Surat: A youth hailing from Jalgaon in Maharashtra caused ruckus and led to interruption rail services from Surat Railway Station after he climbed onto a pillar of the railway high-tension line. The incident occurred early Friday morning around 2 a.m. when 35-year-old Dhaval Jadav climbed the pillar of the Surat railway line and started dancing there. People attempted to persuade him to get down. However, he continued to run around the pylon of the high-tension line, intoxicated and dancing, ...Read More

Overview Surat's Multi-Modal Transport Hub (MMTH) project is set to become the world's largest transport hub, combining commercial and residential facilities. Spanning 72 acres, this Surat MMTH will also be the largest in Asia, surpassing even the existing MMTHs in Nagpur and Kowloon, Hong Kong. Details of the Surat MMTH Project: The Surat MMTH will integrate a comprehensive network of long-distance buses, city buses, BRTS buses, railways, metro, and suburban trains all at one location. This ...Read More

Surat: Western Railway's vigilance team arrested two people on Thursday for hacking the railway e-booking website irctc.co.in to generate hundreds of tatkal tickets. Among those tickets, 40% were belonging to VIP quota and so it is suspected that there could be involvement of others apart from the main accused Rajesh Mittal.Rajesh Mittal allegedly hacked the IRCTC website by using softwares, orchestrating an online fraud where he reportedly sold tickets amounting to Rs 4.7 crore. Tickets worth...Read More

Surat: Surat will soon witness the commencement of Phase-2 construction of the Outer Ring Road. This phase aims to add 10.45 km to the existing road with an estimated cost of Rs 473.37 crore. The tender process for the project's second phase will soon be completed, with construction expected to commence after Diwali or in January 2025, it is learnt. Phase-1 Progress and Details The estimated cost for this phase is Rs 486.44 crore. This phase covers an area of 17.32 km and is divided into packa...Read More

Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has generated ₹557 crore in revenue from wastewater treatment since 2014. SMC operates three tertiary treatment plants and supplies treated wastewater to industries. The revenue over ten years has surpassed the ₹379 crore expenditure for the project of wastewater treatment. Each of the three tertiary treatment plants has a capacity of 115 minimal liquid discharge (MLD). These plants supply treated sewage water for industrial use. In 2014, these...Read More

SuratL The Gujarat Forest Department has uncovered a major racket involved in stealing Khair (Acacia catechu) wood from various forests across South Gujarat. They seized 2,055 metric tonnes of Khair wood worth ₹5.13 crore in Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh. The thefts occurred over the past four years. Following the interception of a truck in Surat's Mandvi South Range on June 16th, forest officials raided a depot in Alirajpur. The wood seized during the raid had been illegally collected from for...Read More

Surat: The Surat Crime Branch arrested seven people in connection with the mephedrone(MD) drug racket. The team apprehended two individuals at Surat Railway Station with 250 grams of MD drugs. Subsequent raids at five different locations in Surat today uncovered around 100 grams of MD drugs, bringing the total seized drugs and items worth ₹37.37 lakh. Surat Crime Branch officials had received a tip-off that two people were transporting drugs on the evening Suryanagari train to Surat. Upon t...Read More

Surat: The Railway Board has initiated a surprise inspection of catering services across 58 trains nationwide, including Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express trains. The checking drive is in response to frequent complains coming from passengers about overcharging and lack of food quality. The inspections is being carried out by 19 teams of Commercial Management Inspector(CMI). In the case of Western Railways, the drive will continue till June 28. The drive started from Surat. Initial stage of checki...Read More

Surat: The Banana Growers' Association of Kamrej Vibhag Cooperative Fruit and Vegetable Growers Society Limited has filed a complaint against Desai Agrifoods Pvt. Ltd. for cheating them of Rs 2.65 crore. The complaint was lodged by the association’s manager, Paresh Patel, at Kamrej police station. Desai Agrifoods Pvt. Ltd., based in Amdapore of Navsari, has been purchasing bananas from the association for 16 years. They usually completed their payments in installments. Problems began in 2021-...Read More

Surat: The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Surat Police has apprehended a Bangladeshi individual who forged documents under a Hindu name. He illegally crossed the Satkhira border in 2020 to enter India and subsequently obtained a fake Indian passport, Aadhaar card, PAN card, and school leaving certificate in Nadia, West Bengal. Rajdipsinh Nakum, DCP of Surat SOG, revealed that the accused, Minar Hemayat Sardar, resided in the Un area of Surat. During the investigation, authorities found his...Read More