Surat: Navsari marked a milestone in its civic history on Tuesday with the appointment of its first mayor, deputy mayor and other key office-bearers after the formation of the Navsari Municipal Corporation (NMC).BJP councillor Ashok Dhorajiya was declared the first mayor of the newly formed civic body during the inaugural general meeting of elected corporators…
Precautionary Ebola ward readied at NCH Surat: The New Civil Hospital (NCH) in Surat has activated a 10-bed special isolation ward as part of precautionary preparedness measures following reports of Ebola virus cases in African countries including Congo, Uganda and South Sudan.Hospital authorities clarified that no Ebola case has been reported in Gujarat or anywhere…
A video grab of the attack in the basement of a shopping complex Surat: A nine-year-old boy suffered at least 15 dog bites after being attacked by three stray dogs in the Salabatpura area on Sunday evening. The attack came when the child had gone with his family to buy clothes ahead of Eid.The boy,…
Police arrested four men for alleged possession of fake Indian currencynotes (FICN) with a face value of Rs 1.61 lakh Surat: A routine livestock transaction in the Sachin area led police to a cache of high-quality fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth Rs 1.61 lakh, with four men arrested and remanded in police custody as…
Surat: A 21-year-old salesman from Limbayat has allegedly been cheated of Rs 14.60 lakh in an online investment scam involving fake share market and IPO returns, police said. Surat cybercrime police registered an FIR on Sunday against an unknown accused and launched an investigation.According to the complaint, the victim, who works with a Saroli-based firm,…
Surat: Amroli police have booked four persons, including the father of a woman who had eloped with a man, for allegedly threatening and abusing the man’s family members while searching for her whereabouts.According to police, the woman had eloped with the brother of the complainant a few days ago, and the couple is also stated…
Surat: State chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday inaugurated the newly constructed ‘Jamnaba Vidyarthi Bhavan’, a modern student hostel developed by Shri Saurashtra Patel Seva Samaj to provide advanced educational facilities for students of the Patidar community.The grand facility, built at Valak Patiya , is equipped with residential and study amenities for 1,000 students, along…
Surat: Ravi Raj Desai won the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) vice-president election for 2026–27 by securing 1,887 votes, defeating his rival Nitin Bharucha, who polled 599 votes and lost his deposit.The polling was held at Platinum Hall in Sarsana from 9am to 5pm. However, voter participation remained low, with only around…
Surat: A Diwali break turned costly for a city sari trader, who later discovered that over 6,600 saris worth Rs 27 lakh had allegedly been sold without billing by two employees, who have since gone missing.According to a complaint filed by Jayprakash Sharma (40) with Godadara police, owner of Meet Fashion Hub in Radhamadhav Market,…
Surat: Evening playtime in one of Surat’s busiest neighbourhoods turned traumatic on Saturday when an eight-year-old girl was seriously injured in a dog attack at a public garden on Ghod Dod Road, once again throwing the spotlight on the city’s stray dog issue.The girl was playing in the garden with her mother when the incident…
