Nurses duped with SMIMER job promises
Police booked Sharmila alias Sejal Rupsing Chaudhary on Wednesday for allegedly duping 16 nurses in Surat of Rs 5.68 lakh by promising them nursing jobs in Surat Municipal Corporation-(SMC) run Surat...
View ArticleThousands throng Shuklatirth fair
The five-day Kartik Purnima festival at the historical site of Shuklatirth temple on the banks of Narmada began near Bharuch on Wednesday.
View ArticleCentre for Social Studies director Singh suspended
In a major development, director of Centre for Social Studies, one of the 26 national-level social science research institutes, has been suspended by the governing board.
View ArticleCong, BJP announce candidates for Surat (west) byelection
Battlelines are drawn for the by-poll to Surat (west) assembly seat as both BJP and Congress announced their candidates on Thursday.
View ArticleHave more kids, Parsis to be told on Sanjan Day
The deliberations at the biggest annual congregation of the Parsis to be held on November 17 at Sanjan in Gujarat's Valsad district this time will revolve around the issue of ‘survival of Zoroastrian...
View ArticleRs 5 lakh cash, two weapons seized from two cars
Surat rural police seized two vehicles which were carrying Rs 5 lakh cash and two licensed weapons from near Kamrej on National Highway No 8 on their way to Mumbai from New Delhi here on Friday.
View ArticleSurat observes Muharram
Life in the old city and Rajmarg came to a virtual halt on Friday afternoon around 300 artistically decorated Tazias started passing in a procession to mark Muharram.
View ArticleService tax evasion: Tour operators raided
The tour and travel operators in the Diamond City have come under the scanner of service tax department for tax evasion.
View ArticleNo end to traffic jams over Golden Bridge
Thousands of people travelling on their four-wheel vehicles are suffering traffic snarls while crossing the Narmada river in Bharuch district.
View ArticleCivic body seeks release of BRTS funds
The director of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) visited Diamond City to inspect three infrastructure projects in the city that are being executed under JNNURM.
View ArticleSurat man among 7 dead in bus blaze
A 39-year-old man from Surat was among the seven persons who were charred to death in the Mumbai-bound Volvo bus that caught fire at Kulimellihalli village near Haveri on Thursday.
View ArticleRs 5 lakh reward for information on Narayan Sai
Surat police announced cash reward of Rs 5 lakh for information on absconding rape accused Narayan Sai. They have also announced cash reward of Rs 1 lakh each for information on his two accomplices in...
View ArticleCivic body starts campaign to check illegal construction
Surat Municipal Corporation has started a campaign to check illegal construction by real estate developers and residents in the city, especially in areas like Varachha and Katargam, during Diwali...
View ArticleYoung dentist commits suicide
A dentist ended her life in her house in Bharuch on Friday. Dr Rashmi Kharche (27) was working in a leading multi-specialty hospital in the town.
View ArticleOperation launched to nab wood smugglers
Forest officials in Valsad district have launched an operation to nab wood smugglers in Kaprada forest range after a team of forest rangers was attacked recently when it was on a night patrolling...
View Article24 candidates in fray for Surat west assembly by polls
In a surprising development, 17 independent candidates, all from minority community filled up their candidature in the last hour on the final day of filing the nominations.
View ArticleKakrapar Atomic power station employee drowns in canal
42-year-old Kakrapar Atomic power station (KAPS) employee drowned in a canal near the power station, some 70km off Surat city.
View ArticleMan escapes leaving girlfriend in bee attack
A 25-year-old man escaped from a serene location leaving his girlfriend while enjoying intimate moment due to bee attack on November 5.
View ArticleSai posters put up by police go missing
Posters of absconder rape accused Narayan Sai and other co-accused went missing at few locations Sunday within couple of days of being put up.It is suspected that the posters were removed by followers...
View ArticleSurti poet's background song in Ram-Leela makes waves
'Thai dod dod gali vaaat mod, lagi hod hod machi todfod' are the lines of the background song of Hindi film Ram-Leela.The song with Gujarati words refers to narrow lanes and revelry.
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