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Following are salient steps for Marathi folks who are (fortunately a many are still today) in high office to learn from other's especially (Madrasis and Bengali's) to promote the rise of Maharashtrians in Corporate wrold.

1. Appoint few good HR folks at various levels from our community.
2. Give them indirect hints to surf/search/shortlist/headhunt good Marathi folks from job sites/contacts read more »
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The Congress-NCP government in Maharashtra, has outdone MNS and Shiv Sena on the sons of the soil issue, directing that nameplates of commercial establishments in the state should be in Marathi.

The state government issued a notification on May 31, directing that nameplates of all shops, establishments, commercial organisations, hotels, theatres and restaurants be in Marathi, an official relea read more »
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The 10-km stretch from Ghatkopar to Mulund checknaka is a drivers’ nightmare. Motorist blame it to the extra smoothness of the road and traffic police blames it to civic authorities and mmrda for not looking into it. And of course civic authorities blame it to reckless driving. read more »
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At a gathering under the banner of the Uttar Bharatiya Sabha in Goregaon (east) on Sunday, speaker after speaker exhorted the north Indian migrants to stand up and be counted. The programme was organised by Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam. read more »
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R R Patil led a team of state ministers on a mobike rally through the city on Monday. No, the Dy CM was not taking part in a race --- he was showing the way in an endeavour to promote the use of helmets by bike and pillion riders, even as the Traffic Police announced it has undertaken a special drive read more »
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The MNS has sent letters to the police, alleging that the vendors gather information from residential buildings while hawking fruit and provide the information to criminals. They also allege that they are stealing business from Maharashtrian hawkers. read more »
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rnअशा प्रकारची भडकाऊ आव्हाने करून वातावरण चिघळवायचे व नंतर दंगल घडवून आणायची, ही अबु आझमी यांची खोड जुनीच आहे. श्री. राज ठाकरे यांच्या जाहीर सभेनंतर दंगल घडवण्यासाठीची तयारी सुरू करणार्‍या आझमी यांचा हेतू त्यांच्या वक्‍तव्यांतून पुरेसा स्पष्ट होत आहे. अशा प्रकारे आव्हानाची भाषा करणार्‍या आझमी यांच्यावर सरकार काही कारवाई करणार आहे कि न read more »
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मराठीचा गळा घोटणारे; पण महाराष्ट्रदिन तोर्‍यात साजरा करणारे काँग्रेसवाले महाराष्ट्राचे खरे शत्रू !rnrn`मराठी भाषा जिवंत ठेवा !' या ग्रंथाला प.पू. डॉ. आठवले यांनी लिहिलेले मनोगत आजच्या मराठी दिनाच्या निमित्ताने प्रसिद्ध करत आहोत.rnrn१. मराठी भाषेची केविलवाणी सद्यस्थिती : `स्वातंत्र्यवीर वि.दा. सावरकर read more »
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Mumbai Police on Monday suspended the licenses of 35 cinema halls of the city for not adhering to the Maharashtra government's order for mandatory screening of Marathi movies for minimum of four weeks a year.

There are only seven to eight single-screen cinemas in the city, including the Plaza and Bharatmata, which show Marathi movies regularly. As these cinema halls are overbooked, they canno read more »
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The Maharashtra government today said "strict action" would be taken if cheerleaders violate the norms of decency at the April 27 IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Deccan Chargers here.

"When foreign dancers are allowed to perform in India, the government gives them work permits and performance licences read more »
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Shubha Raul, Mumbai’s first citizen wants to plant thorny shrubs, perhaps cacti, on the rocks off the Bandstand, to dissuade couples from parking themselves there. read more »
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होळी आणि रंगपंचमीच्या आनंदाचा केमिकल लोच्या झाल्यामुळे या सणाचा पार विचका झालाय. या रंगात रंगून केमिकल होळी खेळणारे आहेत. पण हे रंग टाळण्यासाठी घरात लपणाऱ्यांचीही कमी नाही. जुहूतल्या वरिष्ठ नागरिकांच्या एका संघटनेने हे चित्र बदलण्याचा चंग बांधलाय. ही मंडळी इकोफ्रेण्डली होळी खेळण्याचं नुसतं आवाहन करणार नाहीये, तर पळसाची फुलं, गुलाल, अत्तर, गुलाबजल अशी टनावारी इकोफ्रेण्डली रंगसामग्री लोकांना उपलब्ध read more »
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Chief Hockey Coach Joaquim Carvalho has blamed India's below-par performance and some serious blunders for their 0-2 defeat in the World Hockey Olympic qualifying final at the hands of Great Britain, who also did not put up an extra ordinary performance.

Following the defeat, India failed to qualify for the Olympic Games for the first time in 80 years since their debut in 1928. "We played t read more »
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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 read more »
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