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Fifteen patients who survived cardiac procedures at the Ahmedabad-based Khyati Multispeciality Hospital in November 2024 have now approached the Gujarat High Court, seeking the registration of a separate FIR and an independent investigation. Following the deaths of two patients after they underwent unnecessary angioplasty at the hospital, three FIRs were filed—two by the families of […]
Dr Shaileshkumar Amrutlal Anand, the former General Manager of Gujarat’s Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana-Mukhyamantri Amrutam (PMJAY-MA) scheme, has been arrested along with two others by Ahmedabad’s Detection of Crime Branch (DCB). His transfer from the prominent role in the national health insurance scheme to a village occurred just two days after a multi-crore scam […]
Gujarat Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani has called for a ‘bike rally’ on December 28, demanding an apology from Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks on Dr B R Ambedkar in Parliament and the resignation of Mahisagar District Collector Neha Kumari over alleged anti-Dalit comments. As part of a national protest, Mevani said the […]
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday participated in the ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ celebrations at Thaltej Gurudwara in Ahmedabad, honouring the supreme sacrifice of Sikh children, especially the younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh, who laid down their lives for the protection of their faith and the nation. The observance, introduced in 2022 and celebrated […]
The Ahmedabad Police acted swiftly and successfully rescued a five-year-old girl who had been abducted from the Sarkhej area, managing to locate her within a few hours of the incident. The abduction occurred on Monday afternoon, around 1:15 pm, when the complainant, a mother with her two children – a seven-year-old son and a five-year-old […]
The state unit of Congress has urged for the immediate reinstatement of boating services at Nalsarovar Lake, a prominent Ramsar site. This follows an alleged drop in tourism after boating was banned due to the Harni Lake incident, where 12 students died in January this year. Talking to media persons on Tuesday in Ahmedabad, Gujarat […]
The BJP and the Congress MLAs in Ahmedabad are at loggerheads over illegal constructions and heritage buildings in the eastern part of the city, even as concerns are being raised over the preservation of heritage buildings. Ahmedabad was accorded UNESCO World Heritage City status in 2017. It all began when BJP MLA from Ellisbridge Amit […]
The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has apprehended two accused involved in the vandalism of Dr B R Ambedkar’s statue in the Khokhra area. The incident, which took place on December 22 near KK Shastri College, initiated widespread outrage among the local community. The accused, identified as Mehul Thakor and Bhola Thakor, confessed to desecrating the statue […]
In the Rakhial area of Ahmedabad, schools are witnessing a worrying pattern as parents withdraw their daughters due to fear of harassment by miscreants. This issue has been compounded by the lack of security personnel, which local councillors say has allowed anti-social elements to loiter near school premises. There are five schools in the area: […]
In Juhapura’s Fatehwadi neighbourhood of Ahmedabad, a clash between two groups over a business issue on Saturday resulted in the death of a young man. Vejalpur police has detained 11 people in connection with the altercation, in which six others were injured. Since weapons were used during the altercation, which occurred around 9.30 pm on […]
Days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s controversial remarks on Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar during the Constitution debate in the Rajya Sabha, an incident of vandalism involving Dr Ambedkar’s statue in his home state has further intensified tensions. The incident occurred between 2 am and 7:30 am near Jayanti Vakil’s chawl in the Kokhra area of […]
Gujarat Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) President Isudan Gadhvi on Sunday highlighted the party’s strategic efforts, stating that a meeting of office-bearers from all state zones and districts was recently conducted to strengthen their campaign. The AAP leaders held a press conference at the party’s state headquarters in Ahmedabad to discuss preparations for the upcoming local […]
The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Saturday demolished the illegally built homes of the offenders in the Garibnagar area of the city. These individuals had been arrested for brandishing swords in the Rakhiyal and Bapunagar areas two days ago. The accused, identified as Fazal, Altaf, Mehfooz and Sameer, were arrested and publicly paraded while the […]
Shalby Multi-specialty Hospitals, located in the Naroda area of Ahmedabad, has come under scrutiny after a patient died following a surgery conducted under the Prime Minister Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) scheme. The incident comes days after two beneficiaries of the scheme died in Khyati Multispeciality Hospital. Ghobabhai Khamela, 62, was admitted to Shalby Hospitals on […]
A man has been arrested near the Vatva toll booth on Sardar Patel Ring Road in Ahmedabad with 12 kilograms of hybrid cannabis valued at Rs 3.60 crore. The arrest took place after a tip-off to the Vatva police led them to suspect the individual’s involvement in drug trafficking. The accused, identified as Yogesh Dashadiya, […]
The Gujarat unit of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is set to host the ‘Sajjan Shakti Sangam’ on December 22 at Gujarat Vidyapith, a varsity founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920. The event will bring together prominent individuals from various sectors to discuss key issues such as social harmony, environmental conservation and the promotion of […]
The Ahmedabad Civil Hospital has initiated an investigation following the circulation of a video allegedly showing an occultist conducting a ritual on an ICU patient at a government hospital and claiming responsibility for their treatment. A video of the ritual was posted on Instagram by the occultist, who went by the name Mukesh Bhuva. Following […]
Cat owners in Ahmedabad will soon be required to register their pets, following the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) completion of pet dog registrations by March 2025. From January 1 until the end of March next year, the civic body will focus on registering pet dogs and in April, attention will shift to cats. This move […]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s Ahmedabad Zonal Office on Wednesday announced that it had provisionally attached immovable assets valued at Rs 19.37 crore belonging to Hellios Tubealloys Pvt Ltd (HTPL) in connection with a bank fraud case. The attached properties, which include commercial land in Rajula, Amreli district and a residential flat in Ahmedabad, were seized […]
The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has arrested six individuals, uncovering a large-scale fraud involving the illegal creation of Ayushman Bharat health cards by exploiting weaknesses in government portals. The arrests are part of the ongoing investigation into the deaths of two beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) at Khyati Multispeciality Hospital. The accused […]
