In a shocking incident, female trainee clerks of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) were made to stand naked together for a medical test at a civic body-run hospital in Gujarat.
Surat diamond industry is staring at a loss of Rs 8,000 crore in the next two months is exports to Hong Kong are hampered amid Coronavirus outbreak.
The fire brigade got a call around 4 am about the blaze in Raghuvir Celeum Center, a large textile market located in Saroli area, said the official. Several shops were gutted in the blaze which spread rapidly because of the dress material and other cloth items stored there, an official said.
A loud explosion was caught on camera after a truck carrying LPG cylinders collided with a bus in Surat on Thursday. Both the vehicles erupted in flames soon after the collision. A video of the explosion shows huge fireballs escaping in the air after the explosion.
The accused in the Surat rape and murder case, identified as Anil Yadav is in his early twenties and hails from Bihar is known to the victim's family.
In a letter to the director of Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar, Air India authorities proposed to commence flight operations between Bhubaneswar and Surat from January 20, airport officials said.
Yashwant Ponikar, his son Bhavesh (7) and nephew Bhupendra (11) were killed when the motorcycle they were travelling in was hit by a speeding city bus on Dindoli bridge in Gujarat's Surat city, an official said
A video showing drunk Ganpati 'bhakts' 'welcoming' the god with liquor has gone viral. The revellers, as they should be called, can been seen holding what appear to be beer bottles. Almost everyone is drunk, dancing under influence, in front of idol of Ganpati which is a god of wisdom. People are not only drunk themselves but they making others drink as well, right there on the street, right in front of Ganpati
With two children and his wife to support, the 35-year-old diamond artisan is clueless about his sustenance and has been on a job search for two months. He lost his job after serving for six years at a diamond factory, which now he doesn't want to name, saying it will bring bad luck.
The accused, Ajit Vishwakarma (20), a resident of Hirabaug locality in Surat was arrested from his house, where he had sexually assaulted the girl on Thursday, police said.
A direct flight from Bhubaneswar to Surat will start operating soon, said Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi on Monday. The direct flight will operate twice a week.
Clashes took place between police and public in Gujarat's Surat over denial of permission for a procession, on Friday. Section 144 has been imposed in the area.
The Gujarat High Court has sought a detailed report from the state government on the investigation into the Surat fire tragedy that claimed lives of 22 students of a coaching institute last month.
There were three teachers in the coaching centre at the time of the incident. While one of them died, another received serious head injuries while jumping off the building.
All the coaching centres operating in high rise buildings will be inspected by the Director of Fire Services, who has been instructed to take immediate action for closing down those institutes running above the fourth floor of an establishment in violation of the fire norms.
As many as 22 students studying at an arts coaching centre on the covered terrace of a three-storey building Takshashila Arcade in Surat's Sarthana area lost their lives in the huge fire on Friday.
Most of the students who were killed in the fire were aged between 14 and 17. Some were expecting their Class 12 results on Saturday.
While people were busy recording videos of the tragic Surat fire incident, Young Ketan Chorwadia risked his own life to save the lives of many innocent children.
As death toll in Surat fire rose to 23, several Bollywood celebrities expressed anguish on social media.
Many died due to injuries sustained after jumping off windows to escape the fire. According to eyewitnesses, at least 10 students had jumped out to save themselves from the blaze.
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