Surat

Metropolis in Gujarat, India

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Surat is a city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It used to be a large seaport and is now the commercial and economic center in South Gujarat, which is famous for its diamonds and textile Industries and as a shopping centre for apparels and accessories. It is the eighth largest city and ninth largest urban agglomeration in India. It is the administrative capital of the Surat district. The city is located 284 kilometres (176 mi) south of the state capital, Gandhinagar; 265 kilometres (165 mi) south of Ahmedabad; and 289 kilometres (180 mi) north of Mumbai. The city centre is located on the Tapti River, close to Arabian Sea.

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CM Kejriwal thanks people of Gujarat as AAP bags 27 seats in Surat local body Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on February 24 said thanked the people of Gujarat, especially Surat which defeated Congress and gave way to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to emerge as the main opposition party.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:25Published 1 day ago

Gujarat Municipal Polls: BJP's big win, PM Modi thanks people of Gujarat\| Oneindia News The BJP has swept the municipal polls in Gujarat with a winning performance in elections to six municipal corporations of Gujarat, winning Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Rajkot and Surat. Disha Ravi, the.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 02:28Published 2 days ago

Gujarat local body polls: Counting of votes begins The counting of votes polled in elections to six municipal corporations of Gujarat began on February 23. Counting of votes for Gujarat local body polls is taking place at a polling centre in Vadodara... Credit: ANI Duration: 02:08Published 2 days ago

Watch: Amit Shah casts his vote in Ahmedabad for Gujarat civic polls Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday cast his vote at a polling booth here for election to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and expressed confidence that the BJP will win the civic polls in.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 03:10Published 4 days ago

Students gift facemasks to soldiers in Surat Students of a school in Surat city have gifted approx 5,000 face masks to soldiers of Indian Army for their protection from COVID-19 virus. They invited Army Chief Gen MM Naravane and felicitated him.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:56Published 1 week ago

National Fighter Sports Club organises boat race in Surat National Fighter Sports Club has organised boat race in Gujarat's Surat on February 14. Several people, mostly locals from coastal areas of Dumas and Hazira, took part in a boat race yesterday. The.. Credit: ANI Duration: 02:16Published 1 week ago

BJP using cartoon characters for campaigning in Gujarat's local body polls Candidates of BJP are using cartoon characters for campaigning in local body polls in Gujarat. Characters like 'Motu Patlu' are being used in Rajkot to attract voters' attention during the campaigning... Credit: ANI Duration: 01:55Published 2 weeks ago

Surat bakery makes 48-ft-long 'Ram Setu' cake A cake shop in Surat made 48-foot-long cake as Ram Setu was believed to be 48 km long. Apart from baking the massive cake, 200 workers of the cake shop donated their day's salary for Ram Mandir.. Credit: ANI Duration: 02:02Published 2 weeks ago

Asaduddin Owaisi arrives at Surat airport AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi arrived at Surat's airport on February 07. He will visit Bharuch ahead of AIMIM's alliance with Bhartiya Tribal Party. Owaisi said, "I'm going to Bharuch from here. We have.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:41Published 3 weeks ago

2nd phase of COVID vaccine drive begins in Surat The second phase of COVID-19 vaccination drive conducted at a centre in Surat. In this phase, frontline workers including police personnel got vaccinated. COVID-19 vaccination drive rolled out on Jan.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:23Published 3 weeks ago

Massive fire breaks out in Surat factory, 24 rescued A massive fire broke out at a textile mill in Surat. Fire tenders reached at the spot and doused the fire. "We have rescued 24 people from the mill. Cause of the fire yet to be ascertained," said NV.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:42Published on January 29, 2021

Surat woman on mission to provide COVID essentials across 13 states A Surat-based woman has taken upon herself to provide COVID-19 essentials to underprivileged people. Durriya Tapiya will drive a truck from Surat covering 13 states across India to distribute face.. Credit: ANI Duration: 02:37Published on January 25, 2021

