Surat
Surat Gets a Full-Time Civic Chief After Three Weeks of Stand-In Rule
Rajkumar Beniwal takes charge as Surat Municipal Commissioner, ending three weeks of stand-in rule that began with the Nasirnagar demolition row.
Surat’s First Metro Stretch Targets a Diwali Opening, Away From the Old City
Surat Metro’s first 8.5 km stretch, Dream City to Althan, is being readied for a November opening. The route skirts the crowded core it most needs to serve.
Surat GMC Ragging Case: FIR Filed Against Four Doctors After Resident’s Suicide
An FIR names four senior residents in the ragging case tied to a Surat doctor’s suicide, the fourth such death at the hospital in seven years.
Stone-Pelting on Vande Bharat Near Surat Puts Rail Security Back in Focus
A stone-pelting attack on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat near Surat, with UP Governor Anandiben Patel aboard, has renewed questions about India’s high-speed rail security.
How Three Surat Chemical Traders Ended Up in a US Fentanyl Probe
US sanctions and a Gujarat ATS case have linked Surat chemical traders to fentanyl precursors reaching Mexican cartels via Guatemala. Here’s the full picture.
Surat Maps 180 KM of Creeks in a New Push to Stop Recurring Floods
Surat’s civic body has surveyed 180 of the city’s 188 km of creeks using drones and LiDAR, laying groundwork for a flood-prevention plan after this year’s waterlogging.
Surat’s Diamond Trade Bets on Lab-Grown as Tariffs Bite
India’s gem and jewellery exports rose in July, but Surat’s core polished-diamond trade fell 18%. Lab-grown stones and studded gold are picking up the slack.
Surat’s Embroidery Workers Wanted a Sunday Off. They Got a Mass FIR
Surat embroidery artisans struck over a weekly Sunday holiday. By day two, police had booked over 500 of them in an FIR after stone-throwing broke out.
Surat’s Dumas Liquor Raid Is a Familiar Ritual in Gujarat’s Dry State
Police broke up a birthday party at a Dumas farmhouse and detained 22 people. The raid fits a pattern that says more about enforcement than about drinking.
Surat’s Diamond Trade Got US Tariff Relief, Then Lost It Again
Surat’s diamond exporters cheered a February tariff cut, but a new US duty that took effect in July has erased much of that relief.
Surat’s Flood-Hit Textile Traders Turn to Export Conclave for Recovery
Surat’s textile markets lost over Rs 200 crore to July flooding. Days later, traders gather at a conclave aimed at growing exports instead.
Gujarat’s Rs 550 Crore Surat Flood Package: What Traders Can Claim
Gujarat’s cabinet has approved cash grants, subsidised loans and a one-year property tax waiver for Surat’s flood-hit traders. Here is who qualifies and how.