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Minor fire broke out in the Centurion Bank of Punjab branch situated on the second floor of the Maker Chambers building at Nariman Point on Monday morning. According to fire officials, the fire was caused due to some unascertained reasons and was put out within half-an-hour of the incident. read more »
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Patel, a licensed hawker makes Rs5, 000 per day and has also roped in his siblings to handle his flourishing business. Not only this, Patel spent a whopping Rs8 lakh this year just to fly his family members to Saudi Arab for his daughter's wedding. “I, along with 20 close family members, went to Gulf for the 'nikaah' ceremony. read more »
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While politicians are vying with one another to hog the limelight as the "protector of Marathi interests", libraries in the city meant for readers of Marathi books are closing down.

Out of 29 Marathi libraries run by the Mumbai Marathi Granth Sangrahalaya (MMGS), 11 have closed down in the pa read more »
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महाराष्ट्र सोसत असलेल्या लोडशेडिंगच्या झळा सात वर्षांपूवीर् अमेरिकेतील कॅलिफोनिर्यालाही सोसाव्या लागल्या होत्या. ही समस्या दूर करण्यासाठी तेव्हा वापरण्यात आलेला फॉर्म्युला डोळ्यासमोर ठेवून राज्यातील वीजटंचाईवर तोडगा काढण्यासाठी महाराष्ट्र सरकार आणि कॅलिफोनिर्या येथील बर्कले प्रयोगशाळा यांच्यात संशोधन करार झाला आहे.

महत्त्वाचे म्हणजे बर्कले प्रयोगशाळेतील जयंत साठ्ये व अमोल फडके या दोघा पुणेकर read more »
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Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has asked the civic authorities to strictly implement the anti-encroachment laws so that a strong signal is sent to those constructing illegal structures on public amenities that are meant for the taxpayers.

"People from all over the country are welcome to come and live here, but nobody has a right to construct hutments on the city's water pipelines, footpath read more »
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Home to vibrant enterprises, the unorganised handicrafts industry in continent’s biggest slum has finally received its seal of official recognition. The ministry of textiles has started the process of issuing thousands of identification cards to the potters in Kumbharwada in Dharavi. read more »
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Following a notification from the Centre on February 5, the state has decided to ban gutka and food containing mixture of tobacco or nicotine from May 20. The state had issued similar notifications twice before but was stayed by the high court. read more »
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Even as inflation-driven rising prices are forcing citizens to cut down on groceries, some traders are aggravating the problem by hoarding commodities to create shortages and make a profit.

One such trader was arrested on Thursday for hoarding around 9,400 quintals (1 quintal = 100 kg) of mutter (pea read more »
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Localised festivals seem to have caught the fancy of Mumbaikars. After Bandra, it is now the residents of Andheri who will celebrate their neighbourhood. A four-day festival called Apli Andheri with the theme ‘Where Communities Meet’ will be held from May 1 to 4. read more »
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