Tag: Surat

  • Surat: Due to 5 flights in three hours in the afternoon at the airport, the passengers got sweaty in the check-in.

    Surat: Due to 5 flights in three hours in the afternoon at the airport, the passengers got sweaty in the check-in.

    Despite having 2 slots in the morning, flights are not operating at the airport and 5 flights in 3 hours in the afternoon have caused a rush of passengers. On the other hand the check-in line is so long that it reaches outside the terminal building and people have to bake in the scorching heat. It is learned that some passengers have complained to the airport manager and asked him to make proper arrangements.

    Currently there is an early morning flight from Surat to Delhi, which arrives in Delhi at 8.00 am and returns at 8.30 am. The flight arrives from Hyderabad at 12.55 pm and returns at 1.30 pm. There are 5 flights arriving and departing between 1 PM to 4 PM. During this, an average of 1200 passengers travel daily. Half of them have to arrive early for check-in, baggage check and flights.

    Airport sources said that two airlines have been allotted slots between 9 am and 12 noon, but are not operating due to an aircraft fault. This problem is also being told on a daily basis.

    Situation may improve in next two months

    Slots have been allotted to 12 flights between 1 pm and 9.30 pm, most of the slots are in the evening and additional slots are likely to be available in the morning. Airlines sources said that more flights are likely to come in the next two months. The airlines which have been allotted slots are also likely to start flights in the next two months.

  • Surat: A drug de-addiction seminar was organized by the Department of Psychiatry at the Civil Hospital.

    Surat: A drug de-addiction seminar was organized by the Department of Psychiatry at the Civil Hospital.

    De-Addiction Center of New Civil Hospital, Dept. of Psychiatry-Surat in association with Alcoholics Anonymous, Sushrut Hall, New A free de-addiction seminar was organized at the Government Medical College.

    On this occasion, Commissioner of Police Ajay Kumar Tomar said that a human being is not addicted by birth. He takes the help of drugs according to the time and circumstances. Exception in some families elders, parents get addicted to tobacco, beedi, cigarette, alcohol and young children inherit addiction since childhood. People who are emotional are usually more intoxicated.

    Police Commissioner Tomar further said, “Life is beautiful.” Our life is very beautiful, but we need to change the way we look at it. In life, intoxication starts the ‘end of love’. The conscious person of the society can do whatever he wants. He expressed the idea that the more happiness we give to others, the more happiness we get back as a gift.

    An enlightened person is able to make life happy and worth living. Precious human life should not be drowned in alcohol addiction. That’s why joint efforts of all were called upon to build a drug free society.
    According to the experience of members of Alcoholics Anonymous, excessive alcohol consumption is a disease called chronic alcoholism.

    Dean of Government Medical College and Head of Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Ritambhara Mehta, Psychiatrist Dr. Ashish Deshpande, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Dr. Kamlesh Dave, members of Alcoholics Anonymous, Nursing staff, doctors, medical students and other citizens were present in this seminar. .

    These myths about alcohol are misleading:

    Taking a nutritious diet along with drinking alcohol prevents the damage caused by alcohol.
    Drinking alcohol improves sleep and increases appetite.
    Alcohol relieves stress, alcohol relieves anxiety and depression.
    alcohol increases libido
    Once addicted to alcohol, it is impossible to quit, and attempting to quit can result in death.
    There is no harm in drinking foreign liquor, the harm that happens is from country liquor only.
    Alcohol in moderation is medicine: Alcohol cures cold and cough, prevents heart attack.

  • Surat: People below 13 years and above 75 years will not get certificate for Amarnath Yatra

    Surat: People below 13 years and above 75 years will not get certificate for Amarnath Yatra

    Barfani Baba Amarnath Yatra is going to start from 30th June. Where fitness certificate has been made mandatory for pilgrims going on Amarnath pilgrimage. The process of issuing fitness certificate required for going on Amarnath Yatra will be started from Monday at Surat Navi Civil. In which medical fitness certificate will not be given to persons below 13 years and above 75 years of age and pregnant women and persons undergoing bypass surgery or having stents.

    Fitness certificate started in civil for Amarnath Darshan

    Thousands of devotees visit Amarnath Dada every year when the darshan of Barfani Baba of Amarnath begins on June 30. Due to being at a high altitude amidst the snow, necessary guidelines have been given by the government. Under which the government has made it mandatory for the pilgrims going on Amarnath Yatra to take medical fitness certificate from the government hospital. Then the devotees going on Amarnath Yatra from Surat city and district are required to take fitness certificate from Civil Hospital. Due to which fitness certificates will be started from Monday, April 17, at Surat’s Civil Hospital to pilgrims desirous of Amarnath Yatra.

