India to expand Public Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure across the nation
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Power recently issued the revised consolidated Guidelines and Standards for EV charging infrastructure on January 14, 2022. The Government of India has undertaken multiple initiatives to promote the manufacturing and adoption of electric vehicles in the country. With the considerable expansion in the public EV charging infrastructure, the electric vehicles […]
Income Tax department conducts search at BJP leader”s house in Surat
NEW DELHI: The Income Tax department on Thursday carried out search at the residence of Surat BJP unit vice president P V S Sarma, who joined politics a few years back after taking VRS as an I-T officer. The Income Tax department”s action came a day after Sarma alleged that some I-T officials, jewellers and […]
IPS officers transfers in Gujarat; Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara get new top cops
NEW DELHI: In a major reshuffle, the Gujarat government has transferred 74 IPS officers and appointed new police chiefs of Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara. The order was issued late Saturday night, a day after Ahmedabad Police Commissioner Ashish Bhatia was appointed as the state director general of police (DGP). As per the order, Sanjay Srivastava, […]
After Ahmedabad and Surat, now total lockdown in Gandhinagar from today
GANDHINAGAR: To curb the increasing number of corona positive cases and the spread of virus infection, the Gandhinagar Collector on Saturday said there would be a total lockdown in Gandhinagar city and Kalol municipality on the lines of Ahmedabad and Surat. The lockdown order will be in effect from May 9 (6 p.m.) in Kalol […]
Lockdown: Migrant workers clash with Gujarat Police in Surat
SURAT: Hundreds of migrant workers seeking to return home clashed with police and pelted stones at them near a village in Gujarat’s Surat district on Monday, following which the security personnel lobbed teargas shells and baton-charged the agitated workers, an official said. Besides, several labourers also came out on a road in Rajkot demanding that […]
Surat gets first direct international flight, AI Express flies from Sharjah
SURAT: Gujarat’s ‘diamond city’ Surat has made it to the international aviation map with the first Air India Express flight arriving here carrying 75 passengers from Sharjah, the airline said on Sunday. The maiden Air India Express flight IX 172 from Sharjah touched down at the Surat airport at 11.30 pm on Saturday with 75 […]