Melvyn Thomas

Principal Correspondent, TOI

Melvyn Thomas is principal correspondent at The Times of India, Surat. He reports on the latest trends in the diamond and textile sectors. He also digs up special stories from the Surat Municipal Cor ...

Melvyn Thomas is principal correspondent at The Times of India, Surat. He reports on the latest trends in the diamond and textile sectors. He also digs up special stories from the Surat Municipal Corporation and other government departments. He is a voracious consumer of films, books and music of all kinds. He is fascinated by the internet and follows all aspects of its development. He also dabbles in photography. He is both fascinated and repulsed by politics.

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Stories by the author

• Diu becomes first UT to run 100% on solar power

  
  09 Mar 2018 04:34 AM IST
• Single window system at Surat RTO started

  
  06 Jan 2015 03:35 PM IST
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  06 Jan 2015 03:12 PM IST
• Dolphin and other sea creatures found dead at Nargol beach

  
  04 Oct 2013 05:54 PM IST
• Diamantaires flourish in Saurashtra with 24x7 electricity

  
  07 Mar 2013 11:16 AM IST
• Surat Municipal Corporation to plant more than 2 lakh trees in the city from July 2.

  
  22 Jun 2012 12:43 PM IST
• Gujarat's alphonso mangoes to shine on Walmart shelves

  
  15 Apr 2012 10:32 AM IST
• Diamond City gets a sparkling New Year gift as Kimberley Process authorizes export of Zimbabwe rough diamonds

  
  03 Nov 2011 12:16 PM IST
• Zimbabwe's diamonds are dirty: WikiLeaks

  
  14 Dec 2010 03:03 PM IST
• Diamond company defaults on Rs 800 cr loan

  
  28 Oct 2010 09:10 AM IST
• Indian diamond traders, US body lock horns

  
  26 Aug 2010 04:35 AM IST
• Surat top player in big diamond processing

  
  28 Dec 2009 01:32 AM IST
• Did Gujarati fishermen aid Mumbai strike?

  
  02 Dec 2008 09:01 AM IST
• Fear of 1mn job cuts takes sheen off diamond biz

  
  18 Nov 2008 11:26 AM IST
• Diamond units cutting bigger sized diamonds now

  
  15 Oct 2008 08:15 PM IST
• Diamond traders' defaults may touch Rs 100 cr this Diwali

  
  31 Oct 2007 04:20 PM IST
• Defaults soar in diamond sector ahead of Diwali

  
  29 Oct 2007 01:33 AM IST
• Diamond industry gets the tech edge

  
  25 Oct 2007 01:16 AM IST
• Killer disease hits shrimp exports hard

  
  15 Oct 2007 12:03 AM IST
• Diamond row: Surat shines as Mumbai fades

  
  06 Oct 2007 06:30 AM IST
• US slump may hit diamond trade

  
  20 Sep 2007 12:04 AM IST
• Jewellers scout for skilled workforce

  
  29 Aug 2007 06:24 AM IST
• Diamond workers in demand

  
  22 Aug 2007 02:47 AM IST
• Diamond industry seeks trained hands for bigger share overseas

  
  03 Aug 2007 03:39 AM IST
• US to take sheen off gems & jewellery biz

  
  01 Aug 2007 02:42 AM IST
• Urea distribution policy upsets Gujarat farmers

  
  12 Jul 2007 01:53 AM IST
• Textile cos hung out to dry again this season

  
  03 Jul 2007 12:26 AM IST
• Fabric exporters see red as Re strengthens

  
  22 Jun 2007 04:15 AM IST
• Stronger Re big respite for rough diamond importers

  
  21 Jun 2007 02:48 AM IST
• Tissue culture in banana plants getting popular

  
  16 Jun 2007 12:00 AM IST
• New Glow

  
  10 Jun 2007 12:52 AM IST
• Lab tag for synthetic diamonds

  
  19 May 2007 03:19 AM IST
• S Africa's export duty on rough diamonds may hit Indian traders

  
  15 May 2007 12:00 AM IST
• Gem of a solution

  
  14 May 2007 02:02 AM IST
• Switch to sugarcane to affect Gujarat’s cotton production

  
  29 Mar 2007 12:36 AM IST
• Red jowar price shoots up on increased Holi demand

  
  03 Mar 2007 12:26 AM IST
• Synthetic fabric sector readies for retail boom

  
  05 Feb 2007 02:23 AM IST
• Inferior diamonds sparkle among high grade lots

  
  24 Jan 2007 04:27 AM IST
• Navapur yet to recover from bird flu

  
  04 Jan 2007 02:59 AM IST
• Jewellery too gets into web world

  
  03 Jan 2007 01:34 AM IST
• For poultry players, 2006 failed to cluck

  
  30 Dec 2006 03:20 AM IST
• Siyaram to set up high-tech garment unit in Daman

  
  15 Dec 2006 03:05 AM IST
• High gold prices hit diamond trade

  
  21 Nov 2006 12:00 AM IST
• Surat may get plastic road

  
  14 Nov 2006 12:18 AM IST
• Surat's diamond traders want the Chinese edge

  
  28 Oct 2006 01:25 AM IST