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MAHARASHTRA NAVNIRMAN SENA president Raj Thackeray has warned Maharashtrians for remaining unwary of their aim and said it clearly that he would target north Indian people living in Maharashtra. He also recalled the hostile events and movements organized by his estranged uncle and Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray against south Indians in the 60s. read more »
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In a shocking revelation, the Upper House was informed that there were over 60,000 full-blown cases of AIDS in the state while 2.85 lakh people were detected with HIV. As many as 184 cases of children, who were diagnosed to be HIV positive, were registered at the AIDS treatment centre at Yavatmal on November 14. read more »
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On Sunday, Marathi dramatist Annasaheb Kirloskar’s legendary musical Sangeet Saubhadra will come alive on stage at the University of Pune’s (UoP) Namdev Sabhagriha. Only this time, the play will be in English metrical verse instead of Hindustani classical songs. read more »
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Four mild quakes, measuring between 3.1 and 4.3 on the Richter scale, were experienced in Koinu region of Maharashtra Saturday, the Meteorological Department here said. read more »
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The ‘Henna’ girl is playing a neurosurgeon in her Marathi project ‘Kadaachit’. San Francisco-based actor Ashvini Bhave, who played the parallel lead opposite Rishi Kapoor in Randhir Kapoopr’s ‘Henna’ (1991), is currently camping in the city having turned producer with the Marathi movie ‘Kadaachit’ (‘Perhaps’). read more »
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Even as security across Mumbai and Maharashtra was intensified following serial blasts in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, police are on the alert after an intelligence report stated that a truck laden with explosives was heading towards Mumbai. read more »
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The Natya Chitra Kala Akademi has organised the third all-India Marathi film convention 2007 on November 24 and 25 at Ganesh Kala Krida Rangamanch. Noted actress producer Smita Talwalkar will preside over the convention. read more »
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Imported wines will cost more in Maharashtra but the prices of premium whisky will head lower.

That is the upshot of the latest rate tweak by the Maharashtra government, which has raised the duty on wines from 150 per cent to 200 per cent. read more »
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Claiming that its neem plantation campaign in the Vidarbha region of Maharasthra has helped in bringing down the suicide rate among farmers, the Neem Foundation on Tuesday said it planned to extend the scheme across the country read more »
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The BCCI said that it has no objection to superstar Shah Rukh Khan or any other film personality coming to watch international cricket matches involving the national side. read more »
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The breakaway Indian Cricket League (ICL) might be struggling to find stadia across India to start their training camps for their respective zonal teams, but here they have had it easy. After training for a month at Mayajaal, a resort near Chennai, ICL’s Mumbai players will have their camp at the Mahalaxmi Western Railways ground from Friday. read more »
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The lakes in and around Bombay have been a source for both water supply for the city’s thirsty citizens as well as being popular picnic spots for tired citizens.rnWith the monsoon season nearing the end, it appears that Bombay may be facing water woes. The city has had an average spell of rains this year, though the BMC believes the water supply to be just right to take the people of Bombay read more »
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A car allegedly driven by a Canadian model with Bollywood actor Salman Khan in it met with an accident injuring a police constable in Central Mumbai's Worli area, police said on Monday. read more »
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Mumbai Police have booked 568 people and organisations for violating noise pollution control rules during the Diwali festival even as environmentalists and activists called for more efforts to check the menace. read more »
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Nearly 1,50,000 Indian farmers committed suicide in nine years from 1997 to 2005, official data show. While the suicides occurred in many States, nearly two-thirds of such deaths were concentrated in five States where just a third of the country’s population lives. This means that farm suicides occurred in these (mainly cash crop) regions with appalling intensity. read more »
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