Surat Beat

NIFT courses
Two courses 8212; Fashion Design and Garment Production Technology8217; and Textile Design for Apparel Fabric8217; 8212; have begun at the National Institute of Fashion Technology in the city. The NIFT sub centre at MTB College compound, the result of a joint effort of the Sarvajanik Education Society and the Ministry of Textiles, has invited students who wish to join the courses to collect admission forms and more information from the centre.

Condolences
Governor Sunder Singh Bhandari visited Dumas on Saturday to console the couple whose son, daughter-in-law and three grand-children committed mass suicide on Saturday. Union Textile Minister Kashiram Rana, MLS Dheeru Gagera, Gujarat Municipal Finance Board chairman Fakirbhai Chauhan, District Collector Sangeeta Singh, Surat Municipal Commissioner S Jagadeesan, Police Commissioner Kuldip Sharma accompanied the governor.

Badia honoured
Senior journalist Amrut Badia, resident editor of Sandesh at Surat, has been selected for the Lalbhai Contractor Award, which carries Rs 10,001 in cash and a trophy, for excellence in journalism.