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Time of India
6 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Left entry in right bastion: SFI state gen secy wins sarpanch election
Gandhinagar: Student activist and lawyer Satyesha Leuva, who was elected earlier this month as the Gujarat state secretary of the Students Federation of India (SFI), a left-wing student organisation, won the sarpanch election from her native village Vadvasa in Sabarkantha district. Leuva, 25, who fought her first election for the post of village sarpanch, emerged victorious in a three-way contest, defeating Pushpa Leuva by a margin of 104 votes. SFI is the student wing of CPM. "This is the first time that anybody from the SFI has won any election in the state," Leuva said. Leuva said that Vadvasa does not have a primary health centre. You Can Also Check: Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad "It will be my topmost priority to ensure the village gets a PHC along with a library for the students to study and aim big in life. Better roads, more classrooms in the school, and allocation of houses to all eligible beneficiaries will also be prioritised," she added. Gram panchayat polls held for 8,326 village panchayats, results of which were declared on Wednesday, threw up several hits and misses in interesting poll battles. A total of 8,326 gram panchayats went to polls in 33 districts of the state on June 22. The gram panchayat elections were held for the first time with 27% of seats reserved for candidates from the other backward classes (OBC) communities. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo Among other surprising results, Kiransinh Parmar, son of Bhikhusinhji Parmar, minister of state for civil supplies, social justice, and empowerment, lost the sarpanch election from Jitpur village of Modasa taluka in Aravalli district. Kiransinh lost to Mangalsinh Parmar by a margin of 623 votes. In a similar case, Trikam Ahir, son of ex-BJP minister Vasan Ahir, lost the sarpanch election in Ratnal village in Anjar taluka of Kutch to Sariyaben Trikambhai Varchand. Two women, co-mothers-in-law whose children are married to each other, pitted themselves against each other after one refused to pave the way for the other to be elected unopposed. In Juna Ugla village of Gir Gadhada taluka, Jayaben Dangodra defeated her rival Bhavnaben Nandwana, who was the village sarpanch for the past ten years. In Ishwariya village in Amreli district, octogenarian Motiben Sandarwa started her new innings as a public servant. Speaking to the media, Sandarwa said she was enthusiastic about doing development work. In Dhrangda village of Jamnagar taluka, Ramesh Kansagra, 61, was elected sarpanch for the sixth time. In Veja village of Rajkot district, it was a contest between cousins Yogendrasinh Jadeja and Jaydevsinh Jadeja. Jaydevsinh was the earlier sarpanch, but the entire gram panchayat was dissolved about six months ago. The village elected a new sarpanch with Yogendrasinh emerging victorious. Ashish Rabari, 23, was one of the youngest sarpanches to be elected in the election. He won from Juni Sedavi village of Mehsana district and said after his victory that he will work for the development of facilities in the village. Sarpanchs of three village panchayats had to be determined by picking chits, as rival candidates for the post of sarpanch polled equal votes. These included Nadri village in Mansa taluka of Gandhinagar, Dabhari village in Olpad taluka of Surat, and Patel Dhunda village of Meghraj in Aravalli district. In Padhariya village of Mehsana taluka, Ratansinh Chavda won the sarpanch election by just one vote. Celebrations were witnessed in all villages that went to polls, with winning candidates and their supporters celebrating the victories in the gram panchayat elections.
