Bharuch: Britannia Industries announced on Monday that a strike has partially impacted operations at its Jhagadia plant in Gujarat. The company stated in an exchange filing, "the operations of the Company at its plant located at Jhagadia, Gujarat have been partially affected due to a strike that commenced today. The Company is in continuous discussion with workers to resolve the situation amicably." "At present, the impact of this event is being assessed and the Company is managing demand thro...Read More

Bharuch: A 10-year-old daughter of a migrant family died of rape injuries in a Vadodara-based hospital. The migrant family of the victim girl was from Jharkhand. The accused in this case, Vijay Paswan, is also a migrant from Bihar. He has been arrested. He is on a 7-day remand approved by the Ankleshwar court's Additional District Judge. The victim girl died on the 8th day of rape. She was abducted from her home and raped by Paswan (36) in a bushy area near her home. Paswan not only raped the...Read More

Bharuch: The Birla Century plant at the Jhagadia GIDC estate has permanently ceased operations, with the employment of 1,400 workers ending under a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS). According to the company, ongoing financial challenges, exacerbated by global issues impacting the textile industry, led to this decision. Seventy-eight workers who declined the VRS offer were terminated. These employees staged a protest on Monday, alleging they were not informed about the closure. Meanwhile, it ...Read More