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Avatar Posted by tejascs 1512 days ago (Editorial)
Category: General | Tags: irshalgad trek climbing prabalgad technical trek nedhe needal hole
TYPE : Hill fortsrnDISTRICT : RaigadrnGRADE : Very DifficultrnOTHER NAMES: Irshal, Saddle hill, Shivaji's saddle.rnHEIGHT ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL 370 meters (1213 feet) rnrnABOUT FORT : rn Irshaalgad is a fort situated in the Karjat Region. Other forts in this region include Prabalgad and Malanggad. While driving along the Mumbai Pune highway, the forts of Malanggad, Devni Pinnac read more »
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Avatar Posted by tejascs 1514 days ago (Editorial)
Category: Mumbai
Hi,

It's Milind Chavan's B'day Today. You can wish him on cmilinds@gmail.com

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Avatar Posted by tejascs 1516 days ago (http://www.business-standard.com)
Category: General
The Maharashtra government’s plan to convert airstrips in six smaller cities into airports has evoked good response from the corporate sector.

Around 28 companies have submitted their request for qualification (RFQ), which include ADAG’s Reliance Airport Developers Ltd, Anand Jain-promoted Jai Corporation Ltd, GVK, Lanco Infratech Ltd, Maytas Infrastructure Ltd, and Essel Infraprojects Ltd.
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Avatar Posted by tejascs 1516 days ago (http://www.hindu.com)
Category: Society

MUMBAI: A Sessions Court here on Monday convicted Pravin Mahajan (48) of killing his elder brother and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan. On Tuesday, the prosecution will present its arguments on the quantum of sentence.

Pravin was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 449 (house tr read more »
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Avatar Posted by tejascs 1516 days ago (http://www.business-standard.com)
Category: Agriculture
The Centre, with the assistance of the Asia Development Bank, is planning to open 60 agri business centres (ABCs) in Maharashtra, including 12 in Nashik district, next year. The move is aimed at creating a platform for farmers for direct sale of their produce and help them fetch a better price.

Only two states in the country � Maharashtra and Bihar � have been selected for this novel project. read more »
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Avatar Posted by tejascs 1517 days ago (http://www.josh18.com)
Category: General
मंगल ग्रह पर सिलिका मिलने के बाद से ऐसा लगने लगा है वहां जीवन संभव है। यह ग्रह सदियों से धरती पर रहने वालों को लुभाता रहा है। पुराणों में भी इसके बारे में बहुत कुछ कहा गया है।

रोमन संस्कृति में मंगल युद्ध के देवता मार्स क्रेडिबस का प्रतीक था। मार्स क्रेडिबस एक जांबाज योद्धा था। रोमनवासियों ने अपने कैलेंडरों में साल के एक महीने का नाम इसी देवता के नाम पर मार्स रखा। read more »
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Avatar Posted by tejascs 1517 days ago (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Category: Education
PUNE: When 13-year-olds Sujit and Akshay met their idol, former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, on Sunday, they were desperate to ask him one question: ‘Why does the government want to snatch away our land for building an airport and factories, and would you help save it?’ But lack of communication skills in English prevented them from doing so.

The same question lingered in the minds of hundred read more »
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Avatar Posted by tejascs 1528 days ago (http://news.zdnet.com)
Category: Infotech | Tags: tom espiner network architecture
The protocol for securing some of Microsoft's wireless keyboards has been cracked, opening up the possibility of keystroke logging, according to Swiss security company Dreamlab Technologies.

Researchers from the company have said they are also close to being able to use the hack to control affected computers remotely.

Microsoft's Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 and 2000 keyboards communicat read more »
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Avatar Posted by tejascs 1530 days ago (http://www.mumbaimirror.com)
Category: Mumbai
When ‘encounter specialist’ Daya Nayak was booked for wealth disproportionate to his income in 2003, the complaint against him was that he had amassed assets worth hundreds of crores by illegal means. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), which investigated the allegations, has concluded that the suspended sub-inspe read more »
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Avatar Posted by tejascs 1535 days ago (Editorial)
Category: General | Tags: arnala virar vasai vasai fort basse
Arnala is built on a small island of the Arnala port. Since the fort is built on an island and surrounded on all sides by water it is also known as "Jaldurg" or "Janjire Arnala" Portuguese called the island "Ilha das vocas". A mosque and a temple peacefully co-exists inside, without any qualms. The watch tower at the tip of the island, is a source of mysterious stories. Before the Portugue read more »
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Avatar Posted by tejascs 1558 days ago (Editorial)
Category: Culture | Tags: raigad shivaji forts rajgad torna
This is the very heart of Maratha country -- Raigad, the capital of Shivaji's kingdom. Raigad is 3000 feet high above sea level. 'Rairi' was its original name. Shivaji's Coronation Ceremony took place over here. Strategically perched atop a wedge-shaped block of hill, split off from the Western Ghats and inaccessible from three sides. Stories of incredible valour and heroic deeds are etch read more »
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Avatar Posted by tejascs 1561 days ago (http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com)
Category: Culture
माहिती-तंत्रज्ञानाच्या युगात वाचनसंस्कृती लयाला जात असल्याची ओरड होत असताना या माहिती-तंत्रज्ञानाच्या अश्वावरच आरूढ होत वाचनसंस्कृती जगवण्याचे प्रयत्न जगभरात होत आहेत. ऑनलाइन बुक्स, मॅगझिन्सची संकल्पना त्यातूनच पुढे आली. पण मराठीत याबाबत म्हणावे तसे प्रयत्न झाले नाहीत. वाचकांना घरपोच पुस्तके पोहोचवणाऱ्या ठाण्याच्या 'वाचू आनंदे' या आगळ्यावेगळ्या लायब्ररीच्या संचालिका रेवती गोगटे आता वेबसाइटच्या read more »
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Avatar Posted by tejascs 1571 days ago (http://www.ndtv.com)
Category: Mumbai
A special task force in Mumbai has begun keeping tabs on housing societies to see whether children below the age of 18 are working there, especially in affluent households.rnrn''We just cannot raid homes. So we have several men from the NGOs, police and labour department who will be keeping a watch on the building societies to see who employ child labour. Once it is confirmed we will raid, read more »
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Avatar Posted by tejascs 1571 days ago (http://pib.nic.in)
Category: Mumbai
The Ministry of Railways in collaboration with Maharashtra State Government have taken steps to revamp the Mumbai Suburban Railway System through implementation of rail component of Multi-Modal Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP). The main object behind this system are as follow :rnrn· To bring down the over crowding in peak hour peak direction; andrnrn· segregation the suburban train o read more »
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Avatar Posted by tejascs 1573 days ago (http://www.contentsutra.com)
Category: General
It is great to see numerous multinational companies investing in technology-related rural initiatives but looks like many of the experiments will take a long time to be commercially viable.

Here’s an example. In 1998, India invested half a million dollars in a project to connect 40,000 farmers in Maharashtra state via 54 Internet kiosks to access information regarding market prices etc. After read more »
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