The Times of India   17.08.2012

AMC plans 24x7 metered water supply for city

AHMEDABAD: The municipal corporation is planning 24x7 metered water supply for the entire city and a pilot project will be launched soon in Jodhpur ward of the new west zone, Municipal commissioner Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra said on Thursday. He said a day-long meeting of elected and official heads of civic bodies of the cities that have this system at present would be held on August 23.

3 ‘car thieves’ held, 11 vehicles recovered

SURAT: The crime branch of city police arrested three persons on Wednesday night for their alleged involvement in car thefts in Surat. Following the arrests, police recovered 11 stolen cars. Acting on a tip-off, police stopped three persons travelling in a car at Varachha and found the vehicle was a stolen one. The trio reportedly told police that they had stolen 14 cars from the city and later sold them to different persons in Nasik, Maharashtra. Two of them are residents of Surat and one belongs to Nasik, police said.

Man held for stealing bikes

AHMEDABAD: The Detection of Crime Branch (Ahmedabad) has arrested a man who allegedly stole six motorbikes from one area in the last one week. The man has been identified as Sakir Hussain Abdul Majeed Tailor (29), a resident of Gomtipur. Police are looking for one Riyaz who allegedly was Sakir’s accomplice. According to police, Sakir started stealing bikes to repay debt he had run up.

Man beats alarm system to steal mobile phone

AHMEDABAD: In a break-in at Reliance Mart, located on the ground floor of Iscon Mall at SG Highway, a man decamped with an expensive cellphone handset early Thursday after reportedly disconnecting the security system attached with the phone. Police said the CCTV cameras at the shop and mall had captured the robber in the act and a probe was under way.