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As elections are nearing , many parts of India are being singed in senseless violence and hatred of reglious or regional kind. In a culturally diverse country like India where every individual carries multiple identities, wheather religious or regional, there exist many faultlines which are often used by short sighted politicians to garner votes. Wheather it is Mayawati in UP, or Laloo Yadav in B
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The Bharatiya Kamgar Sena (BKS) has demanded a judicial inquiry to ‘expose’ the alleged prejudice of north Indian politicians and bureaucrats against Marathis in railway jobs. It has also sought restructuring of the recruitment process to restore the ‘regional balance’ in lower grades.
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After raking in phenomenal profits since 2004, builders, including some top guns in the industry, could be headed for serious trouble with the real estate market sliding rapidly.
Many builders are facing a liquidity crunch as sales of apartments are in a state of virtual stagnation.
Moreover, politicians who had parked their slush funds with builders are now asking for their money back. read more »
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Many builders are facing a liquidity crunch as sales of apartments are in a state of virtual stagnation.
Moreover, politicians who had parked their slush funds with builders are now asking for their money back. read more »
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Mumbai mayor Shubha Raul has ordered an inquiry into how permissions were given to build these structures. She also said strict action should be taken against these builders, local politicians and whoever is involved and the BMC should not hesitate to file police complaints.
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Hutatma chowk hold the gathering for all local politicians to pay their tributes to 105 martyrs of maharashtra samyukta samiti who fought for creation of seperate state as maharashtra. These 105 mumbaikars were killed in the police firing at this place in fountain while fighting for seperate mahrashtra state. Until then maharashtra was a combined with gujarat.
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Traumatised by the meagre compensation paid to him by the state government for his agricultural land, a 56-year-old Jalgaon-based farmer attempted suicide by consuming rat poison on Thursday morning.
The government, which took away the farmer's 2.3-acre land 18 years ago, has paid him only Rs 1 lakh over the years. The last instalment for the land, which now costs Rs 50 lakh, reportedly came read more »
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The government, which took away the farmer's 2.3-acre land 18 years ago, has paid him only Rs 1 lakh over the years. The last instalment for the land, which now costs Rs 50 lakh, reportedly came read more »
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While politicians are vying with one another to hog the limelight as the "protector of Marathi interests", libraries in the city meant for readers of Marathi books are closing down.
Out of 29 Marathi libraries run by the Mumbai Marathi Granth Sangrahalaya (MMGS), 11 have closed down in the pa read more »
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After superstar Rajinikant took on Karnataka politicians over the disputed Hogennakal project, the Shiv Sena has once again targetted Amitabh Bachchan and other Bollywood stars for not supporting the Marathi cause.
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After 44 days of police impose silence, raj thachrey spoke for about 1 and half minutes yesterday at shivaji park on the ocassion of shivjayanti.
He asked politicians, why they don't have problem with manipur where north indians were slain. He also suggested they don't care what happened in manipur because it is not moneypur. read more »
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He asked politicians, why they don't have problem with manipur where north indians were slain. He also suggested they don't care what happened in manipur because it is not moneypur. read more »
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It may turn out to be the biggest haul of land lolly in Mumbai’s history, with some of the state’s leading politicians in the frontline to get their share.
At stake are 5,500 acres of suburban salt pans, eight times the size of the defunct mill lands in central Mumbai.
Builders have been circling this land for years now, waiting for controls on these eco-sensitive tracts to be loosened.
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At stake are 5,500 acres of suburban salt pans, eight times the size of the defunct mill lands in central Mumbai.
Builders have been circling this land for years now, waiting for controls on these eco-sensitive tracts to be loosened.
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Kadegaon and Tasgaon have, respectively, seen five and four grape-growing farmers commit suicide over the past year. Their deaths add to a deadly tally of 70-odd suicides by grape growers over the past two years — a bizarre juxtaposition to the celebratory enthusiasm of the local politicians.
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Mumbai Amchich is one Marathi film that could not just renew the debate on who is a true Mumbaikar but also whether cinema is being used as a political tool.
In the film a police officer quits the force to tackle a syndicate of politicians and businessman who are trying to run the Marathis out of his city. Although the plot is said to be fictional, the events and characters shown find echo in read more »
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In the film a police officer quits the force to tackle a syndicate of politicians and businessman who are trying to run the Marathis out of his city. Although the plot is said to be fictional, the events and characters shown find echo in read more »
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Bailed out by the state Government last season following a sugarcane glut, the sugar industry in Maharashtra is heading for a much serious crisis.
The abundance of cane this season is likely to result in over 100 lakh tonnes of cane remaining uncrushed, as against 43 lakh tonnes last year.
Since the state Government includes politicians who are also sugar barons, the package to bail out t read more »
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The abundance of cane this season is likely to result in over 100 lakh tonnes of cane remaining uncrushed, as against 43 lakh tonnes last year.
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Stung by criticism of frequent trips to his home state Karnataka at the expense of the Maharashtra government, governor S M Krishna has said he will foot the bill for all future visits himself, including those which are official. Krishna made 31 trips to Bangalore between December 2004 and November 2006.
Last November, a Pune-based teacher, Anagha Bagul, had sought information under the RTI A read more »
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Last November, a Pune-based teacher, Anagha Bagul, had sought information under the RTI A read more »
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Minorities have borne the brunt of organised mass murder that passes off as ‘riots’ in independent India. The perpetrators, often top politicians and senior officials, are rarely punished. The trials drag on, until most of the accused are acquitted for lack of evidence.
Bombay, 1992 - City Of Nightmares :
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Who the fuck does Vilasrao Deshmukh think he is, taking Riteish and Ram Gopal Varma for Taj tour?
CNN lady reporter threatened and pushed and pulled by Mumbai mob outside Taj - VIDEO
Suggestion to Raj: Demand total security. Or shut down Mumbai.
I won't resign: RR Patil
wake up call for Indian politcians
