Tag: Surat

  • Mother kills 2-year-old son after watching film ‘Drishyam’

    Mother kills 2-year-old son after watching film ‘Drishyam’

    Surat. Surat police has arrested a 22-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh in connection with the murder of her two-year-old son. Police said that the woman committed the crime after being inspired by the film ‘Drishyam’. The woman was arrested on Saturday.

    The woman had filed a kidnapping complaint at Dindoli police station on June 27, claiming that her child had gone missing. The arrested woman has been identified as Nayana Mandavi (22), a resident of Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh. The woman confessed to the police that she is fond of crime thriller films. He killed his 2-year-old son after watching the movie ‘Drishyam’ and hid his dead body. The woman said, she felt that by doing this she would escape from the clutches of the law. In the police investigation, it has been revealed that the lover of the woman had refused to marry her after keeping her child. To remove this obstacle, he killed his own child.

    Throughout the week the accused kept saying that her child had been kidnapped. However, the investigators could not find any CCTV footage or evidence of the child leaving the house to support this claim. During intense interrogation, the woman finally confessed to killing her son and burying the body in an open area behind the colony. However, on digging, nothing was found at the place mentioned by the police.

    Further inquiries revealed shocking revelations. The woman revealed that she had strangled her child and dumped it at the bottom of the pond. According to the information, the woman had married four years ago in her native village. But, due to disputes and ill-treatment by her husband, she moved to her mother’s place two years back with her son Veer.

    Police said that during his stay in Surat, he befriended Sanju, a laborer who worked with him. whom she wanted to marry. Police said the accused has been taken into custody and further investigation is underway.

  • Kalyugi mother killed her 2 year old son after watching ‘Drishyam’

    Kalyugi mother killed her 2 year old son after watching ‘Drishyam’

    Surat (IANS). Surat Police has arrested a 22-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh in connection with the murder of her two-year-old son. Police said that the woman committed the crime after being inspired by the film ‘Drishyam’. The woman was arrested on Saturday.
    The woman had filed a kidnapping complaint at Dindoli police station on June 27, claiming that her child had gone missing. The arrested woman has been identified as Nayana Mandavi (22), a resident of Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh.
    The woman confessed to the police that she is fond of crime thriller films. He killed his 2-year-old son after watching the movie ‘Drishyam’ and hid his dead body. The woman said, she felt that by doing this she would escape from the clutches of the law.
    In the police investigation, it has been revealed that the lover of the woman had refused to marry her after keeping her child. To remove this obstacle, he killed his own child.
    Throughout the week the accused kept saying that her child had been kidnapped. However, the investigators could not find any CCTV footage or evidence of the child leaving the house to support this claim.
    During intense interrogation, the woman finally confessed to killing her son and burying the body in an open area behind the colony. However, on digging, nothing was found at the place mentioned by the police.
    Further inquiries revealed shocking revelations. The woman revealed that she had strangled her child and dumped it at the bottom of the pond.
    According to the information, the woman had married four years ago in her native village. But, due to disputes and ill-treatment by her husband, she moved to her mother’s place two years back with her son Veer.
    Police said that during his stay in Surat, he befriended Sanju, a laborer who worked with him. whom she wanted to marry.
    Police said the accused has been taken into custody and further investigation is underway.

  • Drug smuggler arrested from Nepal border

    Drug smuggler arrested from Nepal border

    Surat (IANS). Fugitive drug smuggler Salman Zaveri has been arrested by the Gujarat Police from near the Nepal border while he was trying to flee the country on expiry of his parole in a drug case.

    Zaveri was granted interim bail for 10 days from May 9, but instead of returning to jail, he went into hiding.

    Surat’s crime branch team caught him at Haviganda in Bihar’s Kishanganj just before crossing the Nepal border.

    Investigation revealed that Zaveri had reached the Nepal border via Mumbai and his intention was to flee to some other country. The operation was led by the Surat Police.

    Salman Zaveri, also known as Aman Mohammad Hanif Zaveri, first came on the police radar in September 2020, when he was caught with six packets of different drugs in his car.

    After his arrest, the Crime Branch sent him to Lajpore Jail. The matter is under investigation.

