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Instead of confronting the ethical violations at VS Hospital—where poor and unsuspecting patients were reportedly exploited for illegal clinical trials—the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has chosen to zero in solely on the financial aspect of the scandal. A five-member committee has been formed not to investigate how a civic-run hospital was reduced to a testing […]
High alert has been issued across the country, including Gujarat, following a terrorist attack in Pahalgam on Tuesday. Twenty-eight people, including three from the state, died and several others were injured. State police and security agencies have stepped up vigilance in Gujarat. Railway stations and airports are being closely monitored and temple towns of Somnath, […]
In October last year, Gujarat confronted alarming statistics. According to data in the academic year of 2022-23, 23% of students in classes 9 and 10 dropped out of schools in Gujarat. What was more, over 1.15 lakh students in the state were not even going to school. As a state leading India’s economic march, Gujarat ought to be proud […]
A five-member investigation committee from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC)’s vigilance department has begun probing allegations of illegal clinical trials at VS Hospital. According to senior AMC officials who didn’t want to be named, while SVP Hospital conducted 21 authorised clinical trials over the past four years, a staggering 58 unauthorised trials were allegedly carried […]
Congress corporator Rajshree Kesari claimed that three patients died during the alleged clinical trials at Vadilal Sarabhai (VS) Hospital by 58 companies, which resulted in the suspension of an associate professor and the issuance of termination letters to eight doctors. The controversy reached a boiling point on Monday. She aired the accusations at the Ahmedabad […]
After a brief one-day relief, the mercury rose again in the city and other parts of Gujarat on Monday and Rajkot topped the chart at 42.0°C. Among the hottest cities and town in the state were Amreli, which recorded 41.6°C, Surendranagar at 41.2°C, and Bhuj at 41.1°C. Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Vadodara also faced intense heat wave with temperatures hovering […]
500 poor patients exploited in what was was to be 25-year trial period. In an unprecedented scandal involving politicians, pharmaceutical companies, and a leading government hospital, a massive clinical trial scam has come to light in Gujarat. Over 500 poor patients were unknowingly subjected to unauthorised and illegal medical trials. At the heart of the […]
Gujarat is reeling under an intense heatwave, with temperatures soaring above normal. The advisory comes with detailed forecasts, especially highlighting vulnerable regions. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a seven-day weather alert for Gujarat, Diu, Daman and, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, warning of heat and dusty conditions. The advisory comes with detailed forecasts, especially […]
Opposition Congress in Gujarat on Friday announced to fight by-election of Visavadar and Kadi assembly seats thus putting an end to any kind of speculation over a tie-up with the Aam Aadmi Party. Gujarat Congress president Shaktisinh Gohil said the decision was taken after the party’s political affairs committee meeting in Ahmedabad. Asked if the […]
Cases involving the technique of ‘digital arrest’ have spiked hugely in Gujarat. News reports quoting police data said 67 digital arrest fraud cases have come to light in just two months of 2025 alone. New Delhi: Two weeks after an elderly couple died by suicide in Karnataka’s Belgavi town after they were defrauded of Rs 60 […]
The Ahmedabad Chapter of the Public Relations Society of India (PRSI) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the fiscal year 2024-25 at the Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) on Friday. The meeting was attended by more than 50% members of the association. Following consensus among members regarding the new leadership structure with Vicky Shah, Founder […]
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that if the party has to defeat the BJP and the RSS in the country then the road goes through Gujarat. He was addressing the district party workers’ convention in Modasa, Arvalli district. The engagement was part of the Congress’ “Sangathan Srujan Abhiyan”. The initiative is aimed […]
Once considered a frontrunner in delivering justice, Gujarat’s sharp decline in the latest India Justice Report marks a worrying shift in the state’s legal and institutional performance. Ranked among the top four just a few years ago, it now stands at 11th place, with glaring gaps in judicial staffing, legal aid accessibility, and the functioning of its […]
It could’ve been a scene straight out of a gritty noir thriller — a highway, a bus heavy with valuables worth crores, and a gang of desperados led by a history sheeter. But before fiction could bleed into reality, the city’s crime branch turned the page. In a meticulously executed operation, Surat’s Detection of Crime […]
In a joint operation, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad and the Coast Guard have seized 300 kg of drugs valued at Rs 1,800 crore. The drugs were dumped into the Arabian Sea by smugglers before fleeing across the international boundary line. The seized contraband is suspected to be methamphetamine, a release by the Indian Coast Guard […]
Despite having a crucial role in students’ physical and mental well-being, being a sports teacher often feels like a thankless job. While math, literature, and social studies teachers are celebrated for academic success, sports educators remain underappreciated. Their contribution to discipline, teamwork, and resilience is rarely acknowledged in formal education narratives. Limited pay, lack of […]
Kumudini Lakhia, India’s most revered Kathak maestro, has entered the afterlife. She was 97 when she breathed her last, leaving behind not just a legacy, but a living rhythm in the soul of Indian classical dance. It’s aptly said that she reimagined Kathak. “From courtrooms to global stages, from tradition to fearless innovation — she […]
Dehydration can be so unforgiving that even the strongest willpower might not push it through. The body simply begins to shut down. Arnab Sunil Pal, the 55-year-old surveyor working on a Border Outpost (BOP) infrastructure project along the India-Pakistan border in Gujarat’s Kutch district, was found dead in the desert on Thursday, nearly 100 hours […]
As Gujarat intensifies its war on drugs, a disturbing pattern is beginning to surface — warehouses stocked with opioid-based substances are increasingly being found near educational institutions. The discovery points to a growing infiltration of narcotics into student communities, raising concerns over how drug networks are targeting youth. Now, in a campaign against drugs, especially […]
As part of its plan to focus on restructuring of the organisation and giving district Congress committees more power, the Congress will hold a day-long workshop in Gujarat on April 15. Speaking at the end of AICC’s session in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, party general secretary K. C. Venugopal said the beginning of these workshops that […]
