Published on April 3, 2020 AHMEDABAD: Due to the Covid-19 lockdown, lots of people are keeping an eye on all developments – the number of cases, deaths, states affected etc. Most turn to online sources while a few click links provided in forwarded social media messages. “Fraudsters are making the most of the fear factor. … Continue reading Gujarat: Beware, Covid-19 can also strike your computer
Ahmedabad boy with jumbled organs gets new lease of life at Civil Hospital
Published on March 15, 2020 AHMEDABAD: When Usman, a nine-month-old boy from Rakhial, was brought to the paediatric ward of Civil Hospital a fortnight ago with high fever, cough and breathlessness, doctors advised an X-ray and a CT scan. Their results surprised the medical team. The infant had a rare condition, ‘situs inversus totalis’ which … Continue reading Ahmedabad boy with jumbled organs gets new lease of life at Civil Hospital
Making Dethali tourist friendly, for winged visitors!
AHMEDABAD: About 15 years ago, Dethali was just another village of Mehsana district fighting water scarcity. In 2002, a project began to create an artificial lake, which could store up to 90 million litres of water, primarily as a reliable water resource. Eight years later, the lake evolved into an ecological miracle. "We started working … Continue reading Making Dethali tourist friendly, for winged visitors!
DFS does record number of narco analyses in two months
AHMEDABAD: Be it a decade-old murder case of Umbergaon in Gujarat or two-year-old murder mystery of Durg in Chhattisgarh, when the conventional investigation methods fail or cops cannot link the suspect with the crime, what's left is to take help of the semi-conscious mind to unravel the mystery. Directorate of Forensic Sciences (DFS) in Gandhinagar … Continue reading DFS does record number of narco analyses in two months
Teaching empathy and justice, Bapu style
AHMEDABAD: A group of 20 students from class VII is participating in a course at a city-based school. The instructor says she has toffees and gives 19 to the group. The group realizes the shortage only when all members try to pick one from the bowl. The group decides to share the contents so that … Continue reading Teaching empathy and justice, Bapu style