  • Surat: 1008 infants of Terapanth were blessed with the nectar of Guruvani

    Surat: 1008 infants of Terapanth were blessed with the nectar of Guruvani

    Thousands of students from Surat and nearby Gyanshalas reached the Mangal Sannidhi of Lord Mahavir’s representative, Acharyashree Mahashramanji, the current head of the Jain Shwetambar Terapanth Dharmasangh, sitting in the Bhagwan Mahaveer University campus, and the great ascetic blessed the infants with his nectar rain. The children of Terapanth became happy after receiving the Amritvani received from the head of their Suguru. About 1008 children of the Gyanshala also gave charming presentations through their many presentations in salutation to the holy feet of their deity. During this, at the end of the camp of the five-day National Sanskar Nirman Shivir, Acharyashree provided holy Pathey to the campers. The campers who got places in the camp were also felicitated.

    Completion of National Sanskar Nirman Camp, campers also received auspicious blessings

    On Friday, in the Mangal Sannidhi of Acharyashree Mahashramanji, the Ekadashmadhishasta of Jain Shvetambara Terapanth Dharmasangh, who provided irrigation to the city of Surat situated on the coast of the Arabian Sea with the rain of his Amritvani, thousands of knowledgeable people of the Gyanshala operated in Surat city and its surrounding got the nectar of their adorable. Had come to receive the country. Providing auspicious anointing to the students of knowledge present in Mahavir Samvasaran, especially with his Amritvani, said that there are many instincts within the living being. If there are virtues, there are also vices. A man should try to develop virtues while avoiding vices.

    Acharyashree further said that today the presence of so many scholars has shown the form of Gyanshala Diwas. Gyanshala is a shortened form of school Pathshala. This is a great effort to develop spirituality in children in the environment of materialism. It is a big deal for the children to come to the Gyanshala along with the school. This is an important initiative of the Jain Shwetambar Terapanthi Mahasabha. How many female teachers impart philosophy and good values to the children. It is a big thing for children below the age of 15 years to do Varshitap in the rainy season that ended last days.

    Gyanshala is the means of promotion of knowledge and wealth

    Knowledge and culture are invaluable assets in life. Gyanshala is the means of promotion of knowledge and wealth. With the increase in the number of students in the Gyanshala, the development of knowledge and culture should continue. Future generations should continue to be cultured through Gyanshala. Before the auspicious speech of Acharyashree, Sadhvivarya Sadhvi Sambudhyashaji, Sadhvipramukh Sadhvi Vishrutavibhaji and Muni Uditkumarji also addressed the students of the Gyanshala.

    Children’s religious-spiritual development should continue

    Acharyashree, giving holy inspiration to the campers of the present National Culture Building Camp, through the culture building camp, children should develop their values, develop their knowledge. The religious-spiritual development of the children should continue. In the context of the camp, Muni Jitendrakumarji gave information to Pujyapravar.

    The students of the Gyanshala chanted

    The students of the Gyanshala performed the invocation. Mansukhlal Sethia, President of Jain Shwetambar Terapanthi Mahasabha, Sohanraj Chopra, National Convenor of Gyanshala, Praveen Medatwal, Zonal Convenor of Gyanshala, gave their faithful expression. During this, the books of the third part of the Gyanshala curriculum were released in front of Acharyashree. After that, the students of Gyanshala gave many attractive presentations. The children of the Rashtriya Sanskar Nirman Shivir sang a song.

    Limbayat MLA Smt. Sangitaben Patil, who reached for the darshan of Acharyashree, said that she is feeling blessed to have had the privilege of having the darshan of Param Pujya Saint Acharyashree Mahashramanji. With the blessings of Aapshree, may I get such power, so that I can serve the public and develop my area. The way you are doing spiritual service to the people is wonderful. May your health be healthy. I bow down to you again. IPS Sagar Baghmar also gave his expression after visiting Acharyashree and received holy blessings from Acharyashree. At the end of the program, the students present lined up and got the privilege of having darshan near Acharyashree.

  • Surat: Terror of stray dogs continues in the city, three children were bitten by dogs

    Surat: Terror of stray dogs continues in the city, three children were bitten by dogs

    Stray dogs have turned aggressive in Surat and attacks on children will not stop. Today three children were attacked by dogs in different areas of the city. Children bitten by dogs have been admitted to the hospital for treatment. After this incident, there is an atmosphere of fear among the parents and anger has been expressed against the functioning of the municipality.

    Harassment of stray dogs is increasing in Surat for the last several days. Stray dogs are attacking children and such incidents are on the rise. Two children have already died due to dog attack on children. After such an incident, the municipal corporation has made the dog deworming and vaccination campaign aggressive, but despite such a campaign by the municipality, the attacks of stray dogs are not taking the name of stopping.

