File photo of the Nasir Nagar demolition site Surat: Twenty-six residents affected by the demolition in Nasir Nagar have filed a special civil application in Gujarat High Court challenging the razing of more than 100 houses by the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC).The petitioners alleged that the demolition was carried out without following due process. They…
Surat: Anti-Corruption Bureau’s (ACB) Vadodara unit caught a constable posted at Ankleshwar GIDC police station red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 to facilitate the unfreezing of a bank account linked to a cybercrime investigation.The accused, Sunil Parmar, was attached to Ankleshwar GIDC police station, where a cybercrime case involving the complainant’s bank…
Surat: A Class IX student was allegedly attacked with a knife by her female classmate at an ashram shala (tribal residential school) following some argument in Tapi district. The accused, a 13-year-old girl, has been detained, and Valod police launched an investigation into the incident.According to police, the incident occurred on Tuesday morning when the…
Surat: A city-based event manager has alleged that he was cheated of Rs 1.41 crore by two Mumbai-based men who promised to organise a concert of singer Arijit Singh in the city but failed to deliver the event or return the money.Utran police have registered a case against the two who are associated with the…
Surat: Five of the 16 managing committee seats in the upcoming Sumul Dairy elections have been declared uncontested after no rival candidates filed nominations, while the remaining 11 seats are headed for keen contests.The elections to south Gujarat’s leading dairy cooperative have generated significant interest across the region. Sumul procures and supplies around 12.5 lakh…
Surat: The death of a Surat man, Sunny Patel, has been confirmed three days after the blast in a Qatar refinery on Sunday evening. On Wednesday, his elder brother Ravi, who also worked in Qatar, identified Sunny’s body. Sunny had gone to Qatar seven months ago for work.Surat district collector Tejas Parmar confirmed Sunny Patel’s…
Toppers from the Surat are being greeted by their teacher Surat: CA Intermediate exam results declared by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on Wednesday have delivered a mixed picture for Gujarat. While pass percentages remained modest across major cities, students made a strong mark nationally, with 13 candidates from Ahmedabad and Surat featuring…
An SFES team checking the premises of an educational institution Surat: In the wake of the Lucknow fire incident, the Surat Fire and Emergency Services (SFES) has launched a citywide awareness and inspection drive across educational institutes to strengthen fire safety preparedness. So far, SFES teams have conducted checking of 52 educational institutes, including schools,…
A road from L P Savani road going to cable stayed bridge in Surat was reopened after a long time Surat: In a pre-monsoon push to address civic problems, the Surat Municipal Corporation and metro authorities will carry out a joint, citywide survey to identify and fix damaged infrastructure and traffic bottlenecks, aiming to resolve…
Surat: A Surat-based farmer has alleged that he was cheated of Rs 2.14 crore in a high-value land deal involving a prime property in Pal. Police have registered a case against two brothers after they allegedly accepted a substantial advance for the land, sold it to another buyer, and failed to refund the money. The…
