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<description><![CDATA[At a glittering ceremony in Mumbai on Wednesday, Her Excellency Smt Pratibha Patil, the President of India, gave away the prestigious Maharashtrian of the Year awards for 2011. The President presented superstar Amitabh Bachchan with the Lokmat Maan Bindu Award and Dilip Kumar with  the Lokmat Jeevan Gaurav (Lifetime Achievement) Award for their immense contributions to the world of cinema and entertainment. They received a trophy, a citation and Rs 5 lakh each. The President also presented Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year 2011 awards to eight other illustrious Maharashtrians who had worked at the grassroots level, contributing immensely to the progress of Maharashtra.The grand function of the awards was presided by over His Excellency Shri K. Sankaranarayanan, the Governor of Maharashtra. A veritable Who's Who of renowned celebrities and public figures from Media and various other walks of life turned up to applaud the winners for their selfless work and achievements.In a heartfelt thank you address after receiving the award, the Big B expressed his gratitude to the punya bhoomi (venerable land) of Mumbai and Maharashtra, which, he said, &quot;has given me everything that I received after getting my parents and education&quot; in the &quot;more than two-thirds of my life so far.&quot;Thespian Dilip Kumar, one of the greatest Indian actors of all time, made a rare public appearance to accept the award from the President. Accompanied by his wife Saira Banu and welcomed by Vijay and Rishi Darda, the veteran actor graciously accepted the trophy and citation plaque from the President. Although he did not address the audience, the actor communicated his gratitude to the President, Lokmat Media Ltd and everyone present who gave him a standing ovation.IBN Lokmat had crafted equisite audio visuals on both the great actors, along with all the 39 nominees and the eight eventual winners of the Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year Awards.The eight winners of the Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year 2011 for significant work and service in various areas were:  Paromita Goswami from Nagpur for Social Service &amp; Public Service; Dr Himmatrao Bavaskar from Mumbai for Science &amp; Technology; Raju Shetty from Kolhapur for Politics; Hanmant Gaikwad from Pune for Business;  Bandopant Rakhmaji Khedkar from Pune for Art; Kishor Kadam from Mumbai for Literature;  Veerdhawal Khade from  Kolhapur for Sports,  and Sheikh Nasir-Sheikh Niyaz from Nashik for EntertainmentThe winners received an individual citation, a trophy and a cheque for Rs one lakh as a token of Lokmat Media's appreciation of their immense contribution to the progress of Maharashtra. Vijay Jawaharlal Darda, MP Rajya Sabha and Chairman -  Lokmat Media Limited, said, &quot;The winners here today represent the best spirit of selfless and dedicated service to our glorious state, and truly deserve to be saluted with 'Jai Maharashtrian'. I am confident that receiving this high award from the Her Excellency Smt Pratibha Patil, the President of India, will inspire them immensely, and will also encourage others to emulate them.&quot; He thanked Her Excellency Smt Patil for having graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Mr Darda also thanked His Excellency Mr K Sankaranarayan, the Governor of Mumbai, for having presided over the awards function.In her address to the gathering, President Pratibha Patil recalled the close links between journalism and the freedom movement and urged the media, particularly the film industry, to play a  constructive role to root out such social evils as  discrimination against women and alcoholism.She congratulated the winners of the Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year 2011 awards and said that they had set an example for others to follow to make life more meaningful without alienating the healthy traditions of India.She said the winners represent the forces of reform that can take society forward to make it more tolerant and inclusive, and thereby strengthen democracy.The President pointed out that that this decade is considered the decade of Asia and we must take advantage of this opportunity and resolve the differences among us without hurting the robust democratic traditions that have been nurtured in our country. She cautioned themedia against the misuse of freedom and appealed for a sense of responsibility in mass communications.For the 8 winners of the awards, it was a keen contest for the top honours amongst a final shortlist of 39 nominees, who were chosen through a process through a robust process that has involved senior editors and the editorial board of Lokmat and IBN Lokmat, and a stellar independent jury of eminent Maharashtrians. This independent jury comprised well known and respected Maharashtrians (in alphabetical order of first names) Dr. Achyut Godbole, Mr. Ashutosh Gowarikar, Mr. Dhanraj Pillay, Mr. Julio Ribeiro, Ms. Medha Patkar, Mr. Rajdeep Sardesai and Ms. Shobha De. Also, in the true spirit of inclusiveness, they were helped by citizens' votes cast by SMS and Facebook. <br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[President Patil to confer Maharashtrian of Year 2011 awards in Mumbai]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Culture/president-patil-to-confer-maharashtrian-of-year-2011-awards-in-mumbai/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Culture/president-patil-to-confer-maharashtrian-of-year-2011-awards-in-mumbai/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:41:32 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Culture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Culture/president-patil-to-confer-maharashtrian-of-year-2011-awards-in-mumbai/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Patil, will be Chief Guest at the prestigious Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year 2011 Awards, to felicitate outstanding contributions of Maharashtrians to the state.Smt. Patil will give away the awards at a grand function in Mumbai on the 21st of December. Eight individuals will receive awards for significant work and service in the fields of Social Service &amp; Public Service, Science &amp; Technology, Politics, Business, Arts, Literature, Sports and Entertainment.