Cooperative societies to be felicitated at the awards ceremony
The Surat Jilla Sahkari Sangh has organized a award ceremony and felicitation function for the cooperative societies in the district for the outstanding work done during 2011-12 on April 23.
View ArticleFire prevention week begins
The Fire and Emergency Services department of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will observe a fire prevention week on the occasion of National Fire Service Day from April 14.
View ArticleTribals in south Gujarat pay 90 per litre for petrol
For the tribals living in interior villages of Dang, Tapi and Surat districts, driving a motorcycle has become a costly affair.
View ArticleSurat awaits redevelopment policy
The fear of old structures crumbling in the Diamond City during monsoon haunts many, including those who stay in them.
View ArticleRTO to start night patrolling
Aiming to increase its revenue in 2013-14, regional transport office (RTO) authorities have decided to launch night patrolling to detain overloaded transport trucks, tempos and private luxury buses...
View ArticleAastha's promoter nabbed for fraud
Crime Branch sleuths nabbed a former police constable Yuvraj Sapkale from an apartment in city's Vesu area on Friday for his alleged involvement in a Rs 2.24 crore fraud.
View ArticleCop suspended for posting liquor pictures on Facebook
Senior police officials in Valsad were in a fix when they came to know that a constable had allegedly posted photographs of recently seized liquor on his facebook page.
View ArticleMangoes to arrive a month earlier in market this season
After a relatively weak last year for Surti Hafoos or Alphanso as it is called world wide, mangoes this year are going to be in abundance and are likely to arrive in the market a month earlier....
View ArticleMan injures his gentiles while making love in dark
A 35 year old man suffered fracture on his reproductive organ while making love in dark to his wife on Friday. The patient was operated upon successfully at Surat hospital and the organ was brought...
View Article15 year old girl ends life after tussle with 12 year old brother
A 15 year old girl ended life after tussle with 12 year old younger brother. The girl died during treatment at Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research (SMIMER).
View ArticleUnable to support children, father ends life
Worried about future of two children a 43 year old father ended life jumping from fourth floor of a residential apartment in Amroli area of the city. The deceased was also facing financial crunch and...
View ArticleMayor seeks list of illegal religious structures on roads
The number of religious structures on the road and land belonging to Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) was 438 four years ago.
View Article12 killed in trailer-bus collision near Kosamba
At least 12 people, including four women and two children, were killed and nine injured in a collision between a trailer and a bus near Kosamba in Surat district on Saturday night.
View ArticleDigitalization of cable to help govt revenue grow
The number of set top boxes in the city having a population of 46 lakh and 14 lakh household units is around 2.70 lakh, a slight improvement on 1.85 lakh registered cable connections.
View ArticleMan injures his genitals while making love in dark
A 35 year old man suffered fracture on his reproductive organ while making love in dark to his wife on Friday. The patient was operated upon successfully at Surat hospital and the organ was brought...
View ArticleSurat Municipal Corporation to implement 'no garbage container' policy
Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will implement 'no garbage container' policy on an experimental basis in Athwa and Rander-Adajan zones of the city.
View ArticleSurat's canal can't carry much water
The water carrying capacity of the 60-km long canal and creeks that pass through the city has reduced by 50 per cent due to seepage, silt and everyday trash thrown into them by the people.
View ArticleFive of family killed in accident near Sachin-Palsana highway
Five members of a family were killed and three injured when their car crashed into a trailer on the Sachin-Palsana highway on Sunday afternoon.
View ArticleTextile vehicles a 'menace' in Salabatpura
Residents in the walled city of Salabatpura area have urged the city police and the regional transport office (RTO) to curb the menace of transport vehicles loaded with finished and grey fabrics from...
View ArticleUndertrials attend court proceedings via video conference
With the help of technology, over 40 undertrials at Lajpor Central Jail (LCJ) in Surat attended the district and sessions court's proceedings, even though they were physically not present before the...
View Article