while attempting to escape from the location on Kheragam road in Valsad district on Friday. In the incident a bootlegger on a bike crashed in a tree and died on the spot. The police jeep also crashed in a tree while chasing the bootleggers.In the incident police team was on patrol duty in a jeep near Kalvada village of Valsad when they spotted four bikes coming in high speed. The team tried to stop...

Source : Times Of India | 5 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Valsad

Dinbari villagers stare at dry taps

has been an endless wait for water ever since a tap was installed at her house in 2011. This installation was a part of a project of Water and Sanitation Managementhave been spent in the last five years to supply water to villagers, but the promised water is yet to arrive.was highlighted by TOI, a number of government officials visited Dinbari and adjoining areas to assess the situation. The villagers...

Source : Times Of India | 30 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Valsad

Lack of infra grounds e-gram project in Valsad

Four years after its launch as an ideal scheme for providing services to rural population of the state, the E-gramIn Valsad, 340 e-gram centres were opened to provide services like issuing of certificates, other documents, downloading of various application forms of welfare schemes run by the government and collection of different bills. But in the absence of administrative infrastructure along with...

Source : Times Of India | 32 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Valsad

Cop suspended for posting liquor pictures on Facebook

were in a fix when they came to know that a constable had allegedly posted photographs of recently seized liquor on his(IMFL) on his facebook page on Wednesday. The brands of the bottles kept on a table at the police station were visible. Many of his friends liked the photographs. Some even commented on them. Rana replied to a few of his friends who had expressed their preferences.Valsad superintendent...

Source : Times Of India | 34 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Valsad

Sonography instrument seized from hospital in Bhilad

a hospital in Bhilad of Valsad district on finding discrepancies in papers of the instrument provided to the health department. Health officials found purchase of the instrument doubtful after which the steps were taken.Shree Shreeji Hospital of Bhilad had filed for registration of sonography instrument in Valsad office of health department. During examination of papers submitted by the hospital the...

Source : Times Of India | 48 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Valsad

IPS officer accuses husband of dowry harassment

has lodged a complaint against her husband under Dowry Prohibition Act and Domestic Violence Act., a 2011 Gujarat cadre IPS officer, alleged that she was physically and mentally tortured for dowry by her husband(RAS), officer. The accused, who is posted as deputy collector of Behror tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan, demanded Rs 10 lakh in cash and a Toyota Innova from the victim. Saroj has alleged...

Source : Times Of India | 61 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Valsad

Probationary officer accuses bureaucrat husband of dowry harassment

Indian Police Service officer has lodged a complaint of dowry harassment against her husband, an assistant collector in Behror tehsil of Alwar district, Rajasthan, police said in Valsad."Saroj Kumari, a probationary IPS officer serving as Additional Superintendent of Police in Valsad has registered a complaint against her husband Narsingh Hazarilal, posted as assistant collector in Behror," a police...

Source : Ndtv | 61 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Valsad

Projects in Valsad hit a roadblock

district are lying in a limbo since a year now due to improper co-ordination between various government departments and environment clearances. Most of these projects are inThe 14-km Bhilad-Nargol Road, which was proposed with an aim to connect the proposed Nargol greenfield port with national highway 8 is facing clearance issues from forests, revenue and electric departments.This stretch is estimated...

Source : Times Of India | 114 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Valsad

142 electricity theft cases found in a drive

142 electricity connections across south Gujarat in a drive launched to reduce line loss.Among the 142 faulty connections 24 users were found stealing electricity from Jyoti Gram electric feeder. The 24 identified users were stealing electricity to run water pumps in their farms. DGVCL authorities seized the electricity pumps from the farms.Total 3,167 electricity connections were checked by DGVCL...

Source : Times Of India | 114 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Valsad