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  • Surat: Civil Hospital organizes a seminar on self defense and health care during heat stroke

    Surat: Civil Hospital organizes a seminar on self defense and health care during heat stroke

    The temperature is continuously increasing in the entire state including Surat city. With the maximum temperature recorded around 40 degrees and wind speed of 20 to 25 kmph, the seminar was organized by the New Civil Hospital to avoid the scorching heat and create health awareness. In which measures to avoid heatstroke, self-defense and health care, nursing staff and 108 ambulance staff were given information for taking care of hospitalized patients.

    On this occasion, Dr. Vikasben Desai, former Additional Health Director of PSM Department of Government Medical College, Surat and Honorary Technical Director of Urban Health and Climate Resilience Center of Excellence, said that it is prudent to be cautious in the scorching heat. It is very important to take care of your own safety and health during summer. At the same time, nursing care remains important, along with the care and treatment of hospitalized patients. Patients need more care during summer than normal days. The nursing staff should understand their moral responsibility and give adequate amount of water to the patients throughout the day along with the medicine.

    Vikasben Desai further said that patients as well as the general public should avoid staying in Air Condition (AC) in hot conditions. Cold drinks should not be consumed to get relief from heat. If you do not like to drink water frequently, then you can take coconut water, lemon syrup, salted buttermilk, orange juice, glucose water etc. to keep sufficient amount of liquid in the body. Wear light cotton clothes and possibly light white clothes. Linen clothes and soft muslin clothes are very comfortable in hot weather. While going out in summer, wearing a cap, women should cover their face with a veil, cover, head cover or umbrella.

    On this occasion, Medical Superintendent Dr. Ganesh Govekar said that this seminar has become important for creating awareness to avoid heat stroke by adopting safety measures to avoid unbearable heat. The seminar was organized by Iqbal Kadiwala of Gujarat Nursing Council on precautions and safety measures against heatwave.

    On this occasion, R.M.O. Dr. Ketan Nayak, Iqbal Kadiwala Roshanbhai of 108 Ambulance, Kiranbhai Domdia, Secretary of Nursing Council, Nursing staff including local president Ashwinbhai Pandya, Jagdish Buha, 108 ambulance staff were present.

  • Surat: ‘Traffic Training Program’ organized by the Chamber to create traffic awareness among the students from the study period itself.

    Surat: ‘Traffic Training Program’ organized by the Chamber to create traffic awareness among the students from the study period itself.

    The South Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry undertakes social responsibilities along with the development of trade and industry. The Chamber’s Traffic Education and Awareness Committee on Monday 17 April 2023 Suman High School No. near Vijayanagar in Udhna. Organized ‘Traffic Training Program’ for the students.

    Chamber’s Traffic Education and Awareness Committee President Kamini Dumaswala and committee members Brijesh Verma, Mukesh Patel and Dilip Shah trained about 300 students on traffic rules at Suman High School. The importance of helmet and seat belt was explained to the students by giving the example of the driver losing his life in an accident due to not wearing a helmet while driving and not wearing a seat belt in the car. Mobile phone should not be used while driving and students should always walk on the right side while walking on the road etc.

    Everyone knows about the green and red signals especially on the traffic signal, but the students were given detailed information about the orange signal. Many times it happens that due to the high speed of the vehicle, the driver is not able to control the vehicle when there is a sudden red signal and there is a risk of accident, so orange signal is given before the red signal. When there is an orange signal, the driver knows that now there will be a red signal, so he has to slow down the vehicle.

    Apart from this, the students were informed about various rules of road safety and the importance of license. How can road accidents be reduced? He was also given detailed information about this. It was requested on behalf of the Chamber to inform their parents, family members and relatives about the information given to the students during the traffic training program.

  • Maruti Suzuki’s mini truck Super Carry launched, starting price Rs 5.15 lakh

    Maruti Suzuki’s mini truck Super Carry launched, starting price Rs 5.15 lakh

    New Delhi . Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), the country’s largest vehicle manufacturer and private sector, has launched its light commercial vehicle Super Carry. This upgraded mini truck from Maruti is available in both petrol and CNG variants. Its initial ex-showroom price has been kept between Rs 5.15 lakh to Rs 6.30 lakh.

    The company said in a statement released on Monday that the commercial vehicle Super Carry has been launched in petrol and CNG variants. According to Maruti, the 1.2L petrol variant will be priced between Rs 5.15 to 5.30 lakh and the CNG variant will be priced between Rs 6.15 to 6.30 lakh. Maruti said that the safety of the Super Carry mini truck has been improved with the engine immobilizer system.

