Chemists down shutters in Surat
Around 2,200 chemist shops in the Diamond City remained closed as a part of nation-wide token strike by All-India Organization of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) against government's policies on drugs...
View ArticleSMC fines four hospitals for bio-medical waste
The health department of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) slapped notices on four private hospitals, including a well-known IVF centre, for flouting norms on disposal of bio-medical waste here on...
View ArticleNo public transport for 45 days
Residents of the city may have to do without public transport for at least 45 days as the transport contractor has taken 80 per cent of his buses off the roads.
View ArticleIPL betting racket busted, four held in Surat
Crime branch officials have arrested four persons for running a betting racket on cricket matches being played in the ingoing Indian Premier League (IPL).
View ArticleAbundant water flows in Diamond City
If people in Saurashtra and other parts of the state are facing acute water shortage, those in the Diamond City have abundant water to feel a sense of leading fulfilled lives.
View ArticleSeven booked in Pooja suicide case
Seven people were booked by police for abetting Pooja Agarwal, a mother of two, to commit suicide in her Parle Point house here on Thursday.
View ArticleSurat gets a new BJP team
BJP has announced its new team of office-bearers for Surat.The team is expected to carry out the campaign for the next parliamentary polls scheduled to be held early next year.
View ArticleLovers end life after girl forced to marry another youth in Surat
Two lovers from Naldhari village of Valiya taluka in Bharuch died on Friday during treatment after consuming pesticide. The deceased lovers were hurt after forced marriage of the girl with another...
View ArticleMother ends life under train, child survives
In a miraculous escape on eve of Mother's Day a nine month old child survived in a suicide bid by his mother on Saturday near Udhna railway station.
View ArticleWoman ends life after husband didn't take her to marriage function
Friday night.Her family came to know about the suicide on Saturday.
View ArticleVeer Narmad South Gujarat University to offer more language courses
Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, which set up Gujarati department in 2012 that will become operational from this academic year, is keen to start departments in Sanskrit and Hindi too.
View ArticleCastor oil worth Rs 13 lakh seized
Police busted a racket of castor oil theft on Sunday morning and seized nearly 200 litres of oil near Uchali village near Ankleshwar.
View ArticleSuicide: Husband in police remand till Tuesday
Ravi Agarwal, one of the seven accused booked for abetting the suicide of his wife Pooja, was arrested on Saturday soon after a violent attack on him by the deceased's family members.
View ArticleGujarat's Muslims most backward: Mohammed Fazlurrahim
"Muslims don't enjoy much social status in Gujarat. At least 50 per cent of Muslim population is backward and live below poverty line in the state.
View ArticleIndia wishes good ties with Pakistan under Sharif: Salman Khurshid
Minister of external affairs Salman Khurshid said India hopes to have cordial and good relations with Pakistan if former prime minister Nawaz Sharif returns to power in the recently concluded general...
View ArticleProfessor ends life after plagiarism allegation
A 26-year-old faculty of Wadia Women's College committed suicide by hanging herself at her house on Punagam Magob Road here on Saturday.
View ArticleKhurshid recommends early release of six diamond merchants in Chinese jail
Families of the six diamond merchants still languishing in the Chinese jail for the past three years may hope for some good news to come.
View ArticleBootleggers pelt liquor bottles at police jeep
Bootleggers pelted liquor bottles on a chasing police jeep while attempting to escape from the location on Kheragam road in Valsad district on Friday.
View ArticleNavsari woman arrested for duping Mumbai youth
Mumbai police visited Valsad’s Parnera village and Vansada of Navsari on Friday in search of a woman who allegedly duped a man in Borivali by marrying him.Police arrested two women for questioning.
View Article108 proves boon for young mothers in South Gujarat
The 108 emergency medical services have brought smiles for thousands of young women, who delivered babies in their vans.
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