

Saturday 6 February '10
Several Kashmiri families in Surat can be seen begging for their survival. They request people to help them as heavy snowfall has destroyed their crops in the Valley.Thursday 4 February '10
A murder convict, who jumped parole 21 years ago and was serving as a priest for the past six years at a temple in Surat district, was nabbed and sent to Vadodara jail on Wednesday....Thursday
4 February '10The Navsari police on Monday arrested a murder accused, convicted for life, 21 years after he had jumped parole.Tuesday
2 February '10The upcoming religious festivals in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa have led to a labour crunch in the textile industry in Surat.Thursday
28 January '10Any one who wishes to become the son-in-law to Jayenti Prajapati, a diamond polisher in Surat, has to read a book on the four Vedas and pass a test based on it to qualify to become a prospective groom for his daughter.Wednesday
20 January '10Strenuous work conditions and meagre salary have been intrinsic parts of the police force, leading many personnel to end their lives.Tuesday
19 January '10The crackdown on 21 Indians in China for alleged diamond smuggling has led many Surat-based diamond firms to consider either a reduction or shutdown of their operations in Shenzhen and return back to India.Thursday
14 January '10The Surat police are on their toes after a radio frequency message intercepted by the Intelligence Bureau warned of a possible terror attack in Surat and Chennai during the Republic Day celebrations.Tuesday
12 January '10The Forensic Science Laboratory in Surat is likely to become the first such unit in the country to get ISO 17025 certification from the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), New Delhi.Thursday
7 January '10The power loom operators of Surat will be given insurance cover with accidental death benefit from now on.Saturday
2 January '10Evicted from their homes as part of a drive to make Surat slum-free, four women have given birth to their babies on the roadsides in the biting winter chill over the last one month.Tuesday
29 December '09All Mehboob Pathan (50) of Valak village on Surat’s outskirts wanted was a job in the city.Tuesday
29 December '09All Mehboob Pathan (50) of Valak village on Surat’s outskirts wanted was a job in the city. Having a Muslim name, he felt, came in the way.Wednesday
23 December '09Bootleggers in Surat are stocking liquor at their godowns to meet the year-end party rush.Tuesday
15 December '09The demolition drive in Jalaramnagar, J P Nagar and Ikbalnagar on Sunday and Monday has affected several municipal school students of the area.Friday
11 December '09In view of last year’s November 26 Mumbai terror attacks, the hotel owners of Gujarat have now started opting for insurance policies with add-on terrorism cover.Wednesday
9 December '09The Surat police have cracked down on a counterfeit currency racket involving US dollars and euros, which were being sold in the city at prices below the prevailing conversion rates.Sunday
6 December '09Overproduction in textile industry has compelled weavers shut down their units for two days in a week.Wednesday
2 December '09The booming embroidery industry in Surat is now struggling to cope with a plummeting demand, coupled with a surplus of stock.Saturday
28 November '09The wedding season is on, with scores of marriages taking place across the country almost every day.Thursday
26 November '09In its bid to have a foolproof security system in place to avoid any 26/11-type attack, the state Fisheries Department has made it mandatory for the fishermen of south Gujarat to carry a token book during fishing in the deep sea.Friday
20 November '09Almost a year after 26/11, families of three fishermen on board the boat commandeered by the terrorists off the Gujarat coast...Friday
20 November '09Almost a year after 26/11, families of three fishermen on board the boat commandeered by the terrorists off the Gujarat coast are about to receive compensation from the state government.Wednesday
11 November '09It would have been another case of juvenile crime for the Surat police, except that the 16-year-old boy arrested with a stolen motorcycle, confessed that he did it to buy medicines for his ailing mother.Thursday
5 November '09A short Hindi documentary —‘AIDS awareness to the people’ — by an event manager from Surat has bagged an award in the special category on AIDS at the International short films festival in San Francisco.