Mumbai faces water cuts after July 15
June 26th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) It is monsoon time, and Mumbai, famous for its heavy showers and rainy season, is, ironically, about to face cuts in water supply.The warning of likely ... Read more...
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MNS activists attack toll posts across Maharashtra
June 13th, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) A day after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray questioned the toll collection policy of the state government, hundreds of MNS activists Wednesday attacked ... Read more...
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Raj Thackeray attacks Maharashtra government on toll tax
June 12th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray Tuesday trained his guns on the toll collection policy of the Congress-led state government and alleged that there ... Read more...
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Fast rail corridor to ease Mumbai commuters’ woes
March 14th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) Maharashtra and its capital Mumbai were offered a lot of goodies Wednesday by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi in the rail budget for 2012-13.One of the most ... 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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Tribal labourer allegedly tortured to death
December 14th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 14 (IANS) Barely three weeks after a tribal labourer was allegedly tortured to death, a second case has come to light in Thane, a Maharashtra legislator said Wednesday.Vivek ... Read more...
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Mumbai celebrates spirit of sacrifice on Eid
November 7th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) Muslims in Mumbai celebrated Eid-ul-Zuha Monday with gaiety and the spirit of sacrifice. Around five lakh goats and sheep were sacrificed in the city on the ... Read more...
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Small town India makes it big - via reality TV
November 3rd, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Blurring the lines between reel and real, Sushil Kumar lived a billion dreams when he went from being a computer operator earning Rs.6,000 a ... Read more...
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Three Mumbai students drown in waterfall
October 31st, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Thane (Maharashtra), Oct 31 (IANS) A weekend outing turned tragic for three Mumbai students when they drowned in a waterfall in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said Monday.The three had gone ... Read more...
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‘India’s Got Talent 3′ winners’ F1 dreams
October 2nd, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) They hail from the suburbs of Mumbai and they dream big. The Suresh & Vernon Group, a team of 30 youngsters who won reality ... Read more...
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100 pandals, galaxy of stars - Mumbai ready for Durga Puja
September 30th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) Star-studded Durga Puja festivities are set to begin in Mumbai and its suburbs at 100 marquees this year, with themes ranging from Anna Hazare's anti-corruption ... Read more...
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10,000 run in Maharashtra marathon for girl child
September 18th, 2011 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Virar (Maharashtra), Sep 18 (IANS) Thousands of people from the Vasai and Virar townships Sunday gave a thumbs up to protecting the girl child by running in the first ever ... Read more...
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P.T.Usha named brand ambassador for Vasai-Virar Marathon
September 16th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Virar (Maharashtra), Sep 16 (IANS) P.T. Usha, the yesteryears golden girl of Indian track and field, has been named as brand ambassador of the maiden Vasai-Virar Mayor's Marathon scheduled ... Read more...
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Muslims urged to fight terror on Eid
August 31st, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) Muslims in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra Wednesday celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of the month-long fasting period of Ramazan, by pledging to fight ... Read more...
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Heavy rains lash Mumbai, Thane; four drown
July 30th, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) At least four people were killed as heavy rains lashed various parts of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane district Thursday and Friday, officials said here Saturday.Low-lying ... Read more...
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Coastal villagers marching to Maharashtra assembly over demands
April 18th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Over 2,000 residents of 35 coastal villages in Maharashtra's Thane district Monday reached the outskirts of Mumbai on the first day of their 100-km march to ... Read more...
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Political activist dies after arrest
January 12th, 2011 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Thane, Jan 11 (IANS) A political activist, accused of assaulting a municipal corporator, died soon after his arrest Tuesday in this Maharashtra district, police said "Napoleon Lopez, 50 complained of extreme chest ... Read more...
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Mumbai readies for Durga Puja
October 3rd, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) A nearly million-strong Bengali community, including Bollywood celebrities like Rani Mukherjee, is all set to celebrate Durga Puja in this Maharashtra capital and its adjoining areas starting ... Read more...
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Yashashri Masurkar Is A Regular Passenger Of Local Tarin!
August 12th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 12, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Actrees Yashashri Masurkar, who plays Khanak in Star One's "Rang Badalti Odhani', is a very wise girl and very punctual too. She prefers to be on ... Read more...
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Thane legislator to go on hunger strike again
April 13th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Thane (Maharashtra), April 13 (IANS) Independent legislator from Maharashtra's Vasai town Vivek Pandit Tuesday threatened to launch another indefinite hunger strike Wednesday to press for de-linking of 18 villages from the local ... Read more...
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Shutdown in Vasai against arrest of lawmaker
April 11th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Thane (Maharashtra), April 11 (IANS) At least five vehicles were damaged in stone pelting in Vasai and surrounding villages of Thane as protesters observed a shutdown Sunday against the arrest of legislator ... Read more...
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Maharashtra village honours cop with ‘Gen. Dyer Award’! (With Images)
March 7th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Over 5,000 villagers from around Maharashtra's Vasai town Sunday gathered to witness a solemn ceremony -- presentation of the 'General Reginald Dyer Award' to ... Read more...
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Thane villagers end stir after Chavan’s assurance (Lead)
March 5th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Several thousand villagers ran amok in Thane's Vasai area Friday as police attempted to break their four-day long agitation for delinking 53 villages from the local municipal ... Read more...
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Protesting villagers caned in Thane
March 5th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Several thousand villagers ran amok in Thane's Vasai area Friday as police attempted to break their four-day agitation demanding delinking of 53 villages from the Virar-Vasai Municipal Corporation.
The ... Read more...
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Big wishes of small kids on Children’s day
November 14th, 2009 - 6:35 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
It is party time for all the kids out there as it is Children's Day. This is one day that kids look forward to as all the love and affection is ... Read more...
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Cyclone Phyan weakens as it crosses India’s west coast (Third Lead) (With Images)
November 11th, 2009 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Cyclone Phyan crossed India's west coast just north of this metropolis Wednesday evening and weakened into a tropical storm, but still dumped a huge amount of rain over ... Read more...
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India’s west coast on alert for Cyclone Phyan (Second Lead)
November 11th, 2009 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Ahmedabad, Nov 11 (IANS) India's western coastal states went on a state of high alert as Cyclone Phyan moved menacingly over the Arabian Sea Wednesday afternoon, schools, colleges and offices shut in ... Read more...
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Mumbai set for dazzling Durga Puja despite swine flu, 26/11 (Reissuing story correcting headline and para two)
September 23rd, 2009 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) The million-strong Bengali community here, including many Bollywood celebrities, is all geared up to worship goddess Durga for five days. Beckoning them are marquees decorated with ... Read more...
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Life returns to normal in Mumbai, people head for offices, school (Lead)
December 1st, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Shrugging off the trauma of three days of terror, it was a return to normal life in Mumbai Monday morning with students flocking to their schools and people ... Read more...
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Central minister lauds Mumbai’s rental housing scheme
August 31st, 2008 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) The Maharashtra government's new policy to construct half a million rental homes for the poor in the city would particularly benefit migrants from other states, central Minister for ... Read more...
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500,000 rental homes to check slum growth in Mumbai
August 30th, 2008 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Around 500,000 inexpensive rental homes, targeted at low income groups, are to be built within three years in an effort to arrest the proliferation of shanties in Mumbai.This ... Read more...
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New ‘Indian Bible’ strikes positive chord among Catholics
July 10th, 2008 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Mother Mary in a sari, Joseph clad in a dhoti and they nurse the Holy Infant Jesus attired in typical Indian baby clothes, in a small hut, surrounded ... Read more...
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