A ceremonial reception was organised to mark the vessel’s induction into operational deployment Ahmedabad: The Indian Coast Guard’s maritime surveillance capability along Gujarat’s coastline received a boost on Monday with the arrival of ICGS Achal, a newly commissioned fast patrol vessel (FPV), at its base port of Vadinar in the North-West region.A ceremonial reception was…
Gandhinagar: The 24th edition of the Kanya Kelavani and Shala Praveshotsav will begin from Tuesday. The annual school enrolment drive of the state govt was started during the tenure of PM Narendra Modi as Gujarat’s chief minister.Chief minister Bhupendra Patel will lead the statewide Shala Praveshotsav from B N High School in Vadnagar, while deputy…
Ahmedabad: Health insurers have often relied on exclusion clauses to deny claims related to mental health treatment. But a consumer commission has ruled that such exclusions are “arbitrary and illegal”, and cannot override the law. In a case involving treatment for psychosis, the commission held that insurers are required to cover mental illnesses just as…
The association has also highlighted difficulties faced by patients seeking reimbursement for psychiatric treatment at private nursing homes Ahmedabad: For families dealing with mental illness, the biggest challenge is often not only finding treatment but also paying for it. Private psychiatrists say many patients continue to struggle with the cost of care as insurance support…
A student at Nirma University has bagged an offer of Rs 94 lakh to work with LinkedIn — a new record for the university and among the highest offers across Gujarat’s institutions this year. The previous high at Nirma was Rs 88 lakh, set in 2022. The figure stands out because it arrives in a…
Gandhinagar: Minister of state for prisons Kamlesh Patel said on Sunday that jails in the state are no longer just places for serving punishment, but have evolved into centres of rehabilitation. Patel was speaking at an event in Gandhinagar, where appointment letters were presented to 11 Class I and Class II officers who have been…
Ahmedabad: A 48-year-old loan agent from Thaltej lost Rs 11.25 lakh from his and his wife’s bank accounts after fraudsters allegedly gained access to his mobile through a fake ‘traffic challan APK file’ sent on WhatsApp, according to a cybercrime complaint filed on Saturday.Police said the complainant, a resident of Thaltej, received a WhatsApp message…
Ahmedabad: A long-running financial dispute culminated in the murder of a 32-year-old man in broad daylight on Ahmedabad’s busy Relief Road on Sunday, leaving commuters shaken.Police identified the victim as Jayshankar Rajput, a resident of Hatkeshwar, and the accused as Shakib Salim Sheikh of Vatva. Investigators said the two had been at odds over a…
Ahmedabad: A businessman from Gandhinagar was allegedly cheated of Rs 27 lakh after fraudsters posing as angadia operators convinced him to deposit cash at an Ahmedabad office using a fake delivery token.According to an FIR filed with Kalupur police, the complainant, who runs a chemical business in Chhatral, wanted to send Rs 27 lakh to…
Ahmedabad: Alert passers-by helped avert a tragedy on the CTM-Ramol double-decker overbridge on the Narol-Naroda highway after a man climbed the bridge’s iron safety railing and stood on the ledge. After a tense few minutes of persuasion by locals and commuters, the man climbed back to safety.The incident took place on the busy overbridge on…
