted a confessional statement revealing that then chief minister Narendra Modi was among the intended targets of the conspirators. The statement also disclosed their plans for mass killings.The confession came from Imran Ibrahim Shaikh, who gave a detailed…

Gandhinagar: Taking a cue from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent endorsement of Australia’s decision to bar children below 16 from using social media, Gujarat govt has initiated an exercise to explore a framework to regulate social media and artificial intelligence (AI) usage among school students in the state.“Following the PM’s appreciation of Australia’s decision, state…