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Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Thursday dared Railway Minister Lalu Prasad to perform 'Chhat Pooja' at Marina Beach in Chennai to oppose the imposition of Tamil by the Karunanidhi government in schools across the state.
Launching a scathing attack on the reported demand by some local North Indian Congress leaders that Hindi be made an official language in BMC, Thackeray said, "let them t read more »
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Launching a scathing attack on the reported demand by some local North Indian Congress leaders that Hindi be made an official language in BMC, Thackeray said, "let them t read more »
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Taking a stand that will soothe even the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray, state Director General of Police (DGP) A N Roy has warned Indian Police Service (IPS) officers not conversant in Marathi, to improve their skills in the language within a year, or their annual increment will be withheld.
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For the fourth consecutive year, attempts to make the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s mammoth budget a participative exercise have been crushed.
A day after civic officials presented to the civic Standing Committee budget estimates for 2008-09 with outlays totalling Rs 16,792 crore, officials admitted that while in the process of making budgetary allocations, a proposal for a budget that read more »
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A day after civic officials presented to the civic Standing Committee budget estimates for 2008-09 with outlays totalling Rs 16,792 crore, officials admitted that while in the process of making budgetary allocations, a proposal for a budget that read more »
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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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Mumbaikars from different parts of the city have offered to join in the campaign initiated by two activists, journalist Krishnaraj Rao and bookseller-cum-part time scriptwriter Santosh Jangam to regain the pedestrian territory, the footpaths.
On Tuesday, DNA carried a report on a group called Sahasi Padyatri (Brave Pedestrians) formed by the two to make the city pedestrian-friendly. Rao and Ja read more »
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On Tuesday, DNA carried a report on a group called Sahasi Padyatri (Brave Pedestrians) formed by the two to make the city pedestrian-friendly. Rao and Ja read more »
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Throwing a protective ring around 524 plots reserved as Recreation Grounds and Playgrounds, the state government has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to ensure that large plots of land reserved for recreation grounds or playgrounds (RGs/ PGs) are not given to private players either on an adoption basis or under the controversial caretaker policy, which would allow private players s
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Following footsteps of his uncle Raj thackrey is all set to enter bollywood after two weeks of action packed drama against North Indians. If not Big B, he definately has support of many Big names in the film industry. Iam thinking what category this post should go into .. Movies or Politics. read more »
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now let them come to india.... we will sink them in the indian ocean, the bay of bengal and the arabian sea read more »
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now let them come to india.... we will sink them in the indian ocean, the bay of bengal and the arabian sea read more »
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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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For the past few days, some Mumbaikars are waking up to find young Maharashtrian men supplying milk at their doorstep instead of the traditional milkmen from Uttar Pradesh.
The change has been forced by Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), as part of a new strategy in its campaign against migr read more »
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Nameplate after nameplate; chowk after chowk, the Sena wants to eliminate the memories of the British Raj and replace them with Indian, specifically more Maharshtrian names. rnrnThe latest on their casualty list is the newly inaugurated Metro subway at Dhobi Talao which was thrown opened its gate to the public on Thursday. The word ‘Metro’ which ironically means ‘a subway system’ hasn’t gone
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AP MLC's appointment to Women University in Karna withdrawn
BANGALORE, FEB 7 (PTI)
Amid mounting protests from Kannada protogonist organisations Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur today withdrew the appointment of an Andhra Pradesh Legislator as syndicate member of the Women University in Bijapur.
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BANGALORE, FEB 7 (PTI)
Amid mounting protests from Kannada protogonist organisations Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur today withdrew the appointment of an Andhra Pradesh Legislator as syndicate member of the Women University in Bijapur.
"The appointment of Dr Rajalakshmi, MLC from Andhra Pradesh stands cancelled", an official read more »
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Is there something for the MNS to learn from this? Perhaps the MNS can learn from this?
And also-does it not prove what the SS always said-that job recruitment notices of the Railways were always placed in Hindi newspapers in Bihar and not local newspapers? Everyone always said that this charge was baseless and actually Maharashtrians were too lazy to apply-but now the same thing has happend i read more »
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And also-does it not prove what the SS always said-that job recruitment notices of the Railways were always placed in Hindi newspapers in Bihar and not local newspapers? Everyone always said that this charge was baseless and actually Maharashtrians were too lazy to apply-but now the same thing has happend i read more »
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