Sadhvi showed shades of Phoolan Oct 29, 2008
SURAT: About 15 years ago, a group of boys made lewd remarks at two college-going girls in a bus in Bhind, Madhya Pradesh ... Pragya became known for her fiery speeches on religion and was even invited to address public meetings in Surat during the 2002 Gujarat Assembly elections ... "She was a firebrand speaker," said a BJP worker in Surat, where her family shifted to some years ago. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Gujarati beauty lights up UK this Diwali Oct 29, 2008
Jitu Desai, who hails from a village near Surat and moved to UK at the age of 14. Preeti is the first person of Indian origin to win the Miss Great Britain title. (India Times, India)
Meltdown takes wind out of Suzlons sails Oct 27, 2008
Had his textile venture in Surat not faced a problem of increasing electricity costs, he would not have got a wind of opportunities offered by alternative sources of energy. His firm catapulted to the top-20 valuable companies in India, after a highly successful initial public offer. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Blast accused sadhvi's house raided Oct 27, 2008
The Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad recently arrested the sadhvi near Surat in connection with Malegaon and Modasa blasts. . (Sify.com, India)
Surat takes a cut in costliest jewel Oct 25, 2008
SURAT: When the world's leading diamond jewellery maker, House of Graff of London unveiled its most fabulous jewel - the 223. 35 carats 'Lesotho Promise' diamond necklace worth $50 million (Rs 300 crore) in Monte-Carlo in August last, not many wealthy visitors there knew about its Surat connection ... But, soon the world will know how the 15th largest rough diamond of 603 carats got the 26-piece wonder cut on a machine manufactured by Surat-based Lexus (India). (India Times, India -- Community News)
Biker sanyasin in jail for Malegaon blast Oct 25, 2008
Karkare said that the motor bike used in Malegaon bomb blast belonged to Thakur who is now a sadhvi and regularly visited Surat to deliver religious lectures. Thakur and Sahu had spoken to each other for 400 minutes on the cellphone over several days after the Malegaon blast, an ATS officer said. (India Times, India)
Sadhvi linked to Malegaon blasts Oct 24, 2008
The ATS breakthrough was the motorcycle used in the blast, which led to the owner in Surat said to have Hindutva links. The ATS said that this group could also be behind the blast in Modasa in Gujarat the same day. (NDTV.com)
For an integrated rural-urban policy Oct 20, 2008
Of our cities, Mumbai has the highest number of migrants by far, followed by Delhi, Kolkata, Pune and Surat. As a share of total population, Surat has the highest composition of migrants, with 31 ... Rural-urban migration is highest in Surat, where the share of rural migrants in total migrants is as high as 78. (India Times)
Angadias looted at gunpoint Oct 20, 2008
Officials added that Gujarat Angadia pedhi generally deals with transporting consignents for Gujarati diamond traders settled in Mumbai and Surat and Ahmedabad. Text. (Times of India)
Akshardham case: Accused arrested Oct 20, 2008
According to sources, the hubs of illegal hawala network in Gujarat are located at Bharuch and Mehsana, with sub-operators strewn across urban centres like Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot. Text. (India Times, India)
Mythili Bhusnurmath: Jet layoffs Oct 19, 2008
Thats much less than the numbers who lost their jobs in export industries in Tirupur, Moradabad and Surat when the rupee appreciated last year and, going forward, are likely to lose their jobs if the global slowdown continues. At the macro level therefore, the layoffs dont mean very much. (India Times)
Raise Nano like Yashoda's Krishna: Narendra Modi Oct 11, 2008
We want to make Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar and other cities strong pillars on which Gujarat will stand. Plus, we are building new cities, like the financial city. (Times of India)
In brief: Different terror modules Oct 7, 2008
Police say he played in active role in the Surat case, in which 18 bombs were found and defused and two vehicles were found full of explosives ... He is also suspected to be involved in the Surat case ... Zakir Shaikh The 26-year-old trained in Pakistan and is involved in the Surat bombs case. (India Times, India -- Community News)
15 Indian Mujahideen men arrested Oct 7, 2008
Mumbai: Mumbai police have arrested 15 more suspected terror outfit Indian Mujahideen activists in connection with bomb blasts in Delhi, Ahmedabad, Surat and Bangalore and claimed to have foiled attempted blasts during Navaratri celebration in the city ... Those arrested include ten persons who had allegedly planted bombs in Surat, eight people involved in Ahemedabad blasts and four persons from the media wing of the IM who had sent threatening emails before the blasts, joint commissioner of... (Sify.com, India)
