Surat: The alleged kidnapping in Mali of 75-year-old Gujarati diamond businessman Dhiru Ramani has sent shockwaves through Diamond City and the wider gems and jewellery trade in Gujarat. Ramani, who expanded from diamonds into gold mining in the West African nation, was allegedly kidnapped three months ago with two other Indians—his cook and an electrician.Sources…
Surat: Around 60 Indian nationals deported by the United Arab Emirates arrived at Surat International Airport from Dubai on Wednesday aboard an Air India Express flight.The deportees travelled on Air India Express flight IX-274 after the Indian Embassy in Dubai facilitated their return by issuing emergency certificates or temporary passports. According to sources, all were…
The renaming of Chudel village was recently notified Surat: After years of embarrassment, broken marriage proposals and awkward introductions, residents of a small tribal village in Surat district are celebrating a long-awaited change in identity. The state govt has officially renamed the village from “Chudel” to “Chandanpur”, ending a decades-old stigma attached to its name.The…
Surat: A 22-year-old married woman allegedly died by suicide after being relentlessly blackmailed by her husband’s friend, who allegedly secretly recorded her while she was bathing and demanded money to prevent the nude video from being circulated.Kapodra police have booked the accused for abetment to suicide.The victim has been living with her husband in the…
Surat: Three policemen attached to Panoli police station in Bharuch district were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday while allegedly accepting a Rs 1 lakh bribe, the first instalment of a purported Rs 3 lakh demand for returning a mobile phone seized in a prohibition case.The arrested personnel are head constables Anirudhh Dhadhal…
Surat: The first gem and jewellery consignments from Surat to the UK under the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) were flagged off on Wednesday at a ceremony held at the Gujarat Regional Office of the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) at Surat Diamond Bourse.The Surat event was part of a nationwide…
Surat: A 21-year-old contractual worker allegedly died by suicide after being repeatedly raped, threatened and harassed by her labour contractor, who was arrested by Sachin GIDC police on Tuesday.Investigators recovered a four-page suicide note from the victim’s clothing in which she accused the contractor of rape, criminal intimidation and persistent torture.The victim, a native of…
Surat: A 31-year-old married man has been arrested in Surat after a woman accused him of rape, sexual abuse and forcing her to terminate two pregnancies.Police said the accused lived in the same neighbourhood as the complainant. Singanpor police arrested the man based on a complaint filed by the 35-year-old woman.According to the complaint, the…
Surat: As Surat’s traders, industrial units and small businesses count the cost of recent flooding, the Gujarat govt’s rehabilitation package has won strong backing from industry. The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) says the measures will accelerate recovery and help restore economic activity across the flood-hit region.The SGCCI welcomed the Gujarat govt’s…
Police conducted a march along the route on Wednesday Surat: The city will witness 11 Jagannath Rath Yatras across the city today, including the main 13km procession from the railway station to the Iskcon Temple in Jahangirpura. With thousands of devotees expected to line the routes, police have mounted a massive security operation involving more…
