Motorists on the flooded Navsari highway Surat: South Gujarat reeled under an intense monsoon spell on Friday as parts of Navsari and Tapi districts received up to 247mm of rain in 14 hours. With roads submerged, traffic disrupted and more than 140 panchayat roads closed, authorities placed disaster management and NDRF teams on alert amid…
Surat: A 56-year-old tailor lost his left leg after a BRTS bus driver allegedly shut the door while he was boarding and drove off, dragging him for several metres in the Puna area. The accident on June 26 led to severe crush injuries that required amputation, prompting police to book the driver for negligence.Puna police…
Rain water flowing over a road in Dang district Surat: Heavy rain lashed south Gujarat on Friday, unleashing intense downpour that flooded several towns, disrupted road connectivity and prompted rescue operations and alerts across multiple districts.In Navsari district, Chikhli town recorded 200 mm of rainfall in just two hours, reflecting the concentrated nature of the…
Surat currently has 775 buses in operation for public transport Surat: As New Delhi moves to curb new petrol two-wheeler registrations in a push for cleaner mobility, Surat is heading in the opposite direction. The city is adding around 12,500 two-wheelers every month while operating just 775 public buses, underscoring its growing dependence on private…
Surat: A one-year-old girl drowned in a rainwater-filled trench in the Shivan Nagar neighbourhood of Kadodara in Surat district on Thursday. Police registered an unnatural death and launched an inquiry.According to police, the toddler was playing near her home when she fell into a trench dug to drain rainwater away from an adjacent open plot….
Surat: Surat Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (Additional) has directed SpiceJet to pay Rs 20,000 in compensation to a city resident whose 8-year-old son suffered burn injuries after a cup of hot noodles spilled on him during a Delhi-Surat flight in 2021.The complainant, the boy’s father, stated that he was travelling with his family on SpiceJet…
A moving tanker got stuck in a caved inn road in Dindoli area in Surat Surat: Every spell of monsoon rain is exposing the city’s crumbling infrastructure, with freshly repaired roads caving in one after another and crores of taxpayers’ money sinking into the ground.The latest embarrassment came on Thursday when a moving tanker got…
Surat: South Gujarat witnessed intense rainfall, triggering widespread waterlogging, submerging low-lying bridges and damaging infrastructure.Authorities have advised people to exercise caution in low-lying areas and avoid crossing flooded roads and bridges.In Surat district, Palsana recorded the highest rainfall at 203 mm in the 24-hour period ending 6 am on Thursday, followed by Bardoli (197 mm),…
Times News NetworkSurat: A 60-year-old ragpicker was allegedly bludgeoned to death over a Rs 2,000 loan in Jahangirpura area, with police arresting the accused after a forensic postmortem revealed the death was a murder.The victim, Babu Sawant, was found critically injured near Saroli check post on June 20 by a passerby, who alerted the 108…
Surat: A private bank-appointed gold valuer and three customers have been booked for allegedly cheating a private bank by securing loans against fake gold jewellery using forged valuation certificates. The fraud, involving loans worth nearly Rs 10 lakh, came to light during an internal audit that found several pledged ornaments to be counterfeit. The complaint…