    Thousands of devotees go for darshan from Surat

    Every year thousands of pilgrims from Surat city and surrounding areas visit Amarnath. Last year more than 3000 pilgrims came to Surat New Civil Hospital for medical fitness certificate, this year special arrangement has been made by civil hospital for fitness certificate of pilgrims. Superintendent Dr. Ganesh Govekar said that from Monday, April 17, fitness certificates will be issued at the old trauma center.

    Special arrangements were made to ensure that the devotees do not face any problem.

    It was further said that arrangements have been made for case windows, lab rooms, ECG and medical examination under one roof, so that the devotees do not face any problem. Fitness certificate will be issued from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 12 noon. No fee will be charged. For this, Amarnath Yatris have to bring in person 4 passport size photographs, ID proof (one out of Aadhaar card, PAN card, voting card, driving license) in original and Xerox copy and mandatory health certificate form (two copies) .

    Fitness certificate will be given as per the guidelines of the government

    According to the guidelines of the government, fitness certificates will be given to the devotees. According to which people below 13 years and above 70 years of age as well as pregnant women, people undergoing bypass surgery and stents will not be considered as claimants for Amarnath Yatra Fitness Certificate.

  • Surat: Animal rearers should register their cattle in two months, the police commissioner issued a notification

    Surat: Animal rearers should register their cattle in two months, the police commissioner issued a notification

    The notification issued by the Surat Police to control stray cattle on the road has been extended. The notification banning the feeding of stray cattle and cattle has been issued with a time limit of two months. Under which cattle herders will have to register all their cattle under the Municipal Corporation within two months. Apart from this, the sale of fodder given to cattle on public roads, footpaths and public places has been banned.

    Animal husbandry should register animals within two months

    Surat City Police Commissioner Ajay Kumar Tomar has once again issued a notification for cattle rearers. A special notification has been published for Gwale owners of cattle (cow, buffalo, cattle etc.) living in the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Police. Within 60 days from the publication of this announcement by the Commissioner of Police, all cattle owned by them should be tagged and chipped by the Surat Municipal Corporation. Mandatory registration of cattle has been warned.

    Any change in ownership of cattle must be reported

    Further, in case of change in ownership of tagged and chipped cattle, i.e. if such registered cattle are sold, mortgaged, gifted or inherited by the owner, the cattle The owners will report this to the Surat Municipal Corporation. Similarly, even if a cattle dies, its owner will have to inform the Surat Municipal Corporation.

    Ban on sale of animal feed on public roads

    Apart from this, under the rule of Police Commission in Surat city area, sale of fodder by any person on public roads, footpaths and public places and public feeding and keeping of animals is prohibited in the entire area. This order will be effective from 16/04/2023 to 14/06/2023. It has also been warned that those who violate this order will be punished.

  • Surat: Environment conference organized with joint efforts of Chamber and GPCP

    Surat: Environment conference organized with joint efforts of Chamber and GPCP

    An ‘Environment Convention’ in a joint initiative of South Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Gujarat Pollution Control Board on 15th April, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Platinum Hall, Surat International Exhibition & Convention Centre, Sarsana was organized. In which Forest and Environment and Climate Change Minister of Gujarat Mulubhai Bera was present as the chief guest. Gujarat’s Minister of State for Forest and Environment and Climate Change Mukesh Patel was present as the special guest on the occasion. Santosh Mundhada, Executive Director, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Ltd. was the chief guest.

    Chamber President Himanshu Bodawala said in the welcome speech that due to the increasing population in India, the number of petrol-diesel vehicles is continuously increasing. The amount of carbon in the atmosphere is increasing due to petroleum products used in industrial production and that is why we are experiencing more heat than before. To deal with all these situations, recycling waste water policies, renewable energy policies and electric vehicle usage policies have been formulated by the Government of India and the Government of Gujarat. The environment of the city will be clean only by keeping the industrial activities away from the city, that’s why the government is setting up the biggest parks away from the cities in the country.

