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Of frogs" wedding & singing Malhar to usher in rain
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Dry taps and water cuts seem to have tickled the creative bone in many a person. Suggestions as weird as having a frogs wedding near the water-supplying lakes,
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Former model Natasha Padbidri commits suicide
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A 30-year-old former model on Sunday allegedly committed suicide at her residence in suburban Versova, police said.
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These pals take the BEST ride
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In the age of social networking and blogger sites, an interesting friendship group has emerged, which did not happen online, but "on-a-ride".
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State used up only 5% of H1N1 vaccine
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The Centre is upset that Maharashtra, one of the states to be worst affected by swine flu last year, has managed to consume just about 5% of vaccine doses provided to it.
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Tiger panel to review projects
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The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), a statutory body under ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) monitoring all 39 tiger reserves in India,
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Best-5 policy: State to move SC today
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A week after the Bombay high court set aside the state"s controversial best of five admission system for junior college, the government has decided to move the Supreme Court on Monday against the verdict.
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2L homes miss census, drive to end on July 15
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The first phase of the census drive is drawing to a close and over two lakh (5.5%) homes have not been covered as they were found to be locked. The drive, that was extended by a month, will end on July 15.
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Rain raises lake levels overnight
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Following heavy shower on Thursday night in the catchment area-the location for the six lakes that supply water to the city-the lakes witnessed a jump in the levels overnight
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BEST puts off ticket fare hike till after bandh
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BEST bus fares could have gone up by Rs 2 from Friday midnight, but the decision has now been deferred till July 6.
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Govt considering shutting schools
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Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said on Friday that the government may consider notifying schools and colleges to remain shut on Monday as a preventive measure. Principals and heads of educational institutions, however.
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Airtel presents AIRTEL WORLD SIM
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a unique SIM card for international travellers that allows you to receive incoming calls on your Airtel India number at very low rates.
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State govt to move court to pre-empt July 5 bandh
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The state government has decided to use legal means to restrain opposition parties from going ahead with their bandh on July 5. The BJP has called for a nationwide bandh to protest the recent fuel price hike.
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Colaba records 235 mm more showers than suburbs
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This monsoon, the island city has, so far, scored over the suburbs with a huge margin. Though usually, Colaba and Santa Cruz are on a par as far as showers are concerned, this year
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BEST incurs Rs 40-cr loss yearly with AC buses
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Air-conditioned BEST buses-including the much-hyped King Longs-are running into losses to the tune of Rs 40 crore yearly. The undertaking, however,
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CR to use new tech to monitor trains
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Long distance journeys are set to get smoother in the coming year. The Central Railway (CR) is in the process of installing the Remote Monitoring and Management of Locomotives and Trains (REMMLOT)
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15 test positive for H1N1
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As 15 more people tested positive for H1N1 on Friday, the BMC cautioned that increased numbers could be because of random testing in private labs.
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Tanasha murder case: Nine persons in police net
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Nine persons have been arrested in connection with the murder of Farid Tanasha, suspected henchmnan of the Chhota Rajan gang, police sources said today.
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Staffers of civic TB hosp stage protest
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For the second consecutive day, civic officials had to manage agitated staff of a hospital. While the staff at the Group of TB Hospitals held an agitation on Thursday to draw attention to their problems,
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AI orders probe, de-rosters pilots
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Air India has de-rostered the commander and co-pilot of the Air India Express flight IX-212 of May 26, 2010, pending an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the aircraft losing altitude while traversing from Dubai to Pune.
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Sivanandan appointed new Maharashtra DGP
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Playing it safe, the Congress-led DF Government on Monday appointed a non-controversial but tough IPS officer D Sivanandan as the new Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP)
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'Cops not breaking up bogus ration card scam'
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Maharashtra Nav Nirman Sena’s (NMS) Gondia unit chief Mukesh Mishra, who was instrumental in nabbing one Mahesh Wadhwani, a broker in the food department, has alleged that the police are shielding culprits by not taking action.
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Heat wave claims 150 bats
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The tntense heat wave in the region has claimed over 150 Indian flying foxes (bats) near a pond besides Nagpur Central Jail in the past eight days. Named for its physical similarity to a fox, the Indian flying fox are frugivorous (fruit eating) mammals.
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More dead lines for MTNL, BSNL
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The average cell phone in Mumbai couldn’t get network for 1 hour and 39 minutes per month, while the average mobile across the state lost connectivity for 3 hours and 22 minutes a month
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Govt to install five Doppler radars in Maharashtra
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Mumbai, Nagpur, Konkan, Western Maharashtra and Marathwada will soon have Doppler radars for accurate prediction of monsoon, cyclones and other weather related phenomena.
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LIC can't charge fee for transfer of policy: HC
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Life Insurance Corporation of India, the market leader in insurance sector, cannot charge any fee for transfer or assignment of its policies, the Bombay High Court has held.
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