The Journal
15-06-2025
- General
- The Journal
Families hold funerals for relatives who died in Air India plane crash
THE FUNERALS OF some of the people who died in the Air India plane crash on Thursday have taken place in India. There was just one survivor out of 242 passengers and crew on board the Air India jet when it crashed into a residential area of Ahmedabad, killing at least 38 people on the ground. Health officials have begun handing over the first passenger bodies identified through DNA testing, delivering them in white coffins in Ahmedabad. 'My heart is very heavy, how do we give the bodies to the families?' said Tushar Leuva, an NGO worker who has been helping with the recovery efforts. 'How will they react when they open the gate? But we'll have to do it,' Leuva said. One victim's relative who did not want to be named told AFP they had been instructed not to open the coffin when they receive it. Witnesses reported seeing badly burnt bodies and scattered remains. Advertisement Around 20 to 30 mourners gathered at a crematorium in Ahmedabad today, chanting prayers in a funeral ceremony for Megha Mehta, a passenger who had been working in London. Mourning relatives have been providing DNA samples to be matched with passengers, with 32 identified as of today. 'This is a meticulous and slow process, so it has to be done meticulously only,' Rajnish Patel, a doctor at Ahmedabad's civil hospital, said late Saturday. The majority of those injured on the ground have been discharged, he added, with one or two remaining in critical care. Girls orphaned by crash Indian authorities are yet to detail the cause of the crash and have ordered inspections of Air India's Dreamliners. Investigators after visiting Thursday's Air India plane crash site in Ahmedabad. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said Saturday he hoped decoding the recovered black box, or flight data recorder, would 'give an in-depth insight' into what went wrong. Just one person miraculously escaped the wreckage, British citizen Vishwash Kumar Ramesh. His brother was also on the flight. Air India said there were 169 Indian passengers, 53 British, seven Portuguese and a Canadian on board the flight, as well as 12 crew members. Related Reads Death toll from Air India plane crash rises to 279 Miracle of Seat 11A: How did a passenger survive the Air India crash? Black box recovered from Air India plane crash site Among the passengers was a father of two young girls, Arjun Patoliya, who had travelled to India to scatter his wife's ashes following her death weeks earlier. 'I really hope that those girls will be looked after by all of us,' said Anjana Patel, the mayor of London's Harrow borough where some of the victims lived. 'We don't have any words to describe how the families and friends must be feeling,' she added. While communities were in mourning, one woman recounted how she survived only by arriving late at the airport. 'The airline staff had already closed the check-in,' said 28-year-old Bhoomi Chauhan. 'At that moment, I kept thinking that if only we had left a little earlier, we wouldn't have missed our flight,' she told the Press Trust of India news agency. © AFP 2025
RTHK
15-06-2025
- General
- RTHK
Families hold funerals for Air India crash victims
Families hold funerals for Air India crash victims Relatives carry the coffin of a victim who was killed in the Air India flight crash during a funeral at a crematorium in Ahmedabad. Photo: AFP Grieving families held funerals in India on Sunday for their relatives who were among at least 279 killed in one of the world's worst plane crashes in decades. Health officials have begun handing over the first passenger bodies identified through DNA testing, delivering them in white coffins in the western city of Ahmedabad. "My heart is very heavy, how do we give the bodies to the families?" said Tushar Leuva, an NGO worker who has been helping with the recovery efforts. There was just one survivor out of 242 passengers and crew on board the Air India jet when it crashed Thursday into a residential area of Ahmedabad, killing at least 38 people on the ground. "How will they react when they open the gate? But we'll have to do it," Leuva said at the mortuary on Saturday. One victim's relative who did not want to be named said they had been instructed not to open the coffin when they receive it. Witnesses reported seeing badly burnt bodies and scattered remains. Around 20 to 30 mourners gathered at a crematorium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, chanting prayers in a funeral ceremony for Megha Mehta, a passenger who had been working in London. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner erupted into a fireball when it went down moments after takeoff, smashing into buildings used by medical staff. Mourning relatives have been providing DNA samples to be matched with passengers, with 32 identified as of Sunday. "This is a meticulous and slow process, so it has to be done meticulously only," Rajnish Patel, a doctor at Ahmedabad's civil hospital, said late Saturday. The majority of those injured on the ground have been discharged, he added, with one or two remaining in critical care. Indian authorities are yet to detail the cause of the disaster and have ordered inspections of Air India's Dreamliners. Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said Saturday he hoped decoding the recovered black box, or flight data recorder, would "give an in-depth insight" into what went wrong. Just one person miraculously escaped the wreckage, British citizen Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, whose brother was also on the flight. Air India said there were 169 Indian passengers, 53 British, seven Portuguese and a Canadian on board the flight, as well as 12 crew members. (AFP)
Al Etihad
15-06-2025
- General
- Al Etihad
Families hold funerals for Air India crash victims
