Surat: A significant operational milestone was achieved at Surat International Airport on Thursday as the newly built parallel taxi track (PTT) and five new aircraft parking bays was commissioned. The arrival of first scheduled flight today marked the first use of the PTT at the airport. This comes six years after the contract for the…
Long queues at fuel pumps were seen across the city on Thursday Long queues at fuel pumps were seen across the city on Thursday Long queues at fuel pumps were seen across the city on Thursday Long queues at fuel pumps were seen across the city on Thursday Long queues at fuel pumps were seen…
Police intensified combing and patrolling operations in the area Surat: A 26-year-old man was stabbed to death in Limbayat on Wednesday, the second murder in the area in four days, prompting police to intensify patrolling and detain three suspects.According to police, Ashifkhan Pathan (26), was attacked after a quarrel with Kalimuddin Shaikh, Shehzad Siddiqui and…
Surat: Cash and jewellery worth Rs 31.47 lakh were stolen from the Vesu bungalow of a textile industrialist who also owns a chain of schools, after the house was left unlocked during a late-night outing. Police registered an FIR nearly a month after the theft, as the suspect remains unidentified.The theft occurred at the bungalow…
Surat Municipal Corporation announced voluntary car pooling for its staff. The civic body introduced the initiative after the PM’s call to reduce fuel use Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has formally launched a voluntary car and motorcycle pooling initiative aimed at reducing fuel consumption by its workforce. The programme was announced on Thursday by…
Rajkot: The quick actions of a train crew prevented a tragedy on Tuesday, when a pride of six Asiatic lions was crossing railway tracks in the Junagadh–Visavadar section.According to the Bhavnagar division of Western Railway loco pilot Ramesh P and assistant loco pilot Chintan Kumar, both based in Junagadh, were operating the Junagadh-Veraval passenger train…
The children, aged between 10 and17 years, belong to tribal areas ofUdaipur district in Rajasthan Surat: Eighty-six minor children were rescued from textile units in Surat’s Puna area during a joint operation conducted by Surat and Udaipur (Rajasthan) police, exposing a major child labour racket operating in the city’s famed textile sector.The operation was carried…
Surat: Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has launched a “Visitors Help Desk” at the office of the municipal commissioner to provide citizens with faster, more transparent, and organised access to civic services, along with improved grievance redressal.The initiative aims to make guidance, information, assistance and complaint resolution more accessible for people visiting the commissioner’s office. According…
Surat: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence arrested Navsari resident Montu Gandhi for his alleged role in a customs duty evasion case involving around Rs 65 crore linked to a Surat Special Economic Zone unit.DRI has been investigating MS Shree Naklang Jewellers, located in Surat SEZ’s Diamond Park in Sachin, which allegedly operated a scheme in…
