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Chemical Godown Gutted In Fire
A devastating fire at a chemical godown of the powerloom town of Bhiwandi in Thane district destroyed the godown, police said today.
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Four Die In Railway Accidents At Thane Station
Four youths including two from Kalva and one each from Mumbra and Andheri were knocked down to death by local trains in and around Thane railway station in four different unrelated railway accidents on Tuesday.
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Efforts On For Thane's First Civic College
Though, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has its own schools in the city, there is not a single civic-run college.
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Thane autos rigged to fit more kids
Parents who woke up to the news of the Panvel accident said it was eerily similar to an incident that occurred in March 2008, when a bus with 20 students went up in flames.
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Two held for selling weapons illegally in city
Police Sub Inspectors Anil Bhawari and Maruti Patil, under the guidance of Senior Police Inspector Prakash Gawane, laid a trap and arrested the accused. A report by B R Morgaonkar.
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SATIS to stretch till Meenatai Thackeray Chowk?
Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) is actively considering a proposal to extend the SATIS for the easy movement of traffic in the city.
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New chief for solid waste mgmt dept
Balaji Khatgaonkar, a Class I officer of the state government, has joined as Deputy Municipal Commissioner replacing Srikant Sarmokdam.
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10 shows at Gadkari cancelled, as auditorium remains shut till Aug 16
The city is already scared of swine flu spreading all over. People are resisting to step out of their homes, schools have been shut and now even malls and multiplexes have been forced to shut down.
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Janmashtami observed with simple rituals
The deadly outbreak of Swine Flu across the city succeeded in the suspension of the age old ritual of Dahi Handi breaking in the city of Thane on the occasion of Janmashtami on Friday.
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Only teachers to celebrate August 15 in schools this year
With the TMC instructing schools to remain closed for a week because of the swine flu outbreak, there will be no students celebrating Independence Day.
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Opposition leader given three months extension
The possibility of change in leadership of the opposition parties in the General Body (GB) House of the TMC has ended, thanks to a sensible decision taken by the local leadership of the Nationalist Congress Party.
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Swine flue death toll rises to 15 in India
Panic ridden citizens in India, particularly in Maharashtra state have started criticizing the government for not taking adequate measures to control swine flue as death till rose to 15 on Wednesday.
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Robbers have a hit, new modus operandi
The one thing common in the spate of robberies in the entire Pawar Nagar area has been that all them have been carried out by bikers.
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Dahi Handi gets glamorous
The Dahi Handi celebrations have turned glamorous for the last two years. This year, as well there is a glamour quotient added during the celebrations.
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A fun and special exercise drill
Ever since nutritionists and fitness experts began speaking of obesity and the health risks associated with it, people have started hitting the gym like there's no tomorrow.
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City on Swine Flu alert
The Thane Municipal Corporation's health department has given precautionary doses to residents who had recently come in contact with swine flu patients from Mumbai and Pune.
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Upvan gets daily dose of dirty water
It's ironic how lakes are the last thing that comes to the administration's mind in the city of lakes. If we look at records, many of Thane's lakes have disappeared from its map because no one chose to take note of them.
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Civic canteen case takes a new twist
The issue of the contractor handling the TMC canteen not paying rent for two years has taken a new twist. The estate department of the TMC has claimed that the contractor had paid the rent.
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Four top civic officials to retain posts
Another issue that rocked the General Body meeting of the TMC was that of extension of three senior state officers and the induction of a fourth one in TMC service.
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Is CR monsoon prepared?
The Mumbai Division of Central Railway had gone overboard just before the rains that it was fully prepared for the monsoons.
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TMC collects Rs 15 lakh in first month
Within just a month of its full-fledged functioning, the newly setup vigilance branch of the octroi collection department of the TMC has tightened the hooks on octroi offenders.
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Scam alleged in Masunda Lake beautification project
The ongoing project of the Thane Municipal Corporation to beautify the Masunda Lake has come under fire from several quarters for alleged corruption in the process.
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His heart, mind and soul rest in folk arts
Folk art scholar prakash khandge has now been selected as a council member of the sangeet natak academy.
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Local educational bodies to stay in focus
The proposal of TMC seeking to award 12 plots of land in the city and suburbs to educational institutions on long lease basis has been dropped.
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MIDC still to respond to civic housing scheme
The ambitious move of the TMC to build homes for the urban poor on occupied land belonging to the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation at Wagle Estate has met with cold response from the state-owned corporation.