4 arrested for selling fake products in Jio's name: Surat Police On January 20, Surat Police arrested four people for "falsely" using Reliance's Jio trademark to sell products. DCP of Surat, Vidhi Choudhary said, "A case has been registered where a company called.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:14Published on January 20, 2021

Surat hit-run case: PM announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for kin of deceased Death toll mounted to 15 in Surat's hit and run case on January 19. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his deepest condolences on the truck accident tragedy. He also announced to give ex-gratia of.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:38Published on January 19, 2021

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Top takeaways from Gujarat civic polls as BJP registers impressive win, AAP beats Congress in Surat IndiaTimes - Published 2 days ago
Gujarat Municipal Election Results 2021: BJP sweeps civic polls, big setback for Congress In Surat, the BJP has won 93 seats, while the Aam Aadmi Party bagged 27 seats. The Congress drew a blank. DNA - Published 2 days ago

15 labourers killed, 6 injured after truck runs over them in Gujarat's Surat . The labourers were sleeping near the road when the tragic incident happened at Kosamba in the Surat district. DNA - Published on January 19, 2021
Work underway on over 1,000 km metro network in 27 cities: PM Modi "Before 2014, only 225 km of metro line became operational in 10-12 yrs. In the last six years, over 450 km of metro network became operational," Modi said. The Ahmedabad and Surat metro projects are.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 18, 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs Bhoomi Poojan of Ahmedabad, Surat Metro: Highlights Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday performed the 'bhoomi poojan' of Ahmedabad Metro rail project phase-II and Surat Metro rail project via video conferencing. The two Metro projects will provide an.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 18, 2021

PM Modi to perform ground-breaking ceremony for Ahmedabad, Surat metro rail projects today The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said the metro projects will provide an environment-friendly mass rapid transit system to the two cities in Gujarat. DNA - Published on January 18, 2021
Kruti Dharaiya wins the Geek Goddess 2020 champion's trophy, beats 70,000 women coders In a classic tale of a small-town girl toppling the tables, Surat girl Kruti Dharaiya bagged the Geek Goddess 2020 champion's trophy. This is her second biggest victory in a span of 4 months. Kruti had.. IndiaTimes - Published on December 21, 2020
Farmers protest a planned conspiracy by oppn: Gujarat BJP chief Talking to reporters in Surat, Paatil said, "This agitation is a planned conspiracy by the opposition to destabilise the nation, but the central government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not.. IndiaTimes - Published on December 16, 2020
Night curfew in Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot from today; here's what will remain open In view of the complete curfew imposed in Ahmedabad city, Metro services in the city will remain suspended on November 21 and 22. DNA - Published on November 21, 2020

