Surat: he Virar-Bharuch Memu derailed while entering Bhilad railway station early on Tuesday, disrupting rail traffic and delaying several trains, including the Vande Bharat, Shatabdi Express and Gujarat Superfast Express. No injuries were reported in the incident. Rerailment work was undertaken with technical teams from Valsad reaching the spot. Source link
Surat: A 62-year-old Ahmedabad-based developer and owner of the well-known restaurant Patang was arrested on Monday for alleged involvement in cheating and criminal breach of trust involving at least 15 victims, police said. The accused, Umang Thakkar, was produced in court on Tuesday and remanded in police custody for two days.According to police, the alleged…
Surat: Acting on a complaint from a branded watch company, Mahidharpura police raided two shops and confiscated 979 counterfeit watches worth Rs 2.78 lakh. Police also arrested two accused and booked them under the Copyright Act.Gaurav Tiwari, a legal adviser with Titan Company Ltd, filed a complaint with Mahidharpura police, stating that Metro Traders and…
LGD units in Surat are exploring Odisha as a potential destination for upcoming projects Surat: Senior govt officials and key lab grown diamond (LGD) industry players met in Gandhinagar recently to discuss priorities and policy expectations, amid rising interest in new project locations driven by power and capital incentives.The meeting followed the Odisha govt’s recent…
A video grab of the incident Surat: Several passengers trying to board a BRTS bus near Parvat Patiya in Surat narrowly escaped a potentially fatal accident on Monday morning.The accident occurred around 9.15am at Parvat Patiya BRTS station. A group of commuters was attempting to board an already overcrowded bus operated by JBM Ecolife Mobility…
The family salon in Raj Arcade Surat: City police’s anti-human trafficking unit (AHTU) raided a salon in upmarket Pal area and busted a prostitution racket on Sunday. The raid led to the arrest of the salon manager and three customers, while four women were rescued. Police said an agent used to send customers to the…
SMC roped in a consultancy to conduct technical surveys of the creeks Surat: In the aftermath of the recent floods that ravaged the city, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has roped in a consultancy to conduct technical surveys of the creeks that are prone to flooding. The surveys will include LiDAR mapping, hydrology studies and…
Dangerous River Rafting in Dang Surat: A viral video of six men riding a makeshift thermocol raft on the rain-swollen Khapri river in Dang district landed them in legal trouble, underscoring the risks that accompany the monsoon tourism rush to the state’s waterfalls and rivers. Police arrested all six on Monday, saying the stunt endangered…
Surat: A dispute that spilled from social media to public forums culminated in a criminal case in Surat. Khatodara police have booked a self-styled social worker after a retired Civil Hospital official accused him of running a sustained campaign of defamation ahead of his retirement.Khatodara police registered a case against Sanjay Ezhava, who identifies himself…
Surat: Amroli police booked an autorickshaw driver and his three associates for assaulting a railway police constable after he refused to open a level crossing as a train was scheduled to pass.Railway police constable Arvind Yadav was on duty at the Shantinagar-Bharthana railway crossing in Amroli on Saturday evening. Around 9pm an autorickshaw driver came…