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/General/सोशल-मीडियावरील-नियंत्रण/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/General/सोशल-मीडियावरील-नियंत्रण/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:16:17 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>General</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/General/सोशल-मीडियावरील-नियंत्रण/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[26/11 witness denied admission in Mumbai school]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Society/2611-witness-denied-admission-in-mumbai-school/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Society/2611-witness-denied-admission-in-mumbai-school/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:28:21 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Society</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Society/2611-witness-denied-admission-in-mumbai-school/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An 11-year-old girl, the youngest witness to depose before the court in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack case, was denied admission in a private school which fears that it would become a terror target if she was admitted.&quot;My daughter (Devika Rotwan) has been denied admission in New English High School at suburban Bandra. School authorities say they may face a terror threat as my daughter had deposed as a witness in the 26/11 case,&quot; her father Natwarlal Rotwan, a businessman, told PTI tonight.The minor girl was injured in firing at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) on the night of November 26, 2008. She had identified Ajmal Kasab who went on a firing spree at the railway station, in the court.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Private cabs to accept card payments soon]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/private-cabs-to-accept-card-payments-soon/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/private-cabs-to-accept-card-payments-soon/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 05:39:34 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/private-cabs-to-accept-card-payments-soon/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You need not bother about carrying cash the next time you take a private cab in the city. Around 3,000 cabs will offer payment by credit card by June-end .With Easy Cabs and City Cool Cabs having started the credit card facility recently , other operators like Meru, Mega Cabs and Gold Cabs plan to offer this payment option to passengers soon. While Meru is in the process of importing hightech swiping machines from Italy, Gold Cabs will offer card payment facility from next week onwards. Mega Cabs will launch the service from June 10.Meru CEO Rajesh Puri said, &quot; Mumbai is a commercial hub and there is a daily influx of business travellers from across the world. It becomes difficult for passengers to pay in Indian currency. Also, the card payment option would be easier, convenient and faster.&quot; Meru already offers the card payment option in Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sachin hints of leaving Mumbai Indians for Pune in the IPL]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Sports/sachin-hints-of-leaving-mumbai-indians-for-pune-in-the-ipl/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Sports/sachin-hints-of-leaving-mumbai-indians-for-pune-in-the-ipl/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 05:39:32 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Sports</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Sports/sachin-hints-of-leaving-mumbai-indians-for-pune-in-the-ipl/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar hinted here on Friday that he would love to play for the Pune Sahara cricket team in the next Indian Premier League (IPL) IV season instead of Mumbai Indians though he had not yet taken a decision on this issue.Speaking at a foundation stone-laying of the Lata Mangeshkar hospital in the presence of the other great Indian, singer Lata Mangeshkar, Tendulkar commented on  the defeat of India in the recently concluded World Cup 20-20 matches under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni with allegations that the Indian team lost due to its late-night partying spree.Tendulkar said, &quot;Performance and parties are two different aspects. They cannot be clubbed together. It is the responsibility of each player to decide which matter should be given importance and when. At the same time every player should know well as to when a certain thing should be done or should not be done. Parties have been held in the past too. However, I have not attended a single party, the reason being that I knew that I had to play the match the next day,&quot; he said.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AI strike: Western Railway to run special Rajdhani train]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/ai-strike-western-railway-to-run-special-rajdhani-train/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/ai-strike-western-railway-to-run-special-rajdhani-train/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 23:23:39 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/ai-strike-western-railway-to-run-special-rajdhani-train/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Western Railway said that it will run a special Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani train from on Wednesday for airport passengers left stranded due to the ongoing Air India employees' strike.&quot;To reduce inconvenience caused to people, Western Railway will run one special Rajdhani Express train today from Mumbai to Delhi. If required, we will run more such special trains later,&quot; Western Railway Chief PRO S S Gupta said.The train will leave from Mumbai Central at 2250 hours and reach Delhi at 1800 hours, the next day.