Surat: The death of a Surat man, Sunny Patel, has been confirmed three days after the blast in a Qatar refinery on Sunday evening. On Wednesday, his elder brother Ravi, who also worked in Qatar, identified Sunny’s body. Sunny had gone to Qatar seven months ago for work.Surat district collector Tejas Parmar confirmed Sunny Patel’s…
Toppers from the Surat are being greeted by their teacher Surat: CA Intermediate exam results declared by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on Wednesday have delivered a mixed picture for Gujarat. While pass percentages remained modest across major cities, students made a strong mark nationally, with 13 candidates from Ahmedabad and Surat featuring…
An SFES team checking the premises of an educational institution Surat: In the wake of the Lucknow fire incident, the Surat Fire and Emergency Services (SFES) has launched a citywide awareness and inspection drive across educational institutes to strengthen fire safety preparedness. So far, SFES teams have conducted checking of 52 educational institutes, including schools,…
A road from L P Savani road going to cable stayed bridge in Surat was reopened after a long time Surat: In a pre-monsoon push to address civic problems, the Surat Municipal Corporation and metro authorities will carry out a joint, citywide survey to identify and fix damaged infrastructure and traffic bottlenecks, aiming to resolve…
Surat: A Surat-based farmer has alleged that he was cheated of Rs 2.14 crore in a high-value land deal involving a prime property in Pal. Police have registered a case against two brothers after they allegedly accepted a substantial advance for the land, sold it to another buyer, and failed to refund the money. The…
Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has found mosquito breeding at 1,089 construction sites during the week-long drive to curb vector-borne diseases.As part of the targeted inspection exercise, civic health teams surveyed 1,579 ongoing construction projects. Officials said breeding conditions were identified at a large number of sites, prompting enforcement action and fines amounting to…
Surat: Sachin police arrested three women with 42kg of ganja valued at around Rs 21 lakh from a house in Pardi-Kanade village on the outskirts of Surat.Police said the accused arrived with the consignment and were staying at the residence of a relative.Sachin police’s assistant inspector Indrajitsinh Vanar received information that suspicious activity was taking…
Surat: Parts of South Gujarat received light to moderate rainfall since Tuesday morning, with Ahwa in Dang district recording the highest at 56mm. Kaprada in Valsad district received 37mm of rain, while Ukai in Tapi district reported 18mm, as intermittent showers continued across the region. With forecast warning of heavy rainfall, strong winds and possible…
Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will hold a co-ordination meeting on Wednesday with officials of the Metro project and the Surat Integrated Transportation Development Corporation Limited (SITCO), which is developing the Multi-Modal Transport Hub (MMTH) near Surat railway station, following a rise in public complaints related to ongoing infrastructure works.Civic officials said the corporation…
Surat: A car owner has secured an insurance claim of Rs 1.25 lakh even though he failed to conclusively establish the circumstances of the accident that damaged his four-wheeler.The Navsari Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (CDRC), while ruling in favour of the complainant, observed that although the accident itself remained unproven, the damage to the vehicle…
