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Nagpur metro region plan by May 2013
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The much awaited Nagpur metro region plan is expected to be ready by May 2013. The development of over 3,500 sq km area around Nagpur
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Cabinet rejig talk as MLC polls approach
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Talks for a rejig in the state cabinet gained ground in the run-up to elections for six seats in the legislative council.
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National highways in Maharashtra to be e-ways by 2021?
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If an ambitious state road development plan approved by the public works department is implemented, then by 2021, all the national highways passing through Maharashtra
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HC cancels 33,000 caste certificates
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The Bombay high court on Friday nullified 33,000 caste certificates issued in Maharashtra, even as it slammed the state for playing “a fraud on the Constitution by constituting special caste scrutiny
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30% more buildings face threat of collapse: Pre-monsoon survey
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s annual pre-monsoon survey of dilapidated buildings has shown a worrying 30% increase in the number of such structures.
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Regional Transport Office to restart prepaid autorickshaw scheme
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The Regional Transport Office (RTO) has planned to start prepaid autorickshaw services at the Pune railway station and Lohegaon international airport.
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Researcher spots rare black leopard near Kas plateau
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A black panther or black melanistic leopard was sighted near the Kas plateau in Satara district last month, after a gap of two years.
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Wockhardt nurses demand better wages
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Nurses working at the Wockhardt hospital on Friday struck work and held demonstrations demanding higher wages and better service conditions.
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Senior forest officer flouts sanctuary norms
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In yet another blatant violation of rules, a senior forest official gate crashed into Nagzira Tiger Sanctuary from Pitezari without paying the fees that too at a time when the sanctuary remains closed.
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718 buildings face demolition for flouting norms
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After the anti-encroachment drive to clear roads and footpaths, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is set to start action against 718 buildings found flouting norms.
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Now, register public distribution system plaints at call centre
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Civil supplies and consumer protection department has started a website and a toll free number to enable consumers to lodge complaints and check their status.
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Participatory wildlife management in new Chanda plan
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With the working plan of Chandrapur forest division expiring in 2012, participatory forest management and wildlife will be the dominant paradigm of buffer area
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Mhada sets up new website for flat applicants
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The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) has set up an alternative website--www.mhada.org--for prospective buyers to download application forms for Mhada flats.
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1,823 fake credit cards seized in Ulhasnagar, two arrested
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In one of the biggest hauls in recent times, the Thane police crime branch recovered 1,823 fake credit cards.
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Relax high-rise guidelines: CM
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Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan has told the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to relax some provisions in the recently-framed guidelines on high-rises in the state.
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Power consumers spared tariff hike
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Around 2 crore power consumers in the state have been spared, at least for now, of any rise in tariff, usually made every year to adjust sudden increase in prices of fuel like coal and oil.
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Cloud cover on Mumbai brings relief
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A cloud cover over the city on Friday morning offered Mumbaikars a much-awaited, albeit brief, relief from the searing heat. But humidity and temperature did not see much change.
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80 students from Maharashtra qualify for Union Public Service Commission
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Eighty students have qualified in the state for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) this year.
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Soon, food stalls must sport FDA licence
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For those who like to keep track of how and where their food comes from, here is some good news.
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Chavan takes up special economic zones issue with Centre
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Keen to revive interest in special economic zones (SEZs) in the state, CM Prithviraj Chavan on Friday approached the Centre for extension of fiscal incentives
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Two more test H1N1 positive
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Two more persons tested positive for the H1N1 virus on Friday, taking the total number of positive cases to 24 since March this year.
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Mumbai airport demands 500% hike in charges
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Mumbai airport is set to follow in Delhi's footsteps by increasing airport charges. The Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) would consider Mumbai airport's demand over the next two months to raise charges by around 500%.
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Naxals kill 2 former aides in Maharashtra
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Continuing their violent ways in Gadchiroli, the Naxals, on Thursday, killed two of their former sympathizers for reasons yet to be ascertained.
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Maharashtra CM orders audit of 1.27L flats for slum dwellers
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The state government has ordered a structural audit of 1.27 lakh tenements built for slum dwellers by private developers under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) scheme over the past 15 years.
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Maharashtra awaits HC nod on CM's discretionary powers
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The Maharashtra urban development department (UDD) is holding on to 500 flats as it awaits the Bombay high court order on the discretionary powers of the chief minister.
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