Surat: A special Pocso court in Vapi on Saturday sentenced a repeat child sex offender to imprisonment till his last breath, for aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a 10-year-old boy, delivering one of the harshest punishments under the Act.The special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act court in Vapi town of Valsad district…
Surat: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday arrested a 19-year-old college student for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 on behalf of his mother, Rupal Tailor, a senior accountant with the agriculture division of Surat District Panchayat.Officials said the trap was laid following a complaint regarding the alleged demand of illegal gratification for clearing…
Newly appointed Mayor Maya Mavani urged people who wish to greet her, to bring notebooks instead of flowers, So the collected notebooks can be given to the needy students of Municipal schools. Surat: A day after being appointed city mayor, Maya Mavani has appealed to people visiting her with congratulations to bring notebooks instead of…
Surat/Rajkot: Rising fuel prices and a diesel shortage at the peak of the mango season have pushed growers in South Gujarat and the Gir region of Saurashtra into losses, with traders slashing purchase rates even as retail prices stay high, leaving farmers with little bargaining power.In Valsad, the state’s largest mango-producing district, many growers have…
Accused Jignesh alias Jigo Mistry Dhirajlal Vaghadiya, Surat: The Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) arrested an absconding accused in a “digital arrest” fraud case involving extortion of Rs 1.34 crore from a 90-year-old woman in Karnataka.The accused, identified as Jignesh alias Jigo Mistry Vaghadiya, 42, currently residing in Amroli, was apprehended by the Detection of…
Surat: In a key step after last month’s civic polls, the newly formed Vapi Municipal Corporation announced its first set of office-bearers, with the BJP installing Daksha Patel as mayor and taking charge of all top posts amid a clear majority in the 52-member house.Daksha Patel has been appointed mayor, Mitesh Desai deputy mayor, and…
New Mayor of Surat Maya Mavani. Surat: Amid prolonged consultations and last-minute deliberations, the BJP on Thursday unveiled the new leadership of the Surat Municipal Corporation, ending a three-hour wait for councillors and sealing Maya Mavani’s elevation as mayor.Councillors of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) had gathered nearly a month after the civic elections for…
Surat: A fake ghee manufacturing racket operating from a warehouse in Kamrej taluka was busted by Surat Rural police on Wednesday, with the local crime branch (LCB) seizing raw material and machinery worth about Rs 3 lakh, bringing into focus food safety risks consumers in South Gujarat face.An LCB team raided the premises of Araydhya…
Nisha Halpati with one of her children Surat: Three children were found dead in Manekpur village of Umargam taluka in Valsad district, while their mother was found unconscious after allegedly consuming phenyl, police said.The deceased were identified as nine-month-old twin boys and their two-year-old sister. Their mother, Nisha Halpati (22), was admitted to hospital in…
A file photo of the fire at Shivshakti Textile Market Surat: Repeated fire incidents, many suspected to have been triggered by short circuits, have pushed Surat’s powerful textile trade into a citywide safety overhaul, with plans to survey electrical systems in 240 markets housing around 1.5 lakh shops to prevent future disasters.Surat’s textile markets have…
