Cuckolded hubby posts wife's naughty pics

Ranip man accused ofviolation of privacy after he clicks wife's photograph with alleged lover,uploads it on FB

Revenge is a dish best served on the social media network seems to be the latest mantra for partners out to expose their adulterous spouses.Fuelled by the need to reveal the extramarital affair of his wife, a 32-year-old resident of Ranip recently uploaded her photograph on Facebook -the photograph had been clicked on the sly when she was in a compromising state with her lover. According to Crime Branch officials, where the wife registered a complaint, the husband was acting after his family members refused to believe his claims that his wife was two-timing him.

Women thrashed for not giving chanda

On the 4th day of Navratri, while the revel ers across city were busy upping thefes tive spirit, a group of goons at Vadaj was busy displaying their strengthto collect chanda (donation) by bashing two women. The women -Asha Dayama (32)and Sarla Kishori Tavar (40) -were beaten up by local goons for denying to payRs-5,000 as Navratri chanda.

At around 12.30pm on Friday, Kashinath Patel, a goon running bootlegging business, went to the duo's house along with 10 others to collect chanda. On refusal to pay, they allegedly began hitting them. However, Tavar claimed, “Despite paying chanda twice, they demanded Rs-5,000 for Navratri. When I refused, they started arguing and began trashing me. When I fell down, they started kicking me in my stomach. For help, I dialed 100, and afraid of cops they fled away.“

Gujaratis are largest skin donors

Gujaratis save lives of several burns patients by providing 80% of skin donations inIndia, according to National Burn Centre data.

Skin transplant is still in its infancy in India but it can save the lives of patients with severe burns. And, Gujaratis play a crucial role in saving lives of hundreds of such patients in India. According to the National Burn Centre. Of around 650 donations in the past five years, more than 500 donations were made by Gujaratis.

‘35,000 child labourers in city’s e-waste sites’

In Ahmedabad alone, about 35,000 childrenin the age group of 10-14 years eke a living from the hazardous e-waste sector.They are part of over 4.5 lakh children across the country who work in theinformal e-waste recycling industry, reveals a study by Assocham. The study also reveals that these kids, who are employed in various harmful activities, have to work without any adequate protection.

“According to our nationwide study, over 35,000 children are working in e-waste sector in Ahmedabad,” said DS Rawat, secretary general at Assocham, a business body that had recently conducted a survey on ‘Child labours engage in e-waste activities in India’ under their Social Development Foundation. The study was conducted in cities like Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Pune and Dehradun.

Eating sindoor puts man's life at risk

A 35-yr-old Mehsana resident wasdiagnosed with kidney failure after suffering from lead poisoning due toconsuming sindoor for 11 yrs

Sindoor is an integral part of the Hindu ritual used in mar riages and for religious pur poses. But did you ever hear of people eating sindoor? A 35year-old Mehsana resident visited Civil Kidney Hospital two months ago with complaints of acute abdominal ailments, vomiting and facial puffiness.

Shortage of medicine hits asthma, diabetes patients

Asthma patients and diabetics sufferwithout doxophylline and insulin as Ahmedabad Civil Hospital did not floattender on time, leading to delay in supply of medicines

Mohammad Qureshi, a farmer from Devli in rural Ahmedabad, was exhausted: physically and financially. He had been running around the whole day trying to arrange for money to get anti-asthmatic medicine for his daughter. Though his 14year-old should have been given the medicines by authorities at Civil Hospital where she is admitted, Qureshi had to face a tough time because the hospital had not floated its tender in time causing shortage of insulin and anti-asthmatic medicines.

Qureshi, 37, said, “My daughter has acute breathing problem. Her condition deteriorated after it rained in our village. We rushed her to Civil Hospital for treatment. She got better following primary treatment. Then, the doctors refused to administer the prescribed antiasthmatic medicine, doxophylline. After repeated pleas, a nurse informed me that the medicine was not available in the hospital. They asked me to get it from outside.“

The farmer spent more than Rs 2,000 ­ an amount he could

Suicides in city goes up by 32 per cent

Whereas, all the four metropolitan cities recorded a fall in the number of people killing themselves

A 19-year-old girl hanged herselfat her Chandkheda residence on Sunday after the man she was in re lationshiprefused to marry her.» A 21-year-old medicine aspirant, committed suicide whenher name did not appear in the admis sion merit list on July 3. Her body wasdiscovered by her parents from her house.

Gujarat has much to worry about on people valuing their lives as Ahmedabad recorded 32.6 per cent rise in the number of suicides in 2014 over the figures for the previous year.

Incidentally, all metropolitan cities -Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata -recorded a fall whereas the number of people killing themselves in the city increased from 671 in 2013 to 890 in 2014. The data was published in `Accident deaths and suicides in India -2014', by the National Crime Records Bureau on Saturday.

