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It was the time to harvest the potatoes. Karbhari, the village farmer was all geared up to yield the tubers and payback the money he owed to the local village money lender Sahukar Tatya. It was one unfortunate evening that coming back from the graze, Chitangya, Karbhari’s bull fell into the leopard traps and broke his hind leg. Unable to stand on its feet and read more »
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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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A sizeable chunk of Mumbai will go under water. This includes Bandra Bandstand, Girgaum Chowpatty, Gateway of India, Parsi Gymkhana at Marine Drive, parts of Bandra-Kurla Complex, Juhu aerodrome, parts of Essel World and Mira road-Bhayander will disappear beneath the Arabian Sea because due to global warming.
Maybe all those who have properties in these areas think of start selling it. read more »
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With Marathi making many followers in the recent days, thanks to the push given to it by Raj Thackeray’s MNS, this move probably comes at a right time.

But for Sunil Shivaji Khandbahale the launch of the first ever-online English-Marathi dictionary is more of a personal triumph than an initiative dictated by market concerns.

For it was the instrumentation engineer’s quest to better himsel read more »
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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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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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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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Farmer Vishnu Baburao Sarode from Vidarbha came to Mumbai last Wednesday to sell his kidney to pay off a steep debt and to ensure his children’s future; he fortunately met the right people who gave him Rs 5,000 and sent him back home. read more »
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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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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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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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Yesterday’s Portugal Open win has brightened badminton rising star Anand Pawar’s chances of getting the much-needed BCCI grant for training in Denmark with legend Morten Frost

Anand Pawar pocketed the Portugal Open badminton title yesterday

AS a winning workaholic on the badminton court, Anand Pawar could have just won himself and his promising career a huge windfall with his win at the Po read more »
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Chief Hockey Coach Joaquim Carvalho has blamed India's below-par performance and some serious blunders for their 0-2 defeat in the World Hockey Olympic qualifying final at the hands of Great Britain, who also did not put up an extra ordinary performance.

Following the defeat, India failed to qualify for the Olympic Games for the first time in 80 years since their debut in 1928. "We played t read more »
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March 11 (IANS) Wednesday will mark the end of 15 long years since the March 12, 1993 serial blasts shook the country’s commercial capital city Mumbai, left over 250 dead and led to varying jail terms of 100 people, including cine star Sanjay Dutt. India suffered one of the most powerful terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed 257 persons and injured 1400 others in March 1993. read more »
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1. To remove a bandage painlessly, saturate the bandage with vodka. The solvent dissolves the adhesive.

2. To clean the caulking around bathtubs and showers, fill a trigger-spray bottle with vodka, spray the caulking, let set five minutes and wash clean. The alcohol in the vodka kills mold and mildew.

3. To clean your eyeglasses, simply wipe the lenses with a soft, clean cloth dampened with read more »
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