Man fights off leopard
A 35-year-old man survived a deadly attack by leopard while sleeping in a hut in Bodhan village of Surat district on Sunday.
View ArticleSDA hospital honours mothers of girl child
The hospital run by Surat Diamond Association (SDA) at Chikuwadi in the diamond hub of Nana Varachha has started a novel scheme called 'Beti Vadhao Vidhyalaxmi Yojana'.
View ArticleAlthan residents demand new houses
A large number of residents of Althan tenements located on Udhna-Magdalla road took out a rally here on Monday to demand immediate redevelopment of their dilapidated buildings.
View ArticleWoman, her infant son murdered by in-laws
A six-month-old boy and a two-year-old girl were found in a rivulet in Puna area of the city on Monday morning.The boy had died of drowning when taken out from the rivulet.
View ArticleFour diamond merchants go bust for Rs 10 crore
Over a dozen-odd rough diamond traders in Mahihdarpura lost about Rs 10 crore after four diamond merchants disappeared from the diamond market without paying them in the past few days.
View ArticleDislike for husband’s dark complexion: woman weaves kidnapping story
A 22-year-old woman weaved kidnapping story and went missing from Dumas beach near the city on Sunday.
View ArticleSlum redevelopment takes off in Surat
After initial reluctance, private developers in city have come forward to take up Surat Municipal Corporation's aspirational project of redeveloping slum clusters.
View ArticleLocals attack forest team, NGO members in Surat
A group of around seven men including three officials from forest department and four from police were attacked by a group of around 30 men and women who were armed sticks in Khanderavpura of Nanpura.
View ArticleBaben is a village only in name
Baben village, which is located some 35 km from Surat city, typifies development.Here villagers enjoy all the facilities that one living in the city does.
View ArticleMistakes galore in PhD exam papers of VNSGU
Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) has accepted that there were mistakes in the question papers of PhD entrance examination that it conducted recently.
View ArticleDe Beers to be more flexible towards non-sightholders
There is some good news for the diamantaires in Surat and Mumbai wanting to purchase rough diamonds from De Beers.
View ArticleRestoration of 16th century Surat Fort is a tough task for Surat Municipal...
After three failed attempts, SMC was able to get a qualified contractor, who submitted a tender price 68% higher than the quoted figure of Rs 11.90 crore.
View ArticleRains lift farmers' dampened spirits, Dang pounded
A good spell of rain across south Gujarat from Wednesday morning has revived hopes of farmers in the region.
View ArticlePassport melas to cater to high demand for passport in south Gujarat
In order to cater to the rising demand for passport services in south Gujarat, the Regional Passport Office (RPO) has decided to organise 'passport mela' to ease the rush in submission of passport...
View ArticleFresh inflow into Ukai dam, level may touch 320ft soon
Ukai dam and entire south Gujarat is set to get a new lease of life with heavy water inflow likely to begin by Wednesday night.
View ArticleSurat textile mega cluster on lines of Maharashtra
Possible design of the textile mega cluster announced by the Central government in the Union Budget came up for discussion in the meeting between textile commissioner Kiran Soni Gupta and members of...
View ArticleIt's a season of strikes at educational institutions
Educational institutions in the city are witnessing strikes and demonstrations these days over various issues.
View ArticleIndian manufacturers focus on processing non-gem application diamonds
The companies into the manufacturing of lab grown diamonds have started investing in efforts to promote specialized cutters and polishers in India.
View ArticleSurvey confirms Surat as biggest man-made fabric centre in India
Surat has become country's biggest man-made fabric (MMF) hub, according to the first ever ?Baseline Survey of Powerloom sector' conducted by AC Neilsen ORG MARG for ministry of textiles, Government of...
View Article770 gram hair ball removed from woman's stomach
Can you imagine that some people have an obsession to eat their own hair? The hair swallowed consciously or unconsciously gets deposited in their stomach and takes the shape of a ball.
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