Surat: Textile manufacturers in Surat and South Gujarat have welcomed the govt’s decision not to impose anti-dumping duty on imports of Nylon Filament Yarn (NFY), Viscose Filament Yarn (VFY) and Spandex Yarn, calling it a significant relief for the sector.Industry stakeholders said the move would help stabilise input costs at a time when the textile…
Surat City received rain on Monday morning left many areas inundated with water Surat: Several parts of south Gujarat received moderate to heavy rainfall on Monday, with a number of talukas recording significant showers and reports of waterlogging disrupting daily movement.In Surat district, Umarpada received the highest rainfall, recording 45 mm in just two hours…
Bus got trapped in a damaged road in Pandesara area in Surat. Few passengers in the bus also suffered injuries. The bus also got damaged badly with its windshield falling on road soon after the fell into the damaged road. Surat: Two separate incidents of city buses getting stuck on Surat roads on Monday raised…
Surat: A young engaged couple’s relationship ended in tragedy in Sarthana on Monday afternoon, when both allegedly poisoned themselves in a hotel room. While the woman succumbed, the man is battling for life in hospital.Police said Abhay Trada (23) and Mansi Umrethiya (23) were in a relationship and had recently got engaged with their families’…
Surat: A swift, multi-state operation led by Surat police led to the rescue of three girls from a train at Itarsi in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday — two days after they went missing — and the arrest of two men for allegedly abducting them.Udhna police, along with the Zone 2 local crime branch (LCB), traced…
Surat: A case of domestic abuse and cyber harassment has emerged where Amroli police have booked a 25-year-old man for allegedly assaulting his wife and minor daughter before posting morphed, obscene images of his wife on social media to defame her.Police said the accused assaulted his 25-year-old wife and their seven-year-old daughter, forcing them out…
The Takshashila Arcade fire on May 24, 2019, claimed 22 lives Surat: The deadly fire at a coaching centre in Lucknow on Monday reopened old wounds in Gujarat, with families of the victims of the 2019 Takshashila Arcade blaze saying that justice remains elusive even seven years on, and warning that delays will continue to…
Surat: In a case underscoring the pitfalls of unregulated investment schemes, Utran police booked five persons for allegedly duping multiple investors of Rs 1.93 crore with promises of doubling their investments in 33 months and offering property as security before shutting shop and disappearing.Police named Manoj Hirpara, Rasmita Hirpara, Jaydeep Hirpara, Savan Savaliya and Rutvik…
Surat: A 25-year-old woman lodged a complaint with Amroli police alleging that a man posing as an unmarried real estate broker duped her of Rs 45 lakh on the false promise of marriage, sexually exploited her, and later threatened to circulate her private videos when she demanded either marriage or the return of her money.According…
Surat: Singanpor police arrested a 28-year-old occultist for allegedly raping a 26-year-old married woman, whom he had met at a religious event. The occultist called her to a city hotel for ‘darshan of goddess’, where she was sedated using prasad. The accused allegedly raped her and shot a nude video after she lost consciousness. The…
