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A12-year-old girl, who was rushed to a Chandigarh hospital in a serious condition, became city

With the second round of showers starting in almost all the districts of south Gujarat, the hope of crop revival has been rekindled. Farmer community across Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bharuch and Narmada districts of the region are happy that their crops of paddy and sugarcane will get a new lease of life.

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Kalpesh Damor And Vinay Umarji / Ahmedabad May 26, 2009, 0:12 IST

With the demand-supply gap for yarn still in the range of 10-15 per cent, textile units in Surat have begun making most of the opportunity ahead. Out of over 30 textile parks that are being set up in Gujarat, some of them coming up in Surat have decided to focus on yarn processing and weaving.

SURAT: To prevent outbreak of water-borne diseases like malaria, dengue and chikungunya in the city, Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) launched an awareness campaign for denizens from Tuesday.

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Surat: Surat and five other Indian cities are among the 17 from Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) selected by US-based Rockefeller Foundation under 'International Climate Change Initiative' on a pilot basis. For this, initial grant of $50 million will be given to six Indian cities to prepare them to cope with the effects of climate change.

Ahmedabad : Hepatitis-B outbreak that crept silently upon unsuspecting victims has claimed more lives than the Surat plague which drew global attention and saw not less than five lakh people fleeing the city in panic!

Final toll of hepatitis-B that startled health authorities by claiming quick victims stood at 59 on Tuesday. The final death toll of Surat plague was 56.

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