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…
Tushar Prabhune, Parag Dave & Niyati Parikh | TNN Reasons why drivers don’t want to take the wheel For anyone unfamiliar with Kutch, the scene is hard to believe. A teenager, barely 17, casually climbs into a truck, starts the engine and drives off to deliver goods. The destination may be only a short distance…
Ahmedabad: An Ahmedabad-based businessman has alleged that he received a WhatsApp audio message purportedly from Goldy Brar, demanding Rs 5 crore and threatening to kill him and his family if the money wasn’t paid. The Canada-based gangster was named weeks ago in a fresh US federal indictment over an alleged transnational criminal network involved in…
Ahmedabad: Some parts of the city received light rain on Saturday, even as several regions of the state saw light to moderate showers.The city’s maximum temperature was 34.9°C, 1.2 degrees above normal. The minimum was 27.5°C, 1.3 degrees above normal. Relative humidity stood at 71% at 8.30am and 53% at 5.30pm.Ukai in Tapi recorded 35mm…
