Landmark fire: Teen succumbs to injuries
The toll in the fire accident that occurred on April 23 at Landmark Building here has gone up to two with one more person succumbing to his injuries on Monday night.Ankit H.
View ArticleSurat business ready to suffer loss for high voter turnout
City's two important business centres - diamond and textile - will observe a day's closure to ensure maximum voter turnout during the parliamentary elections here on Wednesday.
View ArticleHawala accused Afroz Fatta goes missing
Afroz Fatta, the accused in the alleged Rs 700 crore hawala racket, has disappeared from the city after two national parties bandied around his name to accuse each other of having been close to him.
View ArticleThree killed as building slab collapses in Surat
Two children and a woman were killed when the entire slab of a living room of a sixth-floor apartment came crashing down in the posh Ghod Dod Road area on Tuesday.
View ArticleHeavy police bandobast ahead of polling in Surat
Heavy police bandobast has been done in the city for the parliamentary elections on Wednesday.At least 6,300 jawans, including 2,500 from city police and 3,000 from Home Guards, will be on bandobast duty.
View ArticleKanaiya Palace residents lost homes but not the zeal to vote
Just a day after having witnessed a tragedy, majority of the voters of Kanaiya Palace on Ghod Dod Road, came out to vote on Wednesday.Out of total 215 registered voters, 150 have exercised their voting...
View ArticlePolling staff miffed at 'bad' food
The local administration is probing the complaints of poor quality of food supplied to poll officials on Tuesday and Wednesday.
View ArticleDiamond workers poll in large numbers
The workforce in the diamond industry came out in large numbers to exercise their right to franchise on Wednesday.
View ArticleNo locha here! Surtis break all records
It's hard to beat Surat in celebrating festivals.On Wednesday, Surtis got a reason to celebrate the festival of democracy with band, bajaa and the famous farsan.
View ArticleVoters in Surat break all records
It's hard to beat Surat in celebrating festivals.On Wednesday, Surtis got a reason to celebrate the festival of democracy with band, bajaa and the famous farsan.
View ArticleCampaigns help Bharuch break polling records
The tribal-dominated Bharuch Lok Sabha constituency has recorded a historic high voting of 74.54 per cent.
View ArticleBaroda Medical College official involved in exam scam
A senior official of Baroda Medical College is involved in the medical examination scam that was unearthed recently at Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU).
View ArticleSouth Gujarat seats see 14% jump in voter turnout
The five parliamentary constituencies of south Gujarat on April 30 saw over 14 per cent increase in voting compared to 2009 and 2004 general elections, which was the highest in the region in the past...
View ArticleHigh voting a worry for sitting MPs in Bardoli, Valsad
The high voter turnout in Bardoli and Valsad parliamentary constituencies in the general elections held on April 30 could be a cause of worry for the sitting Members of Parliament from these two seats....
View ArticleLandmark fire: Builder, two others arrested
Nine days after a major fire in a textile commercial complex killed two persons and injured 19, police arrested three persons including the developer of the building late on Thursday night.
View Article'Include diamond, textile in Big B's Khushboo Gujarat Ki'
Southern Gujarat Hotel and Restaurant Association (SHARA) has urged the state government to promote city's diamond and textile shopping in its 'Khushboo Gujarat Ki' campaign by Hindi film actor Amitabh...
View ArticlePoor maintenance caused Kanaiya Palace apartment slab collapse
Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) had set up the team comprising Hiren Desai, Nilesh Shah and Jayesh Dalal.
View ArticleDiamantaires eyeing Ivory Coast for rough imports
Diamantaires are looking at Ivory Coast for rough diamond imports after the United Nations Security Council lifted a decade-long ban on diamond exports from the west African country on April 29.
View ArticleMan molests friend’s teenage daughter
A 30-year-old man was arrested by police on Thursday for allegedly harassing and molesting his friend’s 15-year-old daughter. The accused proposed the girl for affair and harassed her for three months...
View Article1km long baraat for mass marriage of 109 couples
One kilometre long ‘Baraat’ was carried out in Gangpur village of Vansada taluka in Navsari district on Thursday during marriage of 109 couples. The mass marriage was organised with message to save...
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