Surat

Going beyond crack down on peddlers | Counselling for drug users & parents: How Surat police unit freed 165 from addiction in its first year

December 24, 2025 3:01 pm

Surat SOG's Anti-Narcotics Unit, the only such unit run by police in Gujarat, identifies drug users and counsel them by involving their families with the help of 84 psychiatrists and six rehabilitation centres

Gujarat bans rolling paper: Govt bans sale of rolling paper, cones to curtail drug abuse

December 17, 2025 12:24 pm

Gujarat govt bans rolling paper: Earlier on Tuesday, hours before the notification was effected, the Surat City police conducted raids at multiple locations to seize suspicious packets of tobacco products as well as hookahs.

How the elevated APMC, to be inaugurated by CM today, will help ease business

December 13, 2025 2:16 pm

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will inaugurate an elevated Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Surat on Saturday, claimed to be the first in the country. The renovated APMC will help decongest the premises and cater to the growing demand, sources said. 

Khair wood smuggling racket: Beat guard suspended for 'negligence'

December 12, 2025 3:43 am

Based on Barad’s reply – which was found unsatisfactory – the DCF of Valsad suspended Barad late evening on Wednesday.

From 85,477 in 2024 to 11,52,671 in 2025: 13-fold increase in traffic violation cases in Surat city, tickets for not wearing helmets rose 60 times

December 11, 2025 6:58 pm

From January, when police launched a drive, to the current month, the police registered 11,52,671 cases for traffic violations in the city, far higher than the 85,477 cases registered last year.

From 85,477 in 2024 to 11,52,671 in 2025: 13-fold increase in traffic violation cases in Surat city, tickets for not wearing helmets rose 60 times

December 11, 2025 10:46 am

Majority of cases in diamond and textile hubs; Police attribute rise in number of cases to strict action against traffic violations; factory owners accepted proposals to change closing time of factories at 10-30-minute intervals to reduce traffic

Surat businessman protests 7-yr-old daughter's initiation into Jain monkhood, moves family court

December 11, 2025 11:39 am

In his application, he seeks custody of both his children from his estranged wife: “Wanted to educate them”

Surat health worker dies in honeybee attack, wife injured

December 10, 2025 3:18 am

The village resident Jitubhai Sumanbhai Patel (45) was working in the fields with his wife Meenaben Patel (40). A swarm of honeybees from a nearby tree attacked the couple, severely injuring them.

Man 'steals cash, jewellery' from landlord’s flat; arrested in Surat

December 08, 2025 8:59 pm

The landlord allegedly recognised him from a viral video of the police handing the accused’s motorcycle to him after it was ‘stolen’

Nitin Gadkari gives green signal for two flyovers in Surat’s Hazira: BJP MLA 

December 06, 2025 2:18 pm

Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has sanctioned two new flyovers at Hazira and Ichhapore in Surat, costing Rs 190.69 crore.

Surat fire: At least 20 killed as flames engulf Takshashila complex

May 25, 2019 3:13 pm

While the Surat Municipal Corporation had conducted a fire audit on coaching classes in November, the rooftop establishment on Takshashila Complex escaped the radar because it “did not fit the definition of a coaching class”.

Amboli Village in Surat - A School Apart

September 07, 2014 11:49 am

Until last year, Amboli village in Surat celebrated Independence Day at its panchayat school. That was before it realised 32 HIV+ students were on its rolls.

Akshay Kumar flags off marathon in Surat

February 14, 2016 1:56 pm

Surat, Feb 14 (ANI): Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar flagged off a night marathon in Surat, Gujarat. Thousands of people participated in different categories of marathon. Physically challenged people also participated in the one-kilometre category of the race. At least, 12 physically challenged people came from Pune to participate in the marathon. The physically challenged were happy to take part in the marathon which gave them a new hope to live life despite challenges. Around 15,000 people participated in the marathon but thousands more came to the venue to watch Akshay, the brand ambassador of Surat night marathon.The fund raised through this event will be used for installing closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in the city, clean India project and improving facilities in a cancer hospital in Surat.

Diamond industry in Surat picks pace after losses

February 09, 2016 8:21 am

Surat, Feb 09 (ANI): The diamond industry in Surat has picked up steam after it witnessed a slump in business last year. More than 5,000 Surat polishers had lost their jobs since June 2015, as Chinese consumers pulled back luxury purchases, leaving jeweller with stocks of unsold jewellery and gems. However, Surat Diamond Association President Dinesh Navdiya said business was slowly picking up pace in the ‘Diamond city of the world’. He added that the return of workers has given a boost to the industry. Navdiya feared that the passage of Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill in the Parliament would have a negative impact on the industry.

Hardik Patel produced in court

January 21, 2016 7:53 am

Surat, Jan 21 (ANI): Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel was taken to the Surat district court early today. Hardik’s advocate Jaswant Wada said that Hardik had written a letter to the people stating the solution lies with the government and if the Patel community stood at a disadvantage, then he would continue the agitation against the Gujarat Government. Surat police had earlier submitted a 44-page chargesheet against Hardik in a case related to blockade of highway near Kamrej last year.

Why Are We Talking About Hardik Patel: Beyond The News

August 18, 2015 6:44 pm