Surat: All 11 inmates who took the Class 12 board exam from Lajpore Central Jail this year passed, yielding a 100% pass rate and highlighting the jail administration’s efforts to ensure access to education.The results were declared on Monday. Lajpore jail superintendent Shripal Sheshma said their education initiative aims to ensure that inmates are not…
Surat: A tip-off from Surat City police led Delhi police to bust a NEET-UG admission scam, arrest four accused and rescue 18 aspirants, including minors, who were allegedly duped with promises of guaranteed MBBS seats for hefty sums.Based on specific intelligence and technical inputs from Surat police commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut, the Delhi Police crime…
Surat: A ruckus erupted at a National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) centre in Surat on Sunday after a student was asked to remove her ‘kanthi’ (religious beads) during frisking before the exam.According to officials, a parent accompanying the student objected to the removal of the beads and created a scene at the centre. As…
Surat: Two brothers were booked for allegedly assaulting a police sub-inspector (PSI) and a head constable after creating a ruckus at Umra police chowki under Utran police station limits on Saturday afternoon.The accused, identified as Pinal Chauhan and Jay Chauhan, had been called to the chowki to record their statements in connection with a quarrel…
Surat: Lalgate police seized 96.46 grams of MD drugs worth Rs 2.89 lakh and arrested a man during a patrol in the area on Saturday evening.According to police, three constables were patrolling near Sopariwali Gali when they spotted a two-wheeler rider acting suspiciously. When signalled to stop, the man attempted to flee, prompting the police…
Palanpur: The Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Banaskantha, investigating an inter-state child trafficking racket, has arrested three more persons — two main women agents of the ‘Murugan Gang’ and the a man who sold his newborn girl — taking the total number of arrests in the case to 10.Based on technical surveillance, LCB teams tracked…
Surat: The managing committee election of the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) was held on Saturday, recording a low voter turnout of 15.88%. Of the 13,043 eligible voters, only 2,072 cast their votes, in line with the typically low participation seen in the chamber’s elections, members said.Of the total votes polled, 214…
Surat: Gujarat governor Acharya Devvrat travelled in a Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) bus from Adajan bus stand in Surat to Jinod village in Olpad taluka on Saturday, drawing public attention by choosing to travel like a common citizen.He purchased his own ticket and made the payment digitally, underlining support for cashless transactions. His…
Surat: The two-day Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) for South Gujarat concluded on Saturday with the signing of 2,792 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) involving investment intentions of Rs 3.55 lakh crore.Addressing the valedictory session, deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghvi said these projects are expected to become operational over the next three years and generate direct…
Surat: A nuclear reactor enclosure for Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant Units 5 and 6 was flagged off from L&T’s Hazira facility on Saturday, marking a key step in India’s nuclear energy programme and highlighting Gujarat’s growing role in advanced engineering.The reactor enclosure was dispatched from L&T’s AM Naik Heavy Engineering Complex at Hazira by deputy…