&quot;The coaches will give passengers comfort on par with the airline travel. It will have 1A, 2A and 3A accommodation,&quot; Gupta added.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Will cyclone 'Laila' puncture the Mumbai's monsoon buildup?]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/will-cyclone-laila-puncture-the-mumbais-monsoon-buildup/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/will-cyclone-laila-puncture-the-mumbais-monsoon-buildup/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 02:39:36 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/will-cyclone-laila-puncture-the-mumbais-monsoon-buildup/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The depression that formed over the Bay of Bengal on Monday turned into a full-blown cyclonic storm by Tuesday. Cyclone 'Laila' has got the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) worried as though it is expected to affect only the eastern coast of India, it is likely to have an impact on the entire country's monsoon pattern, including that of Mumbai.According to Dr Kapil Gupta of IIT-Mumbai's civil engineering department, if Laila continues on its chosen course, Mumbai might get some showers by Friday. &quot;If the cyclone continues to move westwards, it is likely to rain a bit in Mumbai on Friday,&quot; he said.The arrival of Laila is sure to affect the upcoming monsoon, said Gupta. &quot;Last year, the cyclone storm 'Aila' proved to be a disaster for the monsoon. It sucked all the energy out of the Bay of Bengal, leading to feeble rainfall during the monsoon season,&quot; said Gupta.IMD, though, assures that the arrival of monsoon will not be affected by the cyclone. &quot;Going by the current scenario, it doesn't look as if Mumbai or the monsoon will be affected. The arrival of monsoon in Mumbai can be expected between June 8 and 10,&quot; said Dr R V Sharma, deputy director general, IMD Mumbai.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Police can't use 26/11 arms, have to keep them as evidence]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/police-cant-use-2611-arms-have-to-keep-them-as-evidence/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/police-cant-use-2611-arms-have-to-keep-them-as-evidence/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 03:52:01 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/police-cant-use-2611-arms-have-to-keep-them-as-evidence/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The special court may have sentenced Ajmal Kasab to death but the government of Maharashtra will have to wait for a few more years before it can lay its hands on the ammo-10 AK-47s, 10 7.65-mm pistols and 14 kg RDX-that he and his nine cohorts brought to the city from Pakistan.The material evidence in the case includes all the ammunition, a boat, a satellite phone, five cellphones, five global positioning system devices, 15 blankets, three drums and other articles of clothing and utensils. The prosecution usually applies for the disposal of seized articles once the court delivers its verdict.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Union of India, Pawar dragged into PIL on IPL]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Sports/union-of-india-pawar-dragged-into-pil-on-ipl/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Sports/union-of-india-pawar-dragged-into-pil-on-ipl/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 03:52:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Sports</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Sports/union-of-india-pawar-dragged-into-pil-on-ipl/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed that Union of India and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar be made parties to the PIL filed by Shiv Sena leader Subhash Desai regarding levy of entertainment tax on IPL.The court also allowed the petitioner to make Pawar a party to the case since there are some allegation against him in the petition.The PIL demands that Maharashtra government should recover entertainment tax from the organisers of IPL.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Finally,SRA decides to hand over Mahul flats to civic body]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Society/finallysra-decides-to-hand-over-mahul-flats-to-civic-body/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Society/finallysra-decides-to-hand-over-mahul-flats-to-civic-body/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:47:19 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Society</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Society/finallysra-decides-to-hand-over-mahul-flats-to-civic-body/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After a legal tangle with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and opposition from the Mumbai police,the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has finally cleared the decks to hand over 4,500 flats situated opposite BPCLs Mahul refinery in Chembur to the BMC.The flats will be given to those displaced by the Brimstowad project in the city.CM Ashok Chavan was to give the keys to slumdwellers at a function in Mahul on Monday,but he cancelled his visit due to death of Rajasthan governor Prabha Rau.The function has now been been postponed.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Amitabh: Mumbai's fine, thank you!]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Society/amitabh-mumbais-fine-thank-you/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Society/amitabh-mumbais-fine-thank-you/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:38:23 -0600</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Society/amitabh-mumbais-fine-thank-you/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who arrived on a visit here Sunday, said Mumbai, where he has lived for over four decades, is &quot;fine&quot; and healthy. &quot;Mumbai's health is fine,&quot; Bachchan replied at a function here when reporters asked him about the recent Shiv Sena activities that have triggered tensions in the city. &quot;Please, I have come here to your state for a good thing, to launch a health programme,&quot; Bachchan said. This led to the next question that the query was relevant because it concerned the health of Mumbai, prompting his response.