5.68 kg baby born in Surat

Her parents want her to become a famous tennis star when she grows up. However, the new born baby has already hit the headlines for being amongst the heaviest babies in the world. The 5.680 kg baby girl was born on Friday to a mother with no health complications.

The baby was born to Priti and Ketan Mehta, who live in Adajan. It was brought to her residence on Monday and was a star attraction for many in the neighbourhood. The baby's length is 57 cm.

Priti did undergo a caesarean, but she is happy to become a mother of a healthy baby. "Till the last moment we were not aware that a caesarean is required. The doctors decided on caesarean for safe delivery. I am happy to have such a healthy baby without having to face any complications," says Priti, who wishes her daughters to become a tennis stars like William sisters.

"Our elder daughter is Ashka (9) and she is a good tennis player. We wish to see both sisters become tennis legends. It is good to see that even before becoming a tennis star, the baby is already famous," says Ketan, a tax consultant. The couple had got married in 1991. After nine years of birth of their first child, the couple decided to have one more child.

"It is a unique case in many ways as the baby is of more than normal weight and has no complications. In the past, a few diabetic women had delivered heavy babies. Priti does not have any complication and the delivery was safe," says Dr Darpana Trivedi, gynaecologist at Matrutva Hospital, where the baby was born. "Normally the babies weigh around 2.5 to 3.5 kg. We have heard of babies weighing up to 5 kg, but this is the heaviest baby born in my hospital," Trivedi adds.

Source: Times of india

Surat win excellence in solid waste management award

SURAT: Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has added yet another feather in its cap by winning excellence in solid waste management award. The award was declared at a two-day national symposium in Hyderabad that began on June 11.

This symposium was organised jointly by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Andhra Pradesh Technology Development and Promotion Centre (APTDC).

In all, 96 nominations were received for the award from urban local bodies and private industries. The award committee had shortlisted eight local bodies and 12 industries. The civic bodies were from Nashik, Pune, New Delhi, Mysore, Manali, municipal corporation of Greater Mumbai, Tenali and SMC. SMC won the award beating Tenali municipality of Andhra Pradesh and New Delhi Municipal Corporation, which were declared first and second runners-up respectively.

A SMC representative received the award at the hands of Andhra Pradesh minister of commerce and industry.

Source: Times of india

British Council to organise Education exhibition

SURAT: Aspiring students wanting to study in the world's top universities in UK will have a big opportunity to meet the UK academicians in the city. The British Council has organised Education UK exhibition in the city at TIFAC Hall at Sarvajanik Education Society (SEC) campus on June 15.

This is for the first time that British Council is organising the exhibition here. Surat is among the six cities across the country selected for the exhibition, including Bhubaneshwar, Jalandhar, Guntur, Vijayawada and Lucknow.

Some of the leading UK universities participating in the exhibition are: University of Bedfordshire, Birmingham City University, Cavendish College, University For Creative Arts, University Of Glamorgan, University of Gloucestershire, Liverpool John Moores University, Middlesex University, University of Northampton, Queen's University Belfast and University of Sussex.

Sources said UK is among the most popular study destinations that Indian students choose for international education. More than 44,000 Indian students are currently studying in UK. Drawn to the one year master's degree and three-year undergraduate course (except in Scotland), Indian students form second largest international student population in UK.

Source: Times of India