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Angered By WhatsApp Message, Mob Tries To Attack Man In Gujarat's Surat

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 16, 2018

A mob allegedly tried to attack a man in Surat's Mangrol area today for sharing a message on WhatsApp that apparently hurt their religious sentiments, police said.

Gujarat's Sabarmati, Tapi Rivers To Get Seaplane Services

Ahmedabad News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 11, 2018

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has informed the Gujarat government it has chosen the Sabarmati Riverfront here and the Tapi Riverfront in Surat to start seaplane operations in the state, said officials.

On Video, Surat's 20-Year-Old "Lady Don" Seen Wielding Sword, Threatening Shopkeeper

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Friday May 25, 2018

A 20-year-old and her friend have been arrested for threatening a shopkeeper, extorting Rs 500 and forcing him to shut his shop in Gujarat, police said. In the CCTV footage, Asmita Gohil can be seen pillion riding Rahul. They can be seen going back and forth on their bike. They stop outside a panseller's shop, Asmita threatens him with a sword aft...

In Surat, Woman, Child's Decomposed Bodies Found Stuffed In Bag

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 19, 2018

Highly decomposed bodies of a woman and a child, as yet unidentified, were found stuffed in a bag in Dindoli area in Surat today, police said.

Holy Month Of Ramzan Begins After Moon Sighted In Parts Of India

India News | Edited by Amrita Ray | Thursday May 17, 2018

The moon which marks the beginning of the holy month of Ramzan was sighted in Delhi, Chennai and Surat Wednesday night, according to reports. However, there may be a delay in moon sighting in other states due to weather conditions.

AirAsia Offers: Daily Direct Flights Between Bengaluru, Surat; Flight Tickets From Rs 1,399 In Mid Summer Sale

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Thursday May 10, 2018

AirAsia India's domestic flight tickets on Bengaluru-Surat route start from Rs 3,999, according to the airline's website, airasia.com.

In Surat, Workers Of A Dyeing Mill Start Their Day With The National Anthem

Surat News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee with inputs from agencies | Thursday May 10, 2018

Workers of a cloth dyeing factory in Gujarat's Surat start their day with singing the National Anthem. Around 2500 workers in the biggest dyeing factory of the city assemble in a central courtyard and line up in neat rows to sing the anthem.

Giving Up Home, Boyfriends And Ferraris: Why Young Jains Choose Diksha

India News | Written by Radhika Bordia | Thursday May 10, 2018

Twelve-year-old Bhavya, son of a diamond merchant from Surat, loved Ferrari cars. Bhagyaratna Vijayji Maharaj, as he is known now, took a vow of renunciation a fortnight ago to join an order of Jain monks.

Here's How These Gujarat Jails Plan To Foil Prison Escape Bids

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 6, 2018

The prison authorities in Gujarat has planned to instal high quality sensors in two central jails to alert officials about any underground movement and foil bids by prisoners to escape by digging tunnels.

Singer Sona Mohapatra Tweets Mumbai Police Over Alleged Threats From Sufi Foundation

Entertainment | Tuesday May 1, 2018

Sona Mohapatra posted a series of tweets addressed, alleging that she has been receiving threat notice for latest music video Tori Surat

Surat Railway Station To Get Airport-Like Facilities By 2020: Officials

India News | Edited by Debanish Achom (with inputs from PTI) | Monday April 30, 2018

Surat railway station will get "airport-like" facilities by 2020 under a railway ministry's programme, officials have said. The Rs 5,000 crore project includes a bus terminal and parking space for 900 vehicles, they said

Security Provided To Family Of Asaram Rape Case Witness Who Was Killed: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 25, 2018

Security has been provided to the family of Akhil Gupta, a witness in the rape case against Asaram Bapu in Surat, who was shot dead in January 2015, ahead of the godman's verdict in Jodhpur today, police said.

Surat Diamond Trader, Family Members To Become Jain Monks

India News | Edited by Debanish Achom (with inputs from PTI) | Tuesday April 24, 2018

A Surat-based diamond trader and his family members will embrace monkhood tomorrow at a ceremony in Ahmedabad's Sabarmati area, trustees of a Jain religious body said today. Sanjay Shah, 53, his wife Nitaben, 49, along with their daughter Pooja, 26, and son Darshil, 24, would become Jain monks and nuns at the ceremony tomorrow, to be held under the...

Surat: Woman Jumps To Death After Throwing 3-Year-Old Son From Building

Surat News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 24, 2018

A 29-year-old woman, wife of an Income Tax officer, Monday allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the 12th floor of a building with her three-year-old son, police said.

In Surat Minor's Rape And Murder Case, Police Investigate Human Trafficking

Surat News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 23, 2018

The 11-year-old girl who was found raped and murdered in Surat on April 6, and her mother may have been victims of human trafficking as the person who handed them over to the man accused of their killing had demanded Rs 35,000 for them, and as such relevant sections of the penal law have been added to the case, a senior police official said.