Surat (east), fiefdom of the spoilers
It has been the bastion of voters belonging to Rana and minority communities.The seat has mostly voted in favour of a Congress candidate.Also there has been a bias for the candidate belonging to Rana...
View ArticleRickshaw driver nabs fleeing prisoner
A prisoner who managed to escape from the prisoner's ward of New Civil Hospital (NCH) on Thursday morning was nabbed and handed over to the police by the an auto rickshaw driver near Majura Gate...
View ArticleWeavers' body seeks perks in 12th Plan
The Federation of Surat Art Silk Weaving Industry (FIASWI) has demanded a slew of perks under the incremental targets of 12th Five Year Plan of Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) of the textile...
View ArticleKeshubhai's yatra to reach Surat on Sunday
Parivartan Sandesh Yatra of Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP) would be led into the city by Keshubhai Patel on Sunday.
View ArticleRs 38 crore unearthed from three realtors
The I-T department has seized unaccounted income to the tune of Rs 38 crore during the simultaneous raids conducted at the office and residential premise of three leading real estate developers in the...
View ArticleKeshubhai's yatra gets poor response in Bharuch
Former chief minister Keshubhai Patel's 'Parivartan Yatra' got a lukewarm response in Bharuch district on Thursday.
View ArticleChoryasi has unique flavour
Choryasi till the last elections was the second biggest assembly constituency in Gujarat with 20 lakh voters.
View ArticleElection Commission to visit Surat to resolve cash seizure issue
Diamantaires hope of a positive outcome to the issue of frequent seizures of cash by the static surveillance teams as the Election Commission (EC) of India is scheduled to visit the diamond city...
View ArticleDoctor held for theft of hair transplant machine's design
In a first of its kind case, Surat police arrested a doctor for allegedly stealing another doctor's patented design of a hair transplant machine.
View ArticleKidnappers of minor girl nabbed
A couple has been arrested by Bharuch police for having allegedly kidnapped a minor while she was returning from school.
View ArticleFabric buyers cancel Surat visit fearing cash seizure
After diamantaires, textile traders in country's biggest man-made fabric hub are worried as buyers from key centres across the country have begun to call off their visits to the city even during the...
View ArticleBJP observers to shortlist ticket hopefuls
A team of BJP observers will be visiting the city early next week to shortlist the aspirants who want to contest the forthcoming assembly polls on the party ticket.
View ArticleRs 2.7L robbed in two days in festive Surat
Miscreants have dared to snatch and fool two persons to escape with cash of Rs 2.7 lakh in broad daylight from business districts of the city on Thursday and Friday.
View ArticleDiamond trade initiative makes diamantaires happy
Diamantaires in world's biggest diamond cutting and polishing centre in Surat are elated by the efforts of World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) to ensure the health and future growth of the...
View ArticleVastanvi to share dais with top Congress leaders
For the first time Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi will be sharing the dais with top Congress leaders at an event organized by the party at Tadkeshwar in Surat on Sunday.
View ArticleProblem of plenty for BJP : Nearly 100 queue up for 5 seats of Valsad district
With so many aspirants, BJP might face internal revolt on local level from dejected quarters.
View ArticleSurat Municipal Corporation's incremental charges collection to cross Rs 50...
Giving a fair indication of development in the new areas of the city in last few years, the collection of incremental changes in form of deposit of local civic body has crossed Rs 125 crore in last...
View ArticleMore than 1800 complaints registered against small retail shop owners in six...
Surat civic body in last six months has registered more than 1800 complaints against retail shop owners for selling below standard quality products to not paying minimum wages to the employed labor. It...
View ArticlePoll code helps Surat Municipal Corporation to focus on works
The general notion is that in an election year development works by government authorities come to a halt.
View ArticleVastanvi slams Modi, bats for Cong
Controversial cleric Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi, who lost his coveted post of vice-chancellor at Darul Uloom Deoband after lauding chief minister Narendra Modi, has done a complete U-turn just...
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