Guj IMA objects to portrayal of pvt docs in NCERT textbook

IMA asks Gujarat chapter to participate in fight against NCERT over derogatory description of docs in Class VII SS textbook

Taking forward the fight against discrimination of private doc tors in the syllabus of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), Indian Medical Association (IMA) has sent a notice to Gujarat branch of IMA to join in.

A comic strip published on pages 22-23 of Class 7 social sciences textbook by NCERT shows private doctors as fleecing patients. The private doctor is shown as prescribing many medicines, while a government doctor just hands out a pill for a viral infection. The private doctor's bill is Rs 3,500, while the government doctor charges Rs 150.

A portion of chapter 2 on `Role of Government in health' says, “In order to earn more money, these private services encourage practices that are incorrect. At times cheaper methods, though available, are not used. For example, it is common to find doctors prescribing unnecessary medicines, injections or saline bottles when tablets or simple medicines can suffice.“

IMA has demanded that the chapter should either be deleted or re-written. “All branches of IMA across the country will join hands to fulfill the demand. We will conduct a meeting and organise a press conference to make people aware of the issue,“ said Dr Chetan Patel, president of Gujarat IMA.

Brain dead woman's final act of kindness

Following the 63-year-old schoolteacher's last wish, her family donated her kidneys, eyes and liver to spreadawareness, help improve other people's lives

School teacher Minakshi R Shete has given a new lease of life to five people. Respecting the last wish of the 63-yearold, who was brain dead, her family members donated her kidneys, eyes and liver.

“My mother taught at a municipal school. She was quite aware of the importance of organ donation.We are proud that she donated her body to help others lead a better life,“ said her son Ronak Shete, who works with a private farm.

City's biggest Durga puja goes eco-friendly

Artisansbrought in by Bengal Cultural Association A' bad plan to decorate pandal withproducts made of sholapit

Come October and the city dolls up for nine nights of revellery while the Bengali community in Ahmedabad gears up for the much awaited Durga puja.And even as craftsmen in South Kolkata are busy sculpting the tallest idol of Maa Durga in the world, artisans brought in by the Bengal Cultural Association Ahmedabad, are giving an eco-friendly twist to decorations at the oldest puja in town, with decorations made with sholapit. An essential part of the Bengali culture, sholapit is made of a plant that grows in marshland.

Elaborating on the attempt to decorate the massive pandal at Ahmedabad Education Society ground with this plant product, SN Chakraborty, president of Bengal Cultural Association Ahmedabad, said, “From the time of its inception 78 years ago, this will be the first time we will use shola to decorate the pandal. An essential part of the community, shola is used to make products used in religious ceremonies.“

`Heart troubles' up by 14% for women in city

Data from 108 services revealed by Union Health Ministry says cardiac ailments among women have surged due to sedentary lifestyle, work-related stress

» All seemed normal with Ravita Sharma, a 32-year-old call centre employee at Navrangpura, till one night when she experienced chest pains. Used to working night shifts, Ravita was at work when she started sweating profusely and had chest pains.

DEAD BODY

More than 80 per cent cases of negligence and malpractice registered with Gujarat Medical Council have been pending foryears; GMC cries manpower crunch
The Gujarat Medical Council (GMC), a statutory body which is authorised to handle cases related to medical malpractice and negligence, has been twiddling its thumbs for a long time now -more than 80 per cent of the cases registered with the body have been pending for years.

In the past 10 years, more than 1,300 cases have been recorded with the council from various parts of Gujarat. However, only in 223 cases, justice has been delivered.

12% dowry cases in Gujarat fake

Ina country where thousands of women lose their lives to dowry harassment,Section 498 A (women subjected to cruelty by her husband and in-laws) of theIndian Penal Code comes as a weapon to fight this injustice. However, around 12per cent of the cases registered under the section in Gujarat are fake,according to data provided by Union Women and Child Welfare Department. This isabove the national average of 10 per cent. Though the number of casesregistered under Section 498 A has gone down in the past years, registration offake cases has not seen any dip.

BREATHE AT YOUR OWN RISK

The city has reported five deaths in 19 incidents involving illegal dumping of toxic waste in open drains in the past two years. But GPCB has no mechanism in place to protect lives or environment

Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), which is tasked with protecting the environment, has reduced itself to being a sitting duck.Devoid of mechanism in place to monitor illegal dumping of hazardous chemical waste in the city's industrial areas, the pollution control body depends on citizens and local bodies for assistance. At least five people have lost lives and several affected in as many as 19 incidents involving illegal dumping of toxic waste over the past two years.

Smugglers strike gold at city airport

With two cases in 2012 to 51 cases in2014, Ahmedabad airport is at number 8 in number of gold smuggling cases across country in 2014

Curbs on the import of gold has been eased, yet there has been an unprecedented jump in cases of gold smuggling at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in the past year.Ahmedabad stood eighth in the number of gold smuggling cases registered at airports across the country in 2014, according to the Anti-Smuggling Unit under the Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance.

