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Residents of the rapidly growing Thane city will soon find their daily struggle for water coming to an end. For, newly developed upscale residential constructions in the city adjoining the financial capital as well as several sprawling slum pockets are set to benefit from the early completion of the Thane Municipal Corporation’s ambitious 110 million litres a day (mld) water supply scheme. read more »
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The state Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) investigating the planting of improvised explosive devices at auditoriums in Thane, Vashi and Panvel earlier this year is expected to file a chargesheet in the next couple of days against the members of sanatan sanstha. read more »
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This year, dahi handi events in Thane will be a tad different from previous years. Closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras will be monitoring the events at major dahi handi venues in the area.

CCTVs are being installed for the first time in Thane in view of the recent terror attacks in Ahmedabad and Bangalore. Besides, the increasing number of govindas has prompted the police to take extra p read more »
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Central Railway says MMRDA to blame, Rs 166-cr project for additional lines between Kurla and Thane delayed over removal of 11 toilet blocks

The World Bank mission that is currently in the city to review the bank-funded Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) is said to be unhappy with the progress on the laying of additional lines between Kurla and Thane, a senior government official said. read more »
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NMMC started this Rs. 111 crore project in 2006, due to increasing number of accidents on the road from airoli to turbhe. But then road already started showing up the cracks and NMMC officers are on the defensive mode. This sounds like regular BMC story. read more »
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Ekhadi spardha jinkane kiva ekhadi pariksha changlya markane uttirna hone he jitke kautukaspadh ahe titkech ji mule kathin paristitit sudha khachun na jata ziddi ne ashya spardhena samore jatat tyanche vishesh kautuk karayla have.Karan hi mule majhya drushteene kharya arthane sarvanach prerana denari ahet.

Spardha jinkanya adhi nikalachi farshi chinta na karta je palak aplya mulanvar tyala z read more »
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हिंदुत्ववाद्यांनी बॉम्बस्फोट घडविले हे मथळे वाचून मन प्रसन्न होते, पण हे स्फोट हिंदूंना जखमी करण्यासाठी होते हे वाचून मान शरमेने खाली जाते.rnrnठाण्याच्या गडकरी रंगायतन नाट्यगृहात एक बॉम्बस्फोट मध्यंतरी झाला. चारेक लोक जखमी झाले. बॉम्बमध्ये तसा जोर नव्हता, पण गडकरी रंगायतनच्या वाहनतळात ठेवलेला हा बॉम्ब फुटून चार जण जखमी झाल्याने बॉम्बच्या स्फोटापेक्षाही त्या बातमीचीच बोंब जास्त झाली. एकंदरीत ए read more »
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After coming close to clinching the deal to buy the Bhatsa dam in Thane, the main source of water supply to Mumbai, at a cost of Rs 800 crore, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has backed out.

That’s because the engineering committee set up by the civic body to conduct the feasibility study of the dam, reported that it had developed huge burrows and cracks with several leaky spots. read more »
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Ramesh Gadkari age 50 and Mangesh nikam age 34 claims that bomb at bhave auditoriam, gadkari at thane and also in a theater at panvel featuring jodha akbar. They feel these shows insulted hindu deities and hindu sentiments. They have also staged protest before these events. read more »
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Thane, Bhandup and Mulund can bid goodbye to load-shedding. The uninterrupted power supply will come at a cost though, and the consumers will have to pay an extra 8 to 12% in their monthly bills for this luxury. read more »
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Bhatsa dam in Thane, which is the main source of water supply to Mumbai, may soon be the property of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).



The civic body, which is in an advanced stage of negotiations with the state government, is reportedly ready to shell out around Rs 800 crore for it. read more »
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Load-shedding may soon become a matter of past for Thane and Navi Mumbai.

The Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) has received offers from two leading power trading companies to supply additional electricity required to end power cuts in Mulund, Bhandup, Navi Mumbai and Thane.

As a result, residents of these areas may enjoy uninterrupted power supply from as early as next week. read more »
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The city may have to go through water cuts this summer to help its parched neighbours.

Municipal corporations around Mumbai, faced with an acute water shortage, have rushed in to claim the city's daily share of 3,400 million litres of water.

The BMC has already received a request from Thane Municipal Corporation for an additional 100 million litres of water every day. This, besides the 1 read more »
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A group of north-Indian activists from Thane on Sunday burnt the effigy of Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav at the Wagle Estate Junction for making "provocative speeches" against Maharashtrians and leaders of maharastra.

According to them this speeches pollute the atmosphere here, while the north Indians have been living cordially in the state. read more »
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Following the initiative by two banks to increase forest cover in Titwala, two companies have now offered to contribute in a similar manner in Kausa near Mumbra and in Kalwa.

Mahindra Life Space Developer Limited of the Mahindra Group and Sandoz Pvt Lt have approached the Forest department in Thane requesting it to lease out a 250-hectare plot in Kausa and a 5-hectare plot in Kalwa respectivel read more »
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