PM Modi inaugurates Ropax ferry services between Surat and Saurashtra in Gujarat IndiaTimes - Published on November 8, 2020
Gujarat: PM Modi inaugurates Ro-Pax Hazira-Ghogha ferry service This ferry service will reduce the distance between Bhavnagar and Surat from 375 km (by road) to just 90 kilometres (by sea route), Modi said while flagging off the service. DNA - Published on November 8, 2020
Surat: Massive fire breaks out at ONGC plant, no casualties reported In a major incident, a massive fire broke out at an Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) plant in Gujarat's Surat, in the early hours of Thursday. DNA - Published on September 24, 2020	Parliament passes bill giving national importance tag to five new IIITs Parliament on Tuesday passed a legislation to declare the five new IIITs in Surat, Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Agartala and Raichur as institutes of national importance, enabling them to award degrees. The.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 22, 2020
Surat bakery to make 700-ft-long cake weighing 7,000 kg to mark PM Modi's 70th birthday The 700 feet long cake will be made at Sarsana convention centre on September 17. Nitin Patel of Breadliner said, "It will be a world record for biggest cake and also our way of rooting for a.. DNA - Published on September 16, 2020	Swachh Survekshan 2020: State-wise cleanest and dirtiest cities Indore has been adjudged as the cleanest city of India for the fourth time in a row in the Swachh Survekshan awards 2020 announced by the Union Housing and Urban Affairs. While Gujarat's Surat takes.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 21, 2020
Indore becomes India's cleanest city fourth time in a row, Surat comes second The Swachh Survekshan Awards 2020 were announced by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri at a ceremony. DNA - Published on August 20, 2020	Hotspots shift to newer areas & states as Covid cases rise Amid rising number of Covid-19 cases, the epicentres of the infection are shifting from major towns to neighbouring districts and newer states. In recent weeks, districts like Solapur, Thane, Nashik,.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 6, 2020
Surat woman cop who took on min's son faces 2 inquires Two more inquiries have been instituted against woman Lok Rakshak Dal (LRD) constable Sunita Yadav, who shot to limelight since she took on Gujarat junior health minister Kishore alias Kumar Kanani’s.. IndiaTimes - Published on July 16, 2020	Jewellery shop in Surat selling diamond-studded face masks worth lakhs A jewellery shop in Gujarat's Surat has come up with masks studded with diamonds that cost between Rs 1.5 lakh and Rs 4 lakh. DNA - Published on July 11, 2020
Labour crunch, high costs hit Surat powerloom units Praveen Dhameliya, a powerloom weaver at Diamondnagar industrial estate in Laskana, some 20km from the city, is left with no option but to shut the unit for an indefinite period. IndiaTimes - Published on June 14, 2020	Alderson points out Covid privacy issues on Surat, Vadodara municipal websites IndiaTimes - Published on May 15, 2020
Migrants grow restless, clashes in Surat & Bengaluru, chaos in Mumbai The suffering, frustration and despair of 40 days in lockdown began to brim its banks on Monday as tides of migrants desperate to return home to UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal from Surat clashed.. IndiaTimes - Published on May 4, 2020	Watch: Migrant workers clash with police in Gujarat's Surat They clashed with police and threw stones at them, following which the cops lobbed teargas shells and lathi-charged the agitated workers. DNA - Published on May 4, 2020
Coronavirus in India LIVE: Migrant workers clash against cops in Surat, demand they be sent back to native places The third phase of the nationwide lockdown began today DNA - Published on May 4, 2020	Irate migrants go on rampage in Surat, 19 held IndiaTimes - Published on April 29, 2020
Covid-19: Centre to assess Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Surat, Chennai These teams will issue necessary directions to state authorities for redressal of the situation and submit their report to the Central government “in larger interest of general public”, said the.. IndiaTimes - Published on April 24, 2020	Coronavirus Outbreak: 4 more central teams formed to assess ground situation in Ahmedabad, Surat, Hyderabad, Chennai Four new teams will be sent to Ahmedabad and Surat in Gujarat, Hyderabad in Telangana and Chennai in Tamil Nadu. DNA - Published on April 24, 2020
Covid-19 situation especially serious in Ahmedabad, Surat, Hyderabad, Chennai: MHA IndiaTimes - Published on April 24, 2020	COVID-19: Centre sends 4 interministerial teams to Gujarat, Telangana, TN The Union home ministry has sent four new interministerial teams to monitor the COVID-19 situation in Gujarat, Telangana and Tamil Nadu, officials said Friday. These teams, headed by additional.. IndiaTimes - Published on April 24, 2020
