Surat: South Gujarat Textile Processors Association (SGTPA) on Tuesday decided to maintain the recently announced increase of up to 15% in job work charges and indicated that further hikes may be considered in the near future due to rising input costs.The meeting was convened after a representation from the Federation of Surat Trade and Textile…
PM Narendra Modi being felicitated at an event in Navsari on Tuesday Surat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for making cleanliness a habit and praised the people of Navsari for undertaking cleanliness drives across 400 villages over the past week, saying such efforts would bring a sense of pride and inspire others.Addressing a…
The state-of-the-art office is located on the Navsari highway Surat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the BJP’s newly built ‘Namo Kamalam’ office in Navsari, being projected as the country’s first AI-based BJP organisational office, on Tuesday.Modi is expected to arrive in Navsari by helicopter around 3pm after completing his Vadodara visit. After a two-hour…
Surat Diamond Associaiton office-bearers Surat: Surat Diamond Association (SDA) has reappointed its existing team of office-bearers for another one-year term following a managing committee meeting held on Monday.Jagdish Khunt will continue as president, with Jayesh Patel as vice president and Dhiru Savani as secretary. Kirti Shah has been retained as joint secretary, while Shantilal Dhanani…
Surat: Rajkumar Beniwal, a 2004-batch IAS officer, assumed charge as the new municipal commissioner of Surat following transfer orders issued on Saturday.Beniwal, who previously served as managing director of Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd (GNFC) in Bharuch, took over at a time when the commissioner’s post at Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) had remained…
A case has been registered at Vansda police station Surat: Vansda police registered an FIR against three persons for allegedly tying empty bottles resembling Indian-made foreign liquor bottles to a Dahi Handi arrangement during a Janmashtami procession in Unai village of Vansda taluka, with the act allegedly intended to hurt religious sentiments. Police arrested all…
Surat Police arrested Sagar Sonavane alias Manya Dukkar in Udhana murder of BJP worker Jay Dalal case Surat: History-sheeter Sagar Sonawane alias Maniyo Dukkar, along with three unidentified associates, allegedly threatened a property dealer and his workers, assaulted him and demanded Rs 15 lakh to allow construction work to continue at a plot in Limbayat.According…
The meeting was held on Monday to discuss measures to improve the current trade scenario Surat: A meeting of the Surat Lab Grown Diamond (LGD) Association was held on Monday to discuss measures to improve the current trade scenario and bring greater organisation to the sector to protect the interests of all stakeholders across the…
SEWA Rural team members with Dr Kamran Abbasi Surat: Bharuch-based voluntary organisation SEWA Rural has won the BMJ Awards South Asia 2026 in the healthcare team category for its pioneering work in caring for pregnant women with sickle cell disease (SCD).Based in Jhagadia, Society for Education, Welfare and Action – Rural (SEWA Rural) was selected…
Surat: A man was allegedly assaulted and abducted near Shaktivijay Society at Simada Naka in Kapodra on Saturday night, with police registering a case against six persons following a complaint by his relative.According to the FIR registered at Kapodra police station, the incident occurred around 10pm. The victim, Jayanti Bhadarka, was allegedly intercepted near the…