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Kapurbavdi Flyover project yet to flag off
The highly publicised flyover project of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) coming up over the Kapurbavdi junction is still struggling from initial problems.
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TMC urges Thaneites to keep surroundings clean
Hit by the rising scare of Malaria and other water-borne diseases with incessant rains all across the city, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has urged Thaneites to keep their surroundings clean.
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Exhibiting budding art BL: A Correspondent
The Monsoon Exhibition has been an annual feature at Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery since the last 21 years. The Monsoon Show offers a unique platform to artists to showcase their works in Mumbai.
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Girls college and 12 boys on admission list
The online admission process for Junior colleges was already taking a toll on SSC students with all new procedures and formalities.
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Anganwadi opens in Kalva
An Angan Wadi and community centre was inaugurated at Ganesh Nagar in the MIDC zone at Kalva. The Angan Wadi provides basic education, games and recreational activities for up to 75 lower income children.
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A decade of being friends with environment
Enviro-vigil, a NGO has been working in this field and has been doing dedicated efforts in this field and introduced several social welfare projects
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Bar kids from dahi handi revellery, demand mandals
Gokul Ashtami perhaps is one of the most joyous festivals to be celebrated in our country.
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Overcoming the odds to succeed
Every Ekalavya award winner's face was beaming with self confidence and determination.
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Pt Hridaynath Mangeshkar's songs win hearts
Hridayastha, a musical show based on musical genius Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar's songs was organised for the packed audience of Sahayog Mandir.
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Mega rescheduling of trains CR
In the continuing schedule of maintenance of tracks and railway infrastructure, another mega has been planned on the Main and Harbour line.
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Pollution dept 'ignorant' of lake pollution
The civic Pollution Control Department is highly insensitive to the pollution of some major city lakes despite concerns from the corporators on the subject from time to time.
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TMC gets awarded for excellence in energy conservation
The Electrical Department of the Thane Municipal Corporation is going great guns since the past some years.
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Unveiling skills and sensitivity
Swaroop Biswas has displayed the captivating collection of his paintings in the exhibition veil and unveil' that has been organised by Thane Kala Bhavan from July 3.
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Intense drive on for pulling down illegal hoardings
The public places in the city and suburbs have become completely free of huge illegal hoardings, thanks to the persistent efforts of the civic anti-encroachment squad.
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MRTP ammendment leaves TMC in dilemma
The General Body House of the Thane Municipal Corporation came into a serious dilemma over its attitude towards a proposed amendment in the MRTP Act 1966.
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Special police station, court okayed
The special general body house of the Thane municipal corporation cleared two proposals to create a police station and two courts exclusively for TMC-related offences.
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Finally, civic education board gets its own in-charge official
The education department of Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) was functioning without an education officer for almost a year.
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Raincoat promise for civic school students under a cloud
Now, all the 40,000 students will go to school without the civic-funded raincoats.
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The need for a guru
Gurupurnima, the age old tradition between the Guru and the Shishya, is well-displayed across all religions, castes and creeds.
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Thaneite gets 'perfect' score in SSC
A few weeks back, Thane proudly flaunted its toppers and the entire city celebrated the results with great fervor.
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Suburban trains re-scheduled today
In an ongoing series to carry out maintenance work before the monsoons on the main line every week, the Central Railways (CR) has scheduled a mega block today.
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Standing Committee clears purchase of 100 buses for TMT
The Standing Committee House meeting of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has cleared a resolution seeking to purchase 100 new buses for the TMT fleet but it will take at least two months for the resolution to materialize.
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Turfe Lake on its way to getting a facelift
As part of its lake cleaning project, the TMC has decided to clean one its natural lakes. The civic commissioner, along with corporators and the pollution control officer visited Turfe Lake at Kolshet.
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Civic body to surrender MIDC water in phases
The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) hopes to get its 110 Million Litres per Day (MLD) plant at Bhatsa dam commissioned by the end of next month.
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TMC's magazine receives a Special Jury Award
The TMC revived its magazine after 23 years and amazingly the magazine received a special jury award within first five months of publication.
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Litterateurs come together at a reader's convention
Renowned Marathi littérateurs participated in the reader's meet that was organised by Sarvajanik Sharda Vachanalaya at Rajmata Jijabai trust hall in Thane East.
