• 

  Amid spike in Covid cases, Surat to impose entry, exit curbs

  India | July 25, 2020 23:58 IST

  In view of the rising COVID-19 cases, the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) has decided to put entry and exit restrictions on visitors to Surat for a period of ten days, starting from Monday.

• 

  Gujarat girls discover asteroid set to pass by earth in near future

  Science | July 25, 2020 22:42 IST

  Two girls of class 10 from Gujarat's Surat have discovered a new asteroid. The asteroid named HLV2514 is expected to pass the earth in the near-future.  

• 

  Acharya Swamishree Maharaj, revered guru of Swaminarayan Gadi, dies of coronavirus

  India | July 16, 2020 15:05 IST

  Acharya Shree Purushottampriyadasji Swamishree Maharaj, who was positive for coronavirus, has succumbed after falling ill to the infectious disease in Surat, Gujarat.

• 

  COVID-19 scare: Diamond industry workers leaving Surat in large numbers

  Business | July 09, 2020 12:18 IST

  Surat Luxury Bus Operators Association president Dinesh Andhan claimed that on an average, 300 buses carrying nearly 6,000 people, mostly diamond industry workers, leave from Surat every day for Saurashtra and north Gujarat, from where these workers had come here in search of work.

• 

  Paan shops to remain shut in 3 Surat areas for 7 days

  India | July 03, 2020 21:09 IST

  The Surat civic body in Gujarat on Friday ordered the closure of paan shops in Katargam, Varachha and Sarthana areas for seven days from July 5. 

• 

  8 diamond firms in Surat partly shut after 23 workers test COVID-19 positive

  India | June 13, 2020 14:34 IST

  With the detection of several positive cases, certain departments of diamond units, including Shivam Jewellers, SRK Empire, Dharmnandan Diamonds, Rinkle Impex, C Dinesh and Co, JB and Brothers, and Royal Diamonds, have been shut, the civic body said in a statement. 

• 

  Migrants part of Surat family, provided free bus rides for them: Surat Municipal Commissioner

  India | May 26, 2020 14:24 IST

  Surat Municipal Commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani on Tuesday spoke to India TV during its special coverage #ZilaSammelan on how the city is dealing to contain the spread of coronavirus.

• 

  Woman walks hundreds of kms from Surat to Panna with disabled son

  India | May 14, 2020 16:12 IST

  Thousands of workers across India are walking to their villages amid the lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but the story of a mother in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, specially stands out.

• 

  Two Surat returnees among 3 test positive for COVID-19 in Odisha

  India | May 03, 2020 12:03 IST

  Three more persons, including two Surat returnees, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha, taking the total number of such cases in the state to 160, official sources said.

• 

  Gujarat: Central teams assess coronavirus situation in Ahmedabad, Surat

  India | April 25, 2020 15:07 IST

  Separate central teams visited Ahmedabad and Surat cities in Gujarat on Saturday to take stock of the COVID-19 situation in these two districts,officials said.

• 

  Surat: 12 health workers test positive for COVID-19, hospital to remain closed till April 30

  India | April 23, 2020 19:37 IST

  A Surat-based hospital has been shut after 12 medical staffs of the hospital tested positive for coronavirus, on Thursday.

Advertisement
• 

  Curfew to be imposed in Surat areas amid coronavirus crisis. Check list

  India | April 16, 2020 15:42 IST

  Curfew will be imposed in five densely populated areas of Gujarat's Surat in view of the ongoing coronavirus crisis, news agency PTI has reported. It will be effective from Thursday midnight to contain the spread of the deadly virus.

• 

  Gujarat coronavirus cases near 500-mark at 493; check district-wise list

  India | April 12, 2020 11:41 IST

  Gujarat coronavirus cases in the country are nearing 500-mark as confirmed patients are now at 493 while 23 people have died in the state. In Gujarat, a total of 19 districts have been affected by the novel coronavirus positive cases.

• 

  Gujarat shocker: Women trainees made to strip naked for physical test, checked for pregnancy

  India | February 21, 2020 17:59 IST

  ​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.

• 

  Coronavirus outbreak may impact Surat's diamond industry badly: Here's how

  Business | February 06, 2020 10:03 IST

  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.

• 

  Massive fire breaks out in Surat's Raghuvir textile market, 60 fire tenders rushed

  India | January 21, 2020 15:12 IST

  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.

• 

  Video | Massive truck explosion in Surat caught on camera

  India | January 09, 2020 10:40 IST

  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. 

• 

  Direct flights between Bhubaneswar and Surat from Jan 20

  November 23, 2019 14:58 IST

   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.

• 

  Man, two children died after hit by speeding bus in Surat

  India | November 20, 2019 15:07 IST

  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

• 

  Ganesh Chaturthi: Surat 'bhakts' dance drunk, brandish bottles before Ganpati in the dry state | Watch video

  India | September 03, 2019 18:04 IST

  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