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GUJARAT Health department promoting ‘medical terrorism’: SSGH neurosurgeon Instead of promoting medical tourism, Gujarat government’s health department is promoting “medical terrorism”, alleged city-based neurosurgeon Dr Amey Patankar, who had developed the neurosurgery department at state-run SSG Hospital, on Saturday. Launching a scathing attack on the administrators of state health department and SSG Hospital (SSGH), Patankar … Read more
GUJARAT 1917 Gujarat Political Conference raised cry for Swaraj Exactly 100 years ago in November 1917 the first, and historic, Gujarat Political Conference took place in Godhra in Panchmahal district with Mahatma Gandhi as its president. It was for the first time that the Mahatma, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Lokmanya Tilak, … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat Assembly poll dates announced The Gujarat Assembly elections will be held in two phases on December 9 and 14, respectively, the Election Commission (EC) announced. 89 Assembly constituencies will vote in phase 1, while 93 will vote in phase 2. Counting of votes will take place on December 18. With the announcement of the dates, the … Read more
GUJARAT Japanese province seeks closer ties with Gujarat To strengthen bilateral ties between India and Japan, the governor of Hyogo prefecture, Toshizo Ido, pushed for an academic and cultural exchange programme with Gujarat. Ido is leading a goodwill delegation of 45 high-level delegates from Hyogo, which is on a three-day visit to Gujarat. The delegation comprises members of the … Read more
GUJARAT Over 58,000 pieces of publicity material removed across Gujarat Over 58,000 pieces of publicity material were removed across the state within 48 hours of the declaration of assembly poll dates. As many as 42,475 items of publicity material were removed in Ahmedabad district alone, said election officers. Paintings on walls of … Read more
GUJARAT First Jurassic-era ‘fish lizard’ fossil found in Gujarat A near-completely fossilized skeleton of Jurassic-era ichthyosaur a type of marine reptile or ‘fish lizard’ in Greek that lived alongside dinosaur has been discovered for the first time in India from Kutch district of Gujarat. The 5.5-metre-long skeleton was discovered in January 2016 by a team of … Read more