Surat: A 30-year-old woman from Pal has been arrested by Dindoli police for allegedly creating and circulating AI-generated obscene images and videos of her friend’s fiancee and the latter’s mother on Instagram.According to the complaint filed by the 26-year-old victim from Dindoli, she got engaged to a man from her community on Aug 30 this…
Surat: Two deputy mamlatdars were killed and a health worker survived after the car they were travelling in plunged into a river in Dang district on Saturday.The deceased are Sandip Damor and Shailesh Garashiya, both deputy mamlatdars. The health worker who survived was identified as Sonu Bariya.According to information available, the accident occurred at Daddha…
Workers are seeking an eight-hour shift and a paid weekly off Surat: Textile embroidery workers’ unions in Surat have warned of wider protests as their dispute with employers sharpens over demands for labour code implementation, including paid weekly offs, minimum wages and regulated working hours. Union leaders also cautioned that parts of the industry could…
Textile Embroidery Jobwork Association of Surat (TEJAS) organised a meeting to demonstrate their unity amid the ongoing workers protest Textile Embroidery Jobwork Association of Surat (TEJAS) organised a meeting to demonstrate their unity amid the ongoing workers protest Textile Embroidery Jobwork Association of Surat (TEJAS) organised a meeting to demonstrate their unity amid the ongoing…
Surat: Three persons have been booked for allegedly cheating three Surat traders of Rs 1.18 crore by promising attractive returns on cryptocurrency investments. The case was registered at Lal Gate police station on October 8 following a complaint by a zari trader.According to the complaint filed by Shailesh Rana, a zari trader in Surat, the…
Surat: Ichhapore police have arrested a 45-year-old man for allegedly abducting a 13-year-old boy and attempting to sexually assault him in a wooded area near the victim’s home.The accused, Krishnanand Thakurji Mishra, was a contractual worker at ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel (AM/NS) company campus for the past 20 years. He was apprehended in Ichhapore following an…
Surat: A 50-year-old unemployed man allegedly strangled his wife to death following a domestic dispute at their residence in the Varachha area of Surat on Oct 7. Varachha police arrested the accused within hours of the crime.The accused, identified as Sanjay Patel, allegedly got into a heated argument with his wife, Usha Patel, over domestic…
Surat: A 70-year-old man from Surat was allegedly cheated of Rs 3.51 crore over nearly two decades by a man who claimed that Rs 2,200 crore belonging to him was stuck in a purported Forest Reserve Fund (FRF) and promised him a handsome portion of the fund.Singanpor police have registered an FIR against the accused,…
Union textile minister Giriraj Singh addresses textile industry leaders in Surat Surat: Union textiles minister Giriraj Singh on Friday alleged that attempts were being made to create unrest in Surat by certain political elements and urged textile industrialists to resolve the ongoing dispute with embroidery workers amicably to ensure that industrial activity is not disrupted.Singh,…
Surat: Textile commissioner Vrunda Desai has urged textile industry stakeholders to file Textile Statistical Returns System (TSRS) returns, warning that non-compliance could attract penalties. She said the unique ID generated through the TSRS portal would also help industry units access benefits under various govt schemes.Launched on Aug 22, the TSRS portal has registered 7,166 units…
