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- India
Property sold to minority woman in Gujarat sealed amid protests
A Hindu woman who sold her property to a Muslim woman in Gujarat’s Surat faced restrictions in early February after authorities sealed the property, citing violating the Disturbed Areas Act. The action…
- India
Air India Express inaugural Surat-Bangkok flight records brisk liquor sales
Mumbai: Air India Express’ inaugural four-hour flight from Surat in Gujarat to Thailand capital Bangkok saw good sales of liquor onboard, with some passengers claiming the stock ran out. The flight, operated…
- Middle East
33 trips to Dubai and a suspended principal: A flight path of misconduct
A school principal from the state of Gujarat’s Surat has been suspended for making an astonishing 33 trips to Dubai within just two years, with many questions on professional ethical corrupt practices…
- India
Damage to Ganesh idol triggers clash, stone-pelting in Surat; 32 held
Surat: An idol of Lord Ganesh was damaged after some persons allegedly threw stones at a pandal during the ongoing Ganpati festival in Gujarat’s Surat city, police said on Monday. After some…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad improves in air quality; Surat tops national clean air ranking
Hyderabad: Achieving a 20-30 percent reduction in PM10 levels, Hyderabad has been recognised in the Swachh Vayu Survekshan (Clean Air Survey) Awards. This progress places the city among the 16 cities to…
- India
Surat claims top spot in India’s air quality rankings, Nalgonda in list
New Delhi: Surat has emerged as the leading city in India for air quality improvements, followed by Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) and Agra (Uttar Pradesh). These three cities with a population of more…
- India
7 bodies recovered from collapsed building in Surat; woman rescued alive
Surat: The death toll in the collapse of a six-storey building in Gujarat’s Surat city has gone up to seven with the recovery of six more bodies overnight, police said on Sunday.…
- India
6-storey residential building collapses in Surat city; rescue operations on
Surat: A six-storey residential building collapsed in Pal area of Surat city on Saturday afternoon, leaving at least four to five people trapped under the rubble, officials said. A woman was rescued…
- India
Congress files police plaint against disqualified Surat candidate’s proposers
Surat: The Congress on Monday, May 6, lodged a complaint with the Surat police commissioner seeking registration of an FIR against the three proposers of the party’s Lok Sabha candidate Nilesh Kumbhani…
- India
Gujarat: Muslim cleric held for plot to kill right-wing leader, threat calls to Raja Singh
Maulvi Sohail Abubakr Timol, a 27-year-old Muslim cleric, hailing from Nandurbar, Maharashtra, was apprehended on Friday in connection with an alleged assassination plot targeting the leader of a right-wing leader, Surat police…
- Politics
Congress suspends Surat LS candidate whose nomination form was rejected
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Congress on Friday suspended from the party for six years its Surat Lok Sabha candidate Nilesh Kumbhani, whose nomination form was rejected over discrepancies leading to the BJP’s Mukesh…
- India
Loud music in front of Surat masjid during Ram Navami sparks row
In Bardoli town of Surat, Gujarat, the celebration of Ram Navami in front of the Minara Masjid has become a customary affair, often accompanied by hateful numbers playing on loudspeakers. This year,…
- Offbeat
Surat’s paan masala dosa sparks social media debate: Yay or nay?
Surat is witnessing a unique fusion of flavours as local eateries introduce a new delicacy, the ‘Paan Masala Dosa’. Combining the traditional South Indian Dosa with the spicy tang of paan masala…
- Middle East
IndiGo launches Dubai-Surat direct flights
New Delhi: IndiGo on Thursday announced direct flights between Dubai and Surat which will operate tri-weekly from February 23. “The addition of this strategic route to the 6E network is designed to…
- India
Indore, Surat ‘cleanest cities’ in India: Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023
New Delhi: Indore and Surat were adjudged the ‘cleanest cities’ in the country while Navi Mumbai retained the third position in the Central government’s annual cleanliness survey, the results of which were…
