Heavy rains lash Surat, Tapi districts
Incessant rains lashed the Diamond City and also parts of south Gujarat for the third consecutive day on Tuesday.However, there was no report of any loss of life or property.
View ArticleSurat police's Setu mobile app a hit in floods
City police's mobile application Setu has turned out to be a major hit during the recent floods caused by Tapi.
View ArticleHeavy rain lashes Surat district
After floodwater it is heavy rain that have taken over whole of Surat district including Surat city on Wednesday morning.
View ArticleHistoric 50km jam for 72 hours on NH-8 near Bharuch continues
The historic 50 km long traffic jam on National Highway 8 (NH-8) is increasing with each hour. The jam has entered in fourth day on Thursday and thousands of vehicles are stuck in more than 80 hours jam.
View ArticleVehicular movement comes to halt on Sardar Bridge
Vehicular movement in south Gujarat has come to a standstill since Tuesday with a massive traffic jam on National Highway Number 8 near Bharuch.
View ArticleNo respite in sight for Surat: City pounded by 342 mm in 32 hours
Just when the threat of floods receded, continuous downpour since Tuesday night left a major part of the Diamond City heavily waterlogged, dashing hopes of any respite from the rains.
View ArticleTextile traders facing over Rs 1,500cr losses
The country's biggest man-made fabric (MMF) wholesale market in the city is staring at losses over Rs 1,500 crore following flash floods in the creeks (khadis) that caused waterlogging in the textile...
View ArticleSurat: Diamond business comes to a halt
Incessant heavy rains and flooding has badly affected the Rs 80,000 crore world's biggest diamond cutting and polishing industry in Surat.
View ArticleWater abates, fear persists in Surat
Life in the Diamond City started limping back to normal on Thursday as sun shone after four days.
View ArticleSurat rises like a phoenix once again
Over 300mm of rains in 24 hours coupled with constant release of 4.25 lakh cusecs of water in the river is enough to wreak havoc on any urban city.A week it takes for a ravaged city to return to normal.
View ArticleSurat: Flood waters keeping thieves at bay
No major crime incident took place during the floods in the Diamond City on Wednesday. Only a case of causing obstruction in a government duty was registered at Athwa police station during the period.
View ArticleRail, road traffic remain affected in south Gujarat
Rail and road traffic continue to remain affected in south Gujarat even 12 hours after rains stopped completely on Thursday.
View ArticleTraffic situation on NH-8 likely to normalize today
Despite rains taking a breather from Thursday morning, the traffic situation on NH-8 is yet to improve with the seven kilometre stretch between Panoli and Bharuch experiencing traffic jams due to badly...
View ArticleInter-state marriages on Patidar's agenda
The two-day meeting of All India Patidar Sangh that began here today while looking to build cohesiveness among the members will also discuss the modalities to end the abhorrent practices of dowry...
View Article85 schoolgirls rescued in Parvat Patiya
Around 85 girl students of Saraswati Hindi Vidhya Mandir at Parvat Patia, who were stranded in the school hostel for two days due to heavy rains, were rescued on Friday morning.
View ArticleDiamond firm in Antwerp defaults on Rs 160cr payment
In what is seen as the biggest default in 2013, a diamond firm in Antwerp is learnt to have went bust on payments to banks and other creditors worth $26 million or Rs 160 crore.
View ArticleCity bridges underutilized
Despite having adequate infrastructure in the form of 1800 km of roads and more than 70 bridges with six more in the pipeline, Surat has been underutilizing the available facilities.
View ArticleJNNURM director to visit Surat to review ongoing projects
Anand Mohan, director, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) will visit Surat on November, 15, 2013 to inspect and review different projects running in Surat Municipal Corporation...
View ArticleSon kills father using axe in family land dispute
An 85-year-old farmer was axed to death by his 59-year-old son on Tuesday in Vadsangal village of Gandevi taluka in Navsari.
View ArticleGujarat Maritime Board's proposed port at Magdalla faces opposition
Environmentalists, NGOs and the residents in Magdalla and nearby villages have opposed the common user port facilities on the waterfront opposite the existing Magdalla port proposed by Gujarat Maritime...
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