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Two more die of dengueSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 03:17 IST

Two more succumbed to dengue on Wednesday taking the unofficial death toll of the dengue to 30.

PCMC demolition drive sends out strong signalsSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 03:15 IST

In 17 days of the drive that faced angry protests,87 structures flattened; over 170 cases filed; construction on more than 4 lakh square feet demolished.

Dead Maoist leader held from Kolkata with 2 othersSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 03:12 IST

A young Maoist leader who was presumed killed in a gun battle with security forces about two years ago has been arrested from north Kolkata.

Education Diary: Media needs regulatory bodySubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 03:12 IST

Emphasisng on commercialisation of media,Rajdeep Sardesai,editor-in-Chief,IBN 18 Network,said,In the world of competitive media,paid news is a cancer and no chemotherapy works on it.

Admn yet to decide on one-day extension for loudspeakers till midnightSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 03:10 IST

District Collector Vikas Deshmukh said he has still not decided whether to give one-day extension for the use of loudspeakers till midnight,saying he will take a call whether he can give it on second last day of the festival or a day before that by using his discretionary powers.

Bail to 7 directors of cooperative unitSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 03:07 IST

Government auditor Prakash Ramchandra Ghodke who had audited this years accounts of the Sangh had registered a case against the then board of directors and 34 others alleging they had misappropriated Rs 23.89 crore.

Pimpri hotel raided,owner bookedSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 03:04 IST

Police raided the New Saloni Hotel in Pimpri and booked its owner for allegedly serving liquor without permission on Wednesday.

Conviction of two accused upheldSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 03:02 IST

A division bench of of the Bombay High Court Justice V M Kanade and Justice P D Kode on Wednesday upheld the conviction of the two accused in Punes Jyotikumari Choudhary gang-rape and murder case.

2 tenancy branch officials arrested for accepting bribeSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 02:58 IST

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB),Pune,arrested Kiran Mahajan,deputy collector of the tenancy branch at the district collectorate,and his clerk Rajesh Randive on Wednesday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from a land owner.

Autorickshaw,taxi unions call off stir for nowSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 02:57 IST

Following discussions with the state transport commissioner,the Mumbai Autorickshawmens Union on Wednesday decided to call off its protest planned to demand the speedy implementation of recommendations in the Hakim committee report.

Alert citizens help rescue kidnapped boy,girlSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 02:56 IST

Dnyaneshwar Shete spotted the boy in Mhalunge Ingle and informed the Pune rural police. A trap was laid and one of the accused was held

HC upholds conviction of cabbies who raped,murdered BPO stafferSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 02:53 IST

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday confirmed the conviction of two cab drivers for abducting,raping and murdering a 22-year-old BPO employee in Pune in 2007.

The Deustch AngleSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 02:51 IST

The GenNext 4.0 Film Festival showcases short German films that are aimed at bringing a connection of thoughts between German and Indian students

MMRDA to begin work on Kherwadi flyover in JanSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 02:50 IST

Over four years after the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority came up with the idea of a flyover at the congested Kherwadi junction on Western Express Highway,it has decided to finally implement the project.

One engg entrance for state students nowSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 02:49 IST

Students in Maharashtra will have to take only one test,JEE,for admission to engineering institutions,including IITs and NITs,from the academic year 2014-15.

BEST worst hit by political protestsSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 02:48 IST

1,231 of 4,600 buses damaged since 2008,causing a loss of Rs 23.4 lakh

Pair upSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 02:43 IST

Popular on- and off-screen couple Sai Deodhar and Shakti Anand turn producers with Khamoshiyan

See saw: The Right StepsSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 02:41 IST

As part of its silver jubilee celebrations,dance institution Kala Nritya organised an inter school and inter college dance competition on September 8 at MES auditorium.

The Digital ConnectSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 02:39 IST

The first ever Marathi 3D comic on Lord Ganesha comes with an eco-friendly message

Go by the e-BookSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 02:23 IST

Introduced about two years ago,e-books are fast capturing the imagination of bibliophiles in India.

Desert RhapsodySubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 02:21 IST

The colours and sounds of the Sahara and Thar deserts played out in the Capital last year,as the first edition of Amarrass Desert Music Festival took place.

Beauty in DisguiseSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 02:18 IST

Nayanaa Kanodias series,Beyond the Scenes,has a display of colours,designs and doll-like subjects

Akshay leads Navys chargeSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 02:16 IST

Navy Children School advanced into the Mumbai Schools Sports Association boys' under-16 Division II semifinal at the Castrol-MSSA centre in Azad Maidan on Wednesday.

WSH-contracted players need to take NOCs,says ColacoSubscriber Only

September 13, 2012 02:14 IST

Players who have signed three-year contracts with World Series Hockey,a joint initiative of Indian Hockey Federation and Nimbus Sport,should acquire NOCs from their respective city-based franchises to play in the propsed Hockey India League,a top Nimbus official said today.