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GB helps Kopri civic school from being axed
The very existence of a Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) run school on a private plot of land at Kopri seems out of the shadow of threat.
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Now, get your power bill details through SMS
The Maharashtra State Electricity Board's (MSEB) parent body, Mahavitaran has now introduced an SMS system through which you can find out details of your electricity bill payment.
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RTO charges TMT for running 'unfit' buses on the road
After Thane Plus did a story on the poor condition of the TMT buses last week, the RTO has stepped forward and questioned the transport authorities on why they are still running the buses, despite the fact that the TMT had been told to stop running them.
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For them, serving the needy is like serving the Divine
The Pandharpur pilgrimage is at its peak as tens and thousands of Varkaris (devotees of Lord Vithoba) are set to walk down the way from Dehu and Alandi to Pandharpur.
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Transport body wants 120 elect reps to suggest new routes
The TMT is in a process of getting new 237 buses in its fleet. The buses are expected in the coming months.
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Dead canines expose lack of burial spaces for animals in Thane
The TMC currently does not have a reserve plot to dispose the bodies of strays. The issue was raised after eight dogs were found dead in a span of two weeks at Naupada.
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Varsha Marathon on July 12
Come July 12, and the marathoners from Indian Army, Railways and Services will be in action, vying for the prestigious titles at the famous Thane Varsha Marathon, which is held every year during monsoon.
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Complex buses may get mainstream
As the Thane Municipal Corporation's Transport is in red for many years, the civic transport body is now facing an urgent need for new buses.
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High level state team begins Edu Comm scrutiny
The sword of uncertainty looms large over several members of the Education Committee House of TMC, starting this week.
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Working towards a future in defence
This year, the state topper selected for the National
Indian Military Academy is from Thane. Gaurav Mehatre,
an ex-student of Saraswati Secondary School will now
complete his education at the National Indian Military
Academy.
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Wagle Estate bridge issue resolved
The long pending dispute over the building of a portion
of a road bridge to replace the existing one at Wagle
Estate has come to an end this week.
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Naupada shopkeepers arrange their own security
The cases of robberies have increased in last few days
in Naupada. In the last week, there were more than five
cases of robbery and shoplifting.
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Poor to get 1,000 homes by August
The highly publicized Basic Services For Urban Poor
(BSUP) project of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC)
is now getting closer to becoming a reality.
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Feel the power of Om
In recent years, scientific research has proved that
regular practice of yoga is extremely beneficial for
good health. More and more people are turning towards
these ancient Indian sciences.
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Playing music for the soul
The concert opened with a melodious varnam in Raga Kalyani
that was set in adi taal. It was followed by a kriti
in Raga Natai set in Rupak Taal.
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550 takers to make khichdi!
The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC)'s education department
is facing the problem of plenty. The civic body is confused
over whom to hand over the contract for making khichdi
meant for the students studying at the civic schools.
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Who killed these strays?
The Naupada area has been quite a few cases of robberies
in the recent past. Also, it has been noted that whenever
a robbery takes place, stray dogs have been poisoned
to death in the area.
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Coupled art attack in city
Bharat and Sujata Parte, a Kalva-based couple, who are
artists, are displaying their works at a painting exhibition
organised by Nitaai Gaura's Art Gallery from June 14
2009.
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New FOBs ease movement at the station
The Station Area Traffic Improvement Scheme (SATIS)
project coming up at our city's railway station is slowly
becoming a reality.
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4 cops booted for irregular attendance
The Thane Police Commissioner has asked all his staff
to buck up and work. He added that serious actions will
be taken against them if there is any sloppiness from
their end.
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Education Committe illegal?
The very existence of the present EC House of TMC
has come under a cloud thanks to a recent and unique
order of the Mumbai High Court.
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125
schools in Thane declared illegal
Thane city has several schools, which include state
board schools, ICSC schools and CBSC schools. Students
too are gearing up to begin another academic year.
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KING
LONG BUS : Air Conditioned (Super) Bus Routes
The Undertaking has introduced Air-Conditioned bus routes.
Newly acquired KingLong make buses are used on these
routes.
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Civic
works add to tongawallahs' distress
Our city is one of the few places in the world where
tongas queue up alongside buses and auto rickshaws to
ferry people from one place to another.
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Now,
a multi-storey library for Thane residents
A month from now, the first multistoreyed library in
Vartaknagar will open to the residents of Thane.
