Mumbai celebrates Eid-e-Milad
February 5th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) Homes, mosques, dargahs and madrassas were decked with flags and banners as Muslims across the city Sunday celebrated Eid-e-Milad, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed, with prayers ... Read more...
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Scribes protest frequent attacks in Maharashtra
February 3rd, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) Around 200 journalists Friday held a demonstration at Azad Maidan of the city to protest the frequent attacks on scribes and media houses in Maharashtra, ... Read more...
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Congress, NCP bicker in Maharashtra; Sena for central rule
February 1st, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Wednesday demanded imposition of president's rule in Maharashtra in the wake of the open bickering in the ruling Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance ... Read more...
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Legislator among 1,034 couples in Maharashtra’s biggest mass marriage
January 29th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Thane, Jan 29 (IANS) Top political leaders, film stars and celebrities witnessed Maharashtra's first multi-religious mass marriage ceremony in which 1,034 couples tied the knot in Thane district's Virar ... Read more...
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Maharashtra Congress ties up with Dalit party
January 29th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) The Congress has joined hands with a Dalit party, Bharatiya Republican Party-Bahujan Mahasangh (BRPBM), ahead of the next month's civic and zila parishad polls in ... Read more...
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On poll-eve, ex-MP and Hingoli Congress chief joins NCP
January 28th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Sangli (Maharashtra), Jan 28 (IANS) In a jolt to the Maharashtra Congress ahead of crucial civic and Zilla Parishad polls, Hingoli district party chief Shivaji Mane Saturday joined the Nationalist ... Read more...
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Anti-nuke activists plan ‘jail bharo’
January 12th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Over 10,000 villagers from Ratnagiri in Maharashtra have planned a two-day 'jail bharo' protest from Jan 24 to protest against the proposed 9,900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear ... Read more...
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Congress, NCP ally to dislodge saffron combine from BMC
January 11th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) Posing a potentially tough challenge to the ruling Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the Congress and the Nationalist Congress ... Read more...
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After Trinamool, NCP adds to Congress’s coalition travails (Lead)
January 9th, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Alliance woes multiplied for the Congress -- already facing salvoes from a belligerent Trinamool Congress -- with coalition partner in Maharashtra, the Nationalist Congress ... Read more...
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After Mamata, Pawar headache for Congress
January 9th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) After Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee's angry outbursts, more headaches from allies seem to be in store for the Congress with Nationalist Congress Party ... Read more...
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Rajasthan play Haryana and Mumbai meet TN in Ranji semis
January 5th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Mumbai Thursday joined Haryana to complete the Ranji Trophy semifinals line-up after winning their respective matches on the first-innings lead.Haryana won ... Read more...
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Maharashtra gears up for civic polls
January 4th, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) Maharashtra Wednesday geared up for the crucial polls to 10 top civic corporations and 27 zilla parishads (district councils) across the state, in an exercise ... Read more...
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Dharavi re-development set to take off
January 4th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) The Maharashtra government Tuesday paved the way for a massive development of central Mumbai's Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, made famous by the Oscar Award winning ... Read more...
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Ahead of polls, largesse for Maharashtra’s urban flat buyers
January 3rd, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) An hour before elections to Maharashtra's municipal corporations and zila parishads were declared Tuesday afternoon, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan announced an amendment to the rules ... Read more...
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Ranji Trophy quarters: Chopra, Yagnik, Pawar, Dewan hit tons
January 3rd, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Centuries by Aakash Chopra and Dishant Yagnik put Rajasthan in a commanding position against Hyderabad, medium-pacer Jagannathan Kaushik spurred a dramatic Tamil Nadu rally against ... Read more...
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Poll-eve largesse to urban flat buyers, opposition cries foul
January 3rd, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
QN-NAT-POLL EVE LARGESSE FOR FLAT BUYERS, OPPN CRIES FOUL5 QN 03NAT/ (@ 525-words)India-./Poll-eve largesse to urban flat buyers, opposition cries foulMumbai, Jan. 03 (IANS) An hour before the elections to ... Read more...
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Four new medical colleges for Maharashtra
January 2nd, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Maharashtra will soon have four new medical colleges with a total intake of 400 students, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said here Monday.The new medical colleges will ... Read more...
