New water supply network for Pandesara Industries to be set up
Tender scrutiny committee (TSC) of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) approved the proposals to set up water distribution network for providing potable and treated water to industrial houses of Pandesara.
View ArticleTrucks used for illegal transportation of sand to lose registration
Official sources said that around 17 transport trucks ferrying huge quantity of sand mined illegally from the Tapi river bed were seized during the surprise checking drive conducted by the district...
View ArticleIllegal sand mining: Geology department to auction 18 seized trucks
Geology department of the state government has decided to auction 18 trucks that were seized during the raid in Dungra village of Kamrej in Surat District last month .
View ArticleSmuggled teakwood worth Rs 7.5 lakh seized by forest department
The forest department in the district has seized a huge quantity of teakwood that was smuggled out of the forest range in Umarpada on Wednesday.
View Article3.61 crore power theft detected in 45 days
Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited's vigilance department and field staff have detected power theft to the tune of Rs 3.61 crore in south Gujarat in the last one-and-a-half-month.
View ArticleTwo kidnapped girls rescued in Bharuch
Two girls, aged six and five years, who were kidnapped from Nana Bazaar in Rander area two days ago, were rescued on Thursday.
View ArticleSmoother ride on city roads
Surat Municipal Corporation has decided to go for micro surfacing of its 1800 km roads.In the first phase, two lakh square metre of main roads would be covered.
View ArticleSwindlers making merry in diamond markets
Swindlers posing as merchants have been targeting diamond traders and manufacturers of the Rs 80,000 crore world's biggest diamond cutting and polishing centre in Surat.
View ArticleGolden Bridge turns 133
The 133rd} birthday of the Golden Bridge was celebrated on Thursday by some environmentalists and youths from the city.
View ArticleTwo women molested in city
Two women were allegedly molested in separate incidents reported in the city during the last 24 hours.Police have taken their complaints and started investigations.
View ArticleGas company contractor breaks storm drain box
A contractor of a gas company while laying the underground pipeline for the latter allegedly broke a two metre RCC storm drain box installed by Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Friday morning at...
View Article15 'dangerous' buildings in old city issued notices
After a quick survey before monsoon, Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has issued notices to the owners of 15 old and dangerous buildings in the old city area.
View ArticleSGCCI, US consulate to set up 1st American Business Corner in city
With the view to promote bilateral trade between Gujarat and the US, the US and Foreign Commercial Service (US&FCS) and the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGhave signed an...
View ArticleCity roads miss parking bays
Jignesh Gotawala, an interior designer, is scared to visit his client at Ghod Dod Road for he is worried about finding a decent place to park his car.
View ArticleConstruction of flyover hampers water supply in Surat
With the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) taking up the construction of flyover bridge at Katargam, residents in the walled city are made to suffer.
View ArticleIndiGo airlines may start daily flights from Surat
If all goes well, IndiGo may start its domestic operations connecting Surat with important destinations in the country.
View ArticleWeavers worried over acute shortage of textile workers
Marriage and festival season are weighing heavy on powerloom weavers in the country's biggest man-made fabric hub in the city.
View ArticleMan kills wife for refusing to cook fish
A woman's refusal to cook fish for dinner led her husband to kill her in Pipodhara village of Surat district on Friday.The village is located 30 km from Surat.
View ArticleCitizens dispute Gujarat Pollution Control Board report on Tapi
Tapi Shuddhikaran Samiti, an organization of environment friendly citizens, has demanded legal action against Gujarat Pollution Control Board officials for allegedly giving a false report on quality of...
View ArticleSMC fixes new auditorium rates
Anybody who plans to hold an educational seminar or religious meeting in newly constructed Sanjiv Kumar Auditorium in Pal area of the city would have to pay a fee of Rs 7,500 for period of 3.30 hours...
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