Kamal Saiyed
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- Jul 31, 2026
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3 die of electrocution amid heavy rain in Gujarat’s Navsari, 2000 residents evacuated (opens the original)
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Kamal Saiyed is a senior Correspondent for The Indian Express, providing extensive, on-the-ground coverage from Surat and the broader South Gujarat region and the Union territories of Daman, Diu & Dadra Nagar Haveli. With a reporting career at the publication spanning back to 2007, he has established himself as a high-authority voice on the industrial, social, and political pulse of one of India’s fastest-growing urban hubs. Expertise Industrial & Economic Beat: Based in the "Diamond City," Saiy
Surat Flood-hit powerloom unit owners seek property tax waiver for 2 years (opens the original)
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A group of powerloom unit owners in Surat on Thursday handed over a memorandum to Mayor Mayaben Mavani and Municipal Commissioner M Nagarajan demanding that property tax bills for 2026-27 and 2027-28 be waived off. They claimed that the industry has twice faced major losses this month, as creek water and rainwater entered their units and damaged machinery, under-processed fabrics and other raw material. The memorandum was submitted by the Uma Industrial Society in the Dunbhal area. Uma industria
Surat safe vault owners steal Rs 2.67 crore gold to repay trading losses, arrested (opens the original)
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The Surat police on Tuesday night arrested the owners of a private safe deposit facility for allegedly stealing gold jewellery worth Rs 2.67 crore from the lockers of 15 customers to repay heavy stock market losses. The arrested individuals include facility owner Mahesh Diyora, his sons Harsh and Harikrishna, and Manilal Chauhan, a lock-breaking expert hired for the crime. Authorities recovered Rs 15 lakh in cash and a duplicate key maker during initial operations. According to P M Chaudhary, Si
Gujarat Hardlook | How 2 creeks caused Surat’s fatal July flood (opens the original)
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On two days earlier this month, Surat saw its worst flood of the season so far – caused by swelling of two creeks. Officials attribute this to ‘haphazard’ development along the creek banks after the 2006 delimitation, when the city grew from 112 square metres to 461 sq m. KAMAL SAIYED reports AMIR ANSARI, 52, came to Surat several years ago with many dreams – like the thousands of other migrants from Bihar. Hailing from Gopalgunj district, Ansari and his wife Hamida began a new life in a new cit
40 killed in Gujarat; Army & police rescue hundreds stranded in flooded industrial park, warehouse on Sarkhej-Bavla highway (opens the original)
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Nearly 40 persons died in rain-related incidents across the state, the highest being in Valsad and Navsari which together reported 33 deaths till Saturday, largely caused by electrocution or drowning. One death each was reported from Tapi and Surat districts in South Gujarat till Saturday, according to sources in the State Revenue Department. In Ahmedabad district, the Army and Gujarat Police personnel rescued several persons from industrial units and warehouses even as the 60-km NH 47 connectin
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