Upset over husband's dark complexion and obesity, woman ends life
An 18-year-old woman committed suicide at her residence on Dabholi road in the city on Sunday since she was upset with her husband's dark skin and obesity.
View ArticleSurat Municipal Corporation to get 15 per cent hike in Octroi grant
Six years after abolishing Octroi , Gujarat state government has increased grant amount paid to Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) . This announcement was made in state budget a few days ago and SMC...
View ArticleSecure banking programme launched in Surat
The HDFC Bank Ltd on Thursday launched its secure banking programme in Gujarat, starting from Surat. The programme is an initiative by the bank to make its customers aware on safe and secure banking...
View ArticleBid to strike truce turns ugly, 1 dead
One person was killed as two residents of Varachha were stabbed on Wednesday while attempting to strike a compromise between a diamond unit owner and his employee.
View ArticleNewborn abandoned on footpath in Dindoli
A newborn girl was found abandoned on a footpath in Dindoli area during early hours on Wednesday.
View ArticleMan kills friend for teasing his sister-in-law
A 22-year-old man was arrested for allegedly murdering his friend on Lambe Hanuman Road in Varachha on Thursday afternoon.
View ArticleThousands rally to close polluting Palsana unit
Residents of nearly 50 villages of Palsana taluka took out a huge rally to collector's office on Thursday demanding immediate closure of Geohybrid Industrial Solution Pvt limited (GSPL) in Gujarat Eco...
View ArticleFabric exports to Pak, Egypt dip due to unrest
For the first time, the export of man made fabric (MMF) textiles, including fabrics to Pakistan, has taken a hit and declined by 16 per cent due to continued political and civil crisis along with...
View Article11 coal depots asked shut shop due to pollution
The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), Surat has issued immediate closure notices to 11 coal storage depots located in and around the city for violating air pollution guidelines.
View ArticleSardar Sarovar dam height: NCA nod for construction
Acting on its June 12 order raising the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat, the Narmada Control Authority (NCA) has issued an order giving permission to the Sardar Sarovar Nigam Limited (SSNL) to...
View ArticleDoctor issued false certificate for jailbird's daughter
The medical certificate issued by Ankleshwar's Dr Pankaj Modi to a seven-year-old Surat girl turned out to be a false one as the civil hospital in Surat told Gujarat high court on Thursday that the...
View ArticleSMC engineer held, 18 booked
Close to 24 days after the slab of an under-construction flyover bridge collapsed, leaving 10 dead, police booked 18 persons and made the first arrest in the case on Friday.
View ArticleBharuch RTO has number plate problem on hands
Assistant Regional Transport Officer M M Bharti said "We started online registration of HSNP for each vehicle from December 2012.
View ArticleTouts target post offices for procuring rail tickets
After passenger reservation centres, touts have now started targeting post offices in the city for procuring rail tickets in an illegal manner and indulge in black marketing.
View ArticleLittle NRG largesse in south Gujarat villages
Bhavna Mehta, professor, Faculty of Social work, MS University (MSU), said, "There are multiple reasons for there being not much contribution by NRG community to the tribal-dominated villages.
View ArticleBuilding of civic staffer's son razed
Sources said Gadhia had tried to influence Varachha zone municipal officials to regularize his son's illegal construction under the impact fee law.
View ArticleChemicals, tankers worth Rs 1.44 crore seized from five
Local crime branch (LCB) of Surat district police on Friday caught five people stealing chemicals from tankers in Surat district.Stolen chemical powder and three tankers together worth Rs.
View ArticleDowry case: Discussion for compromise in court campus turns violent
Family members of a married couple resorted to fight in family court campus when they were present in the campus for hearing in dowry case on Friday.
View ArticleFirst suspected leptospirosis case reported in Surat
A suspected leptospirosis case has been reported in Pandesara area of the city.It is first case of the deadly disease to have been reported during this season and that too before the monsoon has set in...
View ArticleRander consumers to get continuous electricity supply
Over 1 lakh residents in Rander and Adajan areas will now be saved from frequent power cuts.
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