Rajkot (Guj): The Gujarat government has ordered a high-level inquiry into the stampede at the Bhavnath Temple's annual Mahashivratri fair in Junagadh, which left six pilgrims dead and over 40 injured. "A high-level committee, headed by Additional Chief Secretary Varun Maria has been set up to probe the stampede incident," a senior officer at the Junagadh District Collector's office said. The state government and the Junagadh Municipal Corporation (JMC) have...
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Ahmedabad: The state government has informed the Gujarat High Court that 21 thalassemia-affected kids from Junagadh, who allegedly contracted HIV during blood transfusions, could get free treatment in four state-run hospitals. The statement was made before the division bench of acting Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice JB Pardiwala on Thursday. The application for free treatment had been made by advocate Girish Das during the hearing on public interest litigations...07:11 PM, Feb 03, 2012
Ahmedabad: An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted Gujarat on Thursday night but there was no immediate report of any casualty or damage. The epicentre of the quake of moderate intensity, which shook the state at around 22:48 hours, was 20km south east of Sasangir near Vansthli town in Junagadh district. Officials said the quake was felt for 25 seconds in Junagadh and people rushed out of their...12:49 AM, Oct 21, 2011
Junagadh: As many as 23 children, suffering from thalassemia in Junagadh in Gujarat, have been found to be HIV positive. Angry parents have blamed government hospital authorities for infecting the children during blood transfusions. But the medical staff have denied it. For the little kids, blood transfusions are a reality they have to live with, to stay alive. Since January, over 100 thalassemic children below the age of ten years...09:33 AM, Sep 11, 2011
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