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On Thursday, Kalaben,50, and son Abhinav joined the Shiv Sena along with their supporters in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray at his official residence, Varsha.(file)

DNH bypoll Delkar’s wife to contest on Shiv Sena ticket; BJP fields former policeman

October 8, 2021 10:46 IST

Family spokesperson Pankaj Sharma said, “Kalaben Delkar joined the Shiv Sena today and she will contest DNH bypoll. Abhinav will head the team for campaigning and other activities.”

Those infected also include 19 children.
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Gujarat: Navsari village ‘cholera-affected’

October 7, 2021 04:30 IST

According to local administration, the cause of disease is suspected to be leakage in the drinking water pipeline network.

New SMC office: BN Pani presents plan before PM Modi, CM Bhupendra Patel

October 7, 2021 04:13 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also saw the presentation virtually and provided suggestions to include some of the offices of the state government and Central government in the project so that people could get their work done in a single place.

This time the number of wards had increased from 26 to 35, with 13 additional villages also being included under the ambit of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation.

Bharuch Municipality bypolls: AIMIM wrests seat from Cong, raises its tally in civic body to 2

October 5, 2021 19:44 IST

Sadeka Shaikh, 25, from AIMIM won the election by winning 2,809 votes, while the BJP and Congress candidates got 1,400 and 1,300 votes respectively. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate could not cross 150 votes in the bypolls, which had seen a 34.72 per cent turnout.

The health department officials said that there are 42 flats with 150 people in the Avishkar apartment. (Express Photo/File)

Banned from hosting garbas: 26 apartments in Surat with at least one Covid case declared as cluster zonesSubscriber Only

October 2, 2021 20:18 IST

Avishkar apartment has the highest number of cases in Surat city with 15 testing positive, out of which, six are below 15 years of age while the others are aged between 21 and 72 years.

Surat Municipal Corporation had Wednesday declared Avishkar apartment (B-Block) a containment zone after 11 positive cases were reported in nine days.
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Surat apartment: three more test Covid positive from ‘cluster zone’

October 1, 2021 02:29 IST

Of the three samples found positive, one is a 30-year-old woman and the remaining two include an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl.

The newly deputed officials will also hold charges of other departments held by the former officials. (Representational)

Dadra and Nagar Haveli collector, resident deputy collector transferred on EC directive

October 1, 2021 00:03 IST

Both the officials are accused in the FIR lodged for abettment to suicide of late independent MP Mohan Delkar from the UT where bypoll is scheduled to be held on October 30. The seat fell vacant following Delkar’s death.

Police have arrested seven members, including gang leader Gajipara, while others have been absconding.

Gangster Altaf Patel held from Himachal Pradesh

September 30, 2021 04:20 IST

The gang members were booked under the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act (GCTOC) on January 28.

The health officials soon launched a probe into the history of cases at the apartment and found that six residents had turned positive between September 20 and September 29.

11 Covid cases in nine days, another apartment declared ‘cluster zone’

September 30, 2021 03:38 IST

Following the move, the entry and exit of people from the Avishkar apartment in Piplod have been stopped for 14 days.

The board takes care of around 320 schools with 1.50 lakh students studying in Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu, English, Marathi, Telgu and Odiya mediums from classes 1-8. (Representational)

Surat Municipal School board gets new chief

September 29, 2021 03:40 IST

The election to the board was conducted on July 25. Of the 15 members, 10 BJP candidates won the election, while one independent candidate also won with the support of BJP.

MP Mohan Delkar allegedly died by suicide in February. (File)

DNH bypoll on Oct 30; Wife or son of Mohan Delkar likely to contestSubscriber Only

September 29, 2021 00:39 IST

This will be the first election to be held after the unification of the UTs of Daman, Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli last year that are geographically aligned with Gujarat and have two Lok Sabha constituencies between them.

All those affected have been admitted to the Community Health Centre in Sayan and private hospitals in the area, officials said. It was at the CHC that Aman Kamlesh Rao (5) died Sunday evening.