Triumph of good over bad

Meet chemist who blew whistle on sale of stolen medicines

It was an alert pharmacist who reported a nurse to a patient's family when she came to the store to sell stolen medicines. If not for 33year-old Yogesh Maru the theft of medicines prescribed to a 75-year-old patient admitted to UN Mehta hospital's ICU would have gone undetected. It could have possibly complicated the patient's health condition had her family not found out that medicines meant for her were being stolen and sold off.

Maru, who has been working at Dev Medical Store near the hospital for three years, could have simply bought back the medicines from the accused nurse. But he suspected something fishy about the whole thing and, like a dutiful citizen, promptly reported the matter to the patient's son.

UN MEHTA NURSES `STEAL PATIENT'S MEDICINES, TRY TO SELL THEM TO CHEMIST'

Medicinesgo missing from 75-yr-old patient's bedside; surface 5 hours later at a chemist'sshop. Chemist alerts patient's son, alleges two nurses tried to sell thosemedicinesHospital institutes inquiry

In what could be just a tip of the iceberg, a shocking case of alleged theft and sale of medicines meant for patients has come to light at UN Mehta Institute Of Cardiology & Research Centre. The alleged theft was reported by the son of a 75-year-old patient who was admitted to the hospital with cardiac problems and lung infection. The accused nurses are likely to be suspended or terminated if the hospital's inquiry committee finds them guilty.

Swapping and saving

Six kidney patients get new lease of life as Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre sets record with first non-simultaneous domino kidney swap transplants under one roof in a week.

In a series of surgeries spaced over a week, doctors at Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre (IKDRC) performed six kidney swaps as part of a domino kidney transplant process involving six families. According to the centre, this is the first time six non-simultaneous kidney swaps have been performed in the country. All the patients are reportedly responding well to the transplants.

Interestingly, the donor-recipient sets came from two Muslim families and four Hindu families, confirming the belief that humanity and life transcends boundaries of religion.

Using math to fill gaps in face recognition tech

Software developed by a GU forensic researcher uses complex mathematical calculations to enhance distorted CCTV images within seconds

In the age of video surveillance when cops depend heavily on CCTV and video footage to nail culprits, Gujarat University forensic science researcher's new facial recognition software, which boasts of enhancing even a blurry image to help in facial recognition, has come as a boon.

Up in smoke

Severalof the 60 CCTV cameras installed in city’s industrialunits to monitorpollution lie defunct; GPCB issues notices, takes no action
Thick smoke rises menacingly from the chimney of an industrial unit in the city. It spreads to nearby areas, permeating the respiratory tracts of unwary Amdavadis and increasing their mortality by causing respiratory infections and diseases, lung cancer, and other cardiovascular diseases. This could easily have been prevented had Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) properly implemented its plan to install CCTV cameras to keep a watch over industrial units and monitor emissions.

Swine Flu Testing - New labs fail to match WHO biosafety levels

In a bid to step up its battle against swine flu, the state government ordered the construction of three new testing laboratories but neither of the labs meet international safety precautions. As per WHO, laboratories that culture influenza A (H1N1) viruses should have biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) -but none of the testing laboratories in the state register more than level 2 in biosafety. Moreover, two of these laboratories do not have the equipment that helps diagnose the virus strain.

This year, 122 people have succumbed to swine flu while 2,000 are currently being monitored. Taking into the consideration the increasing number of swine flu cases and with Kutch and Jamnagar recording 25 per cent of the total number of swine flu cases, the state health department, in February, announced construction of three laboratories in Kutch, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar. Each lab was to be built at the cost of Rs 25 lakh each.However, none of the labs measure up to biosafety level 3 (BSL-3).

50% Gays married, 14% were sexually abused as 7-yr-olds

Strap: Study conducted on 410 homosexuals in the cityreveals that around 50 per cent got married to hide their sexual orientation asthey feared social stigma; 14% sexually abused at age 7 or 8
Mrs and Mr Jignesh Mehta (name changed) were envied by many for their perfect love life. They were best friends in college and got married in 2010. Everything was fine till a third person walked into their life. What hurt Mrs Mehta was a secret her ‘best friend’ hid from her for years.  “I am a gay. I love you but I also love him,” he told his wife one night.  That was the last time they had a private conversation. Every meeting later was in the presence of divorce lawyers. Two years later, they parted ways.

City battles HIV drugs shortage

Around 40,000 HIV patients dependent on ART centres for treatment are at risk of missing their medication due to rising shortage in drugs The nationwide shortage of HIV drugs distributed at Anti retroviral Therapy (ART) cen tres has affected people in and around Ahmedabad too, with patients being turned away or given medicines for three days as opposed to the norm of six months. The reason, say experts, is National Aids Control Society's (NACO) delay in filing a tender for the supply of the medicine. The shortage, say doctors, is alarming because irregular consumption of medicines could lead to patients developing drug-resistant HIV.

