Govt nod for 27 town planning schemes
The urban development minister Anandiben Patel has assured Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) that final approval will be given to 27 town planning schemes of the city in the next six months.
View ArticleGopi Talav slum relocation plan takes off
The work to relocate more than 1,500 slum dwellers from near Gopi Talav has taken off with 678 beneficiaries being awarded economically weaker section houses built by Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC)...
View ArticleMohammad Ashraf Ismail Nagori was linked to Indian Mujahideen sleeper cell
Dreaded criminal Mohammad Ashraf Ismail Nagori, 35, who was arrested here on Tuesday along with his six aides with arms and ammunition, is suspected to be linked to sleeper cells of the Indian...
View ArticlePooja Chaurushi wins gold in South Asian triathlon meet
Surat's triathlete Pooja Chaurushi added another feather in her cap as she picked up a gold medal in the women's sprint event at the South Asian Triathlon Championship held in Pokhara, Nepal.
View ArticleSurat bags best city award
Diamond City Surat was conferred with two awards constituted by Annual Survey of India's City-Systems (ASICS) at a function held in New Delhi on Thursday.
View ArticleVeer Narmad South Gujarat University does a U-turn on fine imposed on Variav...
Syndicate members at Veer Narmad South Gujarat University were left surprised when the university bent its own rules on Tuesday during the syndicate meeting.
View Article13 clinics under scanner for flouting PNDT Act norms
After city police arrested six doctors, for allegedly determining the sex of fetuses, in Surat district, the health department issued notices to 13 private clinics for not submitting details on...
View ArticleBanks for greater scrutiny in lending to gems, jewellery sector
The banking sector has started exercising restraint while following prudent risk management norms when lending money to gems and jewellery sector.
View ArticleInstrumentalist Salil Bhatt enthralls Surt residents
Internationally acclaimed instrumentalist and inventor of Satvik Veena, Salil Bhatt enthralled Surtis in a series of programmes over the last two days.
View ArticleNagori was link between underworld and Indian Mujahideen: Cops
Police investigations into the recovery of 11 pistols and 62 cartridges have established a link between the underworld and terror groups.
View ArticleSurat boils as 2 women attempt to self-immolate
The trouble began at around 1pm when two women — Arasiya Bi alias Guddi Sayeed Sheikh (33) and Naseembanu Sikandra Sheikh (60) — came out on Kotsafil road complaining that Surat Municipal Corporation...
View ArticleWork on CC Apron to delay trains
Most of the long-distance trains running on Ahmedabad-Mumbai and Surat-Bhusaval routes will be delayed by 20 minutes starting Saturday for a period of two months following a block on the platform...
View ArticleIllegal structures of diamond units under SMC scanner
Diamond manufacturing units in Surat have come under the scanner of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) for indulging in unauthorized construction against the approved building plans.
View ArticleCops say women poured kerosene, soapy water on themselves
There was little quantity of kerosene in the soapy water that the two women poured on themselves at Kotsafil Road in the city on Thursday to protest against the methodology adopted by Surat Municipal...
View Article30 vehicles gutted
At least 30 vehicles and 100 drums filled with oil and chemical were gutted as two major fires broke out at a parking site of a building and a chemical unit in the city on Friday.
View ArticleSurat airport to have two aerobridges
The airport in the Diamond City is all set to match the standards of other airports in the country with the construction of aerobridge facility by January 2014.
View ArticleCash crops in 300 villages could wilt without water
Cash crops in tens of thousands of acres of farm lands in more than 300 villages in five talukas of the city are on the verge of destruction for want of irrigation water subsequent to a breach in the...
View ArticleCracker bomb found outside civic school
A handmade 'ball bomb' was found dismantled in a dustbin placed outside a municipal school in Hanuman lane in Sagrampura area of the city on Saturday.
View ArticleIndian diamantaires in Antwerp involved in major tax evasion
Indian diamond merchants in Antwerp are in the spotlight following the worldwide media expose on about 2.5 lakh individuals and entities from more than 170 countries that evaded taxes by setting up...
View Article'Nagori wanted to target '02 rioters'
A local court has extended the police remand of Mohammad Ashraf Ismail Nagori, Abdul Samad alias Malbari Gulam Moiyudding Shaikh and Sunil alias Shankar Sutar Chauhan till Sunday evening.
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