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[State Govt chalks out new weapons policy]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/state-govt-chalks-out-new-weapons-policy/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:37:54 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Maharashtra government has formally chalked out a weapons policy for the police that will not only expedite phasing out antiquated guns like the 416 Musket, 303 rifle and the Carbine, but also do away with the problem of procuring spare parts and ammunition for them.The weapons policy, besides recommending introduction of new weapons in the police force, also proposes introduction of plastic bullets to be fired at rioters during a law and order crises. Use of plastic bullets is expected to reduce loss of life in such situations.&quot;In the past, several commissions of inquiries into police firings have recommended introduction of plastic bullets, which can deter rioters without causing loss of human life. The Bombay Police Manual will now include the use of plastic bullets,&quot; said a Mantralaya official.The draft of the weapons policy was submitted by the state police way back in 2003, and it took almost seven years for the Home Department to endorse it.Home Minister R R Patil, who convened a meeting of senior police officials on this issue on Monday, has suggested some improvement in the draft as a lot of time has passed since its submission, and there have been much technological improvement over the years. &quot;However, the weapons policy will be out in a week's time,&quot; Patil told Mumbai Mirror.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mills to malls: Lots of smoke, lots of fire]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/mills-to-malls-lots-of-smoke-lots-of-fire/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:40:44 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The burning of Gold Mohur, a defunct textile mill in the central Mumbai suburb of Dadar, has brought to the fore the dark underbelly of the transformation of parts of India's financial capital from hubs of manufacturing to tony residential and commercial complexes.There is no suggestion that the fire which seems to have more or less destroyed the mill was anything but an accident. Officials of the National Textile Corporation, or NTC, which holds a 51% stake in the mill, strongly denied allegation by local people that the mill had been &quot;deliberately&quot; burnt down.NTC's joint venture partner, the Future Group, owned by Kishore Biyani, which has operational control over the mill, also rubbished claims of foul play and insisted that its intention was to use the mill for textile production.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Grass near Mumbai airport runway catches fire]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/General/grass-near-mumbai-airport-runway-catches-fire/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:43:52 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A patch of grass near the main runway caught fire at the Mumbai airport but was quickly doused by the airport fire service personnel. The incident took place around 2 pm when 'bird scarers' were bursting crackers to chase away birds that pose problems in flight operations.A Mumbai International Airport Limited spokesperson confirmed the incident and said that operations remain unaffected. &quot;It was a small grass fire on the airside, which has been put off. The operations at the airport remain normal,&quot; Mumbai Airport spokesperson told PTI here.Sources, however, say the fire was caused due to the fire crackers burst.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[4 lakh people to be shifted for airport development]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/4-lakh-people-to-be-shifted-for-airport-development/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:14:19 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[It's probably the largest displacement and relocation in the country in modern times. Four lakh residents will be shifted from the periphery of the airport to other areas in the suburbs so that the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport's modernisation and expansion can be completed by 2013.But two years after the state began the process of acquiring 276 acres of land needed for the expansion, the project crawls along, mired in controversy, protests and red tape. The residents-who include 7,000 families in Sahar Village, a gaothan housing original inhabitants of the city-want to see a clear resettlement plan before they allow a survey of the eligible homes. &quot;Lock one house, give a key to a new house. This is our slogan. Unless the government follows this norm, it will find it difficult to move anyone out. There will only be resistance,'' says N Sureshan, general secretary, Airport Authority Zopadpatti Sangharsha Samiti.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[26/11: Taj, Oberoi paid Rs 167 cr as terror claims by GIC]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/2611-taj-oberoi-paid-rs-167-cr-as-terror-claims-by-gic/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:36:59 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[General Insurance Corporation (GIC), the designated administrator of the terror insurance pool, has released Rs 167 crore to Taj and Oberoi General Insurance Corporation has released Rs 167 crore to Taj and Oberoi hotels in connection with the 26/11 terror attacks, a top GIC Re official said. &quot;We have released Rs 167 crore to both hotels (Taj and Oberoi) till now. The renovation work is on...and we are waiting for the final report (to settle the final claim),&quot; GIC Re's Chairman and Managing Director, Yogesh Lohiya, told reporters here on Saturday. General Insurance or non life insurance companies had formed a terror insurance pool in 2001 to pay the claims arising out of terrorist activities. Of the Rs 167 crore given to the two hotels, GIC Re had released the first insurance instalment of Rs 25 crore to each of the two hotels in December last year.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[RBI seeks rare coins for its museum collection]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Culture/rbi-seeks-rare-coins-for-its-museum-collection/</link>
