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CAT to go on-line from 2009
2008-04-27 08:49:00
Ahmedabad News: The Common Admission Test (CAT) for the management courses is likely to go on-line from the next year."We were planning to make CAT on-line from 2008, but since we have only eight months left for the test, it might not be possible this year. But it will be on-line from 2009," IIM-A Director Sameer Barua said.
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Veeda buys French clinical research co
2008-04-27 08:46:00
Veeda Clinical Research Pvt Ltd, looking to grow stronger in the oncology space, has completed its acquisition of French clinical research organisation (CRO) Biologie & Industrie (B&I). In 2007, the company acquired DICE, a CRO based in BelgiumB&I undertakes phase II and phase III clinical studies in cancer research. According to Kiran Marthak, director, Veeda, the company plans to invest in the expansion of B&I, once the ongoing expansion at the Ahmedabad unit is completed. He refused to divulge the size of the acquisition deal.B&I, founded in 1984 was originally a biotechnology firm making monoclonal antibodies in cancer research, registered a turnover of ?2.4 million for the year ended March 2007.Veeda has also signed a letter of intent with a US-based CRO involved in phase I, II and III clinical studies, in cancer research. The acquisition is expected to be completed by June."The company has earmarked around Rs100 crore to be invested in expansion plans," Apurva Shah, managing d...

Face-lift for Gujarat hospitals, medical colleges
2008-04-26 06:06:00
AHMEDABAD ? Six major state-run hospitals and medical colleges associated with them are being given a face-lift by the Gujarat government at a cost of Rs400 million.Health minister Jainarayan Vyas told Khaleej Times that the hospital upgradation had been taken up to meet the norms set by the Medical Council of India, and would be completed by March next.While professors and tutors are being appointed, the students will soon benefit from a new software which will help them connect to other universities and access medical books and journals from across the globe.According to Vyas, the students will be able to refer to case studies of foreign universities and also surf libraries online. Professors from other states and abroad will deliver lectures through video-conferencing.Source: khaleejtimes.com
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Gujarat Government Announces Vali Gujarati Awards
2008-04-26 06:04:00
The Gujarat government has selected two Gazal writers Adil Mansuri and Jalan Matri for the Vali Gujarati award in memory of the eminent poet.It is in sharp irony that the award comes at a time when the tomb of Vali Gujarati in the Shahibaug area remains un restored till date. Gujarati?s tomb was demolished by rioters in the post Godhra riots. The incident has triggered widespread protest by litterateurs and leading voluntary organizations from across the state. They have been demanding the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) or the government restore the tomb.In a statement on Friday, State Minister for Youth and Cultural Activities Fakirbhai Vaghela said that Mansuri and Matri have been selected for the award for the year 2008 in recognition to their outstanding contribution in the fields of Gazal writing.Both the poets will be given the award at a public function to be held soon. They would receive a cash award of Rs 1 Lakh. The minister also said that they have set up the Vali...
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Oriya minors rescued from flesh trade
2008-04-26 06:01:00
AHMEDABAD: They came to the city from faraway Orissa with dreams of jobs and a career. But, after eight days in the city, those who got them here pushed them into the flesh trade.The sordid tale was revealed after a 16-year-old girl fled from their clutches on Friday morning and also managed to rescue her 14-year-old sister with the help of the police.After fleeing from the house she was kept in along with her sister, the girl managed to reach Kalupur railway station where she was spotted by Railway Protection Force officials. She was handed over to the city police.The girl told women officers of the crime branch that she fled from the house where she was confined when she came out to dump garbage and found the street empty.Police said the girls were from Bhatinga village in an under-developed district of Orissa and were brought to Ahmedabad by a couple - Mala and Papi Patra - who promised their parents that the girls will have a bright future here."The family is poor and the girls...
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Six-member visiting committee underplays IIM-A fee hike issue
2008-04-26 05:59:00
Despite all the hoopla, the six-member HC Bhargava committee, which visited IIM Ahmedabad on Friday, underplayed the fee hike issue.The committee arrived here this morning to hold a meeting with IIM-A Director Sameer Barua and other senior faculty members of the institute.Bhargava said the committee paid a visit to the institute with an 11-point term of reference. ?Our terms of reference include 11 aspects. We are here to review all these aspects. The fee hike is just one of the terms,? he said.He, nevertheless, admitted that in its interim report submitted on April 4, the committee had asked the Centre to ask all the IIMs to defer any increase in fee till the submission of its final report.Bhargava said the committee has already visited Bangalore and will visit the other IIMs before submitting its final report to the HRD Ministry.When asked whether the committee?s recommendation to hold back the fee hike was being implemented, Bhargava said, it was for the IIMs to implement it. ?Th...
