Surat:The civic body has deployed a floating hydraulic excavator to clean city creeks ahead of the monsoon to prevent flooding caused by silt and blockages. Three more such machines will soon be added, taking the total to four, to desilt difficult-to-access creek stretches.Officials said the diesel-operated excavators, brought from Tripura, can float on water and…
Surat: The latest ward-wise voter data of the Surat Municipal Corporation reveals a persistent gender gap across the city, with male voters outnumbering female voters in all 30 wards. Of the total electorate of 24.76 lakh, there are 13.02 lakh male voters, 11.73 lakh female voters and just 81 third-gender voters. The widest gender gaps…
Surat: A readymade apparel showroom owner lost Rs 2.5 lakh in cash when he left his luxury car running for a brief stop at a paan parlour on April 14. The theft occurred within seconds of the car owner stepping out.Adajan police registered a complaint and are scanning CCTV footage from the surrounding area to…
Surat: Three members of a family were killed in a road accident on Sunday near Bhoriya village in Ambika taluka of Surat district, when a speeding car hit their motorcycle and flung them into the air. A seven-year-old boy survived with serious injuries and is in hospital.The victims were identified as Ashish Patel (31), a…
Surat: Names of senior national-level AAP leaders may emerge in the ongoing investigation by Surat crime branch into the alleged hawala racket involving members of the party, police sources have said.Surat police named two AAP workers — Akash Mishra and Ajay Tiwari — for the alleged hawala operation, which they claim was run by AAP…
Surat: Police booked a 22-year-old man for allegedly trying to cheat in the police sub-inspector (PSI) recruitment exam by taping a mobile phone under a bench inside the exam hall. The accused, Shivam Yadav, was scheduled to take the exam on Sunday morning but was caught before he could use the device.The Gujarat govt conducted…
Surat: In what could easily pass as one of the most entrepreneurial experiments, residents of Choryasi village in Kamrej taluka of Surat decided that if you can’t beat a toll plaza, you might as well set up your own.Just a stone’s throw away from the bustling Choryasi toll plaza on the Bharuch–Surat stretch of National…
Surat: Panic and disorder gripped Udhna railway station on Sunday morning after a surge of passengers broke queues and attempted to rush into the premises to board long-distance trains, leaving several women and children distressed.The incident occurred around 11am as passengers gathered to board the Udhna–Hasanpur (Bihar) train, scheduled to depart at 11.15am. Eyewitnesses said…
Surat: Surat police have claimed to have uncovered an alleged interstate hawala-linked political funding network involving Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) functionaries, with around Rs 1.25 crore routed from Delhi to Surat through an angadiya channel.According to the Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) and Umra police, the cash was allegedly sent by Himanshu Pahuja, a Delhi-based…
Surat: Poor network connectivity persists in remote parts of Gujarat, but even areas around the Diamond City are facing the challenge, hitting those who have adopted modern infrastructure.In Nov when Hardik Lad got a solar plant installed at his home in Sithan village, around 10km from the city, he expected his power bill to fall….
