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Two BMC employees were sentenced to one year imprisonment following their conviction in a corruption case. Lalit Kumar Chaudhary and Praveen Lokhande were convicted for accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a handcart puller. read more »
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Pawar says he has 3.6 crores total.

However, that is not what most people in maharashtra think. This is a very good story on the man from Maharashtra who almost became PM. read more »
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A 31-year-old woman who was robbed of her mobile phone on April 16 while travelling in a BEST bus, snatched it back from the thieves in the same bus a week later on Wednesday.

The courageous IT professional’s regret, however, was that nobody stepped forward to help her nab the two thieves who wre read more »
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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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Policemen in the city appear reluctant not only to file FIRs, but also to detain and book suspects even after they are caught by citizens.

Goregaon residents caught an alleged robber and handed him over to the police on Tuesday. Instead of detaining him, the police released him, declaring the suspect 'insane.'

Now comes the twist: the police, realising their mistake, are hunting for the read more »
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" My family members initially discouraged me saying that if other shopkeepers are giving the bribe, why are you fighting against it? But now I am happy that I took a stand, fought against corruption and have finally won the battle " read more »
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Why are the private companies running scared now ? They had pressured government to privatize the power supply citing corruption, non-performance, non-efficiency and every other 'sarkari' ill. What has happened now that they are stopping impartial observers being appointed on the request of the consumers. Why is Ambani bhai feeling so power-less now ? read more »
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Documents available with CNN-IBN show how the MIDC twisted rules to give this 55-acre plot to Deshmukh's charitable trust. While the actual cost of the plot is Rs 115 per metre the Manjra trust had to pay a mere Rs 5 per acre. Can you imagine Rs 5 per acre of land! Should anyone get land at that price whatever be the reason? It is Deshmukh's family which owns the charitable trust Manjra read more »
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The suspension of high-profile encounter specialist Daya Nayak may be revoked by the state government since the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) has fail read more »
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