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Man gets 5 yrs in jail for plotting to kill VHP leader
2008-04-26 05:56:00
A designated Pota Court on Friday sentenced six accused in conspiracy to murder VHP leader Dr Jaideep Patel, to five years imprisonment. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on each of the accused. Naushad Patel, another accused, was acquitted by the court.Patel, a former VHP Gujarat general secretary and a pathologist by profession, was shot at by two motorcycle-borne assailant near Naroda, in December 2002. Patel escaped with minor injuries.Judge N A Acharya said the accused had links with the terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and that the conspiracy to kill Patel was hatched after the post-Godhra riots at the behest of Kahlid alias Abdul Zahid, a top JeM operative with alleged links with Pakistan's ISI.All six accused? Mohammad Junaid, Haris Ansari, Zahid Pathan, Mohmmad Rafiq Ansari, Abdul Rauf and Sadab Khan Pathan? are in their late 20s and early 30s. They were arrested from Naroda and have been in judicial custody for the last four years.Jaideep Patel, a Nar...
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Radar blip on flight path of PM's plane caused by IAF Dornier
2008-04-26 05:43:00
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, Apr 23 The radar blip on the flight path of the Prime Minister's special plane leading to a mid-air scare last evening was caused by an IAF Dornier aircraft and there was no security breach, government said today."It was not a serious security lapse, and the flight which was spotted on the path of the Prime Minister's plane was of Indian Air Force. The air force plane was at a reasonable distance from the PM's plane," Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel told reporters in Ahmedabad.Officials quoting preliminary findings of an enquiry said security of the PM's official Boeing 737, which was returning from Ranchi, was "not breached" and all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) were maintained.The blip was seen on the radar screens of the air traffic controllers in Delhi's IGI Airport right behind the Prime Minister's Boeing and appeared to be chasing the VIP plane throwing IAF and security and aviation agencies into a tizzy.Initial investigation has "reveale...
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Nilkamal targets Rs 2,000 cr turnover by 2010-11
2008-04-25 17:38:00
NEW DELHI: Moulded furniture maker Nilkamal is targeting a total turnover of Rs 2,000 crore by 2010-11, even as it plans to set up 37 new stores in next two years with an investment of Rs 150 crore.The company makes material handling solutions and moulded furniture besides operating '@home' stores, It registered a total turnover of Rs 890 crore in 2007-08."In the next year, we expect to reach a total turnover of Rs 1,000 crore, which is expected to go up to Rs 2,000 crore in 2010-11. All the three divisions are expected to contribute equally," Nilkamal Director Manish V Parekh said.The company will open its 14th '@home' store in Faridabad tomorrow and plans to add 37 new stores by 2010-11."Our focus right now is to expand the presence of @home stores across the country. We will invest Rs 150 crore to set up new stores in the next two years," Parekh said.He said turnover from these stores for 2007-08 stood at Rs 65 crore and is projected to increase to above Rs 200 crore by next ...

No 'Tashan' show in major multiplexes
2008-04-25 17:35:00
NEW DELHI: Yash Raj Films' much-awaited action thriller "Tashan" has opened in a select few cinema halls. Major multiplexes like PVR Cinemas and Inox did not release it Friday.The multiplexes have stayed off the film - starring Kareena Kapoor , Akshay Kumar , Saif Ali Khan , and Anil Kapoor - apparently because of Yash Raj Films' high revenue demand."We had asked Inox, Fame and Adlabs multiplexes to give 60 per cent of the revenue collected in the first week. 'Tashan' is a film that will easily earn enough revenues for the multiplexes and us. I don't think the increase in revenue percentage is too high," said Sanjeev Kohli, CEO of Yash Raj Films.Amitabh Vardhan, CEO, PVR Cinemas, said here: "As of now we don't have the film. As far as the revenue sharing in concerned, I would not like to comment on that."Arijit Dutta, a Kolkata-based exhibitor-distributor, is more forthright."I don't understand why we have to pay higher revenue when the business in Kolkata is 10 times less than ...
