Vashi team defeated MMS, Mumbai in the final clash by 3-1 at Churchgate
St Augustine's High School won the U-16 boys title in the hockey championship conducted by the Thane District Hockey Association (TDHA). This championship was conducted at the MHA Mahindra Stadium, Churchgate. The matches were of 50 minutes with 25 minutes in each half.
The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking has proposed an average tariff hike of 51.75% for consumers, excluding those from the below poverty line (BPL). The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission has to approve the proposal.
A public hearing to discuss the tariffs to be imposed on over 9.5 lakh consumers from the island city will be held at the World Trade Centre on March 25.
BEST has proposed an additional surcharge of 60paise per unit. The surcharge is to recover fuel adjustment charges (DNA, Nov 5, 2008).
This is the second increase in tariff that Mumbaikars will be subjected to within a year (April 2008-March 2009).
Beat MIG, Mumbai by 43 runs to book their place in the semifinals; Maharashtra Cricket Association joins the party
"It is not the victory my side looks, but a game of good cricket," were the few words the Cadence Cricket Academy's chief coach David Trist had to say after his side had posted 203 on board in the quarter-finals of the Cadence under-13 Cricket Tournament, at their own back yard here on Tuesday.
Looking at the score board, with MIG, from Mumbai cruising at 57 for one in 9 overs, David was quick to comment a place in the semi-final would be a great achievement. And it was there as the Cadence Academy bundled out their rivals MIG, Mumbai for 160.
It seems that the bitter rivalry between SRK and Amitabh Bachchan has finally ended.
All ends well that ends well!
Bachchan visited SRK at his home, Mannat on Wednesday’s night. Earlier on Monday, SRK had undergone a surgery in Mumbai’s Breach Candy hospital and was discharged the next day from the hospital.
Nagpur, Feb. 20 : Nagpur University students staged violent protest on Friday after five students belonging to a minority were reportedly denied admission to the institution.
The students protested against the cancellation of admission by saying that these students were earlier granted admission.
The protesters started the protest by shouting slogans against the college authorities, and went on a rampage damaging the property and college vehicles.
The students demanded the authorities to restore the admission of the five students but their pleas went unheeded.
Pune, Feb 19: Maratha activists demanding reservation for their community in government jobs, hurled stones on Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan''s helicopter when it landed at Shivneri Fort, around 100kms from Pune on Thursday.
However, Chavan escaped uninjured as the police acted swiftly and cane charged the demonstrators of the Marathas Mahasangh Coordinating Committee (MMCC), the umbrella body of all Maratha groups in the state.
It seems that the bitter rivalry between SRK and Amitabh Bachchan has finally ended.
Nagpur, Feb. 20 : Nagpur University students staged violent protest on Friday after five students belonging to a minority were reportedly denied admission to the institution.
Pune, Feb 19: Maratha activists demanding reservation for their community in government jobs, hurled stones on Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan''s helicopter when it landed at Shivneri Fort, around 100kms from Pune on Thursday.
