Surat: Cyber Crime police booked some unidentified person on Tuesday for creating a fake circular related to Covid-19 restrictions and making it viral on social media. The circular created panic among citizens who bombarded the police with inquiries about the circular. The fake circular has been issued in the name of Dr P S Patel, special commissioner of police. City police clarified that there is no special commissioner in city police with the name of P S Patel. Top city police officials also ordered an investigation into the matter but cops are yet to find any clue about how the letter came into circulation.
Various other key posts too are lying vacant for years, including the second most important post in the varsity, pro vice-chancellor Surat: Six months have passed since the term of last regular vice-chancellor of Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) had ended and the state government is yet to appoint a successor to the highest post in the varsity that caters to the largest tribal belt of the state. VC Shivendra Gupta’s three-year term ended in August 2020 and currently, the affairs are being run by an in-charge VC, Hemali Desai. Gupta’s term remained controversial and no recruitment had been made on administrative or academic posts then.
SMC also suspended city bus and Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) services in Covid-19 affected areas of the city from Tuesday itself. “City bus and BRT services have been suspended in Covid-19 affected areas such as Athwa, Rander, Piplod, Adajan, textile market areas and routes which connect schools and colleges in the city. A total of 60 BRT buses and 240 city buses will take off the city roads,” said an SMC official. FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail
Photo for representative purpose only SURAT: In the wake of a rise in Covid-19 cases, the Surat Municipal Corporation on Wednesday issued a notification making seven-day home quarantine mandatory for people travelling to the city from outside Gujarat. The notification, issued under provisions of the Epidemic Diseases Act, said if a person shows any symptom of the viral infection while in quarantine, he should immediately get tested. People coming to Surat city from outside Gujarat will have to undergo mandatory seven-day home quarantine and remain in isolation to prevent others at home from getting infected, the notification said. Those violating the order will face action under Indian Penal Code Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and provisions of the Epidemic Diseases Act and the Disaster Management Act, it stated.
Surat: In wake of the rising number of coronavirus cases in the city the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided to impose a slew of curbs like closing down of all public gardens and cutting down on public transport until the situation improves. As many as 300 public transport buses will be taken off the city roads, said an SMC official. The civic body also closed the Sarthana Nature Park and Zoo for public till further orders in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases in the city. On Tuesday, after detailed deliberations, the SMC decided to close all public gardens till further notice. The gardens run by the civic body had reopened for the public a few months ago after remaining shut for almost eight months due to Covid-19 imposed lockdown.