<comments>http://www.marathikatta.com/Culture/rbi-seeks-rare-coins-for-its-museum-collection/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:43:18 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) wants to collect a range of historic coins and currency notes belonging to the ancient, medieval and pre-colonial periods for its monetary museum.Lack of coins from the ancient dynasties of Saatwahanas, Mauryas, Samudragupta, Ashoka, Chalukya, Pandavas, Greeks and Romans, the mediaeval dynasties of Vijayanagar, Bahamani, Cholas, Mughals and Marathas and from the British, Portuguese and French is reported to have prompted the RBI to come out with yet another public appeal to individuals and professional coin collectors to help it get the rarest of the rare coins.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Handover of Mhada lottery flats stayed]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/General/handover-of-mhada-lottery-flats-stayed-1/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:33:01 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Bombay high court on Tuesday, in an interim order, restrained Mhada from handing over 3,000 flats to allotees.A division bench of Justice J N Patel and Justice R Sondur-Baldota was hearing a public interest litigation filed by an 80-year-old ex-serviceman, who alleged irregularities in the Mhada lottery process. The petition has demanded that all the allotments be scrapped and that Mhada should re-start the entire process. The bench asked Mhada CEO to file a personal undertaking if the housing board wanted the court to lift the stay.&quot;The court's order will ensure that only genuine persons will have a chance to apply for the Mhada flats,'' said advocate Ahmed Abdi, counsel for the petitioner Gayasingh Yadav. &quot;Once possession of flats was given to the allotees it would have been difficult to turn back the clock.''<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Legal hurdles may hit Shivaji monument]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Mumbai/legal-hurdles-may-hit-shivaji-monument/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:54:32 -0500</pubDate>
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<category>Mumbai</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The state government's grandiose plans to construct a Rs 350-crore Shivaji monument in the Arabian Sea might face legal hurdles from different quarters. The Bombay High Court on Tuesday admitted a writ petition filed by Saraha Consultancy, one of the participants in the competition organised by the government for designing the statue.The state government has last month zeroed in Team One's design for the equestrian Shivaji statue, which at 309 ft will be four ft taller than the Statue of Liberty. The statue is to be constructed on an artificially-created eight-acre island, a kilometre off Marine Drive.<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Howrah-Mumbai Duranto Express begins]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:22:50 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[he bi-weekly Howrah-Mumbai Duranto Express (2262) began its inaugural run from here today.The non-stop train would take just a little more than 26 hours to reach CSTM station covering a distance of more than 1,860 kilometers.Keeping her Railway budget promise of introducing non-stop air-conditioned trains connecting four metros of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee had flagged off the first Duranto Express between Sealdah and Delhi on September 18.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Four years after survey, list of BPL families not out]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/General/four-years-after-survey-list-of-bpl-families-not-out/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:06:04 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Four years after the BMC conducted a survey to assess the number of people who live below the below poverty line (BPL), the list is still not out. As a consequence, over 12 lakh families in the city who claimed to be in the category, have been left without the possibility of availing of the facilities provided by the government.While activists crusading for the uplift of the poor feel the delay is a bad sign as it is the government's duty to give priority to the marginalised sections of the society, officials say the verification of details takes long. According to officials, the survey commissioned by the central government was conducted in 2005-06 and covered 16.7 lakh families living in slum areas, adivasi padas, slum rehabilitation buildings, gaothans and on footpaths. Though 12,02,355 families claimed to fall in the category, the data needed to be verified and compiled.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Second phase of BRTS begins]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/General/second-phase-of-brts-begins/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:03:12 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The survey for the second phase of the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) for the city has begun even as the final details of costs for the first phase on the two Express Highways has been finalised at Rs 933.70 crore.Government officials said the first phase of the BRTS will be carried out on the two city Expressways but the project was awaiting final clearance from the empowered committee of the state government. &quot;Once the flyovers are completed, work on the ground can begin in six to eight months,'' they said.When contacted, the head of the transport planning division, P R K Murthy, said that the BRTS on the Western Express Highway (WEH) would cost an estimated Rs 614.88 crore while the Eastern Express Highway (EEH) is being billed at Rs 318.82 crore.