15 June 2025 17:14 Ahmedabad (AFP) Grieving families held funerals in India on Sunday for their relatives who were among at least 279 killed in one of the world's worst plane crashes in officials have begun handing over the first passenger bodies identified through DNA testing, delivering them in white coffins in the western city of Ahmedabad."My heart is very heavy, how do we give the bodies to the families?" said Tushar Leuva, an NGO worker who has been helping with the recovery was just one survivor out of 242 passengers and crew on board the Air India jet when it crashed Thursday into a residential area of Ahmedabad, killing at least 38 people on the ground."How will they react when they open the gate? But we'll have to do it," Leuva told AFP at the mortuary on victim's relative who did not want to be named told AFP they had been instructed not to open the coffin when they receive reported seeing badly burnt bodies and scattered 20 to 30 mourners gathered at a crematorium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, chanting prayers in a funeral ceremony for Megha Mehta, a passenger who had been working in Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner erupted into a fireball when it went down moments after takeoff, smashing into buildings used by medical relatives have been providing DNA samples to be matched with passengers, with 32 identified as of Sunday."This is a meticulous and slow process, so it has to be done meticulously only," Rajnish Patel, a doctor at Ahmedabad's civil hospital, said late majority of those injured on the ground have been discharged, he added, with one or two remaining in critical care. Girls orphaned by crash Indian authorities are yet to detail the cause of the disaster and have ordered inspections of Air India's Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said Saturday he hoped decoding the recovered black box, or flight data recorder, would "give an in-depth insight" into what went one person miraculously escaped the wreckage, British citizen Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, whose brother was also on the India said there were 169 Indian passengers, 53 British, seven Portuguese and a Canadian on board the flight, as well as 12 crew the passengers was a father of two young girls, Arjun Patoliya, who had travelled to India to scatter his wife's ashes following her death weeks earlier."I really hope that those girls will be looked after by all of us," said Anjana Patel, the mayor of London's Harrow borough where some of the victims lived."We don't have any words to describe how the families and friends must be feeling," she communities were in mourning, one woman recounted how she survived only by arriving late at the airport."The airline staff had already closed the check-in," said 28-year-old Bhoomi Chauhan. "At that moment, I kept thinking that if only we had left a little earlier, we wouldn't have missed our flight," she told the Press Trust of India news agency.
Business Recorder
15-06-2025
- General
- Business Recorder
Families hold funerals for Air India crash victims
AHMEDABAD: Grieving families held funerals in India on Sunday for their relatives who were among at least 279 killed in one of the world's worst plane crashes in decades. Health officials have begun handing over the first passenger bodies identified through DNA testing, delivering them in white coffins in the western city of Ahmedabad. 'My heart is very heavy, how do we give the bodies to the families?' said Tushar Leuva, an NGO worker who has been helping with the recovery efforts. There was just one survivor out of 242 passengers and crew on board the Air India jet when it crashed Thursday into a residential area of Ahmedabad, killing at least 38 people on the ground. 'How will they react when they open the gate? But we'll have to do it,' Leuva told AFP at the mortuary on Saturday. One victim's relative who did not want to be named told AFP they had been instructed not to open the coffin when they receive it. Witnesses reported seeing badly burnt bodies and scattered remains. Around 20 to 30 mourners gathered at a crematorium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, chanting prayers in a funeral ceremony for Megha Mehta, a passenger who had been working in London. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner erupted into a fireball when it went down moments after takeoff, smashing into buildings used by medical staff. Mourning relatives have been providing DNA samples to be matched with passengers, with 32 identified as of Sunday. 'This is a meticulous and slow process, so it has to be done meticulously only,' Rajnish Patel, a doctor at Ahmedabad's civil hospital, said late Saturday. The majority of those injured on the ground have been discharged, he added, with one or two remaining in critical care. Girls orphaned by crash Indian authorities are yet to detail the cause of the disaster and have ordered inspections of Air India's Dreamliners. Air India plane crash: reactions from across the world Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said Saturday he hoped decoding the recovered black box, or flight data recorder, would 'give an in-depth insight' into what went wrong. Just one person miraculously escaped the wreckage, British citizen Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, whose brother was also on the flight. Air India said there were 169 Indian passengers, 53 British, seven Portuguese and a Canadian on board the flight, as well as 12 crew members. Among the passengers was a father of two young girls, Arjun Patoliya, who had travelled to India to scatter his wife's ashes following her death weeks earlier. 'I really hope that those girls will be looked after by all of us,' said Anjana Patel, the mayor of London's Harrow borough where some of the victims lived. 'We don't have any words to describe how the families and friends must be feeling,' she added. While communities were in mourning, one woman recounted how she survived only by arriving late at the airport. 'At that moment, I kept thinking that if only we had left a little earlier, we wouldn't have missed our flight,' she told the Press Trust of India news agency.