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Truck robbed on Ahmedabad-Vadodara express highway
2008-04-25 17:34:00
In yet another incident of robbery on the highway, some unidentified persons attacked the driver and cleaner of a truck laden with iron rods on the Ahmedabad -Vadodara express highway, and made away with the vehicle on Wednesday night.According to the police, Shakrabhai, the driver who works for Mehsana-based Shri Somnath TranSports, was driving towards Vadodara with his cleaner Pravinsinh. They were to deliver the goods at Surat, and when they were on the express highway, a red car overtook the truck and forced them to stop it.The accused then dragged the duo out and forced them in their car, while a few others took over the truck. The two were thrown off the car near Traj village in Matar taluka of Kheda district, with their hands and legs tied. The victims managed to untie themselves after some time and registered a police complaint in Matar. The Ahmedabad Rural as well as the Kheda police have been put on alert following the loot.It was only recently that highway loots were repor...
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Fee hike: Review Committee to visit IIM-Ahmedabad
2008-04-25 17:33:00
The Indian Institute Of Management, Ahmedabad , will on Friday be asked to explain why it has hiked its fee by nearly 300 per cent.The committee, headed by RC Bhargava, will review the institute's decision, when it meets the IIM-Ahmedabad's Board of Governors. The committee has suggested that the IIMs should defer the fee hike, but it has not asked them to roll it back.This is the first time the committee is visiting any IIM since it was set up in November last year. The panel will also meets former Director Bakul Dholakia and ask him how he ran the show for five years, while keeping the fee below the Rs 3 lakh limit.IIM-Ahmedabad has increased the fee for its two-year course to Rs 11.5 lakh from Rs 4.5 lakh. Source: ndtv.com
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Essential food prices take a dip
2008-04-25 17:32:00
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday said retail prices of essential food items like wheat, sugar and pulses remained steady or declined in most centres of the country during the week ended April 17. Prices of wheat remained stable in almost all centres except two cities. Wheat prices in Bhopal surged while in Ahmedabad, they slipped during the week, an official statement stated.According to retail price data of the ministry of consumer affairs, sugar rates declined in Ahmedabad, Bhubaneshwar, Shillong and Hyderabad, while they remained steady in other centres, it added. Among pulses, prices of gram dal shot up in Hyderabad, but in Delhi, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Bhopal and Shillong a declining trend was seen. Tur dal rates were steady in most centres but increased in Mumbai, the statement pointed out.The government said: ?Prices of sugar, wheat, atta (flour), tea (loose) and mustard oil held steady for one week. Prices of rice, wheat, tur dal, groundnut oil, milk and potato ...
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CorpBank and IIM, Ahmedabad ink pact
2008-04-25 17:30:00
MANGALORE: Corporation Bank and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad have mutually agreed to have tie-up arrangement for the students to pursue higher studies by availing educational loans from the Bank.As part of the MoU, both Corporation Bank and IIMA will work in close coordination through their branches/office. The institute will nominate the bank as a preferred financier for granting education loans to its bonafide students pursuing regular full time academic programmes and the bank will accept its nomination as a preferred financier for education loans, a bank release said."Apart from education loan, the bank also extends assistance for purchasing accessories such as laptops and personal computers to aid students in their studies", it said.During the course of interaction, IIMA evinced keen interest in the "Branchless Banking" model evolved by the Bank,which takes technology to the remotest villages of the country for providing banking facility.Source: economictimes.india...

Risk no bar for young turks leading from the front
2008-04-25 16:56:00
AHMEDABAD: Thirty-one-year-old Alpesh Patel has the figure ?1000? pasted all over his house. His bedroom, porch and even his car park has the four-digit number. No, it?s not a tip off from any high-society numerologist to open the secret door to quick success. The proprietor of the Rs 100-crore Das Tradelinks, an Ahmedabad-based company dealing in real estate, has set his eyes on a Rs 1,000-crore turnover in the near future.Like him, about 20 budding industrialists from Ahmedabad bound by similar entrepreneurial zeal have come together under ?Leaders Club?. Their motto: Let?s grow.At a time when Ahmedabad saw young tycoons of Gujarat Inc. come together under the Young Presidents? Organisation (YPO), ?Leaders Club? created yet another platform for SME players on a mission: helping the young entrepreneurs take off by changing their attitude towards risk-taking.?We have several Dhirubhais (Dhirubhai Ambani) in the making,? says Leaders? Club mentor Shyam Taneja. An IIM-A alumnus, Mr Ta...
