Congress rakes up Godhra again
Ahead of assembly elections ,Gujarat Congress has raked up the issue of Godhra train carnage and the 2002 communal riots.
View ArticleSurat Municipal Corporation bags urban e-governance award
Surat Municipal Corporation has bagged one more award for urban e-governance.
View ArticleSweet shops declare Rs 1.25cr black money
The income tax (I-T) department has detected unaccounted income to the tune of Rs 1.25 crore from two leading sweet shops, popular for its gharis and other delicacies, on Wednesday.
View ArticleRight candidate key to victory in Varachha
Diamond hub Varachha, the new assembly constituency carved out of Choryasi, is the forte of Saurashtra Patidar community.
View ArticleFestivals, marriages to take fizz out of poll campaigns
The forthcoming festivals, Diwali vacations and marriage season are threatening to affect poll campaigns of political parties.
View ArticleBaseline survey of powerloom sector begins
Weavers in the country's biggest man-made fabric hub in Surat are upbeat as the baseline survey of powerloom sector started by the ministry of textile is aimed at extending benefits in the form of...
View ArticleDiamonds worth Rs 2L looted, carrier stabbed
Diamonds worth Rs 2 lakh were looted from a carrier of a diamond polishing firm in Varachha area on Tuesday evening.
View ArticleGSRTC to offer 400 new routes, online booking during Diwali
Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation has started a new service to provide online booking services in holiday special bus services during Diwali vacation. So far travellers had to pass through a...
View ArticleCops know when you check into hotel
A software designed by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of city police is expected to save the cops the exercise of visiting hotels on daily basis to collect information of the guests staying there.
View ArticleHigh-rises lack fire safety measures
Most of the high-rise buildings, hospitals and shopping malls in the city, known for its fast-paced development in the world, lack fire safety measures.
View ArticleLand broker murdered in Nani Ved
A 32-year-old real estate broker was brutally attacked and stabbed to death by some unidentified men in Nani Ved area on Wednesday night.
View ArticleSixty-five bottles of liquor seized
A Static Surveillance Team of Election Commission recovered 65 bottles of liquor from a car on Udhna-Magdalla road on Thursday.
View ArticleTwo held for stealing 80 carat diamonds worth 2L
Their desire to purchase new bikes and make a quick buck led them to rob diamonds.This has come to light in the investigations regarding Rs 2 lakh diamond robbery reported to police on Tuesday.
View ArticleCandidate selection for Kamrej will be taxing
There is good mixture of urban and rural voters in Kamrej assembly constituency in the city.
View Article100 crore black money unearthed in a month
While the residents in the diamond city are anticipating a good Diwali this year, businessmen, traders, tour operators and real estate developers are reeling under fear.
View Article2 traffic brigade jawans held for kidnapping
Two traffic brigade jawans were arrested along with four others for allegedly kidnapping a grocery shop owner to recover a debt of Rs 90,000 in Udhna area of the city on Thursday.
View ArticleWeavers urge Surat police to step up vigil in industrial areas
Weavers in the powerloom sector have urged the police department to keep a close vigil in the industrial areas across the city as they fear the robbers to strike during the Diwali vacation when the...
View ArticleDiamond industry to remain close for 20 days in Diwali vacation
World's biggest diamond cutting and polishing centre in Surat will come to a grinding halt from Monday as 4,000-odd big, small and medium scale diamond manufacturing units will be closed for the 20...
View ArticleMolestation case: Three-year jail for madrassa teacher
A Mangrol court has convicted a teacher of a madrassa at Kosamba village in the district on charges of sexually molesting three minor girl students in June 2010.
View ArticleOver 55 BJP councillors in race for tickets
Over 55 municipal councillors belonging to ruling BJP are in the race for getting the party's mandate to contest the assembly elections to be held in December.
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