&quot;We are planning to have the BRTS from Bandra Kurla Complex to Mira Road on the WEH and from Sion to Thane on the EEH,'' said Murthy. &quot;The project would be undertaken by the municipal corporation and the BEST. The finance could come in the form of a loan from the MMRDA,'' he said.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kanda poha scheme put on hold till polls]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/General/kanda-poha-scheme-put-on-hold-till-polls/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:27:49 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The BMC scheme to set up stalls to sell kanda poha at a subsidised rate will now have to wait for the assembly polls to get over as the model code of conduct has already been implemented. The BMC administration will, however, send the proposal to the state electiom commission for approval.The civic law committee on Tuesday held back the project proposed by the Congress and NCP, which hoped to have an advantage over Shiv Sena, which went public with its Shiv Vada Pav idea.However, officials said the Sena scheme, which was being gradually implemented as it was approved before the code of conduct came into place, might give the safforn alliance an advantage in the assembly polls. The committee's decision to unanimously hold back the plan now means that the Opposition in the civic body will have to wait for the next 45 days to get an approval. The same law committee, in February, passed the Shiv Vada Pav scheme.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MNS vice president, joint secy quit, join Shiv Sena]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Politics/mns-vice-president-joint-secy-quit-join-shiv-sena/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:44:13 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has suffered a jolt with its vice president and general secretary, the husband-wife duo of Sanjan and Sanjay Ghadi, quitting to join the Shiv Sena.The couple, who joined the Shiv Sena on Sunday, refered to it as a &quot;homecoming&quot;. &quot;After all, it is like homecoming for us because we are originally Shiv Sainiks. Now we shall work hard for the forthcoming assembly elections,&quot; Sanjay Ghadi, who was MNS general secretary, said.The setback for the nearly three-year-old MNS comes after a series of key leaders left to join the Shiv Sena. Women's wing office-bearer Shweta Parulekar went to the party, followed by Prakash Mahajan, who is the brother of the slain Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pramod Mahajan.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Every 2nd person in Mumbai resides in slum: UNDP report]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:08:39 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Mumbai: India's financial capital which houses the maximum number of slum dwellers in the country has one in two persons residing in a slum, as per a Human Development Report compiled by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).&quot;Worldwide, one in three persons lives in a slum. But the figures are much higher for Mumbai where 54.1 percent of the population are slum dwellers as per 2001 Census. This means that 'one in two persons in Mumbai city is residing in a slum',&quot; the report said.&quot;They occupy just six percent of all land in Mumbai explaining the horrific levels of congestion,&quot; it added.Delhi has 18.9 percent, Kolkata 11.72 percent and Chennai 25.60 percent in slums. Some 29 percent, between a fourth and third of Maharashtra's urban population resides in Mumbai's slums.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mumbai buses to have bulletproof windows]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:11:31 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In the backdrop of 26/11 terror strikes, transport authorities here have decided to equip the newly introduced buses with bullet and blast proof window panes.&quot;For the first time in the country, public buses in Mumbai will have window panes that will be bulletproof, blast proof, fire proof and will ensure passenger safety,&quot; said Harvinder Suri, an official of the company entrusted with the task of fixing such glasses.The Brihan Mumbai Electric Transport Undertaking Standing Committee has cleared the proposal to fix bulletproof windows on 250 'King-Long' and 20 air-conditioned buses run by BEST.&quot;The city has witnessed many untoward incidents in the past including terror attacks. The bulletproof glasses will help us during such incidents,&quot; Standing Committee Chairperson of BEST Dilip Patel said.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sena vs Sena: Raj holds key to Mumbai, again]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:57:28 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The elections to Mumbai's 36 Assembly seats will hinge on two questions: whether Raj Thackeray's MNS will once again upset equations for the BJP-Shiv Sena, and whether the Congress and the NCP will forge an alliance.The MNS showed its potential in the Lok Sabha elections when it ate into the saffron vote-bank with its sons-of-the-soil agenda and denied the Sena-BJP even one of Mumbai's six seats. The MNS led in five Assembly segments, the Sena in two and the BJP in five, but the division of votes helped the Congress-NCP sweep all six seats.Both the Congress and the NCP would bank on the MNS to take on the Sena-BJP again. Much will, however, also depend on the nature of the Congress- NCP alliance, if and when it comes through. They had contested separately in the 2007 BMC polls and suffered. The Congress won 72 seats and the NCP 14; the Sena-BJP won 112 and came to power.