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In a first-of-its-kind protest, corporators at the Surat Municipal Corporation, the Opposition AAP members slept the night in the civic body’s meeting room. This was done to ensure continuity of their protest to denounce the ruling BJP’s “dictatorial ways.” It all started, when Saturday, the General Assembly proceedings were abruptly dismissed soon after the BJP […]
The body of a cashier at a luxury hotel (near Magdalla Cross Roads) in Surat was recovered from the basement on Monday. It is suspected that he was murdered for loot when leaving the hotel to deposit cash at the bank. The victim has been identified as Jivan Raut, a native of Odisha. Hotel insiders […]
Bottled water remains an area of concern given its “single use” dominance in tourist places. However, for Gujarat Forest Department, the change has already begun. The “Padamdungari Eco-Tourism Center” is situated at a distance of about 30 kms from the town of Vyara and 8 kms from the village of Unnai near Surat in Gujarat. […]
The Covid-19 Pandemic has harmed the world economies, including India’s economy. But, the Surat SEZ (Special Economic Zone) gave a ray of hope by increasing the exports by 250% in the past two years. Analysts credit the achievement to the United States and Europe’s embargo on Hong Kong and China following the outbreak, which benefitted […]
No. He is not a transgender. Neither does he take to cross-dressing as a fetish. He is simply Vikram who became Lovely to support his large family of siblings. Something, like the Ayushman Khurana’s lead role from the film “Dream Girl.” With Holi round the corner, word is already afoot among the Rajasthanis living in […]
Today, several Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) members flocked P P Savani School, Hirabaug, in Surat, protesting against burqa-clad students. The situation did not get out of hand as the police rushed to the spot. Although the police detained 12 VHP leaders, they were soon released. The incident took place, as a group of students wearing […]
In a democracy, it is definitely the right of the elected wing to choose their leaders. Surat Municipal Corporation in Gujarat has taken the initiative. Enough of Gandhi, Nehru and even Kalam in civic school classrooms. All the 217 odd Surat Municipal Corporation schools, including the 28 Urdu ones will have to keep a picture […]
While the crime rate in Surat has been on the rise, this incident points at social tempers hitting a fatal point. Post an argument in a cooperative society’s elevator, an elderly man was punched such that he succumbed to the blows. The deceased has been identified as Harsh Sanghavi’s uncle. The city police registered a […]
In comparison to the previous year, an increase of 25 per cent in the domestic violence cases were reported in Ahmedabad in 2021. As many as 541 cases were registered in the year 2021, which is the highest number of cases in the city since 2015. However, the year 2020 had reported 433 cases. Apart […]
Health experts already claimed the third Covid wave to be lethal for newborns and kids. A case from Surat has proved those claims to be true. Twin baby girls were born at Santaba Vidiya Hospital in Surat On January 15. The family was celebrating the occasion but soon the celebration turned into worries as infants […]
A meeting was recently conducted between textile traders of Surat and officials of Indian Postal services regarding the delivery of textile goods across the country. Surat textile is a giant industry that has a turnover of 65,000 crore rupees every year. It usually delivers goods worth 200 crores daily and nearly 350 crores during festivals […]
The team of Surat SOG on Thursday arrested a 19-year-old BBA student for selling hashish. This accused student was a frequent visitor to Himachal Pradesh. He mostly travelled via train and on his way back home he used to carry hashish from Himachal Pradesh. This son of a textile merchant used to sell hashish to […]
A day after the State reported a dip in daily covid cases Monday saw the dip in daily cases, as well as daily tally, stood at 13,805. For the past few days, covid numbers in the state are fluctuating as on Saturday the state reported the highest covid numbers recorded since June 1, last year. […]
As per a decision made by the managing committee of Surat Diamond Bourse – the names of the members shifting their business from Mumbai to Surat at the reception of the bourse for a lifetime under the list ‘Leading member of SDB that started diamond trading’ will be put up by SDB. The circular of […]
Sky-rocketing maintenance costs for the Surat mayor Hemali Boghawala’s bungalow are eating into the already city’s strained municipal budget, even as the municipal corporation remains allegedly rigid on implementing new projects in the city. While the small city is already under a financial burden, the inauguration ceremony of the mayor’s bungalow at Udhna-Magdalla Road cost […]
Gujarat, usually considered to be a hot state, is recording a notable drop in temperatures this winter. After the cold wave and rains, the state has yet again recorded one of the lowest temperatures this winter. Many cities including Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Gandhinagar, of Gujarat recorded temperatures as low as 9 degrees celsius. As […]
