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Youth Hostels Association of India Malad Unit has organized "TREK SAHYADRI 2007"rnrnin Lonavla-Khandala region near Mumbai, for the 8th consecutive year. The trek will commence on 16th & 17th Nov.2007 (2 batches) and conclude on 21st & 22nd Nov. 2007 respectively.rn rnDuring this trek participants will enjoy flora n' fauna, historical places like forts, caves, temples, lakes etc. So th
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In an incident that can easily find a place in the ‘Man in Wild’ series shown on a nature channel, a
man who was lost in the dense forest of the Sahyadri ranges near Khandala, spent 32 days without food and potable water before finding his way back to civilisation.
This is the story of civil engineer Ajay Tanaji Kolhe (30) of Wagale Estate in Thane. Kolhe, along with a team of eight trekkers, read more »
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man who was lost in the dense forest of the Sahyadri ranges near Khandala, spent 32 days without food and potable water before finding his way back to civilisation.
This is the story of civil engineer Ajay Tanaji Kolhe (30) of Wagale Estate in Thane. Kolhe, along with a team of eight trekkers, read more »
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Madhvan's new film Evano Oruvan, a remake of award winning Marathi film, Dombvili Fast is ready to globetrot.
A worldwide special preview to an Indian audience abroad would be its first testing ground, in an attempt to connect and reach out to a world audience with a theme so common.
The story revolves around an ordina read more »
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In Akola 8 policemen were suspended on Saturday and five others, including two officers, issued show cause notices in connection with the escape of five prisoners from a lock-up here, official sources said.
The action followed a preliminary probe into the escape episode by Kashinath Marwadikar, Additional Superintendent of Police in neighbouring Washim district.
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The action followed a preliminary probe into the escape episode by Kashinath Marwadikar, Additional Superintendent of Police in neighbouring Washim district.
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The civic health care system in Mumbai was set up primarily for those who cannot afford health care by supplying basic medicines and treatment for free.
Drugs like Paracetamol and Septran, which come under the BMC schedule of essential drugs, are meant to be given free. But in reality, patients claim read more »
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'Is sugar sweet (Yes/No)?' The bitter reality is that 30% of Maharashtra's Class V students could not answer this question in a basic written test on English.
Several Class IV students could not tell a triangle from a square or a circle, and thousands of Class V students could not write the first five letters of the English alphabet despite having studied the language for three years.
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Several Class IV students could not tell a triangle from a square or a circle, and thousands of Class V students could not write the first five letters of the English alphabet despite having studied the language for three years.
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Shreyas Talpade has arrived, having broken the myth that actors from theatre and Marathi cinema can’t make it to the top in Bollywood.
This young man has what it takes to be a star. If he had the critics eating out of his hand in a sensitive film like Iqbal, he was equally at ease in a rib-tickling comedy like Apna Sapna read more »
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PUNE: Continuing its annual practice, the Pune Festival will, this year too, be full of culture, art, drama, dance, music and sports.
The festival will be inaugurated at 4.30 pm on September 21 at the Ganesh Kala Krida Rangmanch. Sushilkumar Shinde, Union minister for power, will be the chief guest. Also in attendance will be Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil, state minister of rural development and tour read more »
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The festival will be inaugurated at 4.30 pm on September 21 at the Ganesh Kala Krida Rangmanch. Sushilkumar Shinde, Union minister for power, will be the chief guest. Also in attendance will be Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil, state minister of rural development and tour read more »
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A cooperative bank in Kamathipura of Mumbai has given sex workers a new lease of life by helping them learn how to save their earnings.
Mangala a sex worker shops at a supermarket, deposits her earnings regularly, and can even hope to own a flat of her own one-day.
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Mangala a sex worker shops at a supermarket, deposits her earnings regularly, and can even hope to own a flat of her own one-day.
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The stage at Nirmal Lifestyle, Mumbai was on fire as the two Indian Idol finalists, Prashant Tamang and Amit Paul rocked the city with their enthralling performances. The show started off with none other than Hussain welcoming and cheering the crowd. This was followed by a grand Maharashtrain entry for the finalists- Amit and Prashant;they looked majestic, wearing Marathi Paghdis, they came on th
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Amid widespread suspicion of human sacrifice, police Thursday arrested a Maharashtra village schoolteacher who allegedly killed his college-going daughter following a black magic practitioner's advice for getting a son.
Police also took into custody a witchcraft practitioner on whose advice the teacher, Raibhan Tembhurne, is said to have sacrificed his daughter Rachna in Kudegaon village. The read more »
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Police also took into custody a witchcraft practitioner on whose advice the teacher, Raibhan Tembhurne, is said to have sacrificed his daughter Rachna in Kudegaon village. The read more »
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Milind Gunaji is more than just an actor. He is a nature enthusiast, photographer and has travelled extensively, not just abroad, but in the interiors of Maharashtra too. The actor says hosting travel shows is the best option for him as it mixes both work and pleasure for him. I am very passionate about natu read more »
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Today is Vada Pav Day. Nothing official about it, of course, because in Mumbai -the commom man eats Vada Pav 24/7. He doesn’t require an occasion to celebrate the city’s staple diet.
And it’s not as if the state government dedicates the day to the Vada Pav. But it was on this day that a food chain registered the Vada Pav as its main business six years ago and corporatised the chatpata street f read more »
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And it’s not as if the state government dedicates the day to the Vada Pav. But it was on this day that a food chain registered the Vada Pav as its main business six years ago and corporatised the chatpata street f read more »
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Many stations have logical roots in history - named either after legendary people, age-old traditions or businesses carried on in the area or for unknown reasons.
Santa Cruz:
Santa Cruz was originally known by villagers as Khulbawdi (in Marathi khul is mortar or also a yard, bawdi, a well) Santa Cruz (Holy Cross) was so named by its population of Salsette East Indian Christians after a crud read more »
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Santa Cruz:
Santa Cruz was originally known by villagers as Khulbawdi (in Marathi khul is mortar or also a yard, bawdi, a well) Santa Cruz (Holy Cross) was so named by its population of Salsette East Indian Christians after a crud read more »
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Five persons have died and two others injured when major portion of a five-storeyed building collapsed in South Mumbai, fire brigade sources said on Saturday.
Three storeys of Chaddha Mansion at Lamington collapsed last night and some people were trapped under the debris. read more »
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Three storeys of Chaddha Mansion at Lamington collapsed last night and some people were trapped under the debris. read more »
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