Surat: Sachin police arrested three women with 42kg of ganja valued at around Rs 21 lakh from a house in Pardi-Kanade village on the outskirts of Surat.Police said the accused arrived with the consignment and were staying at the residence of a relative.Sachin police’s assistant inspector Indrajitsinh Vanar received information that suspicious activity was taking…
Surat: Parts of South Gujarat received light to moderate rainfall since Tuesday morning, with Ahwa in Dang district recording the highest at 56mm. Kaprada in Valsad district received 37mm of rain, while Ukai in Tapi district reported 18mm, as intermittent showers continued across the region. With forecast warning of heavy rainfall, strong winds and possible…
Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will hold a co-ordination meeting on Wednesday with officials of the Metro project and the Surat Integrated Transportation Development Corporation Limited (SITCO), which is developing the Multi-Modal Transport Hub (MMTH) near Surat railway station, following a rise in public complaints related to ongoing infrastructure works.Civic officials said the corporation…
Surat: Textile manufacturers in Surat and South Gujarat have welcomed the govt’s decision not to impose anti-dumping duty on imports of Nylon Filament Yarn (NFY), Viscose Filament Yarn (VFY) and Spandex Yarn, calling it a significant relief for the sector.Industry stakeholders said the move would help stabilise input costs at a time when the textile…
Surat: A car owner has secured an insurance claim of Rs 1.25 lakh even though he failed to conclusively establish the circumstances of the accident that damaged his four-wheeler.The Navsari Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (CDRC), while ruling in favour of the complainant, observed that although the accident itself remained unproven, the damage to the vehicle…
Surat City received rain on Monday morning left many areas inundated with water Surat: Several parts of south Gujarat received moderate to heavy rainfall on Monday, with a number of talukas recording significant showers and reports of waterlogging disrupting daily movement.In Surat district, Umarpada received the highest rainfall, recording 45 mm in just two hours…
Bus got trapped in a damaged road in Pandesara area in Surat. Few passengers in the bus also suffered injuries. The bus also got damaged badly with its windshield falling on road soon after the fell into the damaged road. Surat: Two separate incidents of city buses getting stuck on Surat roads on Monday raised…
Surat: A young engaged couple’s relationship ended in tragedy in Sarthana on Monday afternoon, when both allegedly poisoned themselves in a hotel room. While the woman succumbed, the man is battling for life in hospital.Police said Abhay Trada (23) and Mansi Umrethiya (23) were in a relationship and had recently got engaged with their families’…
Surat: A swift, multi-state operation led by Surat police led to the rescue of three girls from a train at Itarsi in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday — two days after they went missing — and the arrest of two men for allegedly abducting them.Udhna police, along with the Zone 2 local crime branch (LCB), traced…
The Takshashila Arcade fire on May 24, 2019, claimed 22 lives Surat: The deadly fire at a coaching centre in Lucknow on Monday reopened old wounds in Gujarat, with families of the victims of the 2019 Takshashila Arcade blaze saying that justice remains elusive even seven years on, and warning that delays will continue to…
