Surat: Two days before a planned protest by textile embroidery workers, the deputy labour commissioner’s office directed embroidery unit owners to implement the four labour codes that replaced 29 earlier labour laws, bringing workers’ demands back into focus.In a circular issued on Tuesday, the office instructed the Textile Embroidery Jobwork Association of Surat (TEJAS) and…
The axe used in the killing Surat: A 26-year-old labourer from Bihar, allegedly on the run after murdering his father in Samastipur district in July, was arrested by Saroli police in Surat. Investigators said a family dispute over money preceded the killing.Shivshankar Sahani, who worked as a labourer in the transport sector, is accused of…
Surat: The owners of embroidery units in the city have launched a social media counter-campaign featuring more than 1,000 workers as they seek to blunt the impact of viral protest videos linked to an ongoing labour agitation demanding changes to working hours and weekly paid leave.The move comes amid unrest in the embroidery sector, where…
Surat: Six traders from the city were allegedly duped of around Rs 5.5 lakh by a travel agent who promised to arrange a business trip to China and Hong Kong, including a visit to the Canton Fair, police said.On the basis of a complaint from Raghwendrasinh Puwar (30), an FIR was registered at Umra police…
Surat: Surat Cybercrime police have arrested a 38-year-old man wanted in two cyberfraud cases after he was detained at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai on the basis of a look-out circular (LOC) issued against him.The accused, Mohammad Sahib Tambuwala, a resident of Adajan in Surat, was intercepted after arriving at Mumbai airport…
Health teams found 9,730 active mosquito breeding spots in city Surat: The vector-borne disease control wing of the Surat Municipal Corporation’s (SMC) health department has intensified surveillance and enforcement across city zones to curb the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, with reported malaria and dengue cases showing a gradual rise over the past three months.During a…
Labour officials directed embroidery units to comply with applicable laws Surat: With embroidery workers set to launch a two-day protest on Thursday and Friday, the district administration stepped up efforts to defuse tensions, bringing together industry leaders and officials for talks on the workers’ demands for eight-hour shifts and a paid weekly off.Senior officials from…
The three accused in police custody on Tuesday Surat: A fake trading app that displayed paper profits and promised stock market riches helped fraudsters siphon more than Rs 1.1 crore from a Surat Municipal Corporation employee.Cybercrime police have arrested three Maharashtra residents for the cyberfraud and found that one bank account used was also linked…
The nine diverted aircraft at Surat airport Surat/Vadodara: Surat International Airport and Vadodara airport handled 13 flight diversions on Tuesday evening after adverse weather conditions in Mumbai disrupted flight operations.The diverted flights arriving at Surat were Mumbai-bound services from Tiruchirappalli, Delhi (two), Chennai (two), Goa, Coimbatore, Bhopal and Bengaluru. Of the nine flights, six were…
Surat: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has formally approved the shifting of the Special Notified Zone (SNZ) linked to Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) from Gujarat Hira Bourse (GHB) in Ichhapore to SDB’s premises at Dream City.Industry representatives said the move will strengthen diamond trading activity and industry. It will support the…