    Today when a five year old child was playing in Surat’s Pandesara area, a dog suddenly attacked him and bit him in the mouth. In other incidents where children were playing in Majura area and Bhatar area. Wherein children were injured in the attack of stray dogs. Such children have been admitted to the hospital for treatment. After a gap of a few days, the attacks of stray dogs on children are increasing, there is an atmosphere of panic among the parents and anger is being expressed against the functioning of the municipality.

  • Mobile snatching gang busted, five including minor arrested

    Mobile snatching gang busted, five including minor arrested

    face. Five accused, including a minor, have been arrested from Kapodra in Surat for snatching mobiles and stealing mobiles from houses. 16 stolen mobiles have been recovered from them. Along with this, a bike was recovered from him and the accused were arrested after taking possession of a total amount of 1.54 lakhs. It has been revealed that all the five accused including the minor are habitual criminals.
    The accused were caught from Kamalpark Society
    The incidents of mobile snatching and theft are increasing in Surat city. Be it passers-by or bike riders, the accused snatch mobile phones and run away. Kapodra police was successful in arresting some such accused. The surveillance staff of Kapodra police received information that the accused had stolen mobile phones, on the basis of which five accused, including a minor, were arrested from Kamalpark Society in Varachha area.

    Snatching mobiles targeting passers-by
    During interrogation of the accused, 16 stolen mobile phones have been recovered from them. The accused were targeting passers-by and snatching mobile phones. Along with burglary, chain snatching was also done. These arrested accused have criminal antecedents and had committed crimes at a young age. One of the accused is a minor, who also has a criminal history.
    He turned to crime at an early age
    Incidents of mobile snatching are happening continuously and youth are taking the path of crime and stealing at a young age. Kapodra police has arrested five such accused. The accused used to commit thefts in Varachha, Puna, Udhna and Sarthana areas. At present, the police have arrested all the accused after recovering 16 stolen mobile phones, a bike and goods worth more than 1.54 lakh from the accused.

  • Surat: Growth in India’s gems and jewelery exports amid global challenges

    Surat: Growth in India’s gems and jewelery exports amid global challenges

    In the financial year 2022-23, there has been an increase of 2.48% in the export of gems and jewelery to Rs 300462.52 crore, which was recorded at Rs 293193.19 crore in the same period last year. The total gems and jewelery exports in US Dollars were recorded at US$ 37468.66 million as against US$ 39331.71 million in the same period last year.

    Congratulating the Government of India on achieving the export target of $770 billion in FY 2022-23 and analyzing the export performance of Gems and Jewelery Vipul Shah, Chairman, GJEPC said that “Indian Gems and Jewelery industry has risen to the global challenges. Despite this, it has given a commendable performance. Despite inflation in America, war between Russia-Ukraine, continuous lockdown in China for 6 months, the Indian gems and jewelery industry has performed commendably in achieving its target. The total gross export of gems and jewelery has registered a growth of 2.48% to Rs.300462.52 crore this year as compared to the previous financial year. Due to the timely implementation of CEPA between India and UAE by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, plain gold exports to UAE have seen a growth of 17% in the financial year 2022-23. The main markets of India are America, Hong Kong and UAE. ,

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the total gross exports of cut and polished diamonds are expected to decline by 2.97% (a decline of 9.78% in US dollar terms) to Rs. 176696.95 Crore (US$ 22044.58 Million), a decline has been recorded from Rs. 182111.14 crore (US$ 24433.75 million) was recorded at Rs. Talking about the decline in exports of cut and polished diamonds, Vipul Shah shared his view that, “Global challenges affected the demand for diamonds in major markets including India, USA and China. But Europe And some regions in South-East Asia did well. India faced difficulties due to inconsistent Russian rough diamond supplies and challenges with profitability, as countries such as Namibia, Botswana and Angola export their rough diamonds to their countries. They prefer to do cuttings in countries only.

    • Gold jewelery exports up by 11.13% to Rs 75635.72 crore
    • Export of plain gold jewelery increased by 17.22% to Rs.33177.86 crore
    • Export of studded gold jewelery declined by 2.97% to Rs 176696.95 crore
    • Export of Polished Lab Grown Diamonds increased by 37.31% to Rs.13466.42 crore
    • 16.02% growth in silver jewelery exports to Rs 23492.71 crore
    • Export of Colored Gemstones increased by 45.44% to Rs.3373.43 Crore

    Vipul Shah further added, “However, stability will return to the diamond sector in the coming months, especially in China and Far East Asia. For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the provisional gross export of gold jewelery is Rs 75635.72 Crore (US$ 9423.31 million), an increase of 11.13% (3.22% in US dollar terms) from Rs.68062.41 crore (US$ 9129.71) million recorded in the previous year.

