Man gets life term for burning wife alive
A resident of Pipodra village near Surat was convicted for murder of his wife and sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court on Wednesday.
View ArticleThree security guards held for firing at colleague
Jagdish Baishya, a 33-year-old security guard, who was on duty at the upcoming Water World project on Navsari-Umbrat Road was fired upon from a 12 bore single barrel rifle by his three colleagues from...
View ArticleHawala racket: Cops to file complaint soon
The city police are facing a tough time in filing a complaint against two persons accused in the Rs 700 crore hawala racket unearthed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
View ArticleSurat-Kolkata flight receives overwhelming response
The newly launched Surat-Kolkata flight has received an overwhelming response by the residents in the diamond city, especially the Bengali residents.
View Article80-year-old woman dies of swine flu
An 80-year-old woman died of swine flu on Monday at a hospital in Nanpura. The woman, a resident of Gopipura area, was admitted on March 13 with severe cough and cold.
View ArticleRailway Protection Force arrests three touts from post offices
Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Monday raided Mahidharpura and Nanpura post offices and arrested three touts with confirmed train tickets and around a dozen filled in reservation forms.
View ArticleMan murdered by friends over live-in relationship
Police have cracked the murder of a 24-year-old man whose half-burnt body was found on Thursday from an open farm in Dindoli area of the city.
View ArticleSugar procurement price 300 less than last year
Sugar co-operative factories of Gujarat on Monday announced their procurement price for sugarcane, which was Rs 200 to Rs 300 per tonne less than what was declared last year.
View ArticleRoad rage: One stabbed, 2 rounds fired
One person was stabbed and two rounds were fired in the air from a country-made pistol during an incident of road-rage involving commuters in Amroli area of the city on Sunday night.
View ArticleTwo thieves nabbed with 64 bikes
In a major catch, police arrested two persons involved in thefts of around 100 bikes.
View ArticleMother dumps child in dustbin believing it stillborn
Police investigation in finding of a newborn from dustbin revealed on Monday that the child was thrown by its mother in the dustbin believing that it was stillborn.
View ArticleKoli Patels want Congress to replace its Navsari candidate
Members of Koli Patel community of coastal areas of Surat and Navsari districts are adamant on their demand that Congress replace its candidate for Navsari Lok Sabha constituency.
View ArticleMass failures stun VNSGU
Elected senate and syndicate members of Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) have requested the university authorities to help at least 140 'failed' students, who are pursuing Bachelor of...
View ArticleRs 13 crore Sai bribery case: 9th accused surrenders
Bhadresh Patel, an accused in Narayan Sai bribery case, surrendered before the police here on Tuesday.
View ArticlePolice constable nabbed taking bribe of Rs 3,000
A head constable in Mahidharpura police station was caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 3,000 on Tuesday afternoon.
View ArticleModi to be in focus at astrologers' meet
Will Narendra Modi become the prime minister? Who will emerge as the single largest party?
View ArticleShort films to spread poll awareness among Surtis
Surat Citizen Council Trust (SCCT) and Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (have jointly started a voters' awareness campaign in the city from Tuesday.
View ArticleTwo women lose money after revealing debit card details
In separate incidents, two women were conned of their cash in the bank accounts by fake callers, who posed as bank employees seeking verification of their debit card details.
View ArticleRs 10 crore worth Indian Made Foreign Liquor stock sealed in Daman
Daman police and excise department have seized stock of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 10 crore from a godown in Daman's Bhimpore area.
View ArticleFive nabbed from Bihar for 531 mobile thefts
Crime branch sleuths have nabbed five persons from Motihari in Bihar on Wednesday for four thefts of mobile phones and cash worth Rs 39.21 lakh in 2013.
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