Vaslsad: A luxury bus carrying pilgrims from the Shirdi Saibaba Temple in Nashik of Maharashtra was en route to Surat when it overturned after the driver lost control near Kumbh Ghat, close to Mandwa village in Kaprada. More than 30 passengers on the bus sustained minor injuries in the accident, while the driver fled the scene. Locals and pedestrians, upon learning of the accident, rushed to assist the injured. They informed the Kaprada police and the 108 emergency service. A team from 108 wa...Read More

Valsad: A suspicious object resembling a drum was spotted in the sea off Umbergaon in Valsad, after which the locals informed security agencies. Acting on this information, the Marine Police arrived quickly, and additional police were alerted about another suspicious object seen floating in the water. Maharashtra and Valsad police rushed to the scene when a report indicated that a suspicious device was being washed ashore with the tidal waters of the Arabian Sea. The Ghulwad Police in Dahanu ...Read More

Valsad: The Auranga River passing through Valsad is flowing above the danger mark, due to which the bridge over this river at Kailash Road has been closed for traffic. Valsad district has been receiving incessant downpour since Friday, during the last 36 hours, it has recorded 10.3 inches of rainfall. During the 24 hours that ended at 6 AM this morning, the district recorded up to 7 inches of rainfall. In that period, the top five talukas that received the highest rainfall in the state were a...Read More

Valsad: Refuting a fake message being circulated on the social media platforms, the district collector of Vadodara through a tweet informed the citizens that the schools, kindergartens and colleges are reopening today on July 25 to resume academic activities. An edited screenshot of Valsad district collector's tweet was made viral to spread false information that the district administration has declared holiday on July 25 in educational institutes including ITIs due to the heavy rain situation. ...Read More

Valsad: The Kavach system has been installed in the Sanjan-Bilimora section of the Mumbai Division of Western Railways. Loco trials, along with various other technical tests, have been conducted on this section. Tests such as SPAD prevention and speed control at PSR were performed during the loco trials. With this installation, Kavach technology has now been implemented over 112 km out of 207 km of the Virar-Surat section on the Mumbai-New Delhi main line. Kavach is an Automatic Train P...Read More

Navsari: With heavy downpours since Monday, schools and educational institutions will be closed in two talukas of Navsari district. Schools in Navsari and Jalapore talukas will remain closed today. Similarly, the schools will not open in Valsad taluka. As per the data from the State Emergency Operation Center in Gandhinagar, Chikhli in Navsari has received the highest rainfall today from 6 am to 12 noon, with the taluka receiving 3.7 inches of rain. Both Navsari and Jalapore talukas have rece...Read More

Vapi: An unknown individual attempted to overturn a train by placing a cement pole on the railway track near Balitha crossing in Vapi last night. The patrol team found the obstruction quickly, informed higher authorities, and prevented a disaster by stopping an approaching goods train.The cement pole, taken from a nearby railway construction site, was placed between poles 17 and 19 at kilometer 173 on the Valsad-Mumbai route. Railway workers, involved in laying an electric line on the corridor...Read More

Valsad: With the onset of the southwest monsoon in Kerala, which has brought heavy rainfall, strong winds are expected to prevail along the coastal area of Gujarat. As a precaution, the district administration has closed Tithal Beach to visitors. The local police have been deployed to enforce the closure. Surat Police Commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut has also issued an order prohibiting visitors on Dumas and Suvali beaches from June 1 to June 7 due to the forecast of powerful surface winds. ...Read More

Valsad: Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah was in his home state of Gujarat today to campaign for his party ahead of the Lok Sabha general election polling on May 7th. During his visit, Shah addressed two public meetings in Bodeli of Chota Udepur and Vansda of Navsari.   Addressing the rally in Vansda, Shah said "Rahul Yaan was launched more than 20 times by Sonia ji, but it failed to launch. This is the 21st launch, and I assure you it will fail, too. Rahul Gandhi us...Read More

Valsad: For the convenience of passengers, Western Railway will offer an additional stoppage at Valsad station for the summer special Train No. 09097/09098, operating between Bandra Terminus and Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra. As per a press release issued by Sumit Thakur, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the details are as follows: Train No. 09097 Bandra Terminus –Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra Special has been provided with an additional halt at Valsad station w.e.f journey...Read More