Cooking gas distributors across the state have resolved to go on an indefinite strike from November 10

With LPG dealers across the state having resolved to go on an indefinite strike from November 10, the Government has decided to invoke the provisions of Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) to deal with the situation with an iron hand.

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Forget the Sensex, forget the global gloom, we are here in Ahmedabad to celebrate today. And, what could be a better way to usher in
the best of times than the Times Ahmedabad Festival that kicked off on Friday. It moved us, it stirred our souls, it rocked the city -- thats Kailash Kher for you, the allah ka banda who made your worries vanish.

He swayed, the crowd swayed. He sang, they joined in. And, everyone wanted more.

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A team of doctors at Sterling Hospital in the city recently performed Fallot’s tetralogy — a rare surgery — on a four-year-old
Nigerian child. Ireoluwa Gbdamosi was suffering from a severe structural defect of heart known as blue baby syndrome (BBS). Ireoluwa came all the way from Nigeria this surgery, which was successfully performed on October 27.

According to doctors at the hospital, BBS is a rare defect found in 40 out of 10 lakh children. It starts developing in the foetal stage itself. Because of this condition, the child’s skin becomes blue whenever (s) he is involved in any physical activity.

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