Surat: Flood relief distribution in the city and surrounding rural areas has been accelerated under state govt directives to ensure quick financial assistance to affected residents. The district administration has so far disbursed more than Rs 19.86 crore to 88,796 affected people across six city talukas.It includes cash dole assistance totalling Rs 5.38 crore paid…
Residents accused the civic body of failing to prevent a repeat of street inundation Surat: Barely 10 days after floods crippled Surat, a spell of moderate rain on Friday once again left several roads waterlogged, exposing the city’s fragile drainage infrastructure and triggering fresh criticism of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC).Residents took to social media…
Saumya Patel emerged as the city’s topper Surat: Students from Surat put up an impressive show in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), with Saumya Patel emerging as the city’s topper by securing All India Rank (AIR) 57 in the results declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Sana Maqsood was the city’s highest-ranked girl candidate…
FOSTTA submits memorandum to Surat collector Tejas Parmar Surat: The Federation of Surat Trade and Textile Associations (FOSTTA) on Thursday submitted a memorandum to Surat Collector Tejas Parmar, urging the district administration to ensure speedy and hassle-free disbursal of relief to textile traders affected by the recent floods.The association said heavy rainfall on July 7…
Gross exports jumped 26% year-on-year to $2.2 billion in June from $1.7 billion a year ago Surat: Defying geopolitical tensions and subdued global consumer sentiment, India’s gem and jewellery exports posted a robust recovery in June, driven by strong demand for gold jewellery, stabilising natural diamond prices and a sharp rise in lab-grown diamond exports.Gross…
Supporters celebrating the victory of candidates who won the election Surat: The BJP-backed panel retained control of Sumul Dairy’s board of directors, winning 15 of the 16 seats in the election and extending its dominance over one of the state’s largest milk cooperatives as it enters its 75th year.The BJP had virtually secured the board…
Surat: A WhatsApp group promising quick gains in share trading cost a Surat man Rs 26 lakh and led police to a wider fraud network. Cybercrime police arrested five men from Odisha after tracing the money trail to bank accounts linked to a fake firm. Officers said the accounts had already drawn 149 complaints on…
Surat: The economic offences wing of the Surat police has arrested Purshottam Chavan (55) from Mumbai’s Arthur Road jail in connection with a Rs 2.15 crore cheating case. Chavan, who was already incarcerated for his involvement in a high-profile money laundering scam, was brought to the city on a production warrant amid tight security.The arrest…
Times News NetworkSurat: Inspector General of Police (Surat Range) Prem Vir Singh has appointed four law officers to strengthen legal coordination for police cases across south Gujarat.The appointments include Kalpesh Bhabhre for Surat city, Ashwin Jogadiya for Surat rural, Suresh Kathiriya for Valsad, and Ravindra Dhamde for Tapi-Vyara.The law officers will advise investigating officers and…
Times News NetworkSurat: Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) and ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) have jointly launched an Employability Enhancement Programme (EEP) aimed at improving the industry readiness of young engineering professionals from Surat and neighbouring districts.The one-year certification programme was inaugurated at SVNIT in the presence of Surat collector Tejas Parmar,…