MNC techie sent terror emails:Police Oct 7, 2008
MUMBAI: In what is touted as the 'biggest manhunt' in India, the Mumbai police on Monday claimed to have nabbed key members of the terror module allegedly responsible for the bomb blasts in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and planting bombs in the diamond city of Surat. ( ). (India Times, India)
IB to go hi-tech, get more manpower to fight terror Oct 6, 2008
Referring to how new technologies were increasingly being used by jihadis for assembling bombs (using integrated chips for the first time in Bangalore and Surat operations) and networking among themselves through Internet, the official said, "Since terrorists the world over are using new communication technologies as 'weapon of mass influence' for the warfare, we cannot afford to function in the traditional way even though it has its own importance.". Though the official did not disclose the... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Local traders are funding terror Ops: Mangalore cops Oct 5, 2008
They have admitted to having collaborated in the placing of several bombs in Surat, which did not go off,'' Prasad said. Senior officials said that Bhatkal, a Mangalore resident, had been to Mumbai earlier, but for the past few months, he was in Mangalore itself. (Times of India)
Gujarat ex-minister gets 20-yr RI Oct 5, 2008
SURAT: Close to 15 years after two bomb explosions rocked Surat, 12 people including former state fisheries minister Mohammed Surti were convicted under various offences including murder, conspiracy and sections of Arms Act on Saturday ... Later, another blast was carried out at Surat railway station on April 22, 1993. (Times of India)
Surat bombings: Ex-minister gets 20 years Oct 5, 2008
Ex-minister gets 20 years in jail for role in Surat bombings - Sify ... Ex-minister gets 20 years in jail for role in Surat bombings ... Ahmedabad: Former Gujarat minister Mohammad Surti of the Congress party was sentenced to 20 years in jail Saturday for his role in the 1993 twin bombings in Surat. (Sify.com, India)
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Bollywood box-office report of the week Sep 25, 2008
50 lakhs from Surat, 1 ... 60 lakhs from Surat, 4 lakhs from Baroda, 1 ... 65 lakhs from Surat, 5. (GlamSham)
Akruti eyes bus terminals, warehouses Sep 24, 2008
In the first phase, Akruti City will redevelop 5-7 bus terminals in towns such as Baroda, Surat and Mehsana in Gujarat. Akruti, in turn, will get around 2-3 million square feet of area for commercial and retail development. (India Times)
Mall Mania: Big brands plan pullout Sep 21, 2008
ETAM has so far closed four stores, all in malls, in cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Surat and Ahmedabad. Reebok has closed two of its five stores in the Great India Place in Gurgaon. (India Times)
Lashkar behind Delhi bombers: Police Sep 21, 2008
They had found evidence to suggest Bashir played a key role in the blasts in UP courts, Ahmedabad and Jaipur and the failed attack on Surat ... However, the two said that they have no clue about the module which planted the bombs in Surat. (India Times, India)
Islamabad rides a terror tiger Sep 20, 2008
The recent terrorist operations in Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Surat (July 25-27), for example, are thought by Indian security officials to have been made possible by the support of D-Company and SIMI for the aforementioned terrorist groups. Pakistan's economic undermining of India's economy also seems to be executed by the same set of organizations. (Asia Times Online)
Centre-Gujarat coordination brought Delhi shootout success Sep 20, 2008
According to sources critical inputs came from the Gujarat police, which has extracted reams of crucial information from the SIMI/Indian Mujahideen activists being held for the Ahmedabad blasts and the failed attack on the diamond city of Surat. The IB officials, after the input had been vetted by their units in Maharashtra and Gujarat, passed it on to Delhi Police which developed it with the help of scientific investigation before zeroing in on the hideout at L-18 at Batla House in Jamia Nagar. (India Times, India -- Community News)
2 militants, cop killed in Delhi encounter Sep 20, 2008
He allegedly went to Gujarat with 10 people on July 24 and returned on July 27 along with 12 others including two people who had allegedly arranged for the cars found laden with explosives in Surat, he said. The commissioner said the gunbattle had no connection with the bringing of Abu Bashar, one of the key men in the Ahmedabad blasts, to the national capital by Gujarat police for investigations into Ahmedabad blasts. (Sify.com, India)
India PM mulls tougher terror law Sep 18, 2008
