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Indore, Surat joint winners of Smart Cities 2020; UP wins 'state award'

Indore and Surat were adjudged joint winners of the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry's Smart Cities Award 2020, while Uttar Pradesh secured the first position in the state awards category

Covid-19 super spreaders: Surat starts green, white health card plan

The Surat Municipal Corporation in Gujarat has introduced a 'green health card' for grocers, vendors, etc to make people they come in contact with aware that the card-holder has been vaccinated

Covid: Frames of crematorium furnaces in Surat melt due to rush of bodies

The metal frames of gas furnaces, on which the bodies are kept, and chimneys are melting or breaking because of overheating and excessive use, an official said

AAP sets eyes on 2022 Guj Assembly polls after strong show in Surat

Kejriwal has now set his eyes on the 2022 Gujarat Assembly poll

AAP opens account in Gujarat civic polls, becomes No 2 in Surat

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday made inroads in Gujarat politics, winning 27 seats in the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC).

AAP emerges as main opposition in Surat civic polls, wins 3 wards

Of the total 120 seats across wards, BJP has won 28 seats and AAP has won 8, so far. The Congress has failed to win even a single seat till now

Factory reset: Surat's textile hub weaves a revival story amid Covid-19

Severely affected by the pandemic, the businesses have made a spectacular comeback

At Surat's Magdalla port, a boat race powered solely with wind

A race where boats powered solely with wind energy was held in Surat's Magdalla port on Sunday

PM Modi to flag off Ropax ferry services between Surat, Saurashtra

Modi will inaugurate the Ro-Pax terminal at Hazira and flag off the service between Hazira, a mega coastal industrial hub near Surat

Medium-intensity earthquake hits south Gujarat; no casualty reported

An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hit south Gujarat on Saturday afternoon, affecting Bharuch and Surat districts, an official from the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said

Surat coronavirus update: 227 new Covid-19 cases reported, 243 discharged

Surat reported 22 new coronavirus-positive cases on Saturday, the highest in Gujarat, raising its tally to 35,921, while 243 people were discharged and one succumbed to the infection

Surat records 225 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, tally reaches 35,036

With a single casualty, the toll in the district rose to 1,009, the official said

Surat coronavirus update: City sees 237 new cases, 257 recoveries, 3 deaths

Surat's tally has increased to 34,356, while the death toll has risen by three to reach 1,005

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani approves Surat Draft Development Plan-2035

Almost 80 per cent of diamonds sold in the global market are cut and polished in the city.

Surat coronavirus update: With 277 new cases, Surat count nears 30,000 mark

With 3 more fatalities, Surat's Covid-19 death toll reached 947, and 277 new cases pushed its tally to 29,036

Surat airport peak hour passenger handling capacity to triple Dec 2021: AAI

The peak hour passenger handling capacity at Surat airport, which is currently under expansion at an investment of Rs 353 crore, will be tripled to 1,800 passengers by December next year, the AAI said

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Non-experts must stop speculating on the virus

Surat diamond units reel under Covid, Delhi's well-planned battle, panic in Mumbai, which accounts for disproportionately high number of cases and deaths--news on how India is coping with the pandemic

Gujarat coronavirus update: 262 new cases detected in Surat, 12 deaths

Surat reported 262 new coronavirus patients, highest in Gujarat, taking the total cases in the district to 13,925

More flexibility for Surat diamond, textile markets but with conditions

Restrictions were imposed on the functioning of the two sectors last month as Surat witnessed a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases over the past few weeks

Unlock 3.0: Surat diamond industry crawls back to work amid relaxed norms

Number of hours of operations extended from four to six; industry is estimated to be sitting with a rough diamond inventory of over $2 billion before fresh supply can be imported for polishing