File photo of the Nasir Nagar demolition site Surat: One day ahead of the hearing in Gujarat High Court, Surat Municipal Corporation suspended five officials over alleged lapses concering the Nasir Nagar demolition on May 30.This comes more than a month after the demolition and follows the preliminary inquiry into the roles of civic officials.Sources…
Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) Surat: The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) on Tuesday welcomed the Centre’s decision to extend the customs duty exemption on Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) and Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) — key raw materials used in the polyester and man-made fibre (MMF) industry — by…
Roads caved-in at two spots inMota Varachha area in Surat. Surat:The season’s first spell of heavy rain once again exposed the poor quality of civic infrastructure in Surat, with roads caving in at multiple locations across the city on Tuesday. The cave-ins left vehicles stranded, disrupted traffic and raised fresh concerns over the quality of…
Surat Surat: An Ahmedabad man has been booked for allegedly pronouncing triple talaq on his wife less than a year after their marriage, following a minor disagreement at her parental home in Surat.The accused later allegedly sent her videos showing her clothes being burnt and threatened to destroy the rest of her belongings.Salabatpura police have…
Rain lashes the city on Tuesday morning and disrupted the routine life Surat: Widespread rainfall since late Monday night brought much-needed relief across Surat and other parts of South Gujarat, ending days of oppressive heat and humidity. The monsoon intensified over Surat district on Tuesday, with showers reported from almost all talukas.Rain began in the…
Surat: A quiet Monday afternoon in Pandesara turned into alarm as three men allegedly used the pretext of a parcel delivery to barge into a woman’s home and attack her. Police are probing the motive for the assault, as the accused did not steal anything.According to the complaint, the 37-year-old woman was home as her…
Accused persons in police custody Surat: A city woman’s quest to lose weight cost her Rs 1.77 crore and exposed what police say was a massive multi-crore fraud operating from a Gurugram call centre. Cyber Crime police raided the facility, arrested four people and uncovered evidence suggesting the racket may have cheated victims of over…
Surat: A planned weekend outing that fell through ended in a heartbreaking tragedy when a 24-year-old nursing student died by suicide in the city. The victim was interning at a private hospital in Parvat Patiya, and ostensibly became severely distressed after her childhood friend could not arrange for their trip to Dumas beach as his…
Surat: Police on Monday seized 40.11kg of ganja, worth Rs. 20. 11 lakh, in raids in the Mahidharpura and Chowk Bazar police station jurisdictions. Mahidhapura police allegedly caught Ali Banmali Nahak (36) with 20.15kg of cannabis, while he was going to deliver the ganja. According to police, Nahak had brought the ganja from Puranchandra Pradhan…
Surat: A family’s search for relief from a relative’s cancer treatment ended in a costly fraud after two strangers allegedly exploited their faith. Claiming the illness was caused by ‘pitru dosh’, the men convinced the family to perform a ritual at home. While family members chanted mantras, the duo allegedly escaped with Rs 1.55 lakh…