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Thata4s Bhendi Bazar in 2014]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:23:37 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Solar-powered lights, buildings designed to cut air-conditioning costs, lawns on all terraces and water recycling -the Dawoodi Bohras have incorporated these and many other green practices in the massive redevelopment project to turn congested Bhendi Bazar into a modern haven. It is their way of showing south Mumbai how its dilapidated buildings can be replaced with spanking new facilities without burdening its already-groaning infrastructure.Recently, the Rs 1,500 crore project reached a significant milestone with 74 per cent of the area's residents and businesses giving it their approval. Now, the State government's committee for cluster redevelopment has to issue a Letter of Intent for actual work to begin.The project aims to replace 281 old buildings-many in precarious state-with multi-storeyed structures in the next five years. Nearly 4,000 families, apart from nearly 2,000 shops and small offices occupy the buildings spread over 18 acres in the heart of south Mumbai. Almost 80 per cent of the residents are Dawoodi Bohras, belonging to a million-strong tightly-knit community, who live in 150 square foot tenements. Each family will now get 350 square foot free ownership flats. Existing religious structures will be retained and the township's centre-piece will be the Raudat Tahera, tomb of the previous Syedna, the present leader's father.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[No sops: Raj makes powerpoint on malls]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:25:04 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[MNS chief Raj Thackeray has demanded that the Maharashtra Energy Regulatory Commission (MERC) should withdraw the power tariff concessions announced for malls, multiplexes and construction sites. He has threatened to stop work at these sites if the MNS demand was not accepted by MERC in the next two days.Malls, multiplexes and construction sites in the Mulund-Bhandup-Kanjur Marg belt, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Dombivli-Kalyan, Bhiwandi and Vasai have benefited from the commission's tariff order on Monday. Mahavitaran had proposed to raise the tariff for these three categories to Rs 9.81 per unit from the existing Rs 7.39. But the commission decided to reduce it to Rs 7.15 per unit.&quot;On Wednesday, I will visit the MERC office and submit a memorandum to demand withdrawal of the concessions,'' Thackeray told mediapersons on Tuesday. &quot;How can the MERC think of giving concessions to malls and multiplexes when the middle class is burdened with the power tariff hike?'' he asked.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rs 5000cr redevelopment project up for grabs in Bandra]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:41:33 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Close on the heels of the Mantralaya redevelopment project, another massive redevelopment plan in the western suburbs is expected to be pushed through by the government soon. TOI has learnt through highly reliable Mantralaya sources that three builders have emerged as the frontrunners for the 100-acre project to redevelop the PWD-built quarters for state government staff in Bandra east, located around the suburban collector's office.According to these sources, the leading contenders for this lucrative project-estimated by PWD chief engineer S B Tamsekar as worth Rs 5,000 crore-are DB Realty, Kakade Infrastructure and Akruti.DB Realty is a company formed just a couple of years ago by Vinod Goenka of Conwood Group and Shahid Balwa of Balwas Group. This company has often been described in industry circles as among the biggest emerging real estate firms in Mumbai and surrounding areas. Kakade Infrastructure is a firm headed by Pune-based builder Sanjay Kakade, who has bagged several big government projects in the past. Akruti is a Mumbai-based construction company headed by Vimal Shah and became known mainly because its involvement in various slum rehabilitation projects in the city.Tamsekar said the state government's cabinet committee on infrastructure headed by chief minister Ashok Chavan will soon take a decision on awarding the project. He added fewer than five firms had been &quot;short-listed''. The fourth company on the list is Man Infrastructure. Early this year, the infrastructure committee, which includes deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal, water resources minister Ajit Pawar, financeminister Dilip Walse-Patil, transport minister Surupsingh Naik and MSRDC minister Vimal Mundada, decided to trifurcate the project. This is because the committee felt no single developer could handle such a huge project. Each of the three components is worth over Rs 1,500 crore. The developer has to quote a minimum of Rs 440 crore upfront for upkeep and maintenance of the new buildings.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SATIS to stretch till Meenatai Thackeray Chowk?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:28:49 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Although it is a day before the formal opening of the highly publicised Station Area Traffic Improvement Scheme (SATIS) project is to take place, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) is actively considering a proposal to extend the SATIS for the easy movement of traffic in the city. The step is only on paper for the time being but efforts are being made to convert it into reality.An official of the civicPublic Works Department (PWD) informed Thane Plus that the step is a part of the second phase of the SATIS. The first phase, that has been completed now, is only up to the Jambli Naka junction near Talaopali from Thane station. The phase would end the traffic jams at Ambedkar Road and Jambli Naka, apart from ending the tracffic chaos outside Thane station.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mumbai road named after 26/11 hero Ashok Kamte]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:42:31 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Amidst Independence Day celebrations, the country also remembered one of its heroes of 26/11, late additional commissioner of Mumbai Police, Ashok Kamte.A road was named after the braveheart in Saturday in South Mumbai, a place where he once lived.