Surat mayor convenes meeting to solve traffic problems
It seems the city administration has finally woken up to resolve the fast deteriorating traffic condition in the diamond city.
View ArticleWeir-cum-causeway bridge thrown for vehicular traffic
With the Surat Municipal Corporation throwing open the wier-cum-causeway connecting Rander and Katargam after one-and-a-half-month, the roads in walled city would be less congested now.
View ArticleGJEPC sets up committee to guide gems industry
With crisis in the Indian diamond industry getting worse due to the fall in value of rupee against dollar, the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council has formed a committee of experts to suggest...
View ArticleArtificial ponds to be made for immersion
A meeting was held to resolve the issue of immersion of idols of Lord Ganesha made of Plaster of Paris (POP) here on Tuesday.
View ArticleWoman hurt as Surat businessman fires in air
Ganesh Chaturthi revelry turned bitter for a woman in Vesu when a bullet fired allegedly by a businessman during the procession left her seriously injured on Monday night.
View ArticleMaximum people jump into Tapi during monsoon
September was the preferred month for the past two years for those attempting to commit suicide in Surat by jumping into Tapi.
View ArticleSouth Gujarat units to hike sugarcane procurement price
The sugar co-operative factories of south Gujarat on Tuesday decided to hike the procurement price of sugarcane by 15 to 20 per cent.
View ArticleStress pushing people to the brink in Diamond City
The number of suicides is increasing in the city every year.Deaths due to suicide are now higher than even murders.
View ArticleTele counselling for the distressed
Surat rural police launched a telephone helpline service- Jeevan Astha- on Tuesday.The helpline will counsel individuals on social and other issues.
View ArticleTrader keeps Rs 25cr diamonds as surety to make due payments
In a rare incident, a polished diamond trader from Mahidharpura diamond market kept around 12,500 carats of polished diamonds valued at Rs 25 crore as surety with the Surat Diamond Association (SDA) on...
View ArticleDiamonds worth Rs 9.90L stolen from unit
A pouch of rough diamonds worth Rs 9.90 lakh was stolen in Varachha area of the city from a polishing unit owner on Monday evening.
View ArticleTraders fleeing markets to avoid due payments
The Rs 80,000 crore worth world's biggest diamond cutting and polishing industry of Surat is heading for one of the biggest financial crisis in its history.
View ArticleFive arrested for forcing people to sing Ram Dhun
Five persons have been arrested for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of four members of minority community who were forced to sing Ram Dhun after being thrashed and verbally abused on April 5...
View ArticleAnkleshwar unit gets attachment notice
The central excise and customs department has served attachment and seizure notices to Ashok Organics India and Kadakia Alkalies to recover outstanding dues of around Rs 2 crore.
View ArticleFarmers in Surat, Navsari under I-T scanner
With the Surat-Navsari stretch turning into a gold mine for land owners after the official announcement of twin city development by state government, farmers in the two districts have come under the...
View ArticleHelpline on child rights launched
A telephone helpline 'Child Line 1098' was launched at Surat railway station on Tuesday for protection of children and their rights.
View ArticleBusinessman held for firing during Ganesh procession
Police on Wednesday arrested the 63-year-old businessman, who allegedly fired in the air during Ganesh Chaturthi procession, leaving a woman seriously injured.
View ArticleSurat Municipal Corporation making artificial ponds for Ganesh immersion
Devotees will have to go all the way to Dumas to immerse Ganesha idols made from Plaster of Paris (POP).
View ArticleWork on new NH-8 bridge to start in 2014
Construction of a new bridge on National Highway No.8 near Zadeshwar in Bharuch is expected to get start in 2014.
View ArticleGanesh Chaturthi 2013: Surat Municipal Corporation making artificial ponds...
Devotees will have to go all the way to Dumas to immerse Ganesha idols made from Plaster of Paris (POP).
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