Tickling the tastebuds: Surat jail inmates switch over from cigarette to shrikhand

Sunday 4 January '09

Have you ever seen a bunch of tough, burly prisoners sitting demurely together, dribbling ice creams, munching chocolate bars...

No shops for Muslims: Minorities commission seeks action

Friday 2 January '09

A Member of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), New Delhi has directed the Surat district collector to take action in an incident wherein real estate brokers resolved not to sell or rent out shops to Muslims in the Rander area.

Diamond industry gasps for breath, hopes for a miracle soon

Thursday 1 January '09

The diamond industry has seen lay-offs happening in recent times. Many units in the diamond city of Surat have shutdown, leaving thousands of workers jobless and pushing some of them on the brink of suicide.

Police arrest four thieves with the aid of posters pasted across city

Tuesday 30 December '08

The Surat police’s move to stick posters of criminals at textile markets in the city showed the first sign of success when a gang of four thieves was arrested two days ago.

Chief Minister’s gems leave diamond unit owners bemused

Saturday 27 December '08

Narendra Modi's "warning" to the diamond barons about taking care of their workers did not go down too well with the unit owners.

‘Misbehaving’ councillor to be deputy mayor of Surat

Friday 26 December '08

In a sudden turn of events, the Surat municipal councillor, who had misbehaved with the municipal commissioner and against whom a police complaint had been lodged...

Surat police stick photographs of criminals at textile markets to curb thefts

Wednesday 24 December '08

In order to curb the rise in thefts and other criminal activities in textile markets at the Ring Road in Surat, the police have come up with a novel idea to stick photographs of miscreants who indulge in such offences.

Meltdown takes shine off diamonds, schools empty

Wednesday 17 December '08

Schoolchildren are the latest victims of the global meltdown. Unable to meet their basic requirements due to loss of business and jobs...

Now, schoolchildren feel the heat of meltdown

Tuesday 16 December '08

The global meltdown has already throttled Surat’s diamond industry and rendered many people jobless.

Terror gets local support, so no houses for Muslims: Surat real estate agents

Thursday 11 December '08

Claiming terror strikes like in Mumbai cannot take place without local support or contacts, Surat real estate agents and brokers have decided not to rent or sell houses to Muslims.

Surat police ready to fight terrorism sans bulletproof jackets

Sunday 7 December '08

The Surat police commissioner may have gone all out to keep any possibility of terror attack in the city at bay, but acquiring enough firearms and bullets seems to have proved a daunting task for the police department.

CCTVs to guard city’s safe deposit vaults for diamond

Sunday 7 December '08

Owners of the 50-odd safe deposit vaults for diamonds in the city are installing CCTV cameras inside and outside their premises to keep a check on theft and other illegal activities.

For these fishermen’s families, the wait has just begun

Friday 5 December '08

The family members of the three fishermen missing from the Kuber still hope they will return some day.

Surat police carve out commando force to battle terrorists

Wednesday 3 December '08

The Surat police have carved out a , commonly known as commandos, from the Surat police department, to take on terrorists.

AIDS awareness rally: homosexuals, transgenders participate for first time

Tuesday 2 December '08

For the first time, homosexuals and transgenders participated in the AIDS awareness rally on the occasion of World AIDS Day.

These sea hawks have no boats

Friday 28 November '08

Personnel in the only marine police unit in south Gujarat's coastline — Surat Hazira marine police station...

Sailor from Gujarat on board Stolt Valor returns home

Thursday 27 November '08

Thirty-one-year-old Deepak Tandel from Valsad was among the 22 crew members in the Japanese ship hijacked by Somali pirates.

Kingpins used us, we were told little left in life to hope for, say Gujarat blasts accused

Saturday 22 November '08

A software professional, a computer graduate, a mechanical engineer, an MNC data entry clerk, an air-conditioner mechanic — they are all in Surat police custody for their alleged roles in the Ahmedabad terror strikes and the failed Surat bombs.

Muftis may ban music, dance at nikahs, say it is un-Islamic

Wednesday 19 November '08

This may not really be music to many ears. The muftis in Surat have decided that music, dance and merriment during nikahs are un-Islamic.

Asimananda among invitees at Ram Katha

Thursday 13 November '08

Swami Asimananda Maharaj, who is missing since his Dangs ashram was raided by the Mumbai Police’s Anti Terror Squad...

Swami from Dangs under ATS scanner for Malegaon blast

Monday 10 November '08

Swami Ashimanand Maharaj of Sabridham in Dangs district is under the Mumbai Anti-Terror Squad scanner, after his associate Sunil Dhawde was arrested from Vapi in Valsad district a couple of days ago in connection with the Malegaon blast.

Maharaj of Sabridham on ATS radar

Sunday 9 November '08

Swami Ashimanand Maharaj of Sabridham in Dangs district is under the scanner of the Mumbai Anti-Terror Squad...

Diamond exporters happy at Obama’s win

Thursday 6 November '08

Gems and jewellery exporters in Surat have expressed happiness over Barack Obama’s victory in the US presidential elections, as they expect him to take measures to boost the bilateral business in the years to come.

‘Raj Thackeray playing dirty politics, dividing people’

Sunday 2 November '08

The Garvi Gujarat Uttar Bharatiya Sewa Sangh and the Samast Maharashtrian Samaj organised a meeting on Friday night to register their protest and condole the death of two Bihari youths in Mumbai.