Parth Shastri is a senior correspondent at The Times of India, Ahmedabad. He specializes in reporting on crime, traffic issues, forensic investigation, archaeology, and emergency medical services, with a keen interest in health and wellness, culture, and education. Parth's work has also been featured in The Economic Times.
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By: Parth Shastri
Ahmedabad: For a long time, Modhera has been defined in the public imagination by the Sun Temple—its sculpted grandeur and the Surya Kund that anchors the complex. A new GIS-based study argues the monument is only the most visible layer of a far older and more complex settlement: a fortified, planned town in north Gujarat with an elaborate system for storing and moving water in a semi-arid landscape.
Ahmedabad: For Jayrajsinh Sarvaiya, a professor in the School of Pharmacy at the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), his innovations began with a basic question: Could kits be developed at a very low cost that yield the same results as high-tech labs for end users?
Ahmedabad: Twin cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar will need to add 22,000 rooms to the existing infrastructure to host mega-sporting events namely World Police and Fire Games in 2029 and Commonwealth Games (CWG) in 2030.
CEPT University research urges Ahmedabad to plan CWG 2030 infrastructure as long-term urban development, with five growth zones, PPP financing, and legacy housing use.
Indian forensic teams in Kathmandu are processing 1,200 DNA samples after Nepal’s deadly flash floods, helping identify victims with CODIS support.
By: Parth Shastri
Slug: World Suicide Prevention Day
Ahmedabad: At the Jeevan Aastha helpline call centre housed at the SP office in Gandhinagar, counsellors answer distress calls round the clock. Yet, as the clock ticks past 9pm, they know the calls could come in a surge.
Ahmedabad: As the world approaches the 25th anniversary of the Sep 11 terror attacks, the memories remain vivid for Jay Patel, a New York-based third-generation Gujarati tech investor and film producer who witnessed the tragedy unfold from close quarters.
By: Parth Shastri
Ahmedabad: When Harish Patel donated blood as a teenager in Feb 1985, he followed a simple push from his father and a family culture of showing up for others. Four decades later, that first step promises to turn into a national first on Sunday when the 58-year-old will donate blood for the 300th time.
Ahmedabad: How did the famed structure at Lothal, long believed to be a dockyard for small ships, become part of the Harappan-era trade routes, though it was 20km away from the seashore? Archaeologists have for years debated the presence of a palaeochannel, an ancient river stream that has ceased to be part of an active system.
