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The countdown to No Honking Day on April 7 has begun and Mumbai Traffic Police, in coordination with a host of other organisations, have begun appealing to motorists, especially drivers of taxis, autorickshaws and two-wheelers, to refrain from using their horns on this day, hoping to raise awareness on noise pollution.
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“I am gay,’’ a statement that is made loud and clear as Khire has now launched his book in Marathi “Indradhanu Samalingatatliche Rang” (Rainbow -different colours of homosexuality) and as president of the Sampathik Trust has a dedicated helpline that has been answering queries and various doubts related to homosexuality for the last four years.
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Two people suffered serious injures when they were thrown off a running train allegedly by a group of college students in Maharashtra Thursday. The two passengers travelling by Goa-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express were thrown off the running train by a group of college students between Mayeji and Masavad
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March 11 (IANS) Wednesday will mark the end of 15 long years since the March 12, 1993 serial blasts shook the country’s commercial capital city Mumbai, left over 250 dead and led to varying jail terms of 100 people, including cine star Sanjay Dutt. India suffered one of the most powerful terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed 257 persons and injured 1400 others in March 1993.
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A debt-ridden farmer in Maharashtra committed suicide Monday by consuming poison in a government office near here, blaming the entire state machinery “from the local police station to the chief minister’s office” for his desperate act. The farmer, Devendra Khedkar (28) of Jitapur village in Akola district’s Murtijapur sub-distict, was rushed first to the sub-district hospital and then to the Akol
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Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance is looking for a gestation of 3 years for its investments in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The main contributor to its revenues will be its sponsorship partners.The company is scouting for alliance with about three to four major partners. Reliance was the highest bidder in IPL team auctions with an investment of $111.9 million.
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Mi Marathi, the Marathi general entertainment channel will launch a new dance reality show 'Laavni 2008', which goes on air on March 20 in 9.30 pm time slot on Thursdays and Fridays.
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Bollywood star Salman Khan says that his joining a signature campaign to oppose the gag order on Raj Thackeray did not mean that he or his family supported the breakaway Shiv Sena chief's campaign against north Indian migrants in Maharashtra.
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Starting from March 10, students attempting SSC exams can get their doubts cleared over the phone from expert teachers of a popular western suburb class. Hum Se Puchho, an initiative the private coaching class, is a 24X7 helpline, for English and Marathi medium students preparing for the exams.
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Maharashtrachi Lokdhara, a landmark in Maharashtra’s folk tradition, is now in a safe format and out of danger of getting destroyed. The old recordings of veteran folksinger Shahir Sabale, who spent considerable time in preserving the folk tradition, have been converted into digital format.
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Daring Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, Bihar's Leader of Opposition Rabri Devi Monday said she will join her husband Railway Minister Lalu Prasad in performing the Chhath Puja in Mumbai.
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Atul Kulkarni is in the news once again with his super hit Marathi film Valu. This film has collected more then Rs 1 crore in three weeks, an amount that is three times more than any other Marathi film. Not only this, Valu has received a standing ovation at Rotterdam Film Festival at Berlin.
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Steady migration of people from rural areas to cities brings huge problems in its wake. Mumbai - according to the UN - has a population of 19 million. And the UN forecasts that total will rise to more than 26 million by 2025.
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'Made in India' animation is making waves globally and the proof was at the 80th Academy Awards. Many of the eye-popping special effects that helped Nicole Kidman-starrer The Golden Compass walk away with the prized statuette were created in Mumbai.
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Although summer is some time away, Mumbai has already started welcoming the king of fruits a full month early. The prolonged & intense winter that hit the usually warm state last month resulted in mangoes being picked by farmers and transported to markets earlier
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