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Avatar Posted by kiran 1520 days ago (http://mumbai.metblogs.com)
Category: Politics | Tags: bal thackrey marathi community
Very interesting article i found on the net.
Khabardaar, Marathila hath laval tar… roars Bal Thackeray in his editorial in the Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna today.
Frankly speaking Thackeray Sr, who is nicknamed as the toothless tiger is simply just one. And with such comments in his newspapers its just like the old guy giving a couple of grunts. read more »
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Avatar Posted by funaholic 1521 days ago (http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: lic
खासगी कंपन्यांशी स्पर्धा करता करता ग्राहकांचे हित भारतीय आयुर्विमा मंडळाकडून सांभाळले जात नसल्याचा आणि परिणामी 'एलआयसी' अधोगतीच्या मार्गावर जात असल्याचा आरोप डेव्हलपमेंट ऑफिसर्सनी केला आहे. कंपनीच्या ग्राहकविरोधी धोरणाचा निषेध करण्यासाठी आणि अन्य मागण्यांसाठी देशभरातून सुमारे १९ हजार डेव्हलपमेंट ऑफिसर्स 'योगक्षेम' या मुंबईतील एलआयसीच्या मुख्यालयावर सोमवारी ३१ मार्च रोजी धडक मारणार आहेत.

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Avatar Posted by funaholic 1522 days ago (http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: mmrda
सांताक्रूझ-चेबूर लिंकरोडचा मार्ग मोकळा.टिळकनगर भागातच रहिवाशांचे पुनर्वसन.

सांताक्रूझ-चेंबूर लिंक रोडच्या विकासातील अडथळा दूर करण्यात एमएमआरडीएला यश आले असून, अडथळा ठरलेल्या न्यू टिळक नगर परिसरातील म्हाडाच्या १६ इमारती पाडून तेथील रहिवाशांना याच भागात पुर्नस्थापित करण्याचा निर्णय घेण्यात आला आहे. त्यानुसार येथील १६ इमारतींमधील ३४४ फ्लॅटधारकांचे पुनर्वसन करण्याचे प्राधिकरण, म्हाडा, व र्वल्ड बँक read more »
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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 1522 days ago (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Category: Agriculture | Tags: farmers loans suicides
It seems finance minister P Chidambaram's loan-waiver Union budget has failed to stem the suicides in Vidarbha.

As many as 14 farmers of the agrarian crisis-hit region have committed suicide in the past three days, taking the toll to 61 after the Rs 60,000 crore farm loan waiver was announced. read more »
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Avatar Posted by kiran 1522 days ago (http://www.dnaindia.com)
Category: General | Tags: agricultural land amitabh lonavala land
Amitabh wants to reclaim the land in lonvala which he has earlier declared to be donated to the original owners. While Mumbaikars are queueing up withdraw their bookings for the flats after BMC declared the constructions on private forest land as illegal. Amitabh and family is quite in news for all filmy reasons for quite some now. read more »
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Avatar Posted by kiran 1522 days ago (http://www.expressindia.com)
Category: Sports | Tags: mumbai football club sheffield fc
Mumbai Football Club has reached quite a few milestones within a year. After finishing second in the local league and bagging the Abhijit Memorial cup in Pune, they are eyeing the I-League first division. But their international endeavors are not behind. read more »
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Avatar Posted by limin 1523 days ago (http://www.expressindia.com)
Category: Society | Tags: gay homosexuality
“I am gay,’’ a statement that is made loud and clear as Khire has now launched his book in Marathi “Indradhanu Samalingatatliche Rang” (Rainbow -different colours of homosexuality) and as president of the Sampathik Trust has a dedicated helpline that has been answering queries and various doubts related to homosexuality for the last four years. read more »
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Avatar Posted by funaholic 1524 days ago (http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: marathi chitrapat
मराठी रंगभूमी व रुपेरी पडद्यावरील हरहुनरी कलाकार, तमाशापटांतील 'मावशी' वा 'नाच्या'ला व्यक्तिमत्त्व मिळवून देणारे 'चित्रभूषण' गणपत पाटील यांचे रविवारी सकाळी येथील खासगी नर्सिंग होममध्ये निधन झाले. ते ८९ वर्षांचे होते. त्यांच्या निधनामुळे 'कलापुरा'त शोककळा पसरली.

तमाशापटांच्या लाटेत जरीची मखमली टोपी, तसेच जाकिट आणि खांद्यावरील ओढणीवजा रुमाल ल्यालेली त्यांची मूतीर् अजरामरच झाली. read more »
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Avatar Posted by kiran 1527 days ago (http://www.dnaindia.com)
Category: General | Tags: save water bmc mumbai water crisis
The 'Fix Leaking Taps' campaign will make them conscious about the wastage of water and motivate them to do something about it. The idea is being promoted by mumbai sheriff Indu Shahane and Eureka Forbes.
Sheriff feels that a campaign like this will take time to become popular. But they feel that maybe in a year’s time they will have good success. read more »
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Avatar Posted by funaholic 1530 days ago (http://www.dnaindia.com)
Category: Mumbai
After Jaya TV, Sun TV and Kalaignar TV, it is now Shiv Sena’s turn to launch a Marathi television channel.

The channel, according to party sources, would be launched before the next Lok Sabha elections. Sena is also planning to launch a Hindi channel immediately after the Marathi one.

“Having such a channel helps in communicating party’s views and messages directly to the masses without th read more »
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Avatar Posted by lax7221 1530 days ago (http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: holi color
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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Avatar Posted by kiran 1530 days ago (http://www.mumbaimirror.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: byculla fire retiwalla hussain bootwalla
Fire killed 5 at byculla, and its amazing to know still there are people like hussain bootwalla rallying around mumbai. Hussain bootwalla, saved 5 lives before he lost his own life. Lets hope the authorities make sure his family will be taken care of. read more »
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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 1530 days ago (http://www.mumbaimirror.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: ssc exams best rude conductors
Fifteen-year-old SSC student Amish Jaisinghani, whose hand was broken after four bus conductors of the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Transport (MBMT) beat him up over a Rs 50-note on Saturday, appeared for his History and Civics paper on Monday.

Amish, who was worried that he would not be able to appear for the rest of his exams was delighted when State Board provided him with a writer.

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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 1530 days ago (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: kolhapuri chappals pubs 5 stars
Do Kolhapuri chappals cause harm justifying a ban on people entering pubs of five-star hotels wearing this footwear ?

This interestingly will be the brief of an official Committee after the state government decided to look into whether the sandals had the potential to harm. read more »
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Avatar Posted by funaholic 1534 days ago (http://www.dnaindia.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: terrorism in mumbai
Over the years, the city has proved to be a soft target for terrorist outfits, from the Dawood gang to the LeT. Now, Huji represents the latest danger.

After being at the receiving end of terrorist activity by the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, and Students Islamic Movement of India (Simi), Mumbai has become the target of the Bangladesh-based Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji). Huji was nu read more »
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