    The PM Mitra Park at Vansi Borsi in Navsari near Surat is also a reflection of the same policies of the government. Dyeing and printing mills and waterjet units in Surat city will be shifted to PM Mitra Park, which will definitely reduce the carbon concentration of Surat city. In today’s conclave, environmental experts briefed about the laws and regulations related to environmental protection of the Central Government and the State Government and the policies of the government in this regard.

    Gujarat Forest and Environment and Climate Change Minister Mulubhai Bera said that the ‘Emissions Trading Scheme Project’ which has made Surat famous globally is the unique feature of Surat. Along with environmental protection, the government is making efforts towards sustainable development of industries. For this, the work of seven new CETP plants and eight sewage treatment plants is going on. Today many developed countries like Germany, Japan are ready to join hands with Surat administration and industries regarding environment. The government has started a dream project where the water generated from every common effluent treatment plant in Gujarat can be discharged into the distant sea after treatment.

    He urged the industrial houses of the state to participate in the development journey of the state for environment protection. He informed about the efforts of the state government to deal with pollution while saying that the doors of the state government are open for requests from industrial houses.

  • Surat: Youth begins cycle tour of Chardham and twelve Jyotirlingas to rebuild Ram Setu

    Surat: Youth begins cycle tour of Chardham and twelve Jyotirlingas to rebuild Ram Setu

    The Ram Setu built at the time of Lord Rama was submerged in water after 1480. A twenty-two-year-old youth from Tharad village of Palanpur has embarked on a cycle journey to Chardham and Bar Jyotirlinga to rebuild this Ram Setu and bring it above the water level. This young man reached Surat by covering a distance of 970 km in his journey.

    According to Valmiki Ramayana, a stone bridge was built over the sea by the order of Lord Sri Rama. Ram Setu was originally built by a monkey named Nala. It is said that till 15th century Ramsetu was used to walk from Rameshwar to Mannar island but in 1480 E.V. This bridge broke down and drowned in the water and even today this Ramsetu is present in the sea. Janak Singh Chauhan, a 22-year-old youth living in Tharad village of Palanpur, has started the 8000 km Chardham and 12 Jyotirlinga Yatra cycle journey to bring this Ram Setu above the water again.

    Janak Chauhan reached Surat on March 26 after covering a distance of 970 km from Nageswaram Jyotirlinga in Dwarka. He said that he had heard the mention of Ram Sethu in Ramayana for many years. Then got full information about it and came to know that till 1480 Ram Setu was visible out of the water but then it got submerged and its existence was in danger for many years. But to see how I could participate in it, I decided to go to Chardham.

    Travel on cycle and bar Jyotirlinga. Even though it was very difficult to travel 8000 kms on cycle, but I talked to my family members and they gave permission, supported me a lot. Till now I have covered 970 km and in next few days I have to cover 7000 km. I cycle 50 to 90 kms every day and stop wherever I have to stay for the night.

  • Gujarat: CM Bhupendra Patel approves works worth 214 crores including 6 in Ahmedabad and 76 in Surat

    Gujarat: CM Bhupendra Patel approves works worth 214 crores including 6 in Ahmedabad and 76 in Surat

    Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has given in-principle approval to the proposals submitted by Ahmedabad and Surat Municipal Corporations for development works in outgrowth areas under Swarnim Jayanti Mukhyamantri Shahri Vikas Yojana. A total of Rs 214 crore works will be done under this scheme. With this, the government has decided that the CAPF exam can be given in 13 regional languages including Gujarati.

    Approval received for the proposal of 6 water works

    The state government has set a target to increase human development index and ease of living by increasing infrastructure facilities like water, sewerage, roadways, solid waste management, street lights etc. in urban areas and its extended outgrowth areas. In relation to development area development works, the proposal for 6 drainage and water works has been approved at a cost of Rs 138.46 crore.

    37 percent increase for infrastructure

    Apart from this, the Surat Municipal Corporation has given in-principle approval for various 76 works of physical infrastructure facilities in the outgrowth area worth Rs. Not only this, the Golden Jubilee Mukhyamantri Shahri Vikas Yojana implemented for basic infrastructure in municipalities, municipal corporations and urban authorities has been extended till the year 2024 with a provision of Rs 8,086 crore.

  • Surat: Brothel running under the guise of hotel and spa raided, 8 Thai girls rescued

    Surat: Brothel running under the guise of hotel and spa raided, 8 Thai girls rescued

    Police raided a shop running under the guise of a hotel named The Oro Rooms on the third floor of Vesu’s Green Signature building in Surat and arrested the manager. When eight Thai girls were found in the guise of a spa in the business hub in front of Pal RTO.

