Bharuch RTO inspector nabbed taking Rs 50k bribe
Assistant regional transport officer (RTO) of Bharuch Regional Transport Office (RTO) was nabbed red-handed taking a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a transporter in Kamrej on Wednesday morning.
View ArticleSurat clocks highest household growth
The Diamond City has beaten all the other prime cities hands down to notch the top slot when it comes to the growth of households in the state in the last one decade.
View Article'Only realtors will gain from Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor'
An awareness movement to inform citizens about adverse effects of Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) has been launched by National Alliance of People's Movement (NAPM).
View ArticleMaths scare made teenager flee home
A teenager, whose parents thought that he had been kidnapped and had also registered a police complaint in this connection, had actually run away from home fearing the Class X mathematics paper of the...
View ArticleJewellers meet to discuss effects of money laundering in retail sector
Hundreds of jewellers from the south Gujarat region including Surat, Navsari, Bharuch, Kosamba and Valsad participated in a meeting organised by the Gujarat region of the All India Gems and Jewellery...
View ArticlePregnant woman raped in Punagam
A 22-year-old pregnant woman was allegedly raped by Ganesh Prajapati, 25, here on Wednesday evening.The victim had gone to deliver laces to the accused's house.
View ArticleShutdown against tax drive
Diamond markets in Varachha and Mahidharpura remained closed on Thursday to protest against Surat Municipal Corporation's move to seal shops and offices of defaulters in its drive to collect...
View ArticleRules to be tweaked for Outer Ring Road
Surat Urban Development Authority plans to suggest to the state government the need to relax road margin laws and amending the height regulations in the Development Control Rules ( DCR ) of its eight...
View ArticleSix held for teakwood theft
Forest officials in Bharuch have nabbed six people involved in teakwood theft.They have also seized a truck carrying the stolen teakwood worth Rs 5.20 lakh.
View ArticleDiamantaires to take lessons on identifying synthetic diamonds
Diamantaires in the world’s biggest diamond cutting and polishing centre will take lessons on the identification tips and techniques related to synthetic diamonds at the seminar organised by the Gems...
View ArticleNormalcy returns in diamond markets after Thursday’s bandh
After observing a day’s closure on Thursday, the diamond markets in Varachha and Mahidharpura have started normal operations from Friday.
View ArticleDeputy collector held taking Rs 1.75 lakh bribe
A sub-divisional magistrate and a deputy mamlatdar of Bardoli were nabbed by Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.75 lakh from a businessman on Friday.
View ArticlePolitical interferennce affects cooperatives: Jagdish Mulani
Rohit Shukla, former professor of economics at Sardar Patel Institute of Social and Economic Research, Ahmedabad, gave a special lecture on Dr Verghese Kurien's contribution to the growth of milk...
View ArticleNarendra Modi's 3D shows get into Guinness Book of World Records
Chief minister Narendra Modi has got recognition in the Guinness Book of World Records for organizing highest number of 3D shows during his 2012 assembly election campaign.
View ArticleFire safety overlooked at Rushabh Apartment in Surat's Adarsh Society
The 10-storeyed Rushabh Apartment built in 1984 in Adarsh Society was pride of the area as it was the only multi-storeyed building there then.
View ArticleBalcony collapses, 3 vehicles damaged
A 130-feet long parapet on the the first floor of a 40-year-old building near Singapuri Wadi in Rustampura area of the city collapsed at 7 am on Friday.However, there was no casualty.
View ArticleDiamond manufacturers, traders differ over professional tax protest
A majority of diamond manufacturers from Saurashtra are unhappy over the protest by diamond traders, especially from north Gujarat in Mahidharpura diamond market, against the payment of professional...
View ArticleReal estate activity stalled in Bharuch, Ankleshwar
Real estate activity in 96 villages of Bharuch and Ankleshwar has come to a halt since January 2011 when the state urban development ministry notified Bharuch Ankleshwar Urban Development Authority...
View ArticleSurat Municipal Corporation stalls Kakrapar water project
The ruling BJP leaders in Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) have deferred decision on the project proposal submitted by urban planners to lay pipelines from Kakrapar weir, some 60 km from the city, to...
View Article2 women held with minor sons for thefts
Special Operations Group (SOG) of police nabbed two women along with their two minor sons in Varachha and recovered stolen cash and valuables worth Rs 37,000 from them here on Friday.
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