Yogesh Avasthi

Hit by an auto driver and rendered almost immobile, Keshu Lakhotia and Sukriti Agarwal undergo surgery and continue with their papers; earlier as they lay near the road, passerby Chandra Soni took them to hospital Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Monday, December 09, 2013 http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/201312092013120903052725098a13c51/Heroic-girls-fight-injury-take-exams.html Nothing can suppress the indomitable spirit of these engineering students. Keshu Lakhotia and Sukriti Agarwal were battered and rendered almost immobile due to an irresponsible autodriver’s wrong manoeuvre, but a good Samaritan’s timely assistance helped them pick themselves up and write university examination against odds. Keshu and Sukriti, who study chemical engineering at Nirma University, had finished their second paper of seventh semester (9 am to 12 noon) on December 3 and were riding their Activa home around 12.20 pm. All of a sudden, an autorickshaw came from behind and took a sharp turn right ahead o

A 5-member committee of senior professors has held 30 medicos guilty of committing and abetting crime against juniors; two were suspended for the same in September after Mirror reported the woes of first year students Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Friday, November 29, 2013 http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/2013112920131129022320640fab562b8/30-more-BJ-Medical-students-face-action-for-ragging-freshers.html A five-member committee has suggested punitive action against 30-odd students of BJ Medical College for ragging and abetting the crime on the campus. These are apart from the two seniors who were suspended about three months ago following a complaint by a freshman. The panel was formed following an uproar in the college after the officials on the recommendation of an anti-ragging committee suspended the two students accused of ragging a first year student in September. Dr M F Shaikh, Dr M M Vegad, Dr Pankaj R Patel, Dr C A Pensi, and Dr Mira Desai, all senior medical professors, con

The final year students have extensively studied the patents filed by the Indian, US and European patent offices Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Monday, November 11, 2013 http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/20131111201311110303597502aa4b39/GTU-students-scan-15L-patents-help-prevent-replication.html Gujarat Technological University Innovation Council (GTUIC) has launched a massive movement to plug loopholes in the field of innovations carried out by students. The effort of the varsity to record all possible innovations, along with patents, is aimed at checking the replication. “Previously, students would just work on their innovations without knowing if any research was done on the subject. After working hard for two-three years, students would often discover that their innovations already exist. This is not just waste of time but also leads to frustration. GTUIC’s initiatives help students check the authenticity of their research topics and innovations,” said aGTU source. The university

This is the condition 528 young basketball players, including 252 girls, have been made to put up with at the two-day state under-19 basketball tournament that began at Rajpipla on Thursday Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Friday, October 25, 2013 http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/20131025201310250244007963b49c944/AND-YOU-EXPECT-THEM-TO-BECOME-CHAMPIONS.html Derided for lacking sports culture, Gujarat has taken to promoting sports and the government has come up with the much hyped annual Khel Mahakumbhs. But the young players are treated with utter contempt. Check with the teams participating in the two-day state level school basketball tournament that began at Rajpipla on Thursday. As many as 43 squads with 12 members each reached the district headquarters of Narmada district on Wednesday afternoon all charged up to do one better than their performance last year. Upon reaching there, the girl team members were directed to APH School near Ambubhai Purani High School, the venue. Th

Girl slipped after her 65-year-old grandmother lost grip of her hand while boarding a moving Jamnagar-Surat Intercity Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Thursday, October 17, 2013 http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/201310172013101703043940618766f9d/9yrold-falls-under-train-escapes-unhurt.html A nine-year-old girl had a miraculous escape after she fell in the gap between the tracks and the platform when a train was leaving Ahmedabad railway station on Wednesday morning. The incident took place at 11.10 am when 65-yearold Bhagwatiben Bhavsar was trying to board Jamnagar-Surat Intercity with her granddaughter. “The train had started and was moving slowly on the tracks. We saw an elderly woman running to catch the train, holding her granddaughter Paneri’s hand. She tried to lift the little girl, but she lost her grip and the girl slipped into the gap between the platform and the tracks. My heart skipped a beat. I thought the girl must have been run over by the train,” said a witness. “The gra

The 60-year-old retired engineer has won the case against the builder, but still not taken possession of the disputed flat because he cannot compromise on his principles Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Monday, October 07, 2013 ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/20131007201310070237256713f0c70ea/Man-spends-Rs-75L-8-yrs-to-win-Rs-75k-row-over-flat.html A 60-year-old retired engineer has stood his ground against undue demand of Rs 7,500 from a builder. He has already spent Rs 7.5 lakh and won the case in consumer forum twice. The builder is ready to give him possession of the flat on certain terms, but he is not ready to compromise on his principles. Om Prakash Katara, who retired as an assistant engineer at a food unit in Naroda, had booked a flat on February 15, 2004 at Bhagwatinagar township in Kubernagar. The price was fixed at Rs 2.65 lakh with builder Priyavadan Shah, the promoter of Priyavadan Housing. Katara was to get possession of the flat in two months, and in case of delay,