"But as the recent blasts in Jaipur, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Surat and Delhi indicate, there are still vast gaps in intelligence. These need to be overcome," he said. BOMB ATTACKS IN INDIA IN 2008 13 September: Five bomb blasts kill 18 in Delhi 26 July: At least 22 small bombs kill 49 in Ahmedabad 25 July: Seven bombs go off in Bangalore killing two people 13 May: Seven bomb hit markets and crowded streets in Jaipur killing 63. (BBC News)
Gujarat to have 12 medical colleges Sep 18, 2008
The eight new colleges have been planned in six cities: two each in Ahmedabad and Surat and one each in Valsad, Palanpur, Mehsana and Nadiad. Among the earlier four, two are in Ahmedabad (including one attached to municipal-run LG Hospital) and one each in Patan and Bhuj. (India Times, India)
PM justifies anti-terror law as global trend Sep 18, 2008
The PM also echoed his national security advisor M K Narayanan in acknowledging that though attacks had been thwarted, as recent blasts in Jaipur, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Surat and Delhi indicate, there are still vast gaps in intelligence. These need to be overcome. (India Times, India)
India in the dark over terror attack Sep 16, 2008
He is strongly suspected to have designed the bombs in Surat and possibly Ahmedabad and now Delhi. Failure of security Despite claims of breakthroughs and arrests in the recent past, especially in Gujarat and Mumbai, it is apparent that the Indian security networks have failed in detecting and preventing terror attacks. (Asia Times Online)
Indian Police to Release Sketches of Suspects in New Delhi Bombing Attacks Sep 15, 2008
At least 20 devices hidden in cars and garbage cans were discovered and defused in the Gujarat city of Surat, days after the Ahmedabad blasts. Indian Mujahideen claimed responsibility for the Ahmedabad and Jaipur blasts and threatened more attacks. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Indian Police Question Suspects in New Delhi Blasts, Put Death Toll at 20 Sep 14, 2008
At least 20 devices hidden in cars and garbage cans were discovered and defused in the Gujarat city of Surat, days after the Ahmedabad blasts. Indian Mujahideen had claimed responsibility for the Ahmedabad and Jaipur blasts and threatened more attacks. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
This time, terror email was late Sep 14, 2008
The sender, as in his previous mail, calls those arrested for Ahmedabad, Surat and Jaipur blasts -- from Mufti Bashar to Shahbaz Hussain who importantly has been identified by the owner of a cyber cafe as the one who sent the mail warning of the blasts in the capital of Rajasthan: a suspected ploy to mislead the investigators. Also, there is no let-up in the effort to intimidate the cops, the media and the judiciary by warning them of retaliation. (India Times, India)
Taj Hotels launches Gateway brand Sep 12, 2008
The hotels that are being reflagged on Thursday as Gateway are at Agra, Bangalore, Calicut, Chikmagalur, Coonoor, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Madurai, Mangalore, Nashik, Sasan Gir, Surat, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam. The ten new hotels have been signed up in key metros Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Jullunder, Mysore, Navi Mumbai, Raipur and Gondia. (Hindu)
Another 14 days remand for Tanvir, Zahir Sep 12, 2008
AHMEDABAD: There are 17 accused in custody in the 42 blasts cases in Ahmedabad and Surat ... After one day in judicial custody, the metropolitan court on Thursday granted another 14-day remand to Tanvir Pathan and Zahir Patel, this time to probe the explosive-laden black WagonR case of Surat which was found on July 27 ... On Wednesday, Tanvir and Zahir's 14-day remand to probe the red WagonR had concluded which is lodged in the same police station - Kapodara in Surat. (Times of India)
Large Hadron Collider Goes Online Sep 11, 2008
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BJP rebels launch new party Sep 11, 2008
Apart from Zadaphia and Sunil Oza, former MLAs Siddharth Parmar and Balu Tanti and former Surat mayor Fakir Chauhan were present at the launch of the party. More Ahmedabad. (Times of India)
Big Bazaar plans three more outlets in Ahmedabad Sep 7, 2008
In addition, the company is considering opening one more outlet in Surat, he said ... Bazaar stores to 112, including the one to be opened at Surat. (Indian Express)
Big FM launches initiatives to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi Sep 2, 2008
Big FM, Surat, will organise an on-ground social campaign during this season where a hoarding with messages like "Beti Bachao" (save daughters) and global warming will be displayed. A live booth set-up will be placed near this hoarding where Big FM RJ s will host their shows. (Indiantelevision.com)
Women foresters: New rage in Gujarat Aug 30, 2008
And out of 180 foresters recruited at four zonal camps held this May in Surat, Junagadh, Vadodara and Gandhinagar as many as 44 are women. Till these recruitments, there were just two women working in the forests and both were Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers. (India Times, India)
