The First Photo

F. C. 017, originally uploaded by deshpande.devidas.This photo I clicked today as I thought the frame has come perfectly. I do not know how that has come out but I liked it very much. This was also my first hand at taking pictures involving the humans. My office photographer, Yogesh Jadhav was busy taking photographs of the assignment he was supposed to do.With the afternoon as backdrop, I think this photo has come out very well. Experts or more...

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Maharashtra Government Announces Package for Classical Music

Schemes in the Name of Pt. Bhimsen Joshi announced After farmers and industries, it is the turn of the classical music. Maharashtra government has announced package for the classical musicians in the state. It follows a similar package announced for the folk artists in the state. According to Harshvardhan Patil, the cultural affairs minister of the state, the package has been announced on the occasion of golden jubilee anniversary of Maharashtra as also Bhimsen Joshi receiving Bharat this year. A likeable feature in the scheme announced...

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Chakan

Mercedes Plant Opened at ChakanStage II of Industrialisation SoonAfter Pune, it is the turn of Chakan. The Maharashtra government today expressed its plan to carry out heavy industrialisation of the town. Inaugurating the first plant in Pune of Mercedes-Benz at Chakan, about 50 km from Pune, Chavan today said that second stage of the industrialisation of the town will start very soon. He also appealed to the residents of the town to co-operate with...

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BJP Confused in Maharashtra

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in a fix now as it is confused in chosing an alliance partner for the coming Lok Sabha elections, especially in Maharashtra. In the backdrop of a meeing between Sharad Pawar, president of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Uddhav Thackerey, executive president of Shiv Sena, it is ready now to go on the backfoot for seat sharing formula. BJP has a two decade long alliance in Maharashtra with Shiv Sena that has faced many a storms. The chief architect of this alliance were Pramod Mahajan of BJP, who was killed...

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Clashes on Shivneri Fort

12 policemen, 20 activists injured Fort Shivneri, where Chhatrapati Shivaji was bornImage Courtesy WikiMediaThe fort of Shivneri witnessed yet another battlelike situation on Thursday as thousands of activists clashed with police. The activists of Sambhaji Bridage were demanding reservation Demonstrators demanding reservation for Maratha community. They pelted stones in the direction of helicopter carrying Maharashtra's finance minister Dilip Walse-Patil...

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A Riot of Flowers

Chhatrapati Sambhaji Garden, situated at Jungli Maharaj Road in Pune is normally visited by the love lorn couples and unemployed youths. Now it is brimming with flowers and various kinds of vegetables. This feast of colour and aroma will continue for two days. Pune Municipal Corporation is holding an exhibition of flowers and vegetables in the garden. What is more, there are various models of gardens placed in the exhibition. Some of these gardens,...

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Three Indian Cities in Top Emerging IT Destinations

KPMG, the audit, advisory and tax cosultation gloabl company has released its  survey of emerging 31 Information Technology (IT)destinations across the world. Indian cities comparatively backward till now in terms of IT have featured in the list. They include Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Nagpur, three cities from three different states. The report is titled-'Exploring Global Frontiers- the new Emerging Destinations'. It says that as the existing favourite locations for shared services and outsourcing have started to become saturated the newer...

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Bharat Ratna for Anna

Bharat Ratna for Anna 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civlian award from the President of India has been conferred on Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, the maestro of classical music.  Bharat Ratna was declared for Panditji or Anna, as he is fondly called about a month ago. He was requested to indicate his preference for coming to New Delhi to receive the decoration of the award from the President. However, on account of his frail...

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Vanishing Vultures

The number of vultures in Pune is decreasing at alarming rate. The news appears every now and then. But the changing lifestyle and fast pace of life seems to have become a bane for the birds. According to an estimate, only 100-odd vultures are left in the Pune district, which was a fertile ground for the bird till some years ago.Forest department in Pune used to study the problem of vanishing Vultures till some year ago. It seems the reason why so...

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The Mangalore Pub attack has now taken a different turn. National Comminssion for Women (NCW) which was at the forefront condemning the incident has developed difference of opinion. The Commission has rejected a report by one its members who had said that the pub owner had not provided enough security. This has angered the Union Minister for Women and Child Development Renuka Chowdhury. She had had dispatched another enquiry team while the Ministry issued a show-cause notice to the NCW member on Thursday evening for not submitting her report...

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A Jolt for Government

The Bombay High Court finally set aside the appointment of A. N. Roy as the Director General of Police of Maharashtra. It has also asked the government to appoint a new DGP within four weeks. However, the court has allowed the state to move Supreme Court against the order.The ruling by the Bombay High Court has come after a petition was filed saying that Roy was promoted out of turn. The ruling is considered potent with far reaching consequences....

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Babus Will be Richer Now

 The babus have finally got what they wanted. Bowing to the demands from state government employess organisation, it has accepted to implement Sixth Pay Commission. The nod came in wake of immense pressure from various organisations. State government employees were waiting for the benefits of sixth pay commission to fall into their lap. State government has at various times to give all the benefits arising from Sixth Pay commission to all...

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Dehu Won't Host Dow

Dehu will host more programs this years coinciding with the 400th birth anniversary of Sant Tukaram. Though it is in the news for wrong reasons for quite some time, Dehu is more known for Sant Tukaram, one of the spiritual gurus of Chhatrapati Shivaji. Even after more than 300 years since Tukram left this earth, the town is heavy with the spirit of the sant who was more interested in his devotion than the worldly attachments.  Three days ago,...

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