Surat: A clash broke out in the Gorat locality of Rander after residents protested against BJP functionaries who had entered the area to campaign for municipal election candidates.The BJP team included local MLA Purnesh Modi, former mayor Hemali Boghawala and former councillor Anil Biscuitwala. Residents objected to the campaign and asked the leaders to leave…
Surat: Three members of a family allegedly cheated at least 14 people of Rs 2.05 crore after luring them with promises of high returns from forex trading.Three accused members of a family, including a woman, allegedly cultivated trust among locals by frequently visiting a temple in Dabholi and projecting an image of wealth. They would…
Surat: Among the city’s top performers in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) 2026, Sanvi Zaveri emerged as one of the leading girls, securing 99.91 percentile and an All India Rank (AIR) of 1414. A student of PP Savani School, Sanvi prepared for the exam through coaching at her school and avoided using a mobile…
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…