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Tashan May Not Release in Multiplexes
2008-04-25 06:30:00
There is a battle going on between Yash Raj Films and all the big movie theater chains in India and if they don?t come to an agreement soon, Tashan may not be releasing in India on Friday.According to reports, chains like Adlabs, PVR, Inox, Fame India, Fun Cinemas, Movietime and Cinemax have all banded together and are fighting with Yash Raj about the revenue shares in cities outside of Mumbai.Sanjeev Kohli ,Yash Raj Films CEO said, ?YRF has not asked the multiplexes for any incremental terms from those concluded for last year. The terms being discussed are the same as those agreed upon for our films of last year. As done in the past, YRF will compensate the multiplexes in the event that a film does not perform to expectation; we have done this last year as well.?Besides affecting Tashan, this struggle may also impact future Yash Raj releases including Kunal Kohli?s Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic, Siddharth Anand?s Bachna Ae Haseeno and Roadside Romeo.This has been an ongoing disagreement ...
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DLF to spend Rs 12.50 bn to expand multiplex business
2008-04-25 05:17:00
DLF is investing Rs 12.50 billion in expanding its multiplex business by adding around 500 screens in the next four to five years, reports Business Standard.The company also plans to set up its megaplex in the upcoming `Mall of India` in Gurgaon. The mall would come in an area of around 4 million sq.ft and DLF-promoted (Q, N,C,F)* DT cinemas intends to install around 12 screens with a total capacity of around 2,500 seats. Meanwhile, DT cinemas announced the opening up of their multiplex in DLF Infocity at the IT park in Chandigarh. With around 120 more malls of DLF coming up across India, DT cinemas plans to be the main entertainment anchor store in around 70% of the malls. Apart from Ludhiana and Jalandhar where multiplexes would be opened in a couple of years, they are also opening multiplexes at Savitri,GK-II, Shalimar Bagh, Vasant Kunj and Saket in Delhi and at Star Mall in Gurgaon this year. Apart from North Indian cities, DT Cinemas also plans to set up multiplexes in Hyder...

IIM-A to stick to its fee hike decision
2008-04-25 05:11:00
The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, (IIM-A) is all set to stick to its decision to hike the fees, even as a six-member review committee visits the institute here on Friday.While speculations are on that in view of the impending general elections, the HRD ministry would not like to see a quantum jump in the fees of this premier institute, IIM-A is in no mood to roll back the hike. "For the first time in the history of B-schools, we are offering courses for zero-tuition fees with zero education costs to students from families with annual income below Rs 1 lakh. We have tripled the annual family income limit from Rs 2 to 6 lakh for students to be eligible for financial support. We are in the process of extending the benefit of an estimated Rs 8.5 crore to the students, most of whom would be from the non-creamy layers," said IIM-A Director Sameer Barua."Further, with the availability of easy bank loans for education, there should not be a problem for anyone to fund education a...
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Troikaa Pharma plans EoU in A`bad
2008-04-25 05:09:00
Setting its sights on becoming a Rs 500-crore turnover company by 2012, Ahmedabad-based Troikaa Pharma is set to strengthen its focus on export markets.The company is planning to set up an export-oriented unit (EoU) at Sanand near Ahmedabad to manufacture critical care injectables, tablets and topical preparations. Its current facility in Dehra Dun will also see expansion this year.The new unit at Sanand will come up over an area of 75 acres for which land has already been acquired. The plant would being operations from from February 2009. Close to Rs 120 crore will be invested in the new unit, which will funded through internal accruals.?Exports form nearly 60 percent of our revenues. We are looking at newer export markets like Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Columbia, Thailand and Phillipines,? said Ketan Patel, MD of Troikaa Pharma.The company is expecting a 40 per cent push to its topline and bottomline in the coming years on account of exports. The turnover for the year 2007-2008...
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India Inc`s job hiring outlook dips 6%, says report
2008-04-25 05:08:00
Aslowdown in the global economy and the rupee appreciation are expected to hit India Inc?s job recruitment plans as the country?s employment outlook dipped by six points to 74 points in the April-June 2008 quarter.The business outlook dropped by 9 per cent to 70 points, according to staffing agency TeamLease Services? quarterly Employment Outlook Report .War of indicesOther than a substantial rise in the employment outlook index of infrastructure (at 90 points) and telecom (at 93 points), there has been a decrease in the IT-enabled services (ITeS) index at 76 points and the manufacturing and engineering index (at 63 points).The report also compares indicators in the last three quarters and points out to a gradual increase in the employment outlook index points of the telecom sector and a decrease in the index points of the IT and manufacturing and engineering sectors.The employment index is computed as the difference in the proportion of respondents who report an increase in hiring n...