237 cases of diarrhoea reported in Surat village, 5-yr-old dies

September 28, 2021 01:46 IST

Sources said the cases came from the migrant-dominated Adarsh Nagar Society-3 area. Health officials identified a rupture in the drinking water pipeline from where drainage water seeped in.

Those who violate the order will face action under sections of the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act and the Bombay Police Act. (Representational)

Surat: Shops selling fish, meat to stay shut on Oct 2, 4

September 26, 2021 01:17 IST

Slaughterhouses in Surat, Kamela Darwaja and Rander areas will remain closed on these days.

Surat city sees the second-highest vaccination coverage in the state, trailing behind Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation where 61.74 lakh doses have been administered till date. (Representational)

13, including two children, test positive for Covid-19 in two Surat societies

September 26, 2021 00:29 IST

The Surat Municipal Corporation jurisdiction has been leading the Gujarat dashboard of new Covid-19 cases reported each day since September 21, among all 33 districts and eight municipal corporations. Since September 21, SMC has reported 29 cases of Covid-19.

On Saturday, the Surat Municipal health officials held a meeting with the South Gujarat Hotel and Restaurant Association and sought their support for awareness in vaccination drives. (File)

Covid vaccine certificates must in SMC office, hotels, city buses

September 25, 2021 20:24 IST

According to the health department, around 95 per cent of targeted citizens in Surat had been vaccinated with the first dose and 45 per cent with the second dose.

To earn more money, he teamed up with his friend Abdul and the two cheated people and committed burglaries.

Gujarat: Mephedrone, opium worth over Rs 20 lakh seized in two cases in Surat; four held

September 25, 2021 12:14 IST

Acting on a tip-off, the city crime branch officials intercepted a car at a check post on Surat-Kadodara road and arrested three persons, who were found possessing 196.2 grams of mephedrone, or MD drug, worth Rs 19,62,200 in the local market, an official said.

The accused have been charged under various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) Act.

Surat: 3 arrested with drugs worth Rs 19.62 lakh

September 25, 2021 04:21 IST

The arrested have been identified as Imran Shaikh, Imran Khan and Maaz Saiyed, all residents of Rander in Surat.

Surat: Heavy rainfall continues, several areas inundated

September 25, 2021 03:33 IST

The rainfall that began early in the morning continued till late afternoon in Surat. Until 3 pm, Surat received 80 mm of rainfall, followed by Palsana at 120 mm, Bardoli at 60 mm, and Olpad at 55 mm.

Suspected for their involvement in a bike theft case, Chikhli police picked up the duo on July 21.

Navsari custodial deaths: 3 suspended police officers arrested

September 25, 2021 01:13 IST

The local Crime Branch received a tip-off that the three suspended officers were on the way to their homes in Navsari on Friday and were arrested.

A water-logged road in Vadodara. (Express Photo by Bhupendra Rana)

South Gujarat: Dams near danger mark as heavy rain continues

September 24, 2021 03:10 IST

With the heavy inflow of rainwater from upper catchment areas in the Ukai dam, the water level in the dam touched 442.12 feet (445-feet is the danger level) on Thursday afternoon.

AM/NS Hazira plant: Company lends an ear to villagers, promises action

September 21, 2021 23:11 IST

Further, AM/NS also promised to look into the grievances of Arjun Patel, a farmer, who complained of damage to his crops and low yield due to pollution from the plant, and Viral Patel who claimed he was yet to receive his land compensation.

Mahesh Jadav, elder brother of Ravi Jadav, receives a cheque of Rs 3 lakh from Navsari SP rushikesh Upadhyay. (Express)

Compensation handed over to kin of 2 tribal youths who died in custody

September 19, 2021 05:29 IST

Navsari District Superintendent of Police Rushikesh Upadhyay, accompanied by BJP MLA of Dangs Vijay Patel, and Dangs BJP president Mangal Gavit reached Vaghai Taluka and handed over cheques for Rs 3 lakh each to Neeruben Pawar, mother of deceased Sunil Pawar, and Mahesh Jadav, elder brother of deceased Ravi Jadav.