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6/18/2013: FRONT PAGE: Heavy rains lash N. India, 50 killed

New Delhi: While some parts of the country are enjoying early monsoon showers, torrential downpours have sent mounds of earth crashing into homes, uprooting trees and destroying buildings, especially in the hill states. Overflowing rivers have… Full News here – The Times of India (Mumbai edition)

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6/18/2013: FRONT PAGE: PM reshuffles pack with eye on assembly polls, Telangana

New Delhi: In a ministerial reshuffle reflecting the Congress’s immediate political priorities, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inducted senior leaders from Rajasthan, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh as Cabinet ministers to fill vacant portfolios like… Full News here – The Times of India (Mumbai edition)

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Mahim collapse: Rizwan Merchant’s complaint letter talks of years of neglect

Flying in the face of the preliminary report submitted to the BMC stating there were no alterations in the building, criminal lawyer Rizwan Merchant’s complaint letter describes years of neglect and the civic body’s refusal to act on complaints. Full News here – dna: Mumbai News

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Mahim building collapse: Advocate Rizwan Merchant to use RTI to get info against BMC

Merchant had complained about the damages and alterations in Aftab Manzil by alleged owners of the building, in connivance with the car dealer, who had a shop on the ground floor. Full News here – dna: Mumbai News

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Ryan School launches life changing celebrity campaign

Ryan International Group of Institutions on Monday launched a student-friendly initiative – Ryan International’s Life Changing Celebrity Campaign.      Full News here – Mumbai News, News in Mumbai, Mumbai City News | Cities News – Times of India

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Nitish Kumar a secular leader: PM

A day after Janata Dal-United (JD-U) announced its decision to sever ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reached out to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by calling him “secular”. Full News here – Sify.com

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BMC may expand rainwater harvesting

BMC is considering seven proposals to harvest rain in open spaces across the city. The proposals made by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) are along the lines of the rainwater harvesting system being set up at the popular 28-acre Shivaji Park in Dadar. The civic administration has received proposals to allow rainwater harvesting at playgrounds in [...]

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J.D. Seelam: From IAS officer to union minister (Profile)

J.D. Seelam, who was Monday inducted in the union council of ministers as minister of state, is a former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Karnataka cadre. Full News here – Sify.com

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6/17/2013: FRONT PAGE: Coalgate: 19 states keep CBI waiting

The CBI is yet to get sanction from 19 out of 20 states to start its probe into the coal scam. Meanwhile, the agency is likely to question three top government officials of Jharkhand, the only state to give its approval to the investigations, for… Full News here – The Times of India (Mumbai edition)

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Kashmir university students, officials sit through national anthem

It was an embarrassing moment for the Kashmir University as students and some faculty members of its Law Department did not stand when the national anthem was played today on the arrival of Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir.  As soon as the Chief Justice and some other dignitaries entered the convocation hall of the [...]

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No moving these residents

Despite BMC warning residents of 959 dilapidated buildings, they continue to live in these structures. Full News here – Top Headlines

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13 buses break down, BEST curtails services

As if the incessant rain was not bad enough, BEST added to the woes of Mumbaikars who had a trying time commuting, with fewer buses on roads.      Full News here – Mumbai News, News in Mumbai, Mumbai City News | Cities News – Times of India

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Mumbai: 13 buses break down, BEST curtails services

As if the incessant rain was not bad enough, BEST added to the woes of Mumbaikars who had a trying time commuting, with fewer buses on roads.      Full News here – Mumbai News, News in Mumbai, Mumbai City News | Cities News – Times of India

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6/17/2013: FRONT PAGE: Rich states lag poorer ones in creating jobs

Most of the poorer, less industrialized states like Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Bihar appear to have done well in increasing their work force in the past decade according to recently released Census 2011 data. Surprisingly, richer or more urbanized… Full News here – The Times of India (Mumbai edition)

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Realty firm alleges fraud, police hunt for developer

BASED on reports by experts in forgery cases, Mahim police are tracing Jitendra Jain, a developer in the western suburbs who, as per a complaint by Vighnaharta Builders, allegedly duped several flat buyers by posing as director of the company. Vighnaharta Builders had registered a police complaint three months ago that Jain, director of Kamla [...]

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