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Truck robbed on Ahmedabad-Vadodara express highway
2008-04-25 05:02:00
In yet another incident of robbery on the highway, some unidentified persons attacked the driver and cleaner of a truck laden with iron rods on the Ahmedabad -Vadodara express highway, and made away with the vehicle on Wednesday night.According to the police, Shakrabhai, the driver who works for Mehsana-based Shri Somnath TranSports, was driving towards Vadodara with his cleaner Pravinsinh. They were to deliver the goods at Surat, and when they were on the express highway, a red car overtook the truck and forced them to stop it.The accused then dragged the duo out and forced them in their car, while a few others took over the truck. The two were thrown off the car near Traj village in Matar taluka of Kheda district, with their hands and legs tied. The victims managed to untie themselves after some time and registered a police complaint in Matar. The Ahmedabad Rural as well as the Kheda police have been put on alert following the loot.It was only recently that highway loots were repor...
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Essential food prices take a dip
2008-04-25 05:00:00
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday said retail prices of essential food items like wheat, sugar and pulses remained steady or declined in most centres of the country during the week ended April 17. Prices of wheat remained stable in almost all centres except two cities. Wheat prices in Bhopal surged while in Ahmedabad , they slipped during the week, an official statement stated.According to retail price data of the ministry of consumer affairs, sugar rates declined in Ahmedabad, Bhubaneshwar, Shillong and Hyderabad, while they remained steady in other centres, it added. Among pulses, prices of gram dal shot up in Hyderabad, but in Delhi, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Bhopal and Shillong a declining trend was seen. Tur dal rates were steady in most centres but increased in Mumbai, the statement pointed out.The government said: ?Prices of sugar, wheat, atta (flour), tea (loose) and mustard oil held steady for one week. Prices of rice, wheat, tur dal, groundnut oil, milk and potato ...
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Beijing Olympics offers new hope for textile industry
2008-04-25 04:58:00
At a time when rising cotton prices coupled with soaring rupee value is threatening the bottomlines of textile companies, the Beijing Olympics comes as a breather.With the Chinese government banning industrial activities in the vicinity of Beijing, several international buyers have started turning to India once again.?The number of export enquiries has risen significantly in the last couple of months. Surprisingly, these are coming from countries like Bangladesh, which traditionally used to buy from China. With the yuan appreciating, these buyers are now getting inquisitive about capitalising on the Indian industry,? said Rajiv Dayal, chief executive officer of Mafatlal Denim Ltd.As a result, textile players expect a better realisation in the coming quarter. ?There has been a spurt in export orders in the past one month. If things continue, we will get a better realisation in the export market and the pressure on prices in the domestic market too will ease,? said a leading textile p...
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Parsvnath launches commercial mall project in Jamnagar
2008-04-25 04:52:00
MUMBAI: Realty major Parsvnath Developers today said it has launched its first integrated commercial mall project at a cost of Rs 120 crore in Jamnagar, Gujarat.Parsvnath Developers launched its first integrated group housing and commercial mall project in Jamnagar, which is being developed on total land area of 13,200 sqm with an expected realisation value of Rs 120 crore spread over three financial years, the company said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.Parsvnath has two projects in Ahmedabad where the company is developing mall cum hotel project at Vejaipur and commercial project in Vastrapur.Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com/Markets
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Guj businessmen plan 5-star, old-age home
2008-04-24 06:15:00
REAL ESTATE: Zydus, Adani and Torrent donate for the project coming up on the outskirts of Ahmedabad.Leading industrialists of Gujarat have joined hands to construct a state-of-the-art old-age home near Ahmedabad. Pankaj Patel, chairman, Zydus Healthcare, Sudhir Mehta of the Torrent group and Gautam Adani, chairman, Adani group, among others, have got together for the project, which will come up on the outskirts of the city. Patel has already donated 38,000 square yards of land near Sanskardham in Ghuma, about two kilometers from Ahmedabad. ?It will be a world-class project,? said Girish Dani, a Ficci member, who is closely involved with the venture. ?The 200-room old-age home will have four-bed as well as two-bed rooms. It will have all the facilities including a medical centre, a multi-functional hall, activity room and a temple,? said Apurva Amin, the architect designing the project. According to Dani, there?s an urgent requirement for such a project in Gujarat since more and mor...
