The blaze remained out of control even after more than five hours. SURAT: A massive fire broke out at a textile market in Surat’s Saroli area early on Wednesday, engulfing the top floors of the market in flames and triggering a major emergency response from the fire departmentThe Surat Fire and Emergency Services declared a…
City gets new EV bus for testing Surat: The city received a new electric bus on Tuesday for a test run, marking a step toward expanding the city’s public transport fleet. After a prolonged wait, officials indicated that the city is likely to receive a new batch of buses in the coming months, subject to…
Surat: A 50-year-old habitual thief with 102 criminal cases against him allegedly refused to confess to a house-breaking theft despite sustained interrogation. Limbayat police, however, noticed that he appeared deeply attached to a locket around his neck and used his superstition to break his resistance, leading to his confession in five more cases and the…
Surat: Imported liquor prices at permit shops across Gujarat have risen by 60% to 90% after a change in the calculation of special fees, under a new excise management system, triggering a sharp drop in sales and uncertainty among permit holders and retailers.The Gujarat govt recently introduced the Liquor and Excise Management System (LEMS) at…
Surat: South Gujarat Textile Processors Association (SGTPA) on Tuesday decided to maintain the recently announced increase of up to 15% in job work charges and indicated that further hikes may be considered in the near future due to rising input costs.The meeting was convened after a representation from the Federation of Surat Trade and Textile…
PM Narendra Modi being felicitated at an event in Navsari on Tuesday Surat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for making cleanliness a habit and praised the people of Navsari for undertaking cleanliness drives across 400 villages over the past week, saying such efforts would bring a sense of pride and inspire others.Addressing a…
The state-of-the-art office is located on the Navsari highway Surat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the BJP’s newly built ‘Namo Kamalam’ office in Navsari, being projected as the country’s first AI-based BJP organisational office, on Tuesday.Modi is expected to arrive in Navsari by helicopter around 3pm after completing his Vadodara visit. After a two-hour…
Surat Diamond Associaiton office-bearers Surat: Surat Diamond Association (SDA) has reappointed its existing team of office-bearers for another one-year term following a managing committee meeting held on Monday.Jagdish Khunt will continue as president, with Jayesh Patel as vice president and Dhiru Savani as secretary. Kirti Shah has been retained as joint secretary, while Shantilal Dhanani…
Surat: Rajkumar Beniwal, a 2004-batch IAS officer, assumed charge as the new municipal commissioner of Surat following transfer orders issued on Saturday.Beniwal, who previously served as managing director of Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd (GNFC) in Bharuch, took over at a time when the commissioner’s post at Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) had remained…
A case has been registered at Vansda police station Surat: Vansda police registered an FIR against three persons for allegedly tying empty bottles resembling Indian-made foreign liquor bottles to a Dahi Handi arrangement during a Janmashtami procession in Unai village of Vansda taluka, with the act allegedly intended to hurt religious sentiments. Police arrested all…
