Vighnaharak sukhakarak Ganesh made his auspicious entry in the homes of Indian household today. Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated on the 4th day of the bright half of Bhadrapad. This festival marks the birthday of Lord Ganesh.
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By U.Narayana Das rnrn rnrnThe trauma of burning!rnHave you ever daydreamed with a cigarette between your fingers till the burning end slowly crept up and singed the intertriginous surfaces between them? Have you ever fallen off a mot
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दहशतवादी कारवायांशी संबंध असल्याच्या संशयावरून पुण्यातून सिमीच्या कार्यर्कत्यांना पकडल्याच्या पार्श्वभूमीवरच सोमवारी पोलिस आयुक्त डॉ. सत्यपाल सिंग यांच्या पुढाकाराने 'मिशन मृत्युंजय'ची स्थापना करण्यात आली आहे. दहशतवादाचा सामना करण्यासाठी या माध्यमातून शहरातील शाळा आणि कॉलेजच्या विद्यार्थ्यांचे मृत्युंजय क्लब स्थापन करण्यात येणार आहेत.
Starting today, don’t be surprised if you hail an autorickshaw and the driver turns out to be a woman. For, beginning Monday, 15 women who successfully completed their training as auto drivers may hit the city’s streets.
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EVEN IF you saturate yourself in the Amtes, day and night, you cannot entirely look their work in the eye: you turn away from the full experience of it because if you didn’t, you would be forced to confront and change your deepest self. You would need to re-examine your entire life.
Really nice article on Dr Prakash amte son of baba amte and recepient of megsaysay award...
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Ganeshotsav is nearing on 25 odd days and still hundreds of applications for ganesh mandaps are pending with BMC. This applications are for clearance of BMC for the madap setup as per the BMC guidelines. One of the guidelines suggest to have own artificial pond AT HOME for immersion of the idol :) read the guidelines here ...
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We cannot expect the BMC to handle a population of 18 million. With a density of 23 people per sq ft there are bound to be hygiene and cleanliness issues. However, it is a pleasant surprise to see that the citizens of Mumbai are making an effort to keep the city clean. This can be seen on the city roads where people abstain from throwing things outside their car windows.
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Once upon a time in Mumbai, people threw gala parties. Their guests were known to deck up and flit across town from one shindig to another, magically changing ensembles on the way. DJs were demi-gods and the social circuit was forever buzzing with excitement. Then came in the dreadful deadlines and several other restrictions and ever since, Mumbai, the most happening city in India, seems to have
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For the first time in its history, the meet will be organised simultaneously at San Francisco and Ratnagiri in January next year. In an editorial in his party mouthpiece Saamna, the firebrand leader said, “I do not want to be a part of the controversy over the literary meet. I never attended such meets in my life.
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The Maharashtra Government will shortly notify around 3,000 hectare mangroves area and suburbs as ‘protected forest’.
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सनातन संस्थेच्या गुप्त कारवायांवर विशेष देखरेख ठेवायला हवी. उद्या यातून नव्या अतिरेक्यांचा कारखाना सुरू झाला तर आश्चर्य वाटायला नको ’, असा इशारा अंधश्रद्धा निर्मूलन समितीचे श्याम मानव यांनी दीड वर्षापूर्वी एका लेखात दिला होता. आणि आता गडकरी रंगायतनमध्ये झालेल्या बॉम्बस्फोटामुळे हा इशारा खरा ठरला आहे. ‘ चित्रलेखा ’ साप्ताहिकाच्या या आठवड्याच्या अंकातील ‘ ऑपरेशन सनातन ’ या कव्हरस्टोरीने ही खळबळजनक
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Civic chief’s affidavit to HC says places serving hookahs are violating licencing conditions, BMC to conduct raids
Restaurants serving and selling hookahs in the city will soon have to shut shop, as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to impose a ban on hookahs in restaurants.
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The number of police personnel who have tested positive for HIV-AIDS from January this year has increased by 4.4 per cent.
According to the statistics prepared by the Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centre (VCTC) of the police hospital, from January this year till date, the number of police personnel have tested positive for HIV has gone up by 4.4 percent.
For the first time in the history (contemporary history) of mithi river, Flamingoes are seen at the mithi river where it meets the mahim creek.rnI really enjoyed the news but more then that i enjoyed reading this news clip in indian express. Let me summarise it for you .. .
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One small act can save so many lives so why not join hands to make this blood donation drive a success. There are many Blood Donation camp set up in mumbai today. Be part of this and save lives.
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