Valsad: The installation of smart electricity meters began today in Vapi at the residence of Kanubhai Desai, Minister of Finance, Energy, and Petrochemicals. The installation drive was inaugurated with Kanubhai's wife ceremonially marking the smart meter with a kumkum tilak for their home. Later, at the Vapi Industrial Association (VIA), the minister participated in the 'Smart Meter, Smart Start' program under the revamped distribution sector, where all information related to smart meters was sh...Read More

Vapi: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat has nabbed a Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) department inspector in a bribery case in Vapi. The accused, Yashwant Rajendra Gehlot (25), a CGST Inspector (Class-2, Group-B), was posted at Vapi-1, Division-9, Range-5 and 6, at the CGST and Central Excise office in GST Bhawan, Vapi. Gehlot hails from Indore, Madhya Pradesh. According to the ACB, a complainant in this case runs a construction firm in partnership. He had paid Central and Stat...Read More

Vapi: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat has arrested two Class-I and Class-II officers in a bribery trap in the southernmost industrial town of Vapi. The officers, who were working in the central government as Provident Fund Commissioner and Enforcement Officer, have been identified as Harshadkumar Parmar (Class-I) and Suprabhat Ranjan Tomar (Class-II). The trap was set up in the Snehdip Complex near Gunjan Char Rasta in Vapi. According to the ACB, a builder operating a private cons...Read More

Vapi: Southern most Gujarat industrial town Vapi received nearly 13 inches of rainfall on Saturday night/Sunday morning period. Kaprada and Pardi taluka also received over 12 inches of rainfall. Water logging, rise in the levels of rivers affected routine life in these areas. As per the 24 hours data of rainfall from across Gujarat ending at 6 am, Vapi topped with highest rainfall of326 mm followed by Kaprada - 301, Pardi - 300 all three in Valsad district which occupied Southern most Gujarat...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

Surat: A biometric system for GST registration, currently operational in Surat and Vapi, will likely expand nationwide. The system mandates that business applicants undergo fingerprint verification and verify their business location before receiving a new GST number. This action aims to curb frequent issues of bogus billing in South Gujarat and is likely to become a standard procedure across India. The system requires the applicants to upload all necessary documents and provide their fingerprin...Read More

Vapi: V-Guard Industries Ltd today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary (WOS) has commenced the commercial production of kitchen appliances at the company’s manufacturing facility located in Vapi. In a press statement, the company mentioned that V-Guard Consumer Products Ltd (VCPL) has initiated the commercial production of kitchen appliances, including a mixer grinder and gas stove, at the company’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Vapi on March 6, 2024. According to a...Read More

Vapi: In connection with the work of construction of the subway between Vapi and Bagwada station, a block will be taken from 11.40 hrs to 14.10 hrs o­n Tuesday i.e. 13th February, 2024. Due to this block few Western Railway trains will be cancelled & regulated. According to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the details of the trains which will be cancelled/regulated o­n 13th February, 2024 are as under: Cancellation of Trains:...Read More

Vapi: Residents in a house in Marvad village near Vapi town in Gujarat were in shock as they found a python in the house. A four-foot-long python was later rescued from a commode in the toilet of the house. The rescue operation was executed by Vardhaman Shah and his team. The search for Python in the house went on for about half an hour, but at the end, it was located in a toilet commode. Eventually, a python was released in the jungle. DeshGujaratRead More