The accused in police custody on Friday Surat: Bhestan police have arrested five accused on Friday in connection with the murder of a 35-year-old man following a dispute over children playing.According to police, the incident stemmed from an argument five days earlier between the deceased’s younger brother, 20-year-old Samir Saiyed and one of the accused,…
Surat:A team from the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) visited Surat over three days to study the river rejuvenation initiatives undertaken by the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) and assess their outcomes. The visit concluded on Friday.On the final day, a joint review meeting was held at the integrated command and control centre. It focused…
Surat: A Rs 242 crore lab-grown diamond research project at IIT Madras has successfully tested a prototype high-pressure high-temperature diamond press and produced good-quality HPHT rough diamonds, marking a significant step towards indigenous production.Three years after finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the allocation in the 2023 Union Budget, the India Centre for Lab Grown Diamond…
Surat: A 21-year-old autorickshaw driver has been sentenced to 20 years in jail after being convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl.The incident took place in September 2023 in the Kapodra police station area, where the accused raped the victim at his residence. The accused was the victim’s father’s cousin and she used to address him…
Surat: In a rare move aimed at maintaining security and preventing gang-related violence, 10 accused involved in serious crimes have been transferred from Surat’s Lajpore Central Jail to different jails across the state.Jail authorities took the decision after concerns were raised over the possibility of a gang war and the involvement of certain inmates in…
Surat: Russia’s plan to build a diamond-cutting cluster and promote local manufacturing is unlikely to threaten Surat’s diamond industry, according to manufacturers and traders, who cite weak market conditions, high costs and India’s established processing ecosystem.Industry players said Russia has tried to develop local diamond manufacturing in the past, with limited success. They believe current…
Surat The Government Railway Police (GRP), Surat, is investigating the incident asa custodial death Surat: The foreign national who died in Railway Protection Force (RPF) custody in Surat on Monday night has been identified as Nigerian citizen Chukwve Meka Daniel Ajah (32), who had been living in Mumbai’s Malad (West) for several years.Ajah was brought…
Sanjan thieves recsued by police Surat: In a bizarre turn of events, two men allegedly attempting to burglarise a jewellery shop in Sanjan, Valsad, ended up calling the police themselves after residents locked them inside the shop.The duo were rescued by a 112 response team in the early hours of Wednesday and arrested later.The accused…
Surat Govt. Medical College Surat Surat: The state health department on Thursday suspended Dr Sumaiya Mulla for 90 days for allegedly failing to discharge her duties as head of the microbiology department of Government Medical College, Surat, which was rocked by suicide of first-year resident doctor Harshal Pandya. Dr Harsh Pandya The action comes 10…
Surat: Varachha police arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl after after luring her into his home by deceit, when his wife and children were not there.The accused and victim worked together at a textile unit in Varachha. They lived in nearby societies on Lambe Hanuman Road. On Aug 15, when his…
