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२६ जुलै १९९९...हा दिवस प्रत्येक संवेदनशील भारतीयाच्या मनावर कोरला गेलाय...हा दिवस खरं तर विजयाचा होता, पण त्या विजयासाठी ५०० जवानांना आपल्या प्राणांची आहुती द्यावी लागली होती.

कारगीलवर कब्जा करण्याचे, पाकिस्तानी लष्कराचे नापाक इरादे भारतीय जवानांनी उधळून लावले होते. या ‘ ऑपरेशन विजय ’ मधल्या सर्व शहिदांचं स्मरण करत आजचा दहावा ‘ कारगील दिवस ’ देशभरात अत्यंत भावूक वातावरणात साजरा होतोय. read more »
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Want a reduced electricity bill? Switch over to Tata Power (TPC).

After studying the charges levied by Reliance Infrastructure (Rinfra) and TPC, the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has proposed the probable bills that consumers with different consumption would get.

Currently consumers with monthly consumption of 100 units receive a bill of Rs326. But if the consumer goe read more »
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Gabhricha Paus (The damned rain), written and directed by Satish Manwar and produced by Prashant Pethe, is about the suicides of cotton farmers in Vidarbha.

It’s a subject that has been dealt with before in short fiction films, documentaries and dozens of newspaper reports and analyses. But Manwar’s fil read more »
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This year, the MCGM is likely to spend Rs 600 crore on beautification projects such as the proposed wax museum at Girgaum, Mumbai Eye — a 160-feet high monument offering the city’s ubiquitous view at Taj Land’s End at Bandra, seven theme gardens, street furni read more »
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The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) provided major relief for over 23 lakh Reliance power consumers in suburban Mumbai when it decreed on Wednesday that customers could continue to pay according to the old tariff.

MERC's order will stay in place until it completes its ongoing probe into allegations of ``inflated'' bills and issues further directives, state energy minis read more »
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Bring water under the Essential Commodities Act (ECA). This was the demand echoed by some members of the BMC standing committee on Wednesday.

With no respite from water cuts and tankers holding the city to ransom, the members wanted that the proposal, raised several times during previous water crises, be considered seriously this time.

"Tanker owners, who promised us help during this cri read more »
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One of Indian cricket’s most enduring friendships has developed cracks. Vinod Kambli blew the lid on his friendship with Sachin Tendulkar on a TV show that goes on air this week.

According to an insider at the show, Kambli said his childhood chum Tendulkar didn’t lend a helping hand during his downward spiral, which was also marked by self-destructive behaviour.

‘‘We are very close... we we read more »
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ज्याच्या पडद्यावरच्या अस्तित्त्वानेच अनेकांच्या मुठी आवळल्या जायच्या, बायका
बोटं मोडत शिव्या द्यायच्या... असा जिवंत खलनायक मराठी पडद्यावर उभा करणारे ज्येष्ठ अभिनेते निळू फुले यांचे मध्यरात्री दोनच्या सुमारास निधन झाले. फुले यांच्या मागे पत्नी रजनी , कन्या गार्गी असा परिवार आहे .

ते ७९ वर्षांचे होते. अन्ननलिक read more »
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Rains seem to have got their landing address wrong. It keeps raining heavily in the city, but, with the ever-deepening water crisis, citizens are praying for such rains in the catchment belts of the six reservoirs that supply water to the city.

According to statistics provided by the disaster management cell of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), parts of the island city received 142 read more »
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मराठी चित्रपटातील खलनायकी भूमिकांनी वेगळा ठसा उमटवणारे प्रसिद्ध ज्येष्ठ अभिनेते निळू फुले यांची प्रकृती अचानक बिघडली असून त्यांना पुण्याच्या जहांगिर रुग्णालयात दाखल करण्यात आले आहे.

दरम्यान निळू फुले यांची प्रकृती अत्यवस्थ असल्याची माहिती मिळाली आहे. read more »
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The country’s richest municipal corporation (2009-10 budget, Rs 19,931 crore) the BMC has also been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Centre’s largesse under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

At present, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has four major projects funded through the JNNURM, with three of them having to do with that presently scarce co read more »
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Around 2,200 old and precious Marathi hand-written manuscripts, ranging from 14th century to 19th century will now find a place on the world wide web, thanks to the efforts of the former librarian of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI), V L Manjul.

The manuscripts range from the writings of different saints, biographies, purana granthas and translations from Sanskrit to Marathi read more »
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The Mumbai Police have requested the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to go slow on part of the construction of the country’s first monorail project, for fear that it would put the safety of terrorist Ajmal Kasab in jeopardy.

Part of the monorail is coming up on N M Joshi Marg and Sane Guruji Marg, where Arthur Road Jail is located. Kasab is lodged in the jail and is be read more »
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The only megacity in the country assured of a daily supply of water may soon have to brace itself for piped water every other day.

“There has been practically no rain in the catchment areas and if the situation persists we will be forced to supply water only on alternate days,’’ said Anil Diggikar, additional municipal commissioner in charge of water supply. “We will watch the situation for a read more »
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The southwest monsoon has officially arrived in Mumbai. The Indian Meteorological Department made the declaration at 8.30 am after recording the monsoon’s advance. The currents have now covered the coastal belt and reached as far as Saurashtra.

It’s the first time in 50 years that the season has arrived so late. In 1959, the rains hit Mumbai on June 25.

The monsoon did not, however, hit Mum read more »
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