A rescue operation at Pardi Sandhpur in Valsad Surat: Intense rain-battering and floods claimed seven lives in Valsad district, even as the administration stepped up relief, sanitation and restoration work.Valsad collector Nitin Sangwan said the district administration deployed 70 teams to survey damage to homes and other properties. Dewatering operations continue in pockets where water…
Residents accused the civic body of failing to prevent a repeat of street inundation Surat: Barely 10 days after floods crippled Surat, a spell of moderate rain on Friday once again left several roads waterlogged, exposing the city’s fragile drainage infrastructure and triggering fresh criticism of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC).Residents took to social media…
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…
Police also found that he was involved in a similar offence in Gujarat, where a theft and cheating case was registered against him at Bhilad police station in Valsad Gurgaon: A 28-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly posing as a prospective flatmate on an online housing platform, moving into a sublet flat in…
Surat: The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) struck twice on Wednesday, nabbing a Surat Municipal Corporation engineer and a police constable in two trap operations in South Gujarat, exposing fresh instances of alleged corruption in civic and law enforcement offices.In Surat, ACB officials caught Jignesh Modi, 55, an assistant engineer with the Surat Municipal Corporation posted in…
Nisha Halpati with one of her children Surat: Three children were found dead in Manekpur village of Umargam taluka in Valsad district, while their mother was found unconscious after allegedly consuming phenyl, police said.The deceased were identified as nine-month-old twin boys and their two-year-old sister. Their mother, Nisha Halpati (22), was admitted to hospital in…
