Commuters face a tough ride as rain lashes the city on Thursday Surat: Parts of south Gujarat received light to moderate rainfall on Thursday after a nearly weeklong lull that followed the torrential downpours which had flooded Surat and triggered floods in several parts of the region.Drizzles began in the early hours and continued intermittently…
Times News Network Seized items Surat: A 19-year-old serial chain snatcher, who allegedly turned to crime to fund his lavish lifestyle, has been arrested by the Surat crime branch. Police said the accused targeted morning walkers and committed nine chain-snatching offences over the past few months.Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Bhave Rojiya said the accused,…
Rath Yatra in Surat on Thursday Surat: Gujarat’s two major cities came alive with devotion on Ashadhi Beej as thousands of devotees participated in the annual Jagannath Rath Yatras on Thursday, with elaborate processions, devotional chants and tight security arrangements marking the celebrations.In Surat, the main ISKCON Rath Yatra began from the railway station after…
Three accused persons in police custody Surat: Pal police arrested three persons, including a former employee of a perfume trader, for allegedly attempting to extort Rs 10 lakh from the businessman. Police said the prime accused was dismissed from the trader’s firm about one-and-a-half years ago and allegedly shared details about his former employer with…
Surat: Seventy-five-year-old diamond businessman Dhiru Ramani, who was allegedly abducted in the West African nation of Mali nearly three months ago, was freed early Thursday after his family reportedly paid a ransom of about 4 million euros.Two other Indian hostages — a cook and an electrician — were also released.Ramani was brought to the Malian…
Prayers being offered to organ donor Virsing Maida Surat: Even as Rath Yatra celebrations were underway, a grieving family in Surat gave the gift of life to three patients through organ donation.The liver and two kidneys of 43-year-old Virsing Maida were harvested at New Civil Hospital (NCH) on Thursday after doctors declared him brain-dead.A native…
Times News NetworkSurat: Six persons were booked for allegedly forging an Aadhaar card to fraudulently transfer and sell seven plots in Bhavaninagar-2 Society at Pali village in the Sachin GIDC area.According to the police complaint, the plots were purchased by Virumati Modi in 1994 through sale agreements. After her death in 2024, ownership of the…
Times News Network Surat: Cybercrime police have arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly facilitating the transfer of money in an online investment fraud in which a Surat resident was cheated of Rs 46.16 lakh through a fake share market and forex trading scheme.The accused, Avinik Vaghasiya, allegedly withdrew Rs 1.26 lakh from a bank account…
A video showing the man killing the otters in Chikhli taluka of Navsari went viral Surat: A video showing a man bludgeoning two otters to death went viral in Chikhli taluka of Navsari district. The forest department launched a probe and found that the video was shot at Kangvai village in Navsari district. The Chikhli…
Surat: The alleged kidnapping in Mali of 75-year-old Gujarati diamond businessman Dhiru Ramani has sent shockwaves through Diamond City and the wider gems and jewellery trade in Gujarat. Ramani, who expanded from diamonds into gold mining in the West African nation, was allegedly kidnapped three months ago with two other Indians—his cook and an electrician.Sources…