Notice to Prathama follows FDCA inquiry into 27-year-old’s death after blood donation Yogesh.Avasthi Posted On Sunday, September 01, 2013 http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/2013090120130901020733109f6cb58aa/Blood-bank-gets-notice-over-donor%E2%80%99s-death.html Insurance agent Lalji complained of chest pain an hour after he donated blood The Food and Drug Control Administration has issued a show-cause notice to citybased Prathama Blood Centre, over the death of a 27- year-old man at a blood donation drive in Kadi on July 20. According to Prathama’s managing director Mahesh Mohatta, Lalji, who worked as an insurance agent, returned to the collection van an hour after he had donated blood, complaining of chest pain. “Technicians took him to a nearby cardiologist, but had to take him on to a hospital for some reason. He died en route,” Mohatta said. While the show-cause notice is available on FDCA’s website, Mohatta says the blood bank hasn’t received it as yet. Hemant Koshia, comm

The college’s inquiry panel suspended PG students Nirav Patel and Dhrumil Patel after freshers complained against them on Tuesday. Angry PG students initially threatened strike if the boys were not reinstated, but had to budge after college remained adamant Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Wednesday, September 18, 2013 http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/2013091820130918024218484658526ac/High-drama-after-2-boys-suspended.html Angry PG students occupied the lobby outside dean's chamber, demanding Nirav and Dhrumil be reinstated A day after Mirror carried a report on rampant ragging at BJ Medical College boys’ hostel, two postgraduate students were suspended and an inquiry initiated against them. The move triggered protest by the PG students who blocked the lobby leading to the dean’s chamber, demanding immediate withdrawal of their suspension. The protesting students denied allegations of ragging in the boys’ hostel and claimed that no student was being harassed. On Tuesday, Mirror ha

UGC helpline telephoned college five times and emailed the complaint to authorities, yet dean claims he got no complaint from anyone regarding ragging Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Tuesday, September 17, 2013 http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/201309172013091702094131acbd74b1/Ragging-menace-at-BJ-forces-fresher-to-dial-UGC-for-help.html REFUGE FROM RAGGING | CALL: 1800-180-5522 | EMAIL: HELPLINE@ANTIRAGGING.IN Unable to sleep, study or eat due to constant harassment by seniors, a first year student of B J Medical College has turned to University Grants Commission for help. The male student called 1800-180-5522 — its national anti-ragging helpline — claiming that freshers in the boys’ hostel were being mentally harassed by their seniors. Clueless about whom to approach within the college, the boy had approached UGC. However, it seems to have done little good as even though UGC called the college five times and even emailed the complaint to the authorities, its dean claims ignorance ab

Special school refuses to admit abandoned mentally challenged boy on the grounds that his case is too severe for its small staff; Social Security Dept promises action against school Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Tuesday, September 10, 2013 http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/2013091020130910024630158a0c061e/He-was-abandoned-twice-in-10-days.html Prakash School in Thaltej has a capacity to handle 125 students but currently has only 108 students Fourteen-year-old ‘Bhavesh’ — who is mentally ill and has cerebral palsy — is being abandoned for the second time in 10 days, this time by a school for special-needs children. Prakash, the Thaltej-based school for mentally challenged children, has refused him admission on the grounds that his case is too severe for it to handle. Named Bhavesh as he can’t even give his name, the boy was found abandoned on a Viramgam-bound express train coming from Mumbai by a passenger on September 1, and then sent to the remand home at Khanpur when no one claim

Chief Minister Narendra Modi’ teachers recall how they granted him his academic term at Gujarat University even though he was short of attendance in MA part 1 Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Friday, September 06, 2013( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/20130906201309060233083592f5253b8/%E2%80%98Irregular-in-class-active-in-politics-aggressive%E2%80%99.html Gujarat University teachers had come to the rescue of Narendra Damodar Modi, then a master’s student of political science, when he fell short of attendance and faced losing an academic year. He was granted the term, and he followed his teachers’ counsel to become an external student if he wanted to complete MA programme. On Teachers’ Day, Modi’s guru recall how he had showed sparks of a good politician. JAYANTI PATEL, 92, FORMER PROFESSOR, DEPT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Narendra Modi was heavily into RSS and related activities and attended few classes. I didn’t even grant him term, but other teachers were soft on him and his term