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the provisional gross exports of plain gold jewelery increased by 17.22% (8.74% in US$ terms) to Rs 33177.86 Crore (US$ 4128.57 Million). 28303.37 crores (US$3796.70 million) has been recorded in the previous year.

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the provisional gross exports of all types of studded gold jewelery registered a growth of 6.79% (decrease of 0.72% in US$ terms) to Rs 42457.87 Crore (US$ 5294.74 Million) from Rs. 39759.04 Crore (US$ 5333.01 Million) for the year.

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the provisional gross exports of Lab Grown Diamonds stood at Rs 13466.42 Crore (US$ 1679.98 Million), a growth of 37.31% (27.85% in US Dollar terms). 9807.56 crore (US$1313.98 million) was recorded for the previous year.

    On the increasing business of Lab Grown, GJEPC President Vipul Shah said that Lab Grown Diamond is a fast recovering sector. An increase of 37.31% has been registered in the export of lab grown from April 2022 to March 2023 to Rs 13466.2 crore. IITs have been given a grant of Rs 242 crore by the Government of India for the next 5 years to do research on lab grown, which will prove to be helpful in developing manufacturing technology at the local level. The removal of custom duty on lab grown diamond seeds, which was earlier 5%, is also a commendable step. This will help India to complete the production cycle of lab grown-diamonds globally and gain leadership as a jewelery manufacturing.

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the provisional gross exports of silver jewelery stood at Rs 23492.71 crore (US$ $ 2932.12 million), a growth of 16.02% (8.03% in US$ terms). 20248.09 crore (US$ $ 2714.14 million) was recorded for the previous year.

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the provisional gross exports of platinum jewelery registered a growth of 10.01% (2.49% in US$ terms) to INR 237.73 Crore (US$29.01 Million) from US$ 29.01 Million last year (Rs. 216.09 crore was recorded).

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the provisional gross export of colored gemstones is Rs. 3373.43 Crore (US$ 419.63 Million) from Rs 2319.41 Crore (US$ 311.21 Million) last year, registering a growth of 45.44% (34.83% in $ terms).

    Export performance in March 2023

    In the month of March 2023, the total gross exports of Gems and Jewelery declined by 23.75% (a decline of 29.39% in US$ terms) from Rs. $3699.90 million).

    The total gross export of cut and polished diamonds in March 2023 is Rs. 13207.10 Crore (US$ 1604.67 Million), registering a decline of 27.68% (a decline of 33.05% in US$ terms) as compared to Rs 18263.16 Crore (US$ 2396.96 Million) registered in the previous year.

    In the month of March 2023, the total gross exports of Gold Jewelery registered a growth of 4.24% from Rs 5769.24 Crore (US$ 701.26 Million) to Rs 5534.53 Crore (US$ 726.27 Million) in the same period last year.

    The total gross export of Plain Gold Jewelery in March 2023 is Rs. 2760.02 crore (US$ 335.56 million), indicating an increase of 27.27% (or 17.86% in US dollar terms) from Rs. 2168.70 crore (US$ 284.70 million) at Rs.
    In the month of March 2023, the total gross exports of studded gold jewelery stood at Rs.3009.22 crore (US$ 365.70 million), a decline of 10.60% (a decline of 17.18% in US$ terms) from Rs. 3365.83 crore (US$ 441.57 million).

  • Surat: Women’s wing of the Chamber conducted industrial visit to Welspun Company, Vapi

    Surat: Women’s wing of the Chamber conducted industrial visit to Welspun Company, Vapi

    The women’s wing of South Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) conducted an industrial visit to Welspun India Limited Company, Vapi on Friday. 34 women entrepreneurs including women wing chairperson Jyotsna Gujarathi and secretary Shikha Mehra and members Swati Sethwala and Geeta Vaghasia visited the manufacturing plant.

    Company’s Plant Head Rajarshi Ghosh, HR Brijesh Verma, Ritisha Bhatt and Ushaben and GM Jamshed Panthak, Corporate Affairs and Strategic Planning Cell made a detailed presentation about the company in front of the ladies wing of the Chamber. Jyotsna Gujrati, Chairperson, Ladies Wing of the Chamber and Shikha Mehra, Secretary, gave a presentation about the various activities of the Chamber and Ladies Wing.

    The women’s wing of the chamber participated in the industrial tour.

