It's BJP vs BJP at power employee union election
The employee union election of Torrent Power, Surat on Thursday turned out to be a wrestling ground for BJP heavyweights in the city.
View ArticleNine-year-old raped by mother's lover
A nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 23-year-old man in the presence of her mother in September 2012 in Limbayat area of the city.Police have arrested the accused.The woman is yet to be arrested.
View ArticleSurat readies for ponk 'rage'
Jawar, a local pulse is selling at Rs 500 per kg in Surat, but still not many are complaining.The tender green grains of jawar also called ponk, is a local delicacy, which is available only during...
View ArticleExperts to participate in combustion conference
Technology to get 50 kmpl mileage in a petrol car and ideas to reduce pollution through green combustion will be discussed at a three-day national conference on combustion that begins at Sardar...
View ArticleCivic body acts tough on vendors in Chauta Bazaar
Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has asked the roadside vendors in the city's oldest Chauta Bazaar to vacate the market by December 15.
View ArticlePolice plan to approach eight more women to nail Narayan Sai
Police have begun collecting details about rape accused Narayan Sai's affair with eight women to take the investigation forward in a case registered against him here.
View ArticleSub-inspector arrested for helping Narayan Sai against Rs 5 crore
A police sub-inspector of posted in detection of crime branch of Surat police was nabbed with Rs 1 crore in cash during early hours on Friday.
View ArticleValsad grapples with traffic woes
A citizen's group in Valsad has urged the authorities to temporarily stop new registration of auto- rickshaws until adequate parking facilities are not made in the town.
View ArticleThis ex-serviceman was Narayan Sai's mole in police
Police sub-inspector of crime branch, CM Kumbhani, who was allegedly caught accepting a bribe of Rs one crore from a close aide of rape accused Narayan Sai, is suspected to have helped the latter to...
View ArticleInstall high security registration plate or face action
If you have purchased a new car or motorcycle recently and avoided going to the transport office for installing the High Security Registration Plate (HSRP), be prepared to pay fine and face legal action.
View ArticleIndia's first Gems and Jewellery Machinery Expo inaugurated in Surat
India's first Gems and Jewellery Machinery Expo (IGJME) organised jointly by the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and the Surat Diamond Association (SDA) was inaugurated at the SIECC...
View ArticleFire in Udhna textile mill
A fire broke out at Shree Krishna Silk Mills located at road number 6 in Udhna here on Friday.There were no casualties.
View Article'Certification needed for synthetic diamonds'
ITC (HS) codes are better known as Indian Trade Clarification (ITC) and are based on Harmonized System (HS) of coding for import-export operations.
View ArticleVehicles stranded in 20-km traffic jam near Golden Bridge
When Rajesh Patanwadiya, a businessman landed at Vadodara airport on Thursday morning, little did he know that his onward journey to Surat by road would be his worst-ever.
View ArticleSmuggled khair wood seized from Chikhli.
The forest officials in Navsari’s Chikhli taluka seized smuggled khair (catechu) wood worth Rs 70000 hidden somewhere in the farm field.
View ArticleNarayan Sai even attempted to bribe police commissioner
Rape accused Narayan Sai, who managed to avoid his arrest for almost two months after a complaint was filed against him here on October 6 by a 30-year-old woman, in a last ditch attempt to save him had...
View ArticleDaman jailbreak: Police under fire
The coastal police and the Crime Branch of Daman have come under fire from the Daman administration over their failure to nab the undertrials, who had escaped from the sub-jail in Moti Daman after...
View ArticleI-T dept to save over 1L units of electricity
Income-tax department has set a target for conserving around 1 lakh units of electricity at its headquarters and other offices in the city during the 'Energy Conservation Week' starting Saturday.
View ArticleTithal beach facing threat of erosion
Valsad district administration seems to have pressed the panic button after the famous tourist destination in south Gujarat, Tithal beach - known for its black sand - started showing signs of erosion...
View ArticleTwo nabbed for extortion
Two persons were arrested by police on Saturday on the alleged charge of extorting money from a transporter in Varachha area.
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