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Political parties arrive at an unspoken understanding of not fielding north Indian candidates against each other during the upcoming Assembly elections

In a rare show of solidarity, north Indian leaders across parties have come to an unspoken understanding of supporting candidates from their region for the October Assembly elections.

"This is an unsaid rule for the whole community. We have read more »
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Real-estate giants Hiranandani Group may soon be beneficiaries of a benevolent government which has decided to substantially reduce a penalty imposed on the firm for violations in the Powai land-development agreement.

Sources in the Democratic Front (DF) told Mumbai Mirror that a decision has been read more »
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Despite the public outcry and the directive from the chief minister's office to the civic machinery, norms to safeguard the open spaces in the city continue to be violated.

The Dahisar Sports Foundation (DSF), led by senior Shiv Sena leader Vinod Ghosalkar, has begun inducting members to avail facilities at a recently redeveloped recreation ground at Kanderpada in Dahisar.

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सहज सुंदर शब्दांनी मनाचा ठाव घेणा-या ज्येष्ठ गीतकार शांताराम नांदगावकर यांचे प्रदीर्घ आजाराने मुंबईत निधन झाले. ते ७५ वर्षांचे होते.



अनेक दिवसांपासून त्यांना मधुमेह, आणि अल्झायमरचा त्रास होत होता. उपचारासाठी ते बरेच दिवस बॉम्बे हॉस्पिटलमध्ये होते. तिथेच शनिवारी सकाळी सव्वाआठच्या सुमारास read more »
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Mamata Banerjee on Thursday rubbed in the fact that railway surplus stood at Rs 8,361 crore as against her predecessor Lalu Prasad's claim of Rs 90,000 crore as the tiff between the current and previous occupant of Rail Bhavan simmered as Lok Sabha passed the budget on Thursday.

She also took note of populist pitches over railway exams leading to anger against "outsiders" from time to time read more »
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Four years after the great Mumbai Deluge of July 26,2005, advance doppler Radar, capable of predicting weather every 15 minutes, lies unused. Meanwhile, Weather bureau continues to get it wrong.

The weather forecast for the weekend ran as under:

Saturday, July 4: Heavy to very heavy rainfall

Sunday and Monday: Heavy rainfall, with CM Ashok Chavan appealing to Mumbaikars to stay indoors. read more »
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सिंगल स्क्रीन व मल्टिप्लेक्स मालकांच्या मनमानी भाडेवाढीमुळे मराठी चित्रपट निर्माते आथिर्क संकटात सापडले आहेत. याविरोधात रोष प्रकट करण्यासाठी १४ ऑगस्टपासून सर्व निर्माते बेमुदत संपावर जातील अशी माहिती अखिल भारतीय मराठी चित्रपट महामंडळाचे अध्यक्ष अजय सरपोतदार यांनी येथे बुधवारी दिली.

महामंडळाची सर्वसाधारण सभा ८ व ९ ऑगस्ट रोजी कोल्हापुरात होणार आहे. या सभेत संपाची घोषणा केली जाईल असे सरपोतदार या read more »
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The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) is all geared up to install renewable energy systems across the city in order to cut carbon emissions and save electricity costs for government buildings.

The MCGM has already installed one pilot project at the Shivaji Park Crematorium on a trial read more »
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For the first time since he was awarded Rs 10 lakh by the Railway Ministry for ‘firing two rounds at the terrorists’ on 26/11, Jullu Yadav, 52, head constable of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), admitted before the special court hearing the trial that he never fired a single bullet as his gun was jammed.

Interestingly, in the CCTV grab of the episode, it appears as if Yadav manages to fire read more »
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मुंबईतील नामवंत पदवी कॉलेजांपैकी एक तृतियांशपेक्षा जास्त कॉलेजे ही अल्पसंख्याक संस्थांची असल्याने खुल्या वर्गातील विद्यार्थ्यांच्या प्रवेशासाठी कमी जागा उरत असल्याचे चित्र आहे. त्याचा मोठा फटका जास्तकरून मराठी विद्यार्थ्यांना बसणार असून पदवी कॉलेजांचे प्रवेश त्यांच्यासाठी अधिकच कठीण होणार आहेत.

मुंबई परीसरात आर्टस, कॉमर्स आणि सायन्स असे पारंपरिक कोसेर्स असलेल्या पदवी कॉलेजांची एकूण संख्या १५ read more »
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Krishna Patil on Thursday became the first Maharashtrian woman to conquer the world's highest peak, Mount Everest.

"She scaled Mount Everest around 7am (local time)", Hrishikesh Yadav, leader of a successful Everest expedition in 1998 said.

The Pune-based Patil was part of a commercial expedition organised by Asian Trekking Agency in Nepal. read more »
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Claiming that Marathi voters were regretting the decision to vote against the Shiv Sena in an “unguarded moment”, Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said the Sena had done well in rural Maharashtra and considered the Congress and not the MNS as Enemy number one.

Uddhav, who is finding his turf being increasingly encroached upon by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president read more »
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जे बिहारला विशेष दर्जा देऊन मोठ्या प्रमाणावर विकासनिधी उपलब्ध करुन देतील त्यांनाच पाठिंबा देऊ अशी जाहीर भूमिका बिहारचे मुख्यमंत्री संयुक्त जनता दलाचे नेते नितीश कुमार यांनी घेतली आहे.

निवडणूक निकालाआधीच स्पष्ट भूमिका घेत नितीश कुमार यांनी एकाच बाणात अनेक पक्षी मारले आहेत.

सर्वाधिक लोकसभेच्या जागा असलेल्या राज्यात बिहारचा दुसरा क्रमांक लागतो आणि यंदा नितीश कुमार यांच्या पक्षाला तिथे सर्वाधि read more »
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Shekhar Suman owes the fame that earned him a poll ticket to Mumbai, but says his loyalties lie with Bihar, where he was born

He owes his career, fame and status to aamchi Mumbai. But Shekhar Suman is emphatic about the fact that his loyalties still lie with his home state Bihar.

The actor, who is already in trouble over his remarks against MNS chief Raj Thackeray, told MiD DAY yesterday, read more »
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In this city, where over half of the 15 million-plus residents live in slums, an army of unscrupulous officials, slumlords and politicians is engaged full-time in the ‘business’ of taking possession of government land, extorting money and renting out illegal structures in slum enclaves.

This has been proved by the latest figures given by the BMC to the state-appointed Committee for the Preven read more »
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