Surat: A 23-year-old textile trader from Surat was allegedly extorted of Rs 5 lakh after being threatened that private photos and videos of his finacee would be made viral. The accused allegedly demanded Rs 20 lakh and told the trader to call off the engagement. Even after receiving the first instalment of Rs 5 lakh,…
Surat: Surat district topped Gujarat in the SSC results declared on Wednesday, recording the highest number of A1-grade students in the state, with strong overall pass figures and the Adajan centre posting the best performance.Surat has 6,475 students in the A1 grade out of a statewide total of 35,508, accounting for 18.24% of Gujarat’s A1…
Surat: As part of its heatwave mitigation measures, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) shifted 1,061 homeless people to shelters over the past month to prevent heat-related illnesses.Officials said the drive was launched at the beginning of April after earlier instances of critically ill homeless persons being found on roads, some of whom later died due…
Surat: Egg supply from Navapur to Surat and other parts of South Gujarat has been halted after a bird flu outbreak that necessitated large-scale culling of poultry in the area.Around 10 lakh eggs were supplied daily from Navapur in Nandurbar district. The supply was stopped after laboratory tests confirmed H1N1 infection in poultry samples, prompting…
Surat: The daylight robbery of Rs 50 lakh at the State Bank of India (SBI) branch in Varachha on April 27 was meticulously planned by gangsters operating from inside Patna’s Beur Jail. Investigators believe the gang deliberately chose the day following civic elections, anticipating that police forces would be preoccupied.The heist was masterminded by Kundan…
Surat: India, as chair of the Kimberley Process (KP), will host an intersessional meeting in Mumbai next week where member countries are expected to debate proposals to expand the definition of “conflict diamonds” amid geopolitical and trade sensitivities.The Kimberley Process intersessional meeting will focus on widening the definition of “conflict diamonds”. Several member countries are…
Surat: The city police’s Economic Offences Cell (EOC) has arrested two men for allegedly cheating a businessman of around Rs 7 crore by promising to secure a government order for the supply of shoes. The complainant, Pravin Dhaduk, told police he was lured into the deal after being assured that the accused had an “understanding”…
Surat: Surat once again topped Gujarat in the Class 12 board exams, accounting for 29% of the state’s A1 grade holders in the science stream and 28% in the general stream, reinforcing its position as the state’s leading education hub.In the science stream, 459 students from Surat secured A1 grades, making up 29% of Gujarat’s…
Surat: A fire broke out at a machine tools painting unit in Udhna in the early hours of Monday, triggering a swift response from the Surat Fire and Emergency Services (SFES). The unit was closed at the time, and no casualties were reported.Fire officials said a call about the blaze was received around 5.15 am,…
Surat: Surat crime branch arrested two men from UP in connection with the Rs 50 lakh armed robbery at the State Bank of India branch in Varachha on April 27, while the manhunt for five others continues.On the morning of April 27, six armed men entered the bank and made off with Rs 50 lakh…
