Unnathi Suranaa is the first individual with a disability to receive IB MYP Innovator Grant Surat: “Do you know I have one extra chromosome?” That was Unnathi Suranaa’s confident reply when her elder brother Mudit reminded her during a bout of teenage banter that he was three years older, 10kg heavier and a foot taller.For…
CPD exports dip while LGDs post growth Surat: India’s gem and jewellery exports grew 3.14% year-on-year to $2.30 billion in Aug 2026, driven by a sharp rise in studded gold jewellery exports, which surged by 51.22% and highlighted increasing value addition through domestic manufacturing of finished jewellery.Studded gold jewellery exports for Aug rose to $642.85…
Surat: The family of a 38-year-old policeman from Surat lost Rs 1.02 lakh to cyberfraud after he inadvertently installing a malicious application, by clicking on an APK file sent through WhatsApp that was disguised as a wedding invitation.According to the FIR, Pankajdan Gadhvi, a resident of Sachin, received a WhatsApp message on Sep 4 containing…
Surat: The Navsari district consumer disputes redressal commission (CDRC) directed an insurance company to pay Rs 2.24 crore, with 7% annual interest, to the mother of an NRI doctor who died of a brain haemorrhage after a fall in 2024.The commission criticised the insurer for rejecting the claim contending that the doctor had failed to…
Surat: A 40-year-old man was brought to the Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research (SMIMER) on Friday after suffering a snakebite, arriving with the dead reptile in a plastic bag.The patient, a textile unit owner and resident of Sarthana, was admitted for treatment and is currently in stable, hospital officials said.According to details…
Surat: A blood donation camp organised for thalassaemia-affected children in Pandesara collected 1,206 units of blood, with participation from industrial workers, entrepreneurs, police personnel and social leaders as part of Ganeshotsav celebrations.The camp was organised by Pandesara Industrial Association (PIA) and the Surat City Police Zone 4 team at Udhyog Bharti Vidyalaya.The owners of industrial…
17 shops were gutted in the incident Surat: Investigators are trying to identify the arsonist of the Shyam Sangini market fire, who was captured on CCTV footage but had covered his face with a handkerchief.Four traders have reported losses worth Rs 24 crore after 17 shops were gutted in the incident.Saroli police registered an FIR…
Surat: The Surat sub-zonal office of the directorate of enforcement (ED) has provisionally attached seventeen immovable properties of former Daman district panchayat president Suresh Patel alias Sukha and his associates, in Daman and Valsad district of Gujarat, valued at approximately Rs 6.52 crore, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).According to…
Surat: The director of diamond firm SRK Diamonds was allegedly duped of Rs 76.44 lakh by a licensed stamp vendor couple who had been supplying stamp papers to the company for several years.The accused allegedly took the money through a bank transfer but failed to provide the e-stamps or return the amount. The Detection of…
Jayesh Wagh alias Barku Patil is accused of more than 35 criminal offences Surat: A detection of crime branch (DCB) officer shot an alleged gang member in the leg on Thursday after he reportedly attacked police personnel and tried to snatch a sub-inspector’s pistol while being taken for investigation in a firearms case.The injured accused,…
