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…
Surat: Four persons drowned in the Tapi River near Kakrapar dam on Tuesday.The tragedy unfolded after a young man who had taken cattle for grazing near the river failed to return home. His brother and two others later entered the river while searching for him and also drowned.According to officials, 23-year-old Kaushik Chaudhary, a resident…
A diamond artisan in Surat Lab-Grown Diamonds – Photo by Gaurang Joshi Surat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to Indians to stop buying gold for a year to save foreign exchange could affect employment and domestic trade, stakeholders in the gems and jewellery sector feel. While saying that they support the call and understand its…
Surat: A 55-year-old man was murdered in broad daylight in the Dindoli police station area of Surat on Tuesday following a clash between two groups near the Bhestan railway overbridge.The deceased, identified as Zakirkhan Pathan, reportedly had an altercation with Pritam Sharma over a minor issue earlier in the afternoon. The dispute escalated after both…
