Liquor is now cheaper than petrol: Bal Thackeray

Press Trust of India | Friday May 25, 2012, Mumbai

Coming down heavily on the Congress-led UPA government for increasing petrol prices, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray claimed that liquor is now cheaper than petrol."The time has come for the people to shout slogan...'Wah re Congress tera khel, sasti daru mehenga tel!' (Wow! Congress what a game: liquor is cheaper than petrol), Thackeray said in an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Samaana'.

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13/7 Mumbai blasts: Anti-Terrorism Squad files 4000-pages chargesheet

Press Trust of India | Friday May 25, 2012, Mumbai

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has filed its chargesheet in the 13/7 Mumbai serial blasts of 2011.

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HSC results: Girls fare better than boys in Maharashtra

Press Trust of India | Friday May 25, 2012, Mumbai

School Education Minister Rajendra Darda told reporters that 79.60 per cent girls and 70.32 per cent boys passed the examination.

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Ashok Chavan to depose before Adarsh panel on June 30

Press Trust of India | Friday May 25, 2012, Mumbai

In a U-turn, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today told the two-member inquiry commission probing the Adarsh housing society scam he is ready to appear before it on June 30.

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Couple die on first marriage anniversary while crossing tracks

Mid-Day.com | Wednesday May 23, 2012, Mumbai

'Do not cross the tracks,' is a message a commuter hears every day while travelling by train and yet most often one tends to ignore this advice. Yesterday, Vijay Patil and his wife and parents also chose to ignore this valuable advice that eventually led to his and his wife's death. Instead of celebrating their son's first wedding anniversary, Vijay Patil's parents had to mourn the loss of their son and their daughter in-law, when they were knocked down by a train while crossing the tracks.

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SRK not at home when Rajasthan cops arrived

Mid-Day.com | Wednesday May 23, 2012, Mumbai

Kolkata Knight Riders may have entered the final of IPL V, but team owner Shah Rukh Khan has reasons to worry. Rajasthan police on Tuesday arrived at the doorsteps of the Bollywood superstar after a court issued him summon for allegedly smoking at Jaipur's Sawai Man Singh Stadium during one of the matches played there.

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Husband burns pregnant wife after fight over bargirl

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 23, 2012, Thane

Both the victims, mother and unborn child, are battling for life at Sion Hospital. Momina Begum, 20, the mother, has suffered 90 per cent burns, and cops have notified her kin in Assam. Cops have registered a case of attempt to murder against the husband, Almin alias Sameer alias Saddam, who fled the spot after committing the crime.

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Students struggling to score 25% in class 9th

Mid-Day.com | Tuesday May 22, 2012, Mumbai

With the number of std IX students failing to secure a minimum of 25 per cent marks in their final exams in their maths and science papers rising this year, city-based schools are a worried lot. School principals believe that special efforts are required from teachers, students and their parents to obtain better results in the coming years. As per state government's new rule, all class IX students will have to score a minimum of 25 per cent marks in their written exams.

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Having a party? Prepare for some surprise guests

Mid-Day.com | Tuesday May 22, 2012, Mumbai

Nearly 24 hours after a rave party was raided at a Juhu hotel on Sunday night, the Maharashtra State Excise Department issued strict orders making it mandatory for all ward officers to conduct surprise checks at venues, which have been issued one-day party licences.

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Police yet to nab Juhu rave party candyman

Mid-Day.com | Tuesday May 22, 2012, Mumbai

Ninety-one people detained, 110 grams of cocaine, 64 grams of charas, and ecstasy tablets recovered. But cops remain clueless about the peddler who supplied the dope and evidently disappeared without a trace. During Sunday's operation at Oakwood hotel, Juhu, cops detained 53 men and 38 women - including 19 foreigners - at a rave party. Police have also arrested the organiser Vishay Handa. But they failed to identify the drug dealer.

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