    The police raided a hotel called The Oro Rooms on the third floor of Green Signature building near Safal Square in Vesu. From where hotel manager Dinesh Badrinarayan Trivedi (age 52 years) was caught and arrested. The police released the two women and the customer from the hotel after questioning them. In the investigation of Dinesh, who runs a shop under the guise of a hotel, Rs 1,000 was collected from the masseur and Rs 2,000 for prostitution, including Rs 1,000 for prostitution. While the woman would have been paid Rs 500 per customer.

    Eight girls from Thailand were released

    Crime Branch’s Anti Human Trafficking Unit has busted a brothel running in the guise of a spa in the business hub in front of Pal RTO. Two managers Pramod Rameshbhai Vaid and Ashish Tilakraj Singh and a customer were arrested at Lhasa Family Spa located at Shop No. 309. And from there eight Thai girls were rescued. Eight thousand rupees cash, three mobile phones, 10 condoms and other items were recovered from here. Shopkeeper Ajay Patel, shop tenant Sheikh Farid Shamsher and Waris alias Paris absconded from the spot and declared them wanted and further action was taken.

  • Surat: The youth jumped from the bridge by giving bag, phone, car keys to the security guard of the cable bridge.

    Surat: The youth jumped from the bridge by giving bag, phone, car keys to the security guard of the cable bridge.

    In Surat, a youth jumped into the Tapi river from the cable bridge in Adajan area. The youth reached the cable bridge and the youth gave his luggage, phone, car keys to the security guard of the cable bridge and jumped from the cable bridge which has also been captured in CCTV.

    the security guard tried to save her

    According to information, a young man suddenly reached the cable bridge and handed over his bag, mobile and car keys to the security guard. After this he started running towards the middle of the bridge. Suspecting the security guard, he also ran back to catch the young man, but before he could do anything, the young man jumped off the bridge.

    The reason for the youth’s suicide could not be clarified

    On getting information about the incident, the fire department reached the spot. Fire brigade personnel have started searching for the youth in Tapi river. No reason has been revealed for this unexpected step of the young man. The incident is being investigated by the police and fire department. Along with this, investigation is also being done in the direction of the identity of the youth. The reasons for the young man’s suicide are not yet known.

    Majura and Adajan Fire team started the search

    Fire officer Ashok Patel said that the control received a call at 11.30 am. The team of Majura and Adajan fire department has conducted the search. It is known that the young man jumped. He left the belongings including the bag with the security guard.

  • Surat: Arya Desai will play IPL for KKR

    Surat: Arya Desai will play IPL for KKR

    Surat’s 20-year-old left-handed batsman Arya Desai has entered the IPL. The KKR team has kept Arya a base price of 20 lakhs. Arya is 6.3 feet tall and is a hard hitting batsman as well as a spin bowler. Arya Desai scored 991 runs in 13 matches in Under-25 cricket this year at an average of 66, including 4 centuries. Because of which he got the IPL cap. Arya Desai is the first player from Surat to be selected in IPL from Surat. He has also been the captain of Under-19 Gujarat.

    Surat’s first player to be selected in IPL

    Arya Desai’s father Apoorva Desai is also the coach of the Indian Under-19 women’s team. He said, Apoorva has been playing cricket for the last 10 years. Initially he used to take coaching from me but since last 5 years I am not living in Surat so local coach and GCA have cooperated a lot to reach here.

    He is also the coach of the Indian Under-19 women’s team.

    He is a very dedicated player. Be it Diwali, Holi or Navratri, he never misses a single day of training. Practicing for more than 5 hours daily. He is so strict about fitness and diet that he has not even eaten sweets for the last 5 years. He used to practice in different states to understand different conditions and pitches.

    Arya, who always motivates himself, signed the contract on Friday

    When the Kolkata team called for the trial, Arya was there for the last 3 days. The contract was given after the trial was good. Apart from cricket, he is also interested in music. Arya believes that whether he gets selected or not, performs well or not, he keeps trying to better himself every day. He is never satisfied with what he does and goes on preparing for what else can be done.

    Father Apoorva Desai said that Arya has the best trainers and coaches in India and he is ready to make the most of it. Talking about his motivation, in today’s time there is no better motivation than Virat Kohli. But there cannot be one motivation, someone’s dedication, someone’s aggression and someone’s technique are all different, so there are different motivations for different things.