Fire-ravaged Mantralaya to get new look
August 30th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Ten weeks after a major fire gutted the Maharashtra state headquarters, the government plans to fully repair and renovate the iconic building here, including making ... Read more...
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Patnaik goes, Mumbai gets new police chief (Roundup)
August 23rd, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) Mumbai's no-nonsense Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik was Thursday shunted out with a promotion, after coming under flak for the Aug 11 violence at a Muslim ... Read more...
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Act against Mumbai rioters: activist
August 19th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) An activist Sunday asked the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) to take suo moto cognizance of the abuse of policemen and policewomen during a protest ... Read more...
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Home ministry fire was caused by cigarette stub, reveals RTI
August 15th, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The fire that broke out at the union home ministry in June was caused by a burning bidi or cigarette stub thrown on waste paper ... Read more...
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Mantralaya resumes work after four days
June 25th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Four days after a major fire gutted four of its seven floors, work resumed in the Maharashtra state secretariat, Mantralaya, here Monday.Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan along ... Read more...
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Chavan, Bhujbal inspect fire-ravaged Mantralaya
June 23rd, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 23 (IANS) Two days after a huge fire ravaged the Maharashtra state secretariat, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Public Works Department Minister Chhagan Bhujbal inspected the Mantralaya ... Read more...
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Maharashtra Congress asks for petrol prices roll back
May 24th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) The Congress' Maharashtra state unit Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, urging him to roll back the steep, Rs.7.50 per litre hike ... Read more...
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Top Maharashtra tourist destinations to get full ‘power’
April 27th, 2012 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) Tourists visiting prominent Maharashtra hill stations, pilgrim centres and heritage sites can look forward to a 'cool' summer this year with the state's electricity distribution company ... Read more...
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Maharashtra to encourage ‘green’ industrial projects
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) The Maharashtra government is taking measures to boost green and environment friendly industrial projects in the state to protect the environment, an official said Friday."Projects with ... Read more...
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Indian teacher chosen for US space programme (Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) A teacher from India's Maharashtra state has become the first foreigner to be chosen for the US Space Foundation's elite 2012 Flight of Teacher Liaisons programme ... Read more...
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Pune stunned as rogue bus driver crushes eight (Second Intro Roundup)
January 25th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 25 (IANS) Eight people were crushed to death and 29 injured when a rogue bus driver sped through busy streets here Wednesday, knocking down motorists, pedestrians and vehicles ... Read more...
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Pune stunned as rogue bus driver crushes nine (Intro Roundup)
January 25th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 25 (IANS) Nine people were crushed to death and two dozen injured when a rogue bus driver sped through busy streets here Wednesday, knocking down motorists, pedestrians and ... Read more...
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Nine die as bus driver goes berserk in busy Pune (Roundup)
January 25th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 25 (IANS) Nine people were killed and two dozen were injured when a rogue bus driver sped through busy streets here Wednesday, crushing motorists, pedestrians and vehicles and ... Read more...
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Uncertainty over simultaneous counting of votes for civic bodies’ polls
January 11th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) The Maharashtra State Election Commission Wednesday expressed uncertainty over conducting simultaneous counting of votes polled in the Zilla Parishad and municipal corporation elections scheduled in ... Read more...
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NGO demands ‘cover up’ for Shiv vada-paav stalls
January 10th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) A Mumbai NGO wants all Shiv vada-paav stalls in Mumbai, Thane and other parts of Maharashtra to go under cover like the statues of Mayawati and ... Read more...
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British police to visit family of slain Indian student
January 1st, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 1 (IANS) British police officers would visit India to meet the family of 23-year-old Indian student Anuj Bidve who was shot dead in Manchester a day after Christmas, ... Read more...
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Racism not ruled out in Indian student’s killing
December 30th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 30 (IANS) The killing of 23-year-old Indian student Anuj Bidve in Britain is being treated by police as a "hate crime", after a woman who reportedly held the ... Read more...
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Four held over Indian student’s killing
December 28th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 28 (IANS) Four people have been arrested in connection with the killing of 23-year-old Indian student Anuj Bidve in Manchester, a media report said Wednesday.The four people include ... Read more...