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Parents gift their sons to this temple
2008-04-24 06:10:00
DUDHAI/ SURENDRANAGAR: It could well be mistaken for an orphanage. Boys, mostly between two and five, play on the compound of the Vadvala temple in this dusty village. They are all adopted children, after their parents, belonging to the Rabari community, abandoned them there.But, nobody here raises an eyebrow. It's been a 300-year-old tradition, where a family prays for a male child or more than one son in the family and makes a 'mannat' (pledge) to give away one of the sons to the temple. At times, even a single child, if it is a boy, is also given away. Called the 'ramta kariya', which translated literally means 'left to play', it is a way to show gratitude."People pray for two to three sons. If their wish is fulfilled, they offer one of the sons, generally youngest, to the temple," saysRambalakdasji, chief priest of the temple. Rambalakdasji was also left in the temple by his parents when he was two years old.At present, there are 13 boys in the temple and the tradition do...
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'Borrowed' profs now permanent
2008-04-24 06:09:00
AHMEDABAD: The professors, who were 'borrowed' from various medical colleges in the state to show the requisite faculty strength at the Bhavnagar Medical College before an inspection by the Medical Council of India (MCI) team in March this year, have been permanently posted in this college.The state health department permanently posted 19 professors, who were pooled from Vadodara and Ahmedabad's BJ Medical College to Bhavnagar Medical College, after they completed one more MCI formality in their parent colleges.The orders to post them at Bhavnagar came after a story in TOI on April 6 on how professors were being temporarily shunted to Bhavnagar to cover up the faculty shortfall in this college, which was seeking clearance of 50 medical seats.After the TOI report, the MCI and Union health ministry objected to the shunting of professors in this manner and the state government promptly issued their transfer orders, fearing the MCI might use this issue to disqualify the Bhavnagar col...
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Acid tanker leak in Juhapura, none injured
2008-04-19 06:05:00
AHMEDABAD: A tanker started leaking acid on the road connecting Juhapura to APMC market on Friday evening. To the horror of passers-by, such was the flow of the acid that it damaged the tanker as well as the road. However, a team of fire brigade officials rushed down to control the acid flow with counter-active chemicals and also covered up the road with dilutants and dust to prevent any damage to life or property. According to Vejalpur police officials, the incident took place around 6.10 pm when a tanker of Hindustan Chemicals Ltd, a Naroda-based company, was passing from APMC - Juhapura Road. The tanker contained Hydrochloric Acid - an industrial chemical used for washing tiles, rough cloth stains and cleansing of industrial vessels. "The acid is very powerful and it could have harmed people who came in contact with the fumes as the acid is notorious for its effects on hair, eyes, lungs and skin. However, nobody is injured as per the primary investigation. We will rope i...
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Mad in love, he killed his brother
2008-04-19 06:00:00
AHMEDABAD: Bhupat Kohli, 37, sits alone and starts singing a Krishna bhajan. He pauses briefly to talk to his beloved Parvati and then resumes singing. Bhupat is completely at home in the Ahmedabad mental hospital near Dilli Darwaja. It has been 17 years since he first stepped in. He knows little of the outside world, as he has stepped out only once, last year to watch Chak De India. Bhupat stayed with his parents and five brothers in Mota Topra village of Gariadhar taluka in Bhavnagar district. A patient of schizophrenia, he lived in his own imaginary world, deep in love with Parvati who was invisible to the rest. In 1991, he was just 20 then, Bhupat's younger brother, Bharat, was to be married. Bhupat thought that Bharat was marrying Parvati. On a fateful night, consumed by jealousy and anger, Bhupat clubbed Bharat to death with a pestle. The incident plunged the family in grief and he was arrested. The Bhavnagar police recorded statements of 30 people who said that he ...
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Truck runs over pilgrims in Ahmedabad, 2 dead
2008-04-19 05:57:00
AHMEDABAD: Two pilgrims were killed and eight others injured when they were run over by a speeding truck near Vadhwan taluka of Surendranagar district on Friday, police said.The incident occurred in the early hours when a small group of pilgrims, about 50 of them, were proceeding for their annual pilgrimage to Chotila on foot from Vadhwan, they said.A truck ran over a group of people around 0230 am on the state highway near Vadhwan, they added.Those seriously injured have been taken to the Lion 's Hospital in Mehasana and other are being treated at the local hospital in Vadhwan, police said.A case has been registered against the driver and further investigations are on, police added.source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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