    Shashank Srivastava, Senior Executive Officer (Marketing & Sales), Maruti Suzuki, said in a statement that with the new commercial vehicle, we are confident that it will prove to be an ideal partner in the success of our commercial customers and their partners. MSIL first launched this vehicle in the market in the year 2016, since then more than 1.5 lakh light commercial vehicles have been sold.

  • Gujarat: A bag containing Rs 8.70 lakh was looted from a contractor in broad daylight in Vapi

    Gujarat: A bag containing Rs 8.70 lakh was looted from a contractor in broad daylight in Vapi

    In Gunjan area of Vapi, two bike-borne youths fled after looting a bag containing Rs 8.70 lakh in broad daylight. The contractor and the employee were going to another bank by bike after withdrawing money from the bank, when two bike riders surrounded an employee and ran away after looting a bag full of money by dropping an employee on the ground. After the incident, the police reached the spot and started a search operation by blockade.

    Police reached the spot and started a search operation by blockade

    According to the information received, labor contractor Hemant Prajapati and employees living in Chhiri village of Vapi went to ICICI Bank located in Gunjan area on Monday to withdraw money from the bike. Hemant Prajapati withdrew Rs 8.70 lakh in cash from the bank to pay the labourers. With the money in the bag, Hemant had left to go to another bank with the employee. Meanwhile, two people riding a black bike near Upasana School knocked down the employee riding the bike and looted a bag full of cash.

    The police is trying to reach the accused by scanning the CCTV cameras installed nearby.

    Hemant Prajapati shouted loudly about the incident and chased both the bike riders but did not get success. People ran after the robbery incident. Hemant Prajapati informed the police. As soon as the information is available, P.I. BJ Sarvaiya and team reached the spot. Police started blockade to nab the accused. After the incident of broad daylight robbery in Vapi city, panic spread among the people including traders. Police is trying to reach the accused by scanning the CCTV cameras installed nearby.

  • Two houses collapsed due to cylinder blast, nine people injured

    Two houses collapsed due to cylinder blast, nine people injured

    New Delhi (IANS) | Nine people, including four children, were injured when two houses collapsed due to a cylinder blast in outer Delhi’s Kunwar Singh Nagar area in the early hours of Monday. The injured have been identified as Ajay Kumar, 50, his son Mannu, 16, Vikas, 35, Pramod, 35, Tushar alias Kushal, 5, Poonam, 35, Simar alias Darshana, 32, Bhumi, 6 months, and Anna alias Tusti, 5. Happened in

    The official said Tushar has been referred to a higher center for plastic surgery opinion, while Simar, who suffered 40 per cent burns, has also been referred to a higher center and Anna has been admitted to the ICU at Sanjay Gandhi Hospital.

    According to Delhi Fire Service (DFS) director Atul Garg, the incident occurred at around 5:15 am allegedly due to an LPG cylinder blast.

    Atul Garg said, the building located in Block-D1 of the area collapsed due to the impact of the blast. As a result, nine people who were inside the house at the time of the incident sustained injuries.

    DFS personnel who reached the spot with the help of public and PCR started the rescue operation. The injured were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, the official said.

    Deputy Commissioner of Police, Outer Delhi, Harendra Singh said that on receiving information about the collapse of two houses in Kunwar Singh Nagar Gali No. 10, D-1 Block, Nangloi area, the Assistant Commissioner of Police and Station House Officer reached the spot along with the police team.

    A total of seven people were injured in a two-storey old building in one house, while two people were injured in a single-storey building in another house, the DCP said. All the nine injured were pulled out from the debris with the help of local people and fire service and admitted to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital in Mangolpuri.

    The DCP said that crime team and FSL team were also called and medico-legal cases of all the injured were taken from the hospital.

    During interrogation, it was learned that the buildings collapsed due to the explosion of a gas cylinder, the official said. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the Sub Divisional Magistrate of Punjabi Bagh have also been informed about the incident. Further investigation is underway.

    –IANS

  • Fire in Sadar Bazar shops brought under control, no casualty reported

    Fire in Sadar Bazar shops brought under control, no casualty reported

    New Delhi (IANS) | Several shops caught fire in Delhi’s Sadar Bazar area on Monday. An official said that there was no news of any casualty in this. According to the officials of the fire department, as soon as the officials received the information about the fire in the shops located on Bahadurgarh Road Gali No. 2, Faiz Ganj, Sadar Bazar at around 11:30 am, a total of 11 fire tenders were called to control the fire. Immediately dispatched to the scene.