Palghar lynching: CID, Maharashtra police summon NCP leader Kashinath Chaudhary The shocking incident occurred when three men who were travelling from Mumbai's Kandivali towards Surat in Gujarat in a Ford EcoSport car to attend a funeral on the night of April 16. DNA - Published on April 23, 2020	Chinese administration protecting Xi from global criticism over Covid-19, say analysts Dr Suvrokamal Dutta, a political and foreign policy expert, who is also an external advisor with PV Savani University, Surat, told ANI, "Had China warned the world beforehand, perhaps the situation.. IndiaTimes - Published on April 19, 2020
Across India migrants protest, clamour to be allowed to go home Protests broke out in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Surat soon after PM Modi’s announcement of the lockdown extension on Tuesday with hundreds of migrant workers spilling out on the roads demanding that they.. IndiaTimes - Published on April 14, 2020	Gujarat: 80 migrant workers detained in Surat for disrupting law & order amid COVID-19 lockdown In Gujarat, the total number of coronavirus cases rose to 308 with 31 cured and 19 dead. DNA - Published on April 11, 2020
COVID-19 lockdown: Policemen in Surat wear coronavirus-theme dresses to create awareness Amid nationwide lockdown, police personnel in Mahuva taluka of Surat district donned coronavirus-themed dresses on Sunday while appealing people to stay at home and practice social distancing. DNA - Published on April 7, 2020	PM's constituency Varanasi among 20 best performing Smart Cities to guide 'laggard' ones The union housing and urban affairs ministry has paired up 20 best performing cities with the 20 bottom cities and they will work as "sister cities". Ahmedabad (1st rank), Nagpur, Tiruppur, Ranchi,.. IndiaTimes - Published on February 9, 2020
Gujarat: Massive fire breaks out at Raghuvir textile market in Surat The cause of the fire has not yet been known. DNA - Published on January 21, 2020	Surat artist makes PM Modi's portrait in diamond Akash Salia shaped a three-carat diamond into the map of India with PM Modi's face on it by laser inscription. Now, he wants to send the diamond to the Prime Minister. DNA - Published on January 11, 2020
Murder of Hindu outfit leader 'blasphemy killing', 6 arrested Twenty-four hours after one of the appellants in the Ayodhya title suit, Kamlesh Tewari, was murdered at noon in his office-cum-residence in Lucknow, a joint team of Uttar Pradesh Police and Gujarat.. IndiaTimes - Published on October 19, 2019	Rahul Gandhi appears before Surat court, pleads not guilty in 'why all thieves share Modi surname' defamation case The former Congress chief appeared before a Surat magisterial court and filed an application for permanent exemption. The court fixed the matter for hearing on December 10, 2019. DNA - Published on October 10, 2019
Opponents desperate to silence me: Rahul on defamation cases "I am in Surat today to appear in a defamation case filed against me by my political opponents, desperate to silence me. I am grateful for the love & support of the Congress workers who have gathered.. IndiaTimes - Published on October 10, 2019	Rahul Gandhi appears before Surat court in defamation case Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday appeared before a court here in a criminal defamation case filed against him over his remark: Why do all thieves share the Modi surname? During the last hearing.. IndiaTimes - Published on October 10, 2019
Gujarat High Court disposes of Surat Airport Action Committee's PIL The petition filed three years ago in 2016 had sought more air connectivity and frequency of domestic as well as international flights from Surat to other cities. DNA - Published on October 6, 2019	Watch: People wear Modi masks while performing 'Garba' in Surat People from all walks of life were seen in colourful outfits and donning Modi masks while grooving to the musical beats. DNA - Published on October 5, 2019
Surat: 1,800 people perform Garba wearing helmets to create awareness on road safety What a unique way! DNA - Published on October 3, 2019	Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry urges companies to speed up insurance claims The rains had resulted in huge losses in places like Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat as well as in parts of Saurashtra and north Gujarat DNA - Published on September 30, 2019
Surat: Women flaunt body paint tattoos featuring Modi, Trump during Navratri preparations Prime Minister Modi met Trump recently on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session. DNA - Published on September 30, 2019	Initiate action against Gujarat Pollution Control Board officials, NGT tells state chief secy The case pertains to illegal waste disposal in the Kadodara creek in Surat by a chemical company which lead to the death of two people and grievous injury to a third. DNA - Published on September 29, 2019
Surat market bans transgenders after community member allegedly beats man to death A notice was also pasted in the market banning the community from entering it. DNA - Published on September 27, 2019	Caught on cam: Parents, relatives thrash teacher for beating class 12 student in Surat school Both the incidents that took place in Ashadeep School in Surat, have been captured in the CCTV footage. DNA - Published on September 26, 2019

Surat

Metropolis in Gujarat, India

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