The home department has dashed off a letter to BMC officials asking them to find out if buildings in the city can be structurally designed in such a way as to efficiently absorb shock waves following an explosion.
A meeting with structural engineers was organised in the BMC's building proposal department last week to zero in on such "shock-absorbing' ' material.
One hundred and three people were killed and 29 injured in a stampede at the Chamunda Devi temple in Jodhpur on Tuesday, a senior Rajasthan government official said.
The incident took place at the start of Navaratra festival on Tuesday.
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Nearly 115 years after the historic incident where Mahatma Gandhi was pushed out of a first class train compartment in South Africa though he had a valid ticket, a courier boy is humiliated in a similar way every day.
Arivindsingh Thakur, 26, who holds a valid first class season ticket from CST to Mankhurd and Dombivli to Borivli has had to deal with taunts from co-passengers everyday just be
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Sachin Tendulkar’s grand plan for his dream home that will come up at Perry Cross Road in Bandra is all ready and awaiting the BMC’s approval.
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कायदा धाब्यावर बसवून गिरण्यांच्या चाळीतील भाडेकरूंवर राहती घरे रिकामी करण्याची नोटीस बजावल्याने एनटीसीच्या सहा गिरण्यांच्या जमिनीवरील मॉल्स व टॉवरच्या बांधकामांना स्थगिती देण्यात आली आहे. गिरणीजमिनींवरील नव्याने विकसित व्यापारी आस्थापनांत कामगारांच्या मुलांसाठी रोजगार उपलब्ध न केल्याने दोन खासगी गिरणजमिनींवरील विकासकामांनाही 'एनटीसी मॉनिटरिंग कमिटी'ने स्थगिती दिली आहे.
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In the first-ever referendum in the country involving farmers, more than 6,000 land-owners from 22 Raigad villages made their views on a special economic zone known on Sunday.
Judging by the mood of the farmers in the command area of the Hetwane irrigation dam, it appears that the Reliance group will have its task cut out to acquire land for its multi-crore SEZ project in the Konkan area.
Mumbai: A Worli-based social organisation in Mumbai, has given a clarion call asking its members to avoid wearing traditional wrap around, locally called "Lungi" and instead start wearing pants.
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To ensure compliance with the guidelines laid down by it in 2006, the Bombay High Court on Thursday ruled that all those who wish to organise Chhat Puja will have to compulsorily deposit Rs 1 lakh with the suburban collector.
On October 19, 2006, the HC had ruled that there should be no involvement of political parties in the Chhat Puja and no parties should erect a platform on beachfronts.
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Thank you all those, who responded to my article on Open letter to Raj Thackeray. I have following to offer as suggestions after reading thru most of the feedbacks and current endeavours of what Raj is doing last 6 months and follwing are suggestions for Raj and all marathi's who speak marathi as a mother toungue.
A very interesting and very short interview of raj thackrey with rana ayyub of tehelka. Interview is short because raj thackrey gets pissed and leaves the room. His replies to rana ayyub are almost like balasaheb thackrey replying, in fact that is one of the question.
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Now that breaking news is jaya bacchan taking potshots at mns and raj thackrey, nobody is really worried about new potholes in the city due to 2 days rains. It isn't quite a embrassing scene for mr. phatak and bmc engineers that there are potholes now right in front of bmc head quarters.
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Here is another funny sign board for a hotel.
This one looks quite specific compare to just "ram bharose veg hotel". Another observation is this hotel is taken over by a punekar from a non - punekar and the new owner is making a point not to spend more money on new signboard and still making his profiling of his target customers very clear.
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Jai Maharashtra
Kindly forward this massage to Chiefe Minister of Maharashtra believe us God will help you
Respected sir,
> With all respect and greetings
> Dear sir in Aurangabad (CIDCO City Region)Naregon area allot of flies and insects are coming here and allot of children and people area seriously sick and suffering from skin disease due to huge Garbage(Dirt) place in Naregon area,Sir thi
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