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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Maharashtra’s steps to protect Meghalaya migrants reviewed
August 27th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) A delegation of ministers from Meghalaya Monday reviewed the security measures put in place by the Maharashtra government to protect students and other people from the ... 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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Low key I-Day celebrations in Maharashtra
August 15th, 2012 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) Maharashtra celebrated Independence Day in a sombre mood Wednesday amid flag hoisting ceremonies and singing of national anthem at most places in the state.The celebrations were ... Read more...
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UP orders digitization of government records
July 4th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 4 (IANS) In the aftermath of the terrible fire that swept through the Mantralaya in Mumbai, the Uttar Pradesh government has ordered the digitization of all important official ... Read more...
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Maharashtra minister denies links with Abu Jindal
June 26th, 2012 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) Maharashtra's Minister of State for Education Fauzia Khan Tuesday denied any links with arrested 26/11 terrorist Abu Jindal alias Zabiuddin Ansari.Khan's denial came after allegations that ... Read more...
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Tricolour flutters atop charred Mantralaya again
June 24th, 2012 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Three days after a fire ravaged large parts of Mantralaya, the Indian national flag was hoisted atop the building here Sunday morning.The flag was ceremoniously hoisted ... Read more...
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Mantralaya to be functional in three months, says Bhujbal
June 23rd, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 23 (IANS) The Maharashtra government's fire-ravaged administrative headquarters, Mantralaya, is expected to be fully functional within three months, Public Works Department Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said here Saturday.A team ... Read more...
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Delhi Secretariat too flouted fire safety norms: DFS
June 23rd, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Two days after a huge fire gutted four floors of the Maharashtra Secretariat in Mumbai, officials here said that Delhi's 10-storey secretariat building too was ... Read more...
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Chavan takes stock of Mantralaya fire
June 22nd, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, taking stock of the situation after a fire ravaged the state secretariat, Friday said all efforts will be made to normalise ... Read more...
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Two dead in Mantralaya fire
June 22nd, 2012 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) Two dead bodies were recovered from the sixth floor of the Mantralaya or the Maharashtra secretariat as the fire fighters were late Thursday still engaged in ... Read more...
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Pune mall catches fire, 15 rescued
June 21st, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, June 21 (IANS) At least 15 customers and staffers were rescued from a major fire that broke out in a shopping mall here Thursday evening, a fire official said."The ... Read more...
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Dozens trapped in burning Mantralaya, navy called (Lead)
June 21st, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) A major fire raged in the Maharashtra Mantrayala or secretariat here Thursday, with a man who escaped claiming that some 50 people were trapped in the ... Read more...
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Mumbai hosts third queer film fest
May 24th, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) With no major homophobia expressed by the police or state secretariat officials and no tantrums from ultra-right wing gay-bashing groups on the horizon, India's only queer ... Read more...
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RSS plain talk makes Karnataka BJP sing unity tune
January 12th, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 12 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka Thursday apologized to its cadres and supporters for the unseemly fight on the leadership issue, a day after ... Read more...
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Don’t believe in radiation rumours: Maharashtra advisory
March 29th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) The Maharashtra government Tuesday said that the radiation released from a crippled Japanese nuclear power plant would not have any hazardous consequences in the state and ... Read more...
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Mumbai gets new municipal commissioner
January 3rd, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Senior IAS officer Subodh Kumar was Monday appointed the new Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai.Subodh Kumar replaces Swadhin Kshatriya who was promoted as a principal secretary in the Mantralaya, ... Read more...
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Prithviraj Chavan promises ‘clean, transparent’ administration (Lead)
November 11th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Maharashtra's new Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Thursday said he would strive to provide "a clean and transparent administration" but declined to commit whether any tainted leaders would be ... Read more...
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Maharashtra ministers to turn off power for Earth Hour
March 27th, 2010 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, his cabinet colleagues and other officials will lead the state's participation in the Earth Hour by switching off all non-essential lights Saturday at ... Read more...
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Maharashtra government admits Maria upset, threatening to quit
November 27th, 2009 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 27 (IANS) The Maharashtra government Friday admitted that Mumbai Joint Police Commissioner (Crime) Rakesh Maria is "upset" over allegations leveled by the widow of the slain police officer Ashok ... Read more...
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Cyclone threat: Educational institutions, offices closed in Mumbai
November 11th, 2009 - 3:52 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov 11 (ANI): With the cyclonic storm 'Phyan' menacingly approaching north Maharashtra and south Gujarat, the Maharashtra government has asked all the educational institutions and offices to close down by this ... Read more...
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Slowly receding floods give a ray of hope, says Andhra Pradesh
October 3rd, 2009 - 11:24 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Oct.3 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K.Rosaiah on Saturday said that the floodwaters, caused by heavy downpour for the last three days, started receding slowly in Andhra Pradesh."Fortunately it (flood) is ... Read more...
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Rain spreads havoc in Karnataka, claims 88 lives
October 2nd, 2009 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Oct 2 (ANI): Torrential rains continue to wreak havoc in North Karnataka with 35 more deathsbeing reported from the region since Thursday night.The rain-related death toll in the state has ... Read more...
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Choppers, boats rescue flood-hit in Karntaka, toll 71
October 2nd, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 2 (IANS) Helicopters and boats were deployed Friday to rescue hundreds of people marooned in north Karnataka battered by heavy rain since Wednesday. The number of people who have died ... Read more...
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Maharashtra CM asks citizens to “unitedly” combat drought, inflation, swine flu
August 15th, 2009 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Aug 15(ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Saturday urged fellow citizens of the state to cooperate with the Government to combat drought inflation and swine flu."We should work unitedly to ... Read more...
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Mumbai comes to grinding halt post terror attacks
November 27th, 2008 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 27 (IANS) Financial and other activities in this commercial hub of India came to a grinding halt Thursday in the wake of the terrorist attacks that rocked the city and ... Read more...
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Maharashtra government to examine Jaya Bachchan, Raj statements (Roundup)
September 9th, 2008 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Maharashtra deputy chief minister R.R. Patil Tuesday evening said the state government will call for the tapes of speeches of actress and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan and ... Read more...
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Terror sleeper cells hidden in Mumbai, say police
March 12th, 2008 - 7:40 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Many terrorist sleeper cells are hidden in Mumbai with designs to blow up top business and political hubs in the city, the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Mumbai Police ... Read more...
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16th National Scientific Hindi seminar on “Global Warming” opens in Delhi
November 14th, 2007 - 10:31 am ICT by admin
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