Surat: Leptospirosis has hit South Gujarat leading to 130 deaths in the past two months alone. Most of the patients in a special ward at Surat's Civil Hospital are at high risk because of their occupation, that is, working in paddy and sugarcane fields. The bacterial infection spreads through exposure to contaminated water, often through rat urine, whether it is via open cuts or wounds, or when people ingest contaminated...
01:43 PM, Sep 23, 2011
Surat: Seven labourers working in the reactor building of the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station in Tapi district of Gujarat have been affected by radiation. The incident took place in the month of May this year, when they were painting the building. However, none of them has suffered any serious radiation, said the officials of the power station. For more than two months after the incident, the seven labourers were running...
09:19 AM, Aug 01, 2011
Surat: Every year, about 25,000 idols of lord Ganesha and other deities are immersed in Surat's Tapi river. Most of them made of Plaster of Paris and painted with hazardous chemicals leave the river polluted and dirty. But that's set to change. Following a Gujarat High Court order, the Surat police is cracking down on idol makers. As many as 6000 idols have been seized and six people arrested. From...
08:34 AM, Jul 29, 2011
Valsad: Ten men from Gujarat working in a UAE-based marine service company, who went missing, have been traced to jails in Iran. They have been convicted for smuggling fuel. Their families allege their pleas to the government has gone unheeded. One of the them is Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, whose family hasn't heard from him for almost eight months now. Bhupendra belongs to a middle-class family from Valsad in Gujarat and...
11:15 AM, Dec 23, 2010
Surat: Clad in burqa, mother of two, teacher in school – outwardly Yasmin Sajid Shaikh would seem like any other Muslim woman destined for a domesticated life. However, this 29-year-old is soon to be the state's first Muslim woman Deputy Superintendent of Police. Says Yasmin, who cleared her state public service exams, “I had enough confidence in myself to appear for the exam despite my difficulties. I never gave up...
10:06 AM, Aug 13, 2010
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03:50 PM, Oct 02, 2009
A newly developed software will help parents in keeping an eye on their kids. ...
02:41 PM, Sep 20, 2009
Surat: The Asodaria family in Surat owns a Ganapati idol which is a rough diamond that they imported 10 years ago. The specialty of this rock is that it resembles the Ganesha figure. The diamond was brought into India after its discovery in the mines of Africa. The family even got the Indian Diamond Institute to certify that this particular piece of diamond has never been processed or polished. It ...
04:54 PM, Aug 26, 2009
Police have arrested three of the six youth from affluent backgrounds. ...
03:25 AM, May 27, 2009
Diamond traders want o hire back workers they had laid-off. ...
03:42 PM, May 23, 2009
Some localities have decided to not rent, sell or trade property with Muslims. ...
08:54 AM, Dec 15, 2008
Meltdown has not only hit diamond trade but the education of traders kids. ...
12:59 PM, Dec 11, 2008
No imports of uncut diamonds between November 25 and December 31. ...
08:46 AM, Nov 18, 2008
Most of their money has been wiped out due to the stock market free fall. ...
03:07 PM, Oct 16, 2008
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