Ahmedabad, May 26 (IANS) Nearly a year after the Air India plane crash killed 260 people in Ahmedabad, the Gujarat government has approved the construction of a new super speciality hostel complex for doctors near Ahmedabad Civil Hospital after the existing accommodation blocks damaged were declared unsafe and marked for demolition. Announcing the decision on Tuesday, State Health Minister Praful Pansheriya said: “Tata Airlines had agreed to pay Rs 53.12 crore to the Health Department towards th…
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Gandhinagar, May 25 (IANS) The Gujarat government has activated dedicated isolation wards in Ahmedabad and Surat and intensified airport screening measures following reported Ebola cases in Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan, while maintaining that no case of the virus has been detected in the state or elsewhere in India. As part of its preparedness measures, the state health department has operationalised 32-bed facilities at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital and 10-bed facilities at Surat Civil Hospital fo…
Ahmedabad, May 22 (IANS) Nearly a year after the Air India AI-171 plane crash in Ahmedabad, a relative of three victims has claimed that while searching for his family members inside the city Civil Hospital mortuary, he saw the body of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal seated in what he described as a “boxer position”, with his hand still on the aircraft controls.Romin Vohra, a resident of Thasra village in Gujarat’s Kheda district, said he entered the mortuary on June 13, a day after the London-bo…
Bhopal/Dewas, May 17 (IANS) At least three labourers were killed and two others seriously injured in a road accident in the Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh, said officials on Sunday. The accident occurred around 12:30 a.m.- 1.00 a.m. near the Berkhedi crossing, close to Chaubaradhara, within the jurisdiction of the Pipalrava police station, when a mini truck laden with a heavy cargo of onions overturned. The truck was en route from the Gandharvapuri area towards Chaubaradhara when the driver re…
Lucknow, May 13 (IANS) Prateek Yadav, the younger son of late Samajwadi Party (SP) founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, died of sudden cardiac arrest, the post-mortem report said on Wednesday.According to the autopsy findings, Prateek Yadav suffered “massive pulmonary thromboembolism” – a life-threatening condition in which a blood clot originates in the legs and pelvis area and travels to upper body parts, eventually blocking an artery in the lungs. This condition apparently led to cardiorespiratory co…
Lucknow, May 13 (IANS) Following the demise of Prateek Yadav, son of late Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and husband of BJP leader Aparna Yadav, a friend on Wednesday urged people not to pay attention to rumours surrounding the incident, stating that his death was sudden and caused by a sudden deterioration in health. Speaking to IANS, the friend said, “Do not pay attention to these rumours suggesting that something happened at home. His health suddenly deteriorated, and it was a …
Lucknow, May 13 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday mourned the untimely demise of his step-brother Prateek Yadav, calling him a “very good body” who was always mindful about his health and fitness. The SP chief arrived at the Civil Hospital in Lucknow, where the mortal remains of Prateek Yadav have been kept for the post-mortem procedure. Prateek Yadav, the younger son of late Mulayam Singh Yadav and his second wife Sadhana Gupta, passed away in Lucknow on Wednesday mo…
Lucknow, May 13 (IANS) Prateek Yadav, son of late Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and husband of BJP leader Aparna Yadav, passed away at the age of 38 years in Lucknow on Wednesday.Yadav was declared ‘brought dead’ at the Lucknow civil hospital.He was the stepbrother of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. According to NDTV sources, family members brought Yadav to the civil hospital at around 6:15 a.m., where he was declared ‘brought dead’. Aparna Yadav was not present a…
Gandhinagar, May 12 (IANS) Comparing healthcare systems in developed countries with India, Gujarat Health Minister Praful Pansheriya on Tuesday said that developed countries often face longer waiting times for treatment, while Gujarat’s public health system offers quicker access to care through services. He made the remarks while addressing the ‘International Nurses Day’ celebrations held at GMERS Medical College and Civil Hospital in Gandhinagar, where nursing staff, students, and senior h…
Ahmedabad, May 9 (IANS) A breast milk donation programme at Ahmedabad’s Civil Hospital has supported the survival and recovery of 451 newborn babies through the collection of 434 litres of human milk donated by 2,042 mothers, according to hospital officials. The ‘Ma Vatsalya Milk Bank’ at the 1,200-bed Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad has been operating since August 28, 2025, and is designed to provide nutrition for premature and critically ill infants whose mothers are unable to breastfeed….