&quot;He was gallant, he was brave and his courage was beyond words,&quot; said Additional Commissioner, South Mumbai, Himanshu Rai while paying his tribute to Kamte.&quot;In front of him all of us pale. I don't think most of us could emulate him. He was a class apart. It was in his DNA,&quot; said Mumbai Police Commissioner D Sivanandan.The Ashok Chakra awardee and martyr Ashok Kamte's contemporaries remember him with respect but fall short of words to describe his brilliance.After the road was named in Kamte's memory his wife Vinita Kamte thanked the people of Mumbai.Kamte laid down his life on November 26, 2008, fighting Ajmail Amir Kasab and Ismail Khan in the lane next to Cama Hospital.&quot;In front of him all of us pale. I don't think most of us could emulate him. He was a class apart. It was in his DNA,&quot; said Mumbai Police Commissioner D Sivanandan.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[11 injured as local skips signal, hits another in Mahim]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:56:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Eleven people were injured when an Andheri-bound train rammed into a stationary Borivli-bound slow local at platform no 1 at Mahim station on Sunday afternoon. The accident apparently occurred as the Andheri-bound train failed to stop at a signal before Mahim, but Western Railway (WR) said it would conduct an inquiry to ascertain the cause of the incident.Suburban services were delayed for half an hour and slow trains were diverted to the fast corridor. The mega block between Mahim and Santacruz on Sunday only made things worse for commuters.The driver and guard of the Andheri-bound train. The two have been suspended for a week and further action may be taken against them based on the inquiry report, said WR chief PRO S S Gupta.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[KEM to get a Rs 120-cr revamp]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:28:21 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Parel, a Grade II heritage structure, is all set for a revamp. The BMC recently awarded a contract to renovate the sprawling structure to Mumbai-based real estate and infrastructure services company-the Neev Group. The same firm has also bagged projects worth Rs 200 crore to ensure ready and capable infrastructure for safe drinking water supply all over Mumbai, especially South Mumbai.The restoration work will commence in October this year and is expected to be completed in the next 3 years at an estimated cost of Rs 120 crore.Designed by renowned architect George Wittet in 1926, KEM hospital treats about 1.8 million out-patients and 85,000 in-patients annually. It has 550 resident doctors and 1,800 beds. The hospital will continue to cater to patients during the restoration work.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[More screening centres in Mumbai, Pune]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:02:25 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[After the panic in Pune, the Maharashtra government has decided to increase the number of screening centres for swine flu in Mumbai and Pune to cater to the swelling numbers of people who want to be checked for the disease. This decision was taken on Thursday after the Cabinet discussed the issue.Additional Chief Secretary (public health) Sharvaree Gokhale told Thea4Hindu that after what happened in Pune, it was better to prepare for such a contingency in Mumbai.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Now, outbreak of panic over swine flu]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:57:02 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Women cradling babies, schoolchildren tagging along with parents, college-going teens, senior citizens and even pregnant women - more than a thousand people thronged Pune's government-run Naidu Hospital on Wednesday as panic deepened two days after the country's first fatality from swine flu was reported from the city.Men, women and children with the slightest hint of cough and cold, anxious to get tested for the flu virus, began gathering from early morning and doctors and hospital staff soon found themselves swamped by a jostling crowd.What made things worse was private general physicians, who normally are the first point of consultation, turning back patients who came to them with cold and fever symptoms, telling them to get checked at Naidu Hospital.Pune municipal commissioner Mahesh Zagade said 20 patients suspected of having the virus were admitted to the hospital on Wednesday. Nine positive cases were reported as more people reported for testing, following the death of 14-year-old Rida Shaikh. The city planned 15 more screening centres for the H1N1 flu from Thursday. The civic administration also decided to increase the number of doctors at the hospital to clear the rush.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Multinational firms keen on Vasai-Alibaug corridor]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:02:12 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The large multimodal corridor planned from Vasai to Alibaug has received a boost as several multinational firms, in joint ventures with Indian partners, have expressed an interest in the consultancy for the project, which is expected to cost more than Rs 10,000 crore.The 80-km-long corridor, which will connect Vasai with Alibaug, is expected to cut travel time by 60 minutes. For the first time in the country, the stretch will have a Bus Rapid Transit System as well as a Metro line along the road.Over 25 large firms have responded to the expression of interest advertisements by the MMRDA. &quot;This is a positive sign. At a time when the economic condition has taken a toll on several large infrastruture projects, it is promising that so many firms are interested in the project,'' said an MMRDA official. The consultancy will be chosen after a bidding process, which will be initiated shortly.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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