Accused bombers led dual lives Aug 28, 2008
Sajid is emerging as the key strategist in the Ahmedabad, Surat and Jaipur bomb plots ... "His wife said, when they returned home, she noticed that Sajid was frightened. When she asked him why, he said there is heavy police presence on the road and that he feared he would be arrested for his involvement with SIMI. Sajid was wanted in the crackdown on SIMI at Surat in 2001," said a police official ... Even as Gujarat police announced that they had cracked the case of planting of bombs in Surat,... (Times of India)
'SIMI waging war against nation' Aug 21, 2008
Some of the accused in this case have also been arrested in 2001, in Surat, under the provision of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. However, the said information has been made available recently by the state of Gujarat to the central government, the affidavit said. (India Times)
Agents of terror or boys next door? Aug 20, 2008
Though key conspirator Mohammed Usman Agarbattiwala's name had cropped up in the 2001 SIMI meet, in Surat, that was raided by police, his family believed that he had mended his ways. "My brother had parted ways with SIMI after a case was registered against him in 2001. He has been framed up by the cops," said Usman's brother Mohammed Rais. (Times of India)
Get The Convictions Aug 20, 2008
Four of the 10 people held in the Ahmedabad bombings had been arrested by the Gujarat police in connection with the blasts in Surat in 2001. They were let off on bail after two years in jail. (India Times, India)
SC guidelines for media on cases under trial Aug 19, 2008
The pitch was prepared by a PIL filed by advocate Surat Singh, who cited the case of Talwar and asked Does media have a right to report whatever they please on the basis of police briefing, irrespective of the damage to the reputation and mental agony it inflicts on the accused. A Bench comprising Justices Altamas Kabir and Markandey Katju, which during the last hearing had observed that the media - both print and electronic - should exercise restraint while reporting the Aarushi case, on... (India Times, India -- Community News)
BJP asks govt to give nod to POTA Aug 17, 2008
The party made this plea while complementing the Gujarat government and police, which have made a breakthrough in the last months bomb blasts in Ahmedabad and Surat ... Congratulating the Gujarat government and police for the arrest of nine men reportedly belonging to SIMI for their role in the bomb blasts in Ahmedabad and Surat, the BJP leader said that it was a shameful day for the UPA government as three of its constituents have spoken out in favour of the SIMI and supported lifting... (India Times)
Bombs have Vadodara written all over Aug 17, 2008
Vadodara: Ever since it came to light that three cars bearing fake number plates of Vadodara were used for serial bomb blasts in Ahmedabad and planting bombs in Surat, it was believed that the blasts had Vadodara written all over them ... "A strong link to the city was possible because of its strategic location between Ahmedabad and Surat. Also, no bombs were planted in Vadodara despite it being an important centre in the state made us believe that it was either used as a safe house or base,"... (Times of India)
Indian police arrest suspected bombing mastermind Aug 16, 2008
Three days later, several unexploded bombs were found in the town of Surat, in Gujarat. Today in Asia - Pacific. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Another bomb defused in Surat Aug 16, 2008
SURAT: A live bomb was found on Saturday near Amroli Bridge in Katargam area of Surat, taking the total number of explosive devices found from the city to 25 in the last fortnight ... Two cars laden with explosives were also found in Surat ... The police are working hard to find a clue on who planted the bombs in Surat but have not been successful so far in their quest. (India Times, India)
Ahmedabad blasts: Most wanted SIMI man held in Bharuch Aug 16, 2008
AHMEDABAD/SURAT: Sajid Mansuri, an important SIMI leader being hunted since 2001, has finally landed in the Gujarat police net, raising hopes of some breakthrough in probes into Ahmedabad and Jaipur blasts ... Mansuri was absconding after he fled a meeting in Surat in 2001, just before a police crackdown in which 123 SIMI members were caught. (India Times, India)
Most wanted SIMI man held Aug 15, 2008
AHMEDABAD/SURAT: Sajid Mansuri, an important SIMI leader being hunted since 2001, has finally landed in the Gujarat police net, raising hopes of some breakthrough in probes into Ahmedabad and Jaipur blasts ... Mansuri was absconding after he fled a meeting in Surat in 2001, just before a police crackdown in which 123 SIMI members were caught ... Brought up in the Salabatpura area of Surat, he studied in the Taiyyabi madarssa in Zampa Bazaar and later worked as a recovery agent for Barqat Bank. (India Times)