When sisters gift love and life

On Rakshabandhan, men vow to protect their sisters. Yet, Mirror comes across cases where sisters have gone far beyond mere rituals by donating their organs and giving their ailing brothers anew lease of life

Paresh Makwana, a 35-year-old daily wage labourer, suffered from kidney stones which ended up damaging both his kidneys. Newly married Makwana was fighting for his life when his 25-year-old sister, Varsha, gave him a new life by donating her kidney.

Makwana has two brothers and sisters, all of whom are married expect Varsha who readily agreed to donate her organ to save her brother's life.“When she saw me bed-ridden, she decided to sacrifice her dreams of getting married and donated her kidney to me.Very few sisters are like her,“ he said.

Makwana explained, “In our society, men do not generally marry a woman with one kidney as she is at risk of ailments in future. So, she decided against getting married. She will devote her life to god. Varsha took this decision only for me. She has gifted me a new life.“

Meenaben Marwari, the 40-yearold wife of a sarpanch from Vadodara district, donated her kidney to her 37year-old brother Mahesh Dagra. Talk ing to Mirror, her husband Mukesh Marwari said, “Mahesh was diagnosed with diabetes which affected both his kidneys. My wife was worried about his survival so she decided to donate her kidney to her brother.“

He added, “Though my wife is middle-aged, she didn't think twice before donating her kidney. Her love surprised all of us.“ On Rakshabandhan, a brother promises to protect his sister with his life when she ties the sacred thread of rakhi on his wrist. Yet, 11 sisters took on the role of protector in 2014 by donating their kidneys to their brothers.In comparison, only two brothers donated their kidneys to their sisters.

Similarly, out of the total 21 sibling kidney donations in 2013, 19 were made by sisters for their brothers whereas only two brothers donated their kidneys to their sisters. In 2014, no liver donation has been recorded among siblings. Regarding gender disparity in organ donation, Dr Priya from Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre (IKDRC) said, “Out of the total 348 kidney donations made in 2014, only 3.7 per cent are provided by siblings. Of this, only 15 per cent of them are provided by brothers which is saddening.Why should sisters always donate their organs? Sibling love should be both ways. Brothers should also donate to save the lives of their sisters.“

Dr Vivek Kute, nephrologist at IKDRC said, “In most families, males are the main bread-earners. They generally avoid donating organs as they do not want to risk their lives and the survival of their families.“

Passport dept excuses curfew delays

Passport offices in the city accepteddocuments of applicants who failed to reach the offices for scheduledappointments on Wednesday due to curfew

With several passport seekers missing their appoint ments at the passport seva kendras on Wednesday due to the curfew, the city passport department on Thursday allowed walk-in interviews to facilitate the affected applicants. As per reports, only 40 per cent applicants made it for interviews on Wednesday. While exceptions were also made for applicants who reached after their scheduled time due to the curfew on Thursday, others will have to apply for a second appointment.

Illegal kilns thrive, harm environment, brick by brick

GPCB says around 60 of the 75 kilns inthe city operate in an unauthorised manner as they do not have the board’s NOC.However, the board has not taken action yet as it is ‘short-staffed’

A growing number of unauthorised brick kilns in the city are posing environmental concerns and health hazards. According to Gujarat Pollution Control Board’s (GPCB) report submitted to State Environment Ministry on July 24, around 60 of the 75 kilns in the city are illegal.

Civil Hospital, You’re Disgustingly Filthy

Every year same story: two resident docs down with dengue...BJ Medical College students arefurious with Civil Hospital authorities who keep proving year after year thatthey are incapable of maintaining hygiene on campus

Time and again, Civil Hospital authorities have been pulled up for not maintaining cleanliness on its premises, especially during monsoon. But it seems to make no difference. The hospital’s apathy towards providing a clean environment to its patients and doctors is evident from the most recent cases where two students of BJ Medical College Hostel were diagnosed with dengue. In the past, too, doctors at Civil have fallen victim to the aedes aegypti mosquitoes, the vector transmitting dengue.   

BLOODY UNCIVIL

A 10-year-old blood cancer patient fromMadhya Pradesh was not allowed blood transfusion at GCRI till his helplessfather had arranged for a replacement blood donation at Civil Hospital. It isunethical for hospitals to seek mandatory donations.

In a city like Ahmedabad which is lauded for cost-effective and quality healthcare services, Gujarat Cancer Research Institute (GCRI) kept a 10-year-old leukaemia patient’s blood transfusion on hold till his father managed to arrange for a replacement blood donation at Civil Hospital.