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AIDS documentary wins special award at San Francisco film fest

Thursday 5 November '09

A 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.
Cops nab Pandesara man who tried to bury his daughter alive

Tuesday 3 November '09

Jobless and also clueless about how to raise four children drove a Surat-based mason to a desperate act.
Diamond units announce 20% bonus to get back polishers

Friday 30 October '09

With the rise in demand for polished diamonds, the owners of large units are trying their best to get back the polishers who had gone to their native places in Saurashtra and north Gujarat during the meltdown.
Surat police take stock of security measures adopted by Hazira industries

Thursday 22 October '09

The Surat police recently took stock of the safety and security equipment of the units based in the Hazira industrial belt to check
Surat police impart safety lessons to those leaving city on Diwali

Thursday 15 October '09

With a large number of people migrating to Saurashtra from Varachha, Katargam, Punagam and Kapodara, the police have instructed housing society presidents and secretaries how to take precautions to check incidents of theft in their areas.
Now, women cops to man 100 toll-free number in Surat

Thursday 8 October '09

In A first of its kind in the state, the Surat police have deployed women constables to receive calls made to toll-free 100 number in the Police Control Room (PCR).
Surat aspires for Antwerp like status, wants to become diamond trading hub

Monday 5 October '09

The diamond city is now aspiring to become a trading hub for rough and polished diamonds. To this effect, the Surat Diamond Association (SDA) has requested Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma to give the green signal for setting up the Diamond Trading Hub here.
Valsad police hand over details of three encounters between 2003-06 to CID

Thursday 1 October '09

The Valsad Superintendent of Police on Wednesday submitted the details of the three encounters that had taken place in the district between 2003 and 2006, to the state CID headquarters.
75 women recruited for traffic brigade

Tuesday 29 September '09

For the first time in the state, 75 women in Surat have been recruited for the city traffic brigade.
Default payments force diamond traders to opt for ‘cash only’ system

Thursday 24 September '09

The global economic slowdown has forced Surat diamond traders to give up their traditional methods of doing business.
To learn English, mums go to kids’ school

Monday 21 September '09

In villages of Olpad taluka in Surat, after mothers pack their children off to school, they pull out their own textbooks and read...
Gujarat Chand committees join hands to celebrate Eid on same day

Monday 21 September '09

This year, Eid will be celebrated on a single day in south Gujarat. For the last three years the festival has been celebrated on two days in the region due to internal conflicts between Chand Committees of the Sunni and Tablighi sects.
Textile federation asked to ensure safety of traders from other states

Wednesday 16 September '09

The textile businessmen of other states have complained to the Federation of Surat Textile Traders Association about the poor policing by the Surat police.
Ganesh Chaturthi festival comes as a blessing for blood banks

Tuesday 8 September '09

The recent Ganesh Chaturthi festival has come as a blessing for the blood banks in Surat, which were facing a shortage of blood for the last few months.
Ganesh Chaturthi festival comes as a blessing for blood banks

Tuesday 8 September '09

The recent Ganesh Chaturthi festival has come as a blessing for the blood banks in Surat, which were facing a shortage of blood for the last few months.
Schoolgirl punished for not paying fees, hospitalised

Sunday 6 September '09

A Local schoolgirl who fell unconscious after being made to stand under the hot sun for failing to pay the fees on time, and had to be rushed to the hospital, is now reported to be out of danger.
Surat eye bank bags award for highest collection in country

Thursday 3 September '09

Surat has emerged as the topmost collector of eyes for donation and has been awarded by the Eye Bank Association of India, Hyderabad, for this achievement.
Drive initiated to identify heritage structures in city

Monday 31 August '09

The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has initiated a drive to identify the old heritage monuments in the city so that extra care is taken for their preservation and people visiting the city get to know more about their history.
Unique ID code for Veer Narmad South Gujarat University students

Thursday 27 August '09

The students of Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VSGNU) will get a 15-digit unique identification number from this academic year.
Government land in Surat heavily encroached

Monday 24 August '09

Surat city ranks among the top in the state when it comes to encroachment on government land, according to a survey conducted by the district authorities.
Surat police come up with free helpline for children, women

Sunday 23 August '09

A special helpline has been planned in the city for children and women. Call toll-free number 1098 and a police team will rush to help abandoned children or women who have become victims of any physical or mental harassment.
‘Muddy’ lessons from Bengal: Surat turns to eco-friendly Ganesha idols

Monday 17 August '09

As the annual Ganesh Chaturthi festival draws near, many idol makers in Surat have been increasingly using mud from the Ganga and Tapi to make Lord Ganesha idols instead of Plaster of Paris, as is usually the practice.
Shivanand Jha on forensic science university’s governing body

Thursday 30 July '09

Surat Police Commissioner Shivanand Jha is a busy man with too many work profiles to handle. After the ouster of Deepak Swarup as Surat police chief...
Rain may spoil celestial spectacle

Wednesday 22 July '09

Preparations for viewing the total solar eclipse on Wednesday at the Surat Airport have been completed, but the presence of clouds could prove to be a dampener, according to experts.
Tribal students get English lessons from US teachers

Monday 20 July '09

Tribal students in Bardoli taluka now have American teachers. Five teachers from New York, including an NRI, have been teaching English at Bajipura High School and Madhi School.
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