Fire in embroidery unit following LPG leakage and blast
Following a leakage, two LPG gas cylinders burst in an embroidery unit located on Aswinikumar road of Varacha area of the city on late Monday evening.
View ArticleDeposition of rain water in private plot a health hazard for people
Deposition of large amount of rain water in privately owned open plots in Rander zone of the city has created a huge health hazards for the people of the city.
View ArticleSurat Municipal Corporation's anti-mosquito campaign gains momentum
Health department of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) carried out surprise checking at around 3.78 lakh spots to bring down the mosquito density under its jurisdiction.
View Article200 pilgrims from Surat stranded in Uttarakhand
Nearly 200 tourists from the city, mostly aged persons, have been stranded in different parts of flood-ravaged Uttarakhand since almost two days.
View ArticleUmbrella fabric makers face dragon threat
The country's biggest man-made fabric industry in Surat is the lone manufacturer of umbrella fabric using nylon and polyester. Sadly, the fabric manufacturers have been facing stiff competition from...
View ArticleSachin bridge to make twin-city concept a reality
The 700-metre-long rail overbridge at Sachin on Surat-Navsari Road is now ready after one-year delay.The work on the two-lane overbridge had started four years ago.
View ArticleWater level at Ukai rising
The water level at Ukai dam continued to rise for the second day even as there was no report of major rainfall in the catchment areas of Tapi river in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in the past 24...
View ArticleLeopard enters poultry farm, kills 15 chickens
A leopard entered a poultry farm near tribal Gadhkachh village of Mangrol taluka in Surat district around 1.30 am on Tuesday.
View ArticleSchoolteacher alters his 1986 marksheet
The Veer Narmad South Gujarat University has found that a schoolteacher had increased his total marks by 100 by just altering a digit in his 1986 marksheet.
View ArticleI-T launches search operation in Surat, Valsad
The investigation wing of income tax department has launched a massive search and seizure operation against a pharmaceutical company, some real estate developers and a liquor company in Surat and...
View ArticleSMC in no hurry to throw open new bridges
Thousands of residents in the city are unhappy over the reported decision of Surat Municipal Corporation to not throw open two flyovers and six bridges on the creeks for public use, though they are ready.
View ArticleSelf demolition of structures built on encroached land in Surat
Two structures built in Varacha zone on civic body land in 1995 illegally are being demolished by residents themselves.
View Article10 gates of weir-causeway opened to public
Following heavy rains at the beginning of monsoon, civic authorities take steps to maintain levels below overflow mark.
View ArticleMonsoon management plan may be pre-poned
With the early advent of monsoon, authorities at Ukai dam might have to pre-pone implementing their monsoon water management plan this year.
View ArticleKin relieved as chopper begins air-lifting stranded Surtis
Residents of the Diamond City whose family members are stuck in disaster hit areas of Uttarakhand heaved a sigh of relief when they were informed about the starting of a chopper service from Gaurikund...
View ArticleWilliam's 5th great grandmother was witness to start of British rule in India
The period of early 19th century during which Prince William's maternal ancestors lived in city was the same when the Surat's rule was transferred to British by the then Nawab of Surat.
View ArticleRising sparks fears of defaults
Diamond industry fears that there would be rising cases of defaults of small and medium diamantaires as well as traders if the rupee does not recover quickly.
View ArticleMahuva farmer stuns all with mangoes weighing 3 kg
With the thumping start of monsoon, mangoes have started gradually disappearing from the market. But towards the fag end of the season, a farmer of Mahuva taluka in Surat has come up with a mango as...
View Article56 stuck near brick furnace, rescued
A group of 56 workers including 12 women and 23 children were rescued by personnel of Surat fire brigade and expert swimmers on Wednesday.
View ArticleSGCCI's new president takes a slew of initiatives for city's trade and commerce
Kamlesh Yagnik, the newly elected president of Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) has decided to take a slew of initiatives for the welfare of trade and commerce in the city.
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