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Mumbai to have super-speciality government hospital
January 2nd, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Move over, AIIMS -- Mumbai will soon have a government-run world-class multi-storied super-speciality hospital at a cost of around Rs.630 crore (Rs.6.30 billion), Maharashtra Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Maharashtra to evict encroachers from mill (Lead)
December 22nd, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Facing the ire of the Bombay High Court, the Maharashtra government Thursday assured that it would attempt to amicably remove Dalit activists who have encroached a ... Read more...
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Team Anna moves court against steep ground charges
December 22nd, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Anna Hazare's India Against Corruption (IAC) group Thursday filed a petition in the Bombay High Court against the Rs.3.77 lakh daily rental demanded by city ... Read more...
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Team Anna to move court against ground charges
December 21st, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) Anna Hazare's India Against Corruption (IAC) group said it will move court Thursday against the Rs.3.77 lakh daily rental demanded by city authorities for allowing ... Read more...
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High rentals for fast venue stuns Team Anna
December 19th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) Team Anna Monday got a shock over the high rentals demanded by the Maharashtra government for hiring out the MMRDA Grounds in central Mumbai for ... Read more...
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Farmers threaten to ‘donate’ govt aid to Maoists!
December 18th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 18 (IANS) Refusing to accept the state government's 'paltry' Rs.2000 crore aid package, some farmers in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region have threatened to donate the amount, averaging Rs.1,700 per ... Read more...
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Mumbai hosts trade fair for Dalit entrepreneurs
December 16th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) A three-day trade fair featuring 170 stalls representing businesses of Dalit entrepreneurs from across India was inaugurated here Friday by Godrej group chairman Adi Godrej.The ... Read more...
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Maharashtra wants Belgaum to be declared union territory (Lead)
December 16th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 16 (IANS) In a new dimension to the Maharashtra-Karnataka boundary dispute, the Maharashtra assembly Friday passed a unanimous motion urging the centre to declare Belgaum in Karnataka ... Read more...
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Declare Belgaum union territory, demands Maharashtra
December 16th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 16 (IANS) Adding a new dimension to the ongoing Maharashtra-Karnataka boundary dispute, the Maharashtra assembly Friday urged the central government to declare Karnataka's Belgaum as a union ... Read more...
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Maharashtra journalists protest attacks
December 15th, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 15 (IANS) Hundreds of journalists took out a procession Thursday to the Maharashtra legislature here demanding protection from attacks on the media fraternity in the state.The journalists, sporting ... Read more...
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Farmers’ issues rock Maharashtra assembly
December 12th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 12 (IANS) A belligerent opposition disrupted proceedings in the Maharashtra assembly Monday, leading to three adjournments in the first half of the day.Uproarious scenes were witnessed when Chief ... Read more...
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Uddhav Thackeray spars with cousin Raj over flyover issue
December 7th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) In an indirect attack at Raj Thackeray, Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray Wednesday questioned how people who had demanded relaxation of norms for cricket ... Read more...
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Raj warns against stalling flyover due to Lata’s objection
December 6th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Tuesday locked horns with the state government over the much-delayed flyover in the posh Pedder Road area of south Mumbai ... Read more...
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Control of Bollywood ‘big budget’ films needed: Vikram Gokhale
November 29th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 29 (IANS) Stressing the need for controlling spending on mega-budget films, veteran actor Vikram Gokhale Tuesday said he had been discussing the issue with Maharashtra Chief Minister ... Read more...
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26/11: India still awaits Pakistan’s decisive action (Roundup)
November 26th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Three years after a group of Pakistani terrorists wantonly killed 166 people in an audatious strike in Mumbai, India Saturday paid homage to the ... Read more...
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Protesting widows, kin of 26/11 victims detained
November 26th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) Police Saturday detained around two dozen widows and family members of the victims who lost their lives in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, the third ... Read more...
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Maharashtra politicians condemn Pawar attack
November 24th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Maharashtra's politicians Thursday unanimously condemned the attack on union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar, terming it a serious security lapse."The ... Read more...
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Congress, NCP tie up for Maharashtra civic polls
November 23rd, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) Maharashtra's ruling Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Wednesday struck an alliance for the 2012 polls to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and other civic bodies in ... Read more...
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