Summer vacations, industrial slowdown triggers massive passenger rush at Surat's Udhna railway stationUdhna railway station in Surat saw massive crowds of migrant workers on Sunday. Passengers faced heat and lacked facilities while trying to...
20 Apr, 2026, 11.32 AM IST
What happened at Surat Railway Station? Why are migrant workers leaving the industrial town in a rush?Surat Railway Station News: Thousands of migrant workers crowded Surat's Udhna railway station, creating chaos and long queues as they rush...
20 Apr, 2026, 09.04 AM IST
Chaos breaks out at Surat's Udhna Railway Station as passengers complain of long queues, scorching heat & lack of facilitiesChaos erupted at Surat's Udhna Railway Station on Sunday. Passengers struggled in heat and long queues for a Bihar-bound train. Many migran...
20 Apr, 2026, 08.02 AM IST
Not just Noida, why workers are protesting across several cities in IndiaIndustrial unrest has erupted in Noida, one of Asia’s largest planned industrial hubs, as workers across thousands of units protest over mi...
14 Apr, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
West Asia war: Amid gloom and doom in Surat and Tiruppur’s textile clusters, one industry offers hopeAs the West Asia conflict drags down most sectors in India’s two major textile hubs, one segment in Surat is opening up new opportunities
13 Apr, 2026, 10.47 AM IST
Migrant labourers of Surat returning home due to LPG shortageThe LPG shortage in Gujarat is disrupting Surat’s textile industry and pushing migrant workers to leave the state. Despite government claim...
22 Mar, 2026, 10.37 AM IST
Migrant workers return to Surat's diamond quartersDiamond production, which had dwindled by 30% in the first half of May, has recovered and leading diamond exporters say that production is ...
26 May, 2021, 08.41 PM IST
Coronavirus impacts Surat's diamond trade“The migrant workers are going to their hometowns to keep their families. They are taking 10 or 15-day breaks and they will definitely retu...
15 Apr, 2021, 09.33 PM IST
Lockdown fear: Migrants leaving Gujarat amid COVID-19 surge"There are no formal reports which suggest that a large number of migrants are leaving. However, we have asked district authorities to ensu...
08 Apr, 2021, 02.52 PM IST
Surging Covid-19 cases a cause for concern for Surat’s diamond workersThe industry fears another lockdown would impact production and about 20 million migrants who had returned to the diamond hub after restric...
23 Mar, 2021, 05.31 PM IST
15 Rajasthani labourers sleeping on footpath killed after truck runs over them in SuratThe tragedy took place near Kosamba village, around 60 km from Surat, police said. The truck driver, who apparently lost control over the v...
19 Jan, 2021, 10.48 AM IST
Desperate migrants come out on streets in Ahmedabad and SuratIn Ahmedabad, it took almost two hours for local police to persuade the migrants to vacate the busy crossroad near Ajit Mill police chowky....
05 May, 2020, 08.18 PM IST
Lockdown: Migrant workers clash with police in GujaratHundreds of migrant workers clashed with police near Vareli village on the outskirts of Surat while demanding that arrangements be made to ...
04 May, 2020, 04.48 PM IST
Odisha, Gujarat chief ministers discuss migrant workers' returnIndustrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha managing director Nitin Jawale told ET that both the governments will jointly wor...
28 Apr, 2020, 08.02 AM IST
Migrant workers stage another protest in Surat, squat on roadThe migrant workers gathered in Varachha area of Surat city and sat on a road demanding that they should be allowed to go to their native p...
14 Apr, 2020, 09.03 PM IST
Thousands of migrant workers flee Gujarat after alleged hate attacksGujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry president said though normalcy is returning, a sense of fear pervades workers, most of whom are fr...
09 Oct, 2018, 08.28 PM IST
Migrant workers to be counselled on AIDS in trainAround seven lakh people from the district work in textile mills and diamond-cutting factories in Surat and Ahmedabad, said a survey.
05 Aug, 2013, 12.42 PM IST