    The women’s wing of the chamber visited the manufacturing, warehouse and dispatch units of the company and made a detailed study of the various products manufactured by the company. An understanding was developed from the raw material manufactured by the company to the final product. Along with this, the women’s wing of the chamber also inquired about the functioning of the state-of-the-art machine, the administrative structure of the company and the contribution made by them in the social sector.

    Welspun India Pvt. Ltd. The company is known worldwide for the production of textile and steel pipes. Which manufactures towels, bath towels, window curtains, bed sheets, cashmere carpets, high grade line pipes, flooring, household articles, high grade steels, energy products and home textiles. The company is also known for exporting quality beige products in large quantities to American and European countries.

  • Surat: BJP’s cleaning campaign in Ambika Niketan temple

    Surat: BJP’s cleaning campaign in Ambika Niketan temple

    The Bharatiya Janata Party has launched a cleanliness drive around major religious places across the state. State BJP President CR in the famous Ambaji Niketan temple of Surat city and its surrounding areas. Patil cleaned with a broom in his hand. Along with this, State Education Minister Prafulbhai Pansheriya cleaned the area around the temple with a shovel in hand. A large number of Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and workers participated in it.

    Cleaned up around Ambika Niketan temple
    Ambika Niketan, also known as Mota Ambaji, is located in the Parle Point area of Surat. Ambika Niketan has special importance in the religious places of Surat. While the BJP has started a cleanliness drive at 23 religious places across the state, a cleanliness drive was also started from Ambika Niketan temple this morning. A huge amount of filth was also seen around the temple. Heaps of garbage were seen especially on the footpath at the back. This cleaning was done behind Ambika Niketan as part of the cleanliness drive at religious places.

    If the city is clean then the temple grounds should also be clean: Prafulla Pansheriya

    State Education Minister Prafulla Pansheriya said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is constantly giving priority to cleanliness. A lot of work is being done on the cleanliness mission across the country. From today, a cleanliness campaign has been started around 23 religious places across the state. Cleanliness campaign has been started at all the pilgrimage sites of the state from today. This campaign has been started with an effort to clean these pilgrimages at a microscopic level. A campaign will be run for two to two and a half hours to clean the pilgrimage site. Where this cleanliness campaign will be run continuously on the third Sunday of every month at all the 23 pilgrimage sites of the state.

    Don’t just click photos, join the cleanliness drive: CR Patil

    Gujarat BJP President C.R. Patil launched the cleanliness drive from Ambika-Niketan temple complex in Surat today. The BJP President challenged the workers not to take photographs and not participate in the cleanliness drive. Education Minister Prafulla Pansuriya also joined the cleanliness drive. After the politics of including 12 AAP councilors in BJP, all of them were ordered to join the cleanliness drive.

    MLAs, councilors and workers participated in the cleanliness campaign launched in Surat under the leadership of Surat City BJP President Niranjanbhai Jhanjmera. Everyone cleaned the Ambika-Niketan temple complex and Tapi river ghat with brooms in their hands.

  • Surat: Two caught with 10.534 kg ganja in a trolley bag near Niyol check post, two wanted

    Surat: Two caught with 10.534 kg ganja in a trolley bag near Niyol check post, two wanted

    Two youths entering Surat on foot from three routes near Niyol check post on Kamrej road in Surat district were caught smuggling marijuana on the pretext of travel. Saroli police have taken legal action by seizing 10.534 kg of ganja from his trolley bag.

    they were carrying trolley bags

    Saroli police, on the basis of secret information, alighted from the bus near Niyol check post on Surat-Kamarez road and Sanjay Rajkumar Prasad Jaiswal (aged 40, currently resident of Sayaji Hotel, Meghdut Nagar, Indore, Madhya Pradesh) was coming on foot with a trolley bag. R/o Rajabazar Bihiya Tehsil Arrah, Distt. Bhojpur, Bihar) and his compatriot Harishankar Prayagshah Gupta (aged 40) were arrested. When the police checked the trolley bag of both, 10.534 kg of ganja was found in it. The police registered a case against both of them under the NDPS Act, recovered cash and two mobile phones, besides seized one lakh rupees of ganja and seized assets worth Rs 1.12 lakh.

    One lakh was to be received after delivery

    In the interrogation of both, the watchman Sanjay and Harishankar, a casual laborer, brought ganja from Indore resident Ankush and were about to give it to compatriot Mohammad Meraj alias Mintu Shami Ahmed Ansari, who lives in Surat. After giving ganja to Mohammad Meraj, he confessed to going back to Indore after taking one lakh rupees from him. Therefore, the police has declared Ankush and Mohammad Meraj as wanted.