Mandvi: Local residents and motorists staged a protest against the newly opened toll plaza on the Mandvi–Kim state highway. The controversy began after toll collection started near Zhab village on the highway, which was constructed at an estimated cost of around ₹200 crore. Locals launched a road blockade agitation from 11 am, resulting in disruption of traffic movement on the route. The main allegation of the protesters is that the government has started collecting toll from farmers and r...Read More

Surat (Rural): The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today booked a Police Inspector and an advocate in a ₹3 lakh bribe case at Kim Police Station in Surat Rural district. According to ACB officials, the complainant’s brother was booked at Kim Police Station in connection with a honey trap case, impersonation of a police officer, and extortion-related offences. The accused, Police Inspector Pravinsinh Harnath Singh Jadeja, posted at Kim Police Station, allegedly demanded a bribe for not adding s...Read More

Surat: An overhead electric (OHE) contact wire snapped on the up line near Kim railway station in Olpad taluka of Surat, disrupting railway traffic briefly this morning . The Valsad-Danapur Express and a goods train were halted for some time due to the breakage. Acting swiftly, the Railway Department diverted the trains onto other tracks to ensure continued service. Railway officials and staff reached the site and are carrying out repair work on a war footing. An investigation is also underway t...Read More