    It is a matter of pride that there is no news of any casualties or injuries so far.

    Delhi Fire Service (DFS) director Atul Garg said, “Fire personnel have brought the blaze under control and efforts are on to douse it completely.”

    The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, and is currently under investigation.

    –IANS

  • Youth stabbed to death near Delhi’s posh Khan Market, shock in area

    Youth stabbed to death near Delhi’s posh Khan Market, shock in area

    New Delhi: A 20-year-old youth was stabbed to death near the Khan Market on Sunday evening, sending shock waves in the posh shopping locale, police said.

    The victim, identified as Akash, was attacked on the road in front of Lokanayak Bhawan around 8 p.m., a police official said.

    “The assailant stabbed Akash on the upper right side of his abdomen.

  • Shimla: The Governor visited the Leprosy Ashram in Kotlan Khurd

    Shimla: The Governor visited the Leprosy Ashram in Kotlan Khurd

    Shimla: Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla visited the Leprosy Ashram at Kotlan Khurd in Una district on Sunday. About 40 leprosy patients are living with their families in this ashram run by Maa Chinnamastika Leprosy Shelter Society.

    On this occasion, the Governor appreciated the efforts of Kotlan Khurd Panchayat Pradhan Mamta Rani and the district administration for serving the leprosy patients. Special care is being taken of cleanliness here and leprosy patients are also taking proper medicine. He also called for providing proper education to the children of the residents here. He said that due to proper treatment, the number of such patients has decreased today. He said that he has been associated with such ashrams in Uttar Pradesh, and is well aware of their problems.

    He gave necessary instructions to the district administration to remove the difficulties of the residents and said that he would personally try for their accommodation. He also urged the people to come forward to help the leprosy patients. Gram Panchayat Pradhan Mamta Rani welcomed the Governor. Lal Bahadur of the Leprosy Ashram apprised the Governor about the problems of the Ashram. Deputy Commissioner Raghav Sharma and Superintendent of Police Arjit Sen were also present on the occasion.

  • Fraud by posing as Anganwadi officer in Sirmaur, pregnant women became victim

    Fraud by posing as Anganwadi officer in Sirmaur, pregnant women became victim

    Nahan: The cases of online fraud are continuously increasing in the state. Gangs are adopting new methods to carry out the incidents. Some such cases have also come to the fore in Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh. The gang members call from different numbers and call themselves government officials, and are making pregnant women victims of fraud. Lakhs have been cheated from the accounts of many women of the district. The women have also submitted a complaint to the police in this regard.

    For almost a month many women of Sirmaur district are getting such calls. Bank details of pregnant women are taken by telling them that funds will be made available in your account under various schemes of the Himachal government. During this, he is asked for the Google Pay number. Fraud details are given on Google Pay and the entire amount is withdrawn from the account.

    On being suspicious, when the women told the Anganwadi worker about the matter, he investigated it. From which it came to know that women are being made victims of fraud. The rascals have created a trap of cheating in such a way that there is no room left for doubt. The women are asked to download a “viewer app” and open the link. After which all the cash disappears from the account. The numbers of fraudsters 6291219934, 9525274855, 9771560128, 9973271392, 9546684918, 9631098985, 6291886379, 8044503241 have also been issued by women.

  • Border dispute in Odisha’s Keonjhar-Bhadrak, Section 144 imposed

    Border dispute in Odisha’s Keonjhar-Bhadrak, Section 144 imposed

    Keonjhar: In a recent development to the border dispute in Keonjhar – Bhadrak area, section 144 has been imposed by the district administration. This has been done to prevent any further law and order situation that may arise.

    A major turmoil has taken place between two villages relating to the extent of their border in Keonjhar district of Odisha. A clash broke out at Orali on Bhadrak road in Anandpur block of Keonjhar, over a border dispute between two villages.

    More than ten people were injured and one shop, two cars and a bike were set on fire. A dispute has arisen between Orali and Apanda of Bhadrak district regarding the Orali intersection of Anandpur-Bhadrak road in Keonjhar district.

    Many years ago this street was named Orali Street. The people of Apanda village have been demanding to name it as Apanda Street. Due to which tension prevailed in the area, said reliable reports.

    Some people of Orali village protested against the installation of information boards that read Apanda road. A fight broke out between them and they threw stones at each other. Banta police reached the spot and monitored the situation.