Ahmedabad, July 27 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Civil Hospital has reached the milestone of 250 deceased organ donations after the family of a 58-year-old man from West Bengal consented to donate his organs following the declaration of brain death, helping three patients to receive life-saving transplants. Prasun Bhowmik, a native of West Bengal who had been living in Ahmedabad for work, suffered a severe head injury after falling in the bathroom at his home.Employed as a waiter at a hotel in the city, …
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Ahmedabad/Panchmahal, July 27 (IANS) Doctors at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital have successfully removed a tooth that had remained lodged in the airway of a 47-year-old man from Panchmahal district for nearly one and a half years, using an advanced bronchoscopic procedure that took just two minutes. The patient, Balvantbhai, was admitted to the hospital’s Pulmonary Medicine Department on July 20 after suffering from persistent coughing and severe breathing difficulties for the past month.Medical exami…
Ahmedabad, July 20 (IANS) A joint team of surgeons from Ahmedabad Civil Hospital and the U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre has successfully performed a rare and highly complex eight-hour operation to remove kidney cancer that had spread into a patient’s heart, saving the life of a 50-year-old woman. The patient, identified as Hansaben, was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma in her left kidney.Further examinations revealed that the cancer had formed a tumour thrombus, a mass…
Ahmedabad, July 18 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Civil Hospital has recorded its 248th organ donation after the family of a 53-year-old brain-dead man from the city’s Bapunagar area consented to donate his organs, allowing three patients awaiting transplants to receive life-saving treatment. Virendra Gohadiya suffered a brain stroke caused by high blood pressure on July 13 and was initially admitted to Singarva Government Hospital.He was later shifted to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital for advanced treatment, w…
Gandhinagar/Ahmedabad, July 18 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday announced financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh for the families of those killed and Rs 50,000 for the injured following the explosion at an allegedly illegal firecracker factory in Ahmedabad’s Vastral area that claimed at least five lives. In a post on social media platform X, the Chief Minister described the incident as “extremely tragic” and expressed condolences to the bereaved families.”The news of the acci…
Ahmedabad/New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced ex gratia assistance from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) after at least five people were killed and several others were injured in an explosion and fire at an illegal firecracker factory in Ahmedabad’s Vastral area. In a message posted by the Prime Minister’s Office, the PM expressed grief over the loss of lives and extended condolences to the bereaved families.”Extremely saddened to hear ab…
Ahmedabad, July 18 (IANS) At least five people were killed, and nine others were injured after a powerful explosion ripped through an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in Ahmedabad’s Vastral area on Saturday, triggering a major fire and a large-scale rescue operation, officials said. Authorities said the death toll could rise as search operations continued into the evening. The explosion occurred at the factory on Ramol-Gatrad Road behind the Rapid Action Force (RAF) camp.The blast was so p…
Ahmedabad, July 6 (IANS) An Ahmedabad court has remanded a 34-year-old alleged illegal arms supplier to five days’ police custody after he was arrested with four country-made pistols and seven live cartridges and allegedly attacked a senior police officer with a knife during questioning earlier this week. Investigators say the custodial interrogation will focus on tracing the source of the weapons, which they believe were brought from Madhya Pradesh, and identifying the wider network involved in…
Ahmedabad, July 2 (IANS) A senior officer of the Ahmedabad Crime Branch was injured and a history-sheeter was shot in the leg after the suspect allegedly attacked police with a kitchen knife during questioning following the recovery of illegal firearms in the Chandola area of the city on Thursday. According to the police, Crime Branch officers, acting on specific intelligence, raided a hut near Chandola Lake after receiving information that Mohammad Kalim alias Kalim Bhai Akbarkhan Pathan, 34, h…
Gandhinagar/Ahmedabad, June 19 (IANS) A green corridor created by police authorities enabled the organs of a 24-year-old brain-dead woman from Gandhinagar to be transported to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital in time for transplantation, following her family’s decision to donate her organs after her death, officials said on Friday.Kajal Rathod, who had been undergoing treatment at GMERS General Hospital in Gandhinagar, was declared brain dead by doctors on Thursday.Despite their grief, her family gave w…