Fire guts textile mill in Surat

SURAT - Property worth millions went up in smoke as a fire broke out in a textile-printing mill in Surat this morning.

Building collapses in Surat

SURAT - Five people of a family were pulled out alive from the debris of an old three-story house that collapsed here on Saturday night.

Common man will be insulated from oil price shocks: Deora

SURAT - The government will ensure that the common man will not be affected by the volatility in global energy prices, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said here Wednesday.

5.5 cr more LPG connections in five years: Deora

SURAT - A total of 5.5 crore additional households will be provided cooking gas connections over the next five years covering almost two-thirds of the country, Union Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said here Wednesday.

Large number of devotees throng temples on Ramnavami

NEW DELHI/SURAT - Thousands of devotees visited the Jhandewalan temple to offer prayers on the occasion of Ram Navami, the ninth day of Navratri festival on Sunday.

Women in Surat spread message on ‘Save the Girl Child’ through body tattoos

SURAT - Women in Surat are acquiring temporary body tattoos with messages of ‘Save the Girl Child’ during the ongoing festive season in order to spread awareness against the menace of female foeticide.

‘Dandiya on skates’ latest rampage in Surat

SURAT - Adventurous youngsters in Surat have taken the festive Dandiaya fever a step further by displaying the traditional dance on roller skates.

‘Garba’ dance reduces weight too

SURAT - As the nine-day festival of ‘Navratri’ approaches, the craze for ‘Garba’, a folk dance, has picked up amongst women in Gujarat to shed a few kilos before the much-awaited festive season.

Surat diamond traders hope to shine at China’s diamond festival

SURAT - Diamond traders in Surat are expecting good business during the upcoming National Gold and Diamond festival week in China.

Immersion of Ganesha idols poses threat to aquatic life in Surat

SURAT - The immersion of thousands of idols during the recently concluded Ganesha festival in the waters of Ukai dam near Surat poses a pollution threat.

Doctors in Surat beaten up for alleged negligence

SURAT - Relatives of a patient who died at a government hospital in Surat manhandled and thrashed three doctors on Monday.

Ganesha decorated with diamonds in Surat

SURAT - A temple committee in Surat have decorated idol of lord Ganesha with diamonds worth millions of rupees during the ongoing 10-day Ganesha festival.

Gujarat riot victims hail High Court’s directive to interrogate Modi

SURAT - Families, which were victimised during the communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat, have expressed their happiness at the Gujarat High Court’s green signal to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to interrogate state Chief Minister Narenda Modi for his role in the riots.

High tide in Gujarat

SURAT - High tidal waves in Arabian Sea lash Gujarat coast.

Waves over 8 metres high struck Surat and Hazira industrial cluster while many low-lying areas were flooded in knee-deep water.

Surat officials fear repeat of 2006 floods

SURAT - A ‘very rough Arabian Sea’ warning for the southern Gujarat coast during the next 24 hours by the weather office has given Surat district officials a scare and reason to worry. If high tides in the Arabian Sea hit the coast, the 2006 devastating floods which occurred here could be repeated.

Next total solar eclipse to occur after 123 years

AGRA/SURAT/GAYA - The longest duration solar eclipse, which was seen in various parts of India on Wednesday, will happen only after 123 years.

Clouds block view of total solar eclipse in Gujarat

SURAT - Scientists, tourists and school children in Gujarat were left disappointed Wednesday as heavy clouds blocked the view of the total solar eclipse.

India getting ready to watch an eclipsed sun

NEW DELHI/TAREGNA/SURAT - The wait to witness a once-in-a-lifetime celestial phenomenon ends at dawn Wednesday when an eclipsed sun rises over the horizon. And tens of thousands of people all over India are getting ready to wake up to a shaded sunrise and gather at rooftops, planetariums and parks to watch the century’s longest total solar eclipse.

Solar eclipse seminar in Surat

SURAT - A seminar on solar eclipse was held here on Monday as the country prepares to witness a total solar eclipse on July 22, the last of the kind to be visible in the country for the next 105 years.

Gujarat launches website for solar eclipse

SURAT - The Gujarat government Monday launched a website dedicated to the total solar eclipse of July 22, an official here said.

Women Sakhi Mandal destroy liquor dens in Gujarat

SURAT - Members of Sakhi Mandal, a women’s group in Gujarat’s Surat district, destroyed liquor dens.

Diamond cutting industry hopes for tax sops in union budget

SURAT - As the government gears up to present this year’s union budget, the recession-hit diamond cutting industry is looking forward to some sops, which could bail it out from the economical rough waters.

Surat gang rape accused slapped on way to court

SURAT - Shahid Saiyad, who has been accused of raping a teenager with two other men here, was slapped by a youth while he was on his way to a local court Friday, police said.

Gujarat textile traders pin hope on government’s annual budget

SURAT - Textile traders in Surat, who are hit by global recession, high bank interests and soaring cotton prices, hope for some relief in the government’s annual budget which is scheduled to be presented on July 6.

Surat police seek narco analysis of rape accused

SURAT - Police in Surat are awaiting clearance from a fast track court here for narco analysis of the three accused of raping a 17-year-old girl here June 12.

Surat gang rape fallout: no tution classes before 7 a.m.

SURAT - The Surat Police Monday asked owners of private coaching institutes and individual tutors in the city not to hold classes before 7 a.m. The move comes following the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl who was on her way to a tution class at 5.30 a.m. last week.

100 Bajrang Dal activists held during Surat shutdown

SURAT - Police arrested nearly 100 activists of the right wing Bajrang Dal as they went around this Gujarat city trying to enforce a day-long shutdown protesting the gang rape of a teenager by three men. All business establishments remained open despite the shutdown call, police said Monday.

VHP workers detained for forcing shutdown in Surat

SURAT - Police have detained some workers of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in the wake of today’s shutdown call given by the organisation, protesting the gangrape of 17-year-old girl here.

Surat rape accused to be tried in fast track court

SURAT - A day after an enraged mob attacked three men accused of rape, two of whom are sons of policemen, the Gujarat government ordered Sunday that the men would be tried in a fast track court.

Gang-rape accused bashed up in Surat

SURAT - An enraged mob severely beat up three men accused of gang-raping a 17-year-old girl here as a police team brought them for medical examination to a hospital in this Gujarat city Saturday.