CCIL plans big in tourism business Aug 15, 2008
Apart from Bangalore, CCIL plans to set up spas in Ahmedabad, Surat, Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai in India and Dubai in the Gulf. "These would be set up over the next three to four year period," Reddy said. (India Times)
Indian bombs shake diamond trade Aug 14, 2008
BANGALORE - India's diamond industry, already rattled by the weakening global economy, has had its confidence further damaged by the discovery in the past few weeks of more than 20 bombs in Surat, the center of the world's diamond cutting and polishing business ... Since 29 July, when the first live bomb was discovered, 25 bombs have been found and defused in Surat, in Gujarat state ... More than 800,000 workers cut and polish rough diamonds in Surat, earning India US$11 billion in exports last... (Asia Times Online)
Niko Resources Announces 1st Quarter Financial Results Aug 13, 2008
SURAT: Current production from the Surat field is approximately 8 MMcf/d ... Three months Lower Upper Working interest Production ended Estimate(1) Estimate(1) (daily average) June 30, 2008 Fiscal 2009 Fiscal 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Gas (MMcf/d) India D6 - 90(2) 130(2) Hazira 18 13 15 Surat 9 6 7 Bangladesh Block 9 46 54 58 Feni 5 3 4 Oil (Bbls/d) India D6 - 1,100(2) 1,350(2) Hazira 162 150 166 Other (3) 90 - -... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Surat is India's youngest city: Study Aug 12, 2008
SURAT: Here is one more proof that youth of the nation are drivers of its economic growth. Surat, the city with fastest GDP growth and richest households nationally, is also the city with the maximum youth in the country ... 8 per cent of Surat's population is below 35 years. (India Times, India)
Let a hundred cities bloom Aug 11, 2008
Besides the obvious candidates such as Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkatta and Bangalore the surprise entries among the top 20 future boom towns are Nagpur, Surat, Bhopal, Jaipur, Kanpur, Coimbatore and Lucknow. Then there are niche cities like Faridabad, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Chandigarh and Jallandhar where both incomes and consumption are expected to substantially outpace the national. (India Times)
Pay more for fuel in metros? Aug 11, 2008
BS-III-specified fuels are sold in 11 cities National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kanpur, Pune, Surat and Agra. Also Read. (India Times)
Gujarat: Parents try to burn HIV+ son Aug 11, 2008
SURAT: Narendra Dholi, a 17-year-old fisherman from a small fishing village in Valsad's Umbergaon taluka, would have been languishing in a Pakistan jail for years after he was caught in the waters of the neighbouring country earlier this year. But, jail authorities found out that he was HIV positive and promptly shipped him back to India. (India Times, India)
Meeting to discuss Simi role Aug 9, 2008
The meeting was called in view of the recent planned incidents of violence in Ahmedabad,Bangaloreand Surat. The very purpose of the meeting is to prepare a joint strategy against such militant organisations, a home ministry official said. (The Statesman)
'Surat households most prosperous' Aug 9, 2008
Surat households richest in India'-Ahmedabad-Cities-The Times of India ... Surat households richest in India'9 Aug 2008, 0422 hrs IST, Yagnesh Mehta,TNN ... SURAT: After the bombs were found in Surat last week, here is reason for a beaming smile. (India Times, India)
BIG 92.7 FM gives every Indian a chance to win on radio's first ... Aug 8, 2008
The other cities attempting this unique challenge will be RJs from cities like Trivandrum, Mangalore, Mysore, Vizag, Tirupathi, Jammu, Amritsar, Patiala, Jalandhar, Srinagar, Allahabad, Kanpur, Agra, Kota, Udaipur, Bareilly, Aligarh, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Hissar, Bikaner, Bhubaneshwar, Guwahati, Ranchi, Goa, Gwalior, Indore, Rajkot, Surat, Baroda. This unusual record requires the Radio Jockey to have immense passion for Radio, given that it is a true endurance test. (India PRwire (press release))
Spurt in security spend Aug 7, 2008
If that was not enough, the fear of more such blasts in places like Surat has only complicated things ... His company manages the Iscon Malls in Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Surat. (India Times)
Godhra revenge? Gujarat terror target Aug 7, 2008
AHMEDABAD: Ahmedabad and Surat were at two ends of the spectrum during the post-Godhra riots in Gujarat in 2002. Ahmedabad accounted for nearly half the estimated death toll while Surat remained a serene island of peace. (India Times, India)
Ahmedabad: WagonR most stolen car Aug 6, 2008
In Surat, two WagonRs were recovered with a huge cache of raw material for bomb-making ammonium nitrate, grease, ball bearings (to be used as shrapnel). This sequence of events has alerted the police force of Ahmedabad and Surat. (India Times, India)