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Thane
spared more water cuts despite late rains
The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has decided not
to impose any fresh water cuts in the city due to delay
in the arrival of the monsoons.
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Students,
teachers trained in filling forms online for FYJC admissions
With the SSC results approaching, the state government
had announced that several colleges will issue online
admissions for students applying to junior college.
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Students
welcome online system
The online admission site was ready for its trial run
on Sunday morning. By 2pm the next day, over 6,600 students
had logged on to the site and practised using the various
online applications.
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An
artistic kaleidoscope
The first ever art installation exhibition showcasing
the ties between life and art is being held at Thane
Kala Bhavan, writes Dr Asha Mandpe.
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Work
orders to be issued for kapurbavdi flyover soon
The much awaited mega proposal seeking to erect a flyover
over the busy Kapurbavdi junction on WE highway leading
towards the Ghodbunder Road.
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fire safety for malls, tall buildings
A number of big budget malls and shopping complexes
have come up in the city over the last few years. A
look at the city's skyline also makes it clear that
many new housing projects with varied amenities have
also come up in Thane.
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Kala Bhavan schedule's just an SMS away (May
31st, 2009)
The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC)'s first art gallery, Thane Kala Bhavan, is now fully functional and is increasingly becoming popular with the artists and art lovers.
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 Ghodbunder
Road still requires 12 more culverts (May
17th,
2009)
The residential areas on the arterial Ghodbunder Road
in Thane may witness water logging during the forthcoming
monsoons apprehends the Thane Municipal Corporation
(TMC).
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MSEDCL
ready to handle forthcoming monsoon (May
17th,
2009)
THANE: Power cuts are synonymous with rains. But this
year, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution
Co Ltd (MSEDCL) claims that it is all set to tackle
the upcoming monsoons.
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Civic
officers ready to fight disaster (May 17th,
2009)
The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) is all set and
focused to keep the city away from the any disaster
this year. The civic body has formed a Disaster Management
Cell for the city and the unit has started their work
just two weeks ago.
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Thane
railway section to be monsoon ready by May 20: CR
(May 17th,
2009)
THANE: If the claims made by the Central Railway are
something to go by then there would be no more service
disruptions on the main line during the oncoming monsoons.
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Nallah
work begins at last! (May 2nd,
2009)
THANE: The civic Health Department (HD) has commenced
work for the cleanliness of the entire nallah system
in the city since the past couple of days. The step
has laid to rest the apprehensions that the task would
be caught up in the model Code of Conduct guidelines
currently in force in the wake of the parliamentary
elections.
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Thane
city celebrates Maharashtra's 49th year (May
2nd,
2009)
THANE: Like every year, May 1 was celebrated as Maharastra
Day in Thane. A parade was held at Dadoji Konddev stadium
in the morning.
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Police
declares 14 booths in dist as hypersensitive (May
1st,
2009)
THANE: The district electoral authorities had to wait
till the last moment for the city police to declare
the list of sensitive polling stations in the city.The
cops from the three police districts in Thane declared
14 polling booths in their jurisdictions as hypersensitive.
The number of sensitive booths crossed the 500 figuremark,
while more than 100 booths were declared critical.
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RTO
stops tourist vehicle permit for small cars (May
1st,
2009)
THANE: In a significant move aimed at checking the rampant
evasion of various forms of taxes to the state treasury,
the Thane Regional Transport Office (RTO) stopped the
registration of small cars as Tourist Vehicles. ReadMore...
City
to get much-awaited electric water meters, but only
after the polls (April 27th ,
2009)
Thane: As the Station Area Transport Improvement Scheme
(SATIS) is taking its shape, the traffic issue seems
deteriorating.
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Raj
blasts Uddhav at rally (April 27th ,
2009)
Mumbai: Raj Thackeray on Sunday pointed an accusing
finger at Uddhav Thackeray saying he had gone back on
his commitment to ensure punishment for the assailants
in a 2004 murder.
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Tree
tracking goes hi-tech Gokhale Rd (April
22th ,
2009)
Mumbai:
The last time environmentalist Ramesh Madav conducted
a tree census for the Mumbai Municipal Corporation,
his team of botanists carried with it sheaves of forms
to ink in individual details of the 1.9 million trees
it counted in the city. Not only did the voluminous
data have to be manually compiled, the geographical
location of each tree was, at best, approximate and
restricted to the street name. The hitch in this method
was that a lack of accurate data made it difficult to
track illegal tree felling.
