Congress yet to recover from poll shock
Still recovering from the shock of being wiped out in Surat city, Congress leadership is yet to convene a meeting to look into the causes of its white wash in the assembly polls.
View ArticleWorkshop on women safety
Ladies wing of Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry, SGalong, with various women and youth organizations will organize a workshop on 'Women Safety and Security' on Thursday.
View ArticleGirl fights off molester
A teenager bit the hand of an eve-teaser who was allegedly trying to molest her in Varachha area of the city.
View ArticleSex worker gang-raped in Surat
A 22-year-old sex worker was allegedly gang-raped by at least ten persons at Bamroli area of the city, police said today.
View ArticleSex worker alleges gang rape by 12
Five persons were detained on Thursday in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 22-year-old sex worker on Wednesday night.
View ArticleYouth fest begins with a bang at VNSGU
At least 1,500 students from 30 universities are taking part in the 28th West Zone Inter University Youth Festival, which was inaugurated at Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) campus here on...
View ArticleKP Commerce College girls demands death for rapist
Around 300 students, mostly girls, of KP Commerce College took out a rally on Thursday to condemn the Delhi gang rape and demanded strict actions against the accused.
View ArticleSurat to leapfrog on development track in 2013
The diamond city aims to leap frog on the development track by setting up infrastructure to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore in the coming year.
View ArticleTextile traders demand solution to traffic woes
The city houses the country's largest synthetic fabric wholesale market yet not many traders from other cities like to visit it because of traffic chaos during the business hours.
View Article2 brick furnace owners caught using plastic waste as fuel
Gujarat Pollution Control Board has booked two brick furnace owners for causing pollution by using illegal fuel in their kilns in Mangrol taluka.
View ArticleRough diamond prices may increase in 2013
Diamantaires in Surat, which is world's biggest diamond cutting and polishing centre, may have to brace up for yet another hike in the prices of rough diamonds in 2013.
View ArticleSex worker alleges gang rape by 12
Five persons were detained on Thursday in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 22-year-old sex worker on Wednesday night.
View ArticleEight nabbed for gang rape of sex worker
The city police have arrested eight of the 12 accused in gang rape of a 22-year-old sex worker.The accused were nabbed on Thursday from Bamroli area of the city.
View ArticleAman ki Asha plays out at Motera stadium
"Make Kapil Dev the coach of Pakistan, pyar bhadega (love will increase)," said Mohammad Bashir, a Chicago resident of Pakistani origin, who is here after a fight with his wife to see both the...
View ArticleRegular Surat-Diu flights
Deccan Charters Limited (DCL) has announced that regular flights between Surat and Diu will begin from the first week of January.
View ArticleIncome tax sleuths swoop on realtors, lawyers' premises
In a major operation in the Diamond City after assembly polls, the investigation wing of income tax (I-T) department looking towards recovering unaccounted income to the tune of over Rs 100 crore from...
View ArticleHistorian echoes voices in history
For years the destruction of Somanth temple by Mehmud of Ghazni in 1026 AD has stoked a collective trauma amongst Indian society and projected as a reason for discord among major religious communities.
View ArticleDalit's house torched: FIR finally lodged
After 11 days of the incident when a dalit family's house was burnt to cinders in Pandva village in Balalsinor, the police finally registered an FIR against the miscreants on Saturday morning.
View ArticleSpecial team constituted to nab gang rape accused
The city police have constituted a special team to nab the two absconding accused in the gang rape of a sex worker.Eight of the 12 accused have been arrested in the case so far.
View Article10 injured in gas pipeline explosion
Official sources said fire and emergency departments received a call about a gas leakage near the municipal school at Hodi Bungalow in the morning.
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