Surat

Heavy rains expected in Gujarat on July 16; IMD issues red alert

Heavy rains in parts of Gujarat, one feared drowned

7:01 pm August 27, 2019

Ahmedabad: Heavy rains have lashed at least six districts in Gujarat with Chhota Udepur taluka receiving 271 mm rainfall till Tuesday evening, officials said. Chhota Udepur, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Surat and Vadodara districts have been receiving heavy rains since Monday evening, Met department said. While Chhota Udepur received 271 mm rainfall between Monday morning and […]

Rains likely in TN, Kerala, coastal AP; low pressure to become depression soon

Heavy rains batter south Guj; Valsad gets 203mm in 10 hours

11:14 pm June 30, 2019

Ahmedabad: Heavy rains Sunday battered parts of south Gujarat, with authorities keeping rescue teams in Valsad on stand-by due to rise in river levels and water- logging in many areas, officials said. Valsad received 203 millimetres rainfall in ten hours since Sunday morning, leaving several areas flooded, while nearby Vapi in the district received 228 […]

PM Modi hails judiciary for striking balance between development & environment protection

Surat: traffic cop seen abusing PM in video, suspended

8:44 pm May 31, 2019

Surat: A traffic police constable was suspended here Friday after a video purportedly showing him abusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi went viral on social media. Constable Kiritsinh Rathod was heard saying in the video that his job was to “rob the government, especially Modi”. He was also heard using abusive language for the PM. “We […]

Surat blaze: Two fire officers held for ‘negligence’

8:12 pm May 31, 2019

Surat: A week after 22 students were killed in a devastating fire at a coaching centre here, two officers of the Surat fire department, who had been suspended following the incident, were arrested on the charge of criminal negligence, police said Friday. The arrest was made by the Surat crime branch Thursday night. According to […]

Surat fire tragedy: Hardik detained after stir threat

7:07 pm May 27, 2019

Surat: Congress leader Hardik Patel was Monday detained by police after he threatened to sit on a hunger strike if the Gujarat government did not take action against Surat mayor and other officials over with the fire tragedy that claimed lives of 22 students, an official said. The Congress had sought permission from the Sarthana […]