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ST
starts new services this summer (April 21th
,
2009)
Thane: As the summer sets in, it's time for people to
pack their bags and head off for relaxed holidays. In
keeping with the busy travel time, the State Transport
(ST) has introduced new services from Thane to destinations
across the state. These services have been started to
cater to meet the rush of commuters during the holiday
months.
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Hawkers
spread across station periphery, target Gokhale Rd
(April 21th ,
2009)
Thane: Lakhs of people commute from Thane railway station
everyday. Since Thane is one of the emerging suburbs,
to overcome the problems, the Thane Municipal Corporation
(TMC) has proposed improvement in circulation.
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Thane,
Kalyan need 4,000 more electronic voting machines
(April 18th ,
2009)
THANE: Holding the polls to the Thane and Kalyan seats
of the national Parliament has become a big problem
for the district electoral authorities. The problem
is due to the high number of candidates and the authorities
are forced to seek more electronic voting machines (EVMs)
for the two seats to overcome the trouble.
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Boot-polish
worker aims to shine in Lok Sabha poll (April
11th ,
2009)
THANE: Ramsingh Shiras is an ordinary boot-polish worker
at Kalyan railway station, but rising above the rest
of his tribe, he has resurrected his dream of entering
the hallowed corridors of the parliament
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Thane
district likely to require double number of EVMs (April
10th ,
2009)
THANE: Thane district's four Lok Sabha constituencies
-- Thane, Kalyan, Bhiwandi and Palghar -- are likely
to require double the number of EVMs this time as the
number of contesting candidates are unusually high this
time.
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Proposal
turned down, 26-yr-old kills girlfriend (April
8th ,
2009)
THANE: A jilted lover slashed the throat of his 23-year-old
girlfriend in a secluded place along the railway tracks
near Thane station, leading to her death around 3 pm
on Tuesday.
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Parties
focus on development to woo Thane voters (April
6th ,
2009)
THANE: Infrastructure development will be a key issue
in the four Lok Sabha constituencies in Thane district.
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Mumbra
flyover opened for traffic (April 4th ,
2009)
MUMBRA: Residents and motorists from Mumbra and Kausa
have got a shot in the arm as the flyover project was
finally opened for traffic Friday onwards and with it
the bulk of the traffic problem of the area has also
come to an end.
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Thane
professor arrested in multi-crore scam (April
3rd ,
2009)
The Kanjurmarg police on Thursday arrested a 30-year-old
science lecturer from a Thane college for allegedly
duping lakhs of people across the country to the tune
of crore of rupees.
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Is
the water we drink safe enough? (March
31, 2009)
Thane: A week after World Water Day, we at Thane Plus
thought that it would be interesting to see how well
water is managed by both residents and the Thane Municipal
Corporation (TMC).
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Peace
returns to Rabodi after riot leaves 26 hurt
(March
19, 2009)
THANE: Fragile peace returned to riot-torn Rabodi in
Thane after communal clashes and subsequent police action
left 26 people, including 18 policemen, injured and
resulted in damage to property and vehicles. Thirty-nine
people were arrested for rioting and 14 others were
held as a preventive measure.
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Thane
gets its first women's boxing wing (March
16, 2009)
VASANT VIHAR: The Vasant Vihar Sport's Club inaugurated
a boxing wing for women on International Women's Day.
"There are lady boxers from Thane district level
who are medal winners at the state, as well as the national
level, but they need more avenues to practice here close
to home and save time," says Gauri Vaidya.
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Put
up streetlights on GB Rd: MSRDC to TMC
(March 13, 2009)
Ghodbunder Road: The Maharashtra State Road Development
Corporation (MSRDC) has allowed the Thane Municipal
Corporation (TMC) to carry out its streetlight project
on Ghodbunder Road. The nod is however subject to a
series of conditions which the civic administration
is trying to meet.
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Bharti
Shipyard bags Rs 281cr contract from defence ministry
(Mar 6, 2009)
Ship building firm Bharti Shipyard on Friday
said it has bagged a Rs 281 crore contract from the
ministry of defence for supplying 15 interceptor boats
for Indian coast guard.
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Thane
plans a cycle track (Mar
6, 2009)
An 82-km cycle track to connect residential areas of
the Mumbai suburb, 52 km in the kitty.Pravin Pandurang
Mandavkar, 24, serves vada-pav in the Thane Municipal
Corporation canteen. Everyday, he commutes from his
house in Kharegaon, seven kilometres away, on his bicycle.
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MLC
held, NCP men run riot in Thane (Mar
5, 2009)
Violence
and hooliganism paralysed parts of Thane after demonstrators
stoned buses and shops in an effort to enforce a bandh
in the city to protest the arrest of NCP leader and
MLC Jitendra Awhad on Wednesday. Read
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(Speak
Up)Kersi Chavda
-Avoid that exam burn-out (Mar
4, 2009)
It is very important to remember that it is just one
important day in your life, not the most important.Physical
exercise helps beat stress, take a walk in between revision.
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Trio
enters bank to open account, loots Rs 6 lakh
(Mar
4, 2009)
Three armed men on Tuesday pulled off a daring daylight
heist at the Dombivli branch of Union Bank of India
when they made away with Rs 5.86 lakh in cash. They
also robbed the staff of two mobiles and a gold ring.
No arrest has been made.
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Time
to give your driving licence a ‘smart’ look
(Mar
3, 2009)
In the day and age when everything is becoming
compact, Thane RTO has been making efforts to make your
driving licences handier.The card licences though were
being issued since January 2007.
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Yeoor
to get bins, soon (Mar
2 , 2009)
YEOOR:
After the recent stories about the garbage problem at
Yeoor, much has been promised to straighten the situation.
When we asked the corporator of Ward 11 under which
the Yeoor falls, Tai Bhondave, she promised that some
concrete measures will be undertaken very soon.
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Altercation
with hawkers results in cop's suspension (Mar
2 , 2009)
The sensitive town of Rabodi came to media's spotlight
on Friday afternoon following an altercation between
a group of hawkers and a police constable attached to
Rabodi police station.
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Sharp
rise in assessment tax collection (Feb
28, 2009)
The most salient feature of the budget of the Thane
Municipal Corporation (TMC) for the current financial
year is the exceeding of the targetted income under
the head of assessment taxes. This is despite the fact
that the local real estate industry is caught up in
severe recession as a result of the global economic
decline. Read
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13
illegal bungalows in Yeoor forest razed (Feb
28, 2009)
As many as 13 sprawling bungalows, illegally constructed
at Yeoor forest in Thane, were demolished by the Thane
Municipal Coporation (TMC) in a day-long operation on
Friday. Read
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Thane
cops net 90 online fraud cases in four months (Feb
27, 2009)
Alarmed at the spate of online air and railway ticket
frauds being committed using unsuspecting credit card
holders' accounts, the Thane crime cell recently issued
summons to banks and airlines.
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Summer
turns on the heat on power (Feb
27, 2009)
With the summer approaching fast, power shortage is
back and the situation is only expected to worsen in
the coming months. Read
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Treat
it like any other examination (Feb
26, 2009)
While appearing for a board examination, tell
yourself you're going for a regular school or college
exam. This will help you perform better. If you think
of it as a board exam, you'll get too tense to perform
well.
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Soon,
Thane to be under electronic surveillance (Feb
26, 2009)
With a view to beef up security under their
area, the Thane Police Department, has invited tenders
from private suppliers for state-of-the-art CCTV surveillance
cameras to be installed at certain public places.
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Romancing
the nature with colours (Feb
25, 2009)
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever - said
poet John Keats. Renowned music composer Milind Joshi
proves his words by capturing the deep essence of natural
beauty into his paintings which he has displayed in
his debutant exhibition. Read
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Marriage
woes drove woman to end life (Feb
25, 2009)
A failed marriage, financial uncertainty and
a sense of hopelessness are said to have driven Bhavana
Pandey (33) into jumping to death with her three-year-old
daughter from the 10th floor of a Thane building on
Sunday. Read
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A
tribute to Baba Amte (Feb
24, 2009)
Baba
Amte was a messiah to hundreds of leprosy patients
and adivasis and disabled from society. The
great social worker started a number of socialwelfare
projects for them at Anandvan and Hemalkasa.
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new swanky buses join TMT fleet (Feb
24, 2009)
The
New Year has come up with great surprises for Thaneites.
On one hand where the SATIS is going on in full swing
and is expected to be completed by March end, the Thane
Municipal Transport (TMT) has taken some good steps
of bringing in new classy buses for their commuters.
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