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

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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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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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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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Aware of the pressures on the existing coaches, the railway ministry last week cleared a proposal to give Mumbai 17 new trains in addition to the 157 already under production. read more »
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Mumbaikars could soon find relief from the crowded suburban trains in the form of state-of-the-art magnetic levitation (or maglev) trains running at speeds of up to 300 kmph.

A senior state government official said: “The proposed high-speed rail is for 6 routes in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, including potential maglev lines.

The distances for each route would be between 20 km and 50 km read more »
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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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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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Concerned over Indian resistance to change and antiquated laws, World Bank officials favour a New York-like FSI policy for Mumbai.

After all that talk of turning Mumbai into a Shanghai or Singapore, the Maharashtra government may now end up looking West — to New York.

Concerned over Indian resistance to change and antiquated laws that do not match those of world-class cities, the World Ba read more »
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After a long wait, the Brihanamumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking’s Chinese KingLong buses will finally roll on the Mumbai roads.

However, the bus will not have its traditional red colour, it will be blue and violet. BEST will launch the service as a New Year’s gift to commuters in January after the state government clears the new colours.

While inaugurating the bus, Ch read more »
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The declaration came from JW Marriott following protests last night after three Marathi actors wearing Kolhapuri chappals were stopped from entering the pub

Tired of protests, JW Marriott authorities yesterday declared they might soon shut down Enigma, the popular pub at the Juhu hotel.

On Saturday, bouncers disallowed actors Sanjay Narvekar, Jitendra Joshi and Santosh Juvekar from enterin read more »
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A Marathi short film, portraying the mental trauma of a transexual man, who is ostracised by the society, has been selected for the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival to be held from February 28 to March 6, 2008. read more »
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The Maharashtra Government on Friday declared Bakri Id as a public holiday on December 21. read more »
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Wait... let me explain before you all start calling me a US supporter... or Kiran labels me an Israeli lobbyst (??!!)

I came across an article in todays Times of India newspaper about a 10th standard Mumbai girl who has devised a circuit breaker for railway trains where the fans in the area above your seat will get automatically turned off if the seats are unoccupied !

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