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कोहिनूर मिलच्या जागेवर अतिभव्य मॉल उभारणारी राज ठाकरे यांची ‘मातोश्री डेवलपर्स’ कंपनी पुढच्या महिन्यापासून उत्तर प्रदेशमध्येही ‘कोहिनूर कॉम्प्लेक्स’ बांधणार आहे. उन्मेष जोशींसोबतच्या या पार्टनरशिप प्रोजेक्टमध्ये स्थानिक भूमीपुत्रांना ३३ टक्के आरक्षण असणार आहे. read more »
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Series of more than 300 sepia toned photographs detailing the evolution of Bombay, its architecture, its artefacts and its people are in the dumping room behind museum because they are of 'Poor Quality' according to new management. These are the same photographs which will tell you where is the Fort in the Fort .. sad :( read more »
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Alarmed by the soaring drop-out rate among the girl students in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) schools - every year a whopping 12,000 of them opt out of studies - the civic body has decided to give every girl child Re 1 for each day of their attendance. The scheme will be launched from April 1 for the 1177 BMC-run schools in Mumbai. read more »
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Chandrabhan Singh and Ashok Jadhav share their family doctor.

When “elder brother” Singh, 50, is unwell, Jadhav, 45, makes sure to take him to their doctor promptly because, “if one of us is off the road even for a day, two homes are affected.”

Singh is from Uttar Pradesh while Jadhav is a Maharashtrian and the owner of the taxi which Singh drives in Mumbai.

And both of them, who have read more »
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Hi All,
I am Suren from Aurangabad. Doing job I Pune.
We are Maharashtrians but I wonder how many of us see the Marathi movies in Theater.
If you really want to do something to help our Marathi movies, then please watch at least one Marathi movie every month.

Thanks,
Surendra read more »
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Mumbai is often called the city of dreams. The phrase refers not just to Bollywood, but also to the potential the city offers to people for jobs. But dreams can also give rise to delusions. read more »
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These villagers haven’t the slightest clue that the world is watching them for a verdict on a global initiative but they are enjoying the attention they are getting from neighbouring villages.

After all, a village with 23 homes, two refrigerators and no bank or post-office suddenly has something special, powered by laptops, 22 of them, one for each child attending the local primary school.
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In Mumbai, on Juhu Tara road, two women were groped outside a five-star hotel on New Year’s Eve. However, the Santa Cruz police denied receiving any complaint. Witnesses said a group of boys, who were drunk after partying on Monday night, committed the act. This is the second such incident in the past few years. Earlier, a tabloid had carried pictures of a young woman being molested at the Gate read more »
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Although cartoonist R.K. Laxman describes his "Indian Common Man" as timeless and immortal, it was in 1958 that he created the simple yet thoughtful cartoon character, who continues to enthral generations of readers.

Wednesday evening, when his common man turned fifty, saw Laxman with former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam commemorate the eight-feet-tall statue that adorns the Symbiosis Vishwab read more »
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At the recently concluded India Economic Summit, Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh came as close as he could to admitting how hard it was to run a coalition government in which every minister functioned as though he was a king regardless of the seats his party brought to the coalition table read more »
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(Indian) Ocean’s 22 - L Suresh

Dec 4, Tuesday, 3 am.

It could have been a scene straight out of Reservoir Dogs/Kaante (whichever DVD was cheaper). Greg (Chappell), Graham (Ford) and Gary (Kirsten) are huddled in a meeting with Jack (Daniels), Johnny (Walker) and Glen (morangie). In a few hours, Gary would be interviewed for the post of the Indian team’s coach.

Greg: Did you know that read more »
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The Centre, with the assistance of the Asia Development Bank, is planning to open 60 agri business centres (ABCs) in Maharashtra, including 12 in Nashik district, next year. The move is aimed at creating a platform for farmers for direct sale of their produce and help them fetch a better price.

Only two states in the country � Maharashtra and Bihar � have been selected for this novel project. read more »
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Hey chetan,
Happy birthday on behalf of all the katta people.Wishing you lots of succcess and happpiness and some more affection from limin.
God Bless. read more »
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How many of you guys remember this :) . Brings back old memories rn read more »
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Janmashtami, which is celebrated on two consecutive days -- the day when Krishna was born, and the day when he was brought to Gokul by his father Vasudeva, was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety in the commercial capital of the country with chants of ''Govinda Ala Re'' ranting the air.

This year's Dah read more »
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