Surat: For the Surat Municipal Corporation election, Ward 25 — Limbayat-Udhna Yard — has the highest number of contestants, 26, making it the most crowded electoral ward in the city. Ward 18, covering Limbayat, Parvat and Kumbhariya, and Ward 30, comprising Kansad, Sachin, Unn and Abhva, are jointly second with 24 candidates each.The higher numbers…
Surat: Acting on a tip-off, officers of the directorate of revenue intelligence seized 2,017g of the banned synthetic psychoactive drug MDMA (colloquially called ecstasy) — worth over Rs 2 crore — in the possession of a Nigerian woman at Surat railway station on Wednesday.The woman, Emmanuella Gold Ikhanoba, was intercepted while travelling on Train 12954,…
Surat: Dramatic scenes were witnessed on the final day for withdrawal of nominations in Bharuch and Navsari on Tuesday.Two Congress candidates pulled out in Bharuch, resulting in an uncontested victory for the BJP. In Ward 5 of the municipality, Congress candidate Rajvir Vasava withdrew his nomination, leaving BJP candidate Devendra Vasava as the sole contender….
Surat: A 72-year-old city-based businessman has alleged that he was cheated of Rs 6.75 crore by a mother-son duo who promised him a 25% stake in their amusement company but later issued forged documents.An FIR for cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy has been registered at Vesu police station, and the Economic Offences Cell (EOW) of…
Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) election entered a decisive phase after the final day for withdrawal of nominations, with the electoral field now clear. A total of 483 candidates will contest for 120 seats across 30 wards in the city.Scrutiny of nomination forms and the withdrawal process has been completed. Voting will be on…
Surat: Ahead of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) elections, anger over unresolved civic issues has surfaced across residential societies, with residents in some areas putting up banners barring political party leaders and workers from entering for campaigning.Poor basic infrastructure, largely attributed to changes in town planning schemes, has emerged as a common grievance.In Bharthana-Vesu, residents…
Surat: An Aam Aadmi Party worker has been booked for allegedly deceiving a woman to have sexual intercourse, with police launching a manhunt after the accused went absconding.Police registered a case against the man, a resident of Laskana, for allegedly sexually exploiting a 38-year-old woman multiple times since Dec 2024. He is believed to have…
Surat/Bharuch: The Bharuch police has launched a 21-day training programme for their cops in Kalaripayattu, one of India’s oldest martial arts, to improve physical preparedness and self-defence skills within the force.The initiative focuses on strengthening the ability of police personnel to handle situations such as crowd control, communal disturbances and area domination operations while also…
Surat: There was a chaotic situation at Surat district collector’s office on Saturday, when candidates of both the BJP and the AAP arrived to file their nominations for the Surat Municipal Corporation election.Supporters of both parties gathered in large numbers outside the collector’s office, shouting slogans in favour of their parties. Many workers were seen…
Surat: In a rare display of resilience, 22-year-old BEd student Harshidhhi Patel appeared for her second-semester exam just hours after losing her mother, and later returned home to perform her last rites, balancing personal grief with unwavering resolve.The only child of her parents, Harshidhhi lit the funeral pyre of her mother, Gayatri, a police head…