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One held as Indian’s killing sparks outrage on Facebook (Second Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) A 17-year-old British youth has been arrested over the fatal shooting of Indian student Anuj Bidve in Manchester. The killing triggered condemnation on social networking ... Read more...
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One held as Indian’s killing sparks outrage on Facebook (Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) A 17-year-old British youth has been arrested over the fatal shooting of Indian student Anuj Bidve in Manchester, triggering condemnation on social networking website Facebook.Bidve, ... Read more...
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British teen held over Indian student’s killing
December 27th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) A British teenager has been arrested over the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Indian student Anuj Bidve in Manchester Monday, a media report said Tuesday.Bidve was ... Read more...
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Facebook flooded with condemnation for Indian’s killing
December 27th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) Social networking website Facebook has been flooded with comments condemning the killing of Indian student Anuj Bidve in Manchester with one terming the killers "vermin".The ... Read more...
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Don’t use animals in campaigning, says Maharashtra poll panel
December 23rd, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) Friday frowned on the use of animals by candidates for canvassing during civic body elections and warned of action against ... Read more...
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Bank staff begin 72-hour march to Mumbai
October 30th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Pen, Oct 30 (IANS) Thousands of citizens along with employees of Pen Urban Cooperative Bank from Maharashtra's Raigad district Sunday started a march to chief minister's bungalow in Mumbai to ... Read more...
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Udayan Mane wins Maharashtra Open, Semwal, Khalin second
October 28th, 2011 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Oct 28 (IANS) A year ago Udayan Mane finished second, but this time around he seemed to be in no such danger as he ran away with the Maharashtra ... Read more...
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Maharashtra to probe car dealer’s ‘torture’ by revenue sleuths
September 28th, 2011 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) The Maharashtra government Tuesday ordered a probe into a complaint by a car dealer who accused the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) investigators of "torture" ... Read more...
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Car dealer alleges ‘torture’ by DRI, moves rights panel
September 26th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) A car dealer here has in a complaint to the Maharashtra human rights panel accused the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) investigators of "torture" while probing ... Read more...
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ISI handler wanted Mumbai airport among targets (Third Lead)
May 25th, 2011 - 2:02 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 25 (IANS) A handler of Pakistani spy agency ISI wanted to include Mumbai international airport in the list of targets in the 2008 terror attack, Pakistani American David ... Read more...
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Maharashtra to get world’s biggest solar power station
May 21st, 2011 - 2:01 am ICT by IANS
Dhule (Maharashtra), May 21 (IANS) A 150-MW solar power plant, said to be the world's largest, will come up in Maharashtra's Dhule district at a cost of Rs.1,987 crore, Chief ... Read more...
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Supreme Court pulls up Maharashtra’s training institutions
May 21st, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court has rejected the plea by a number of teachers training institutions in Maharashtra to recognise the admissions given to their students, saying ... Read more...
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NCP atacks Congress over MSC Bank imbroglio
May 13th, 2011 - 2:04 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party launched a no-holds barred attack on alliance partner, Congress over the recent RBI move to supersede the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank ... Read more...
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Pawar dismisses Congress charges over MSC Bank
May 9th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Satara (Maharashtra), May 9 (IANS) For the third consecutive day Monday, union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar blasted the Congress following the Reserve Bank of India's decision to appoint administrators ... Read more...
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Uddhav Thackeray demands Ajit Pawar’s resignation
May 8th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray Sunday demanded the resignation of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar after the Reserve Bank of India superseded the ... Read more...
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Sharad Pawar sore, others welcome change in Maharashtra bank
May 7th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) move to recommend supersession of the board of directors of the Maharashtra State Cooperative (MSC) Bank Saturday evoked mixed ... Read more...
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Jaitapur Project: Ramesh accuses Shiv Sena of political opportunism
April 19th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr. 19 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday criticised the Shiv Sena for politicising the Jaitapur nuclear